Results

The 1962 Capital City 300 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Capital City 300

Sunday, September 9th, 1962

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

  • 8 Ford
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 3 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler
  • 3 Mercury
  • 2 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 33
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 64.981
  • Cautions: 1 for 9 laps
  • Lead Changes: N/A
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Capital City 300 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
20 28 31 Al White Ford 0 0 233 0 0 distributor
31 23 7 Bill Champion Ford 0 0 40 0 0 head gasket
15 21 98 Bill Dennis Chevrolet 0 0 268 0 0 running
16 17 2 Bill Foster Pontiac 0 0 257 0 0 running
8 16 49 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 282 0 0 running
27 31 50 Bobby Waddell Dodge 0 0 80 0 0 radiator
30 22 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 47 0 0 radiator
12 15 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 270 0 0 running
9 24 00 Dick Getty Chevrolet 0 0 281 0 0 running
32 7 64 Elmo Langley Ford 0 0 24 0 0 transmission
24 5 20 Emanuel Zervakis Mercury 0 0 190 0 0 steering
17 10 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 256 0 0 running
19 20 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 246 0 0 running
3 14 26 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 296 0 0 running
14 3 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 269 0 0 running
25 11 91 Gary Sain Dodge 0 0 173 0 0 lug bolts
22 33 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 220 0 0 running
18 25 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 254 0 0 running
29 13 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 50 0 0 crash
23 29 5 Jim Bray Ford 0 0 204 0 0 radiator
2 4 41 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 299 0 0 running
10 12 54 Jimmy Pardue Pontiac 0 0 277 0 0 running
1 2 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 300 0 0 running
33 30 66 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 2 0 0 rear end
13 18 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 269 0 0 running
7 19 27 Melvin Bradley Chevrolet 0 0 287 0 0 running
6 6 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 292 0 0 running
11 8 35 Ray Hendrick Pontiac 0 0 276 0 0 running
5 1 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 294 0 0 running
4 9 42 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 296 0 0 running
28 26 63 Runt Harris Mercury 0 0 73 0 0 pistons
26 27 79 TC Hunt Chevrolet 0 0 138 0 0 shocks
21 32 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 220 0 0 ball joint

Race Infractions

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