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Results

The 1962 Richmond 250 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Richmond Raceway race.

Richmond 250

Sunday, April 1st, 1962

Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA

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  • 1 Chrysler
  • 6 Pontiac
  • 1 Mercury
  • 9 Ford
  • 5 Chevrolet
  • 3 Plymouth

  • Drivers Entered: 25
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Laps Actual: 180 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 51.363
  • Cautions: 5 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Richmond 250 at Richmond Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
24 4 87 Buck Baker Chrysler 0 0 2 0 0 brakes
7 8 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac 0 0 157 0 0 engine
10 23 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 141 0 0 driveshaft
22 17 81 Dick Dixon Ford 0 0 23 0 0 engine
19 15 84 Ernie Gahan Ford 0 0 53 0 0 rear end
5 7 22 Fireball Roberts Pontiac 0 0 163 0 0 running
15 13 17 Fred Harb Ford 0 0 84 0 0 overheating
8 9 48 GC Spencer Chevrolet 0 0 154 0 0 engine
9 16 1 George Green Chevrolet 0 0 152 0 0 running
6 21 0 Harold Carmac Plymouth 0 0 160 0 0 running
12 1 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 136 0 0 running
14 6 47 Jack Smith Pontiac 0 0 105 0 0 running
13 25 76 Jim Bray Ford 0 0 124 0 0 running
16 22 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac 0 0 83 16 0 engine
4 19 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 168 0 0 running
3 12 27 Junior Johnson Pontiac 0 0 178 10 0 running
23 14 77 Larry Frank Ford 0 0 18 0 0 crash
17 10 20 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 67 16 0 overheating
2 2 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 0 0 179 96 0 running
25 24 66 Ralph Moody Ford 0 0 1 0 0 overheating
1 20 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 180 8 0 running
20 3 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 34 34 0 radiator
21 11 18 Stick Elliott Ford 0 0 28 0 0 running
11 5 60 Tom Cox Plymouth 0 0 140 0 0 transmission
18 18 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 62 0 0 engine

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