1962 - NASCAR Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race

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1962 - 1 Race Results

Race Name - 1
Date - 11/5/1961
Race Track - Concord Speedway (1)
Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 100 miles
Pole Speed - 68.543 mph
Number of Cautions -
Caution Laps -
Average Race Speed - 59.405 mph
Lead Changes -
Total Race Purse - $3,985
Race Number - 1

More Races from 1962

Fin	St	Driver	#	Sponsor	Laps Run	Make	Laps Led	Purse
1	2	Jack Smith	46	Jack Smith	200	61 Pontiac	1	$800
2	1	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	200	61 Pontiac	1	$525
3	7	Cotton Owens	6	Cotton Owens	198	61 Pontiac		$375
4	4	Rex White	4	WhiteClements (Rex White)	198	61 Chevrol		$275
5	8	Ned Jarrett	11	BG Holloway	196	61 Chevrol		$350
6	13	Doug Yates	23	Raeford Johnson	183	61 Plymout		$215
7	18	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	183	61 Mercury		$175
8	14	Lee Reitzel	93	Lee Reitzel	183	60 Ford		$150
9	21	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	178	60 Ford		$140
10	22	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	169	60 Ford		$130
11	25	Ed Livingston	68	Curtis Crider	157	60 Ford		$125
12	11	GC Spencer	48	GC Spencer	156	60 Chevrol		$110
13	6	Richard Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	152	61 Plymout		$100
14	23	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	145	60 Chevrol		$85
15	5	Buck Baker	86	Buck Baker	139	61 Chrysle		$70
16	12	Tommy Irwin	85	Monroe Shook	137	60 Chevrol		$60
17	20	George Green	1	Jess Potter	136	60 Chevrol		$50
18	15	Mark Hurley	89		129	59 Pontiac		$50
19	16	Harry Leake	97	Harry Leake	98	60 Chevrol		$50
20	10	Ralph Earnhardt	59	BG Holloway	94	61 Pontiac		$50
21	24	Joe Jones	77	Joe Jones	82	60 Ford		$50
22	26	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	59	60 Chevrol		$50
23	19	LD Austin	74	LD Austin	53	61 Chevrol		$
24	3	Junior Johnson	27	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	42	61 Pontiac		$
25	9	Fred Harb	17	Fred Harb	38	61 Ford		$
26	17	Maurice Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	16	61 Plymout		$