NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1962 - Richmond 250 Race Results
Race Name - Richmond 250Date - 4/1/1962Race Track - Atlantic Rural FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 90 milesPole Speed - mphNumber of Cautions - 5Caution Laps - 32Average Race Speed - 51.363 mphLead Changes - 7Total Race Purse - $7,575Race Number - 10 | More Races from 1962 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 20 | Rex White | 4 | Louis Clements (Rex White) | 180 | 61 Chevrol | 8 | $1,850 |
2 | 2 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 179 | 62 Chevrol | 96 | $1,300 |
3 | 12 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 178 | 61 Pontiac | 10 | $800 |
4 | 19 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 168 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $600 |
5 | 7 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 163 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $450 |
6 | 21 | Harold Carmac | 0 | Ray Herlocker | 160 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $375 |
7 | 8 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 157 | 60 Pontiac | 0 | $300 |
8 | 9 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 154 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
9 | 16 | George Green | 1 | Jess Potter | 152 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
10 | 23 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 141 | 61 Mercury | 0 | $200 |
11 | 5 | Tom Cox | 60 | Ray Herlocker | 140 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
12 | 1 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 136 | 60 Ford | 0 | $100 |
13 | 25 | Jim Bray | 76 | 124 | 61 Ford | 0 | $100 | |
14 | 6 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 105 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $100 |
15 | 13 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 84 | 61 Ford | 0 | $100 |
16 | 22 | Jim Paschal | 2 | Cliff Stewart | 83 | 62 Pontiac | 16 | $75 |
17 | 10 | Marvin Panch | 20 | 67 | 61 Ford | 16 | $75 | |
18 | 18 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 62 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $75 |
19 | 15 | Ernie Gahan | 84 | Rocky Hinton | 53 | 61 Ford | 0 | $75 |
20 | 3 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 34 | 61 Plymout | 34 | $75 |
21 | 11 | Stick Elliott | 18 | Toy Bolton | 28 | 60 Ford | 0 | $75 |
22 | 17 | Dick Dixon | 81 | 23 | 61 Ford | 0 | $75 | |
23 | 14 | Larry Frank | 77 | Ratus Walters | 18 | 61 Ford | 0 | $75 |
24 | 4 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 2 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $75 |
25 | 24 | Ralph Moody | 66 | Ratus Walters | 1 | 62 Ford | 0 | $75 |