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 - St. Patricks Day 200 Race Results
Race Name - St. Patricks Day 200Date - 3/17/1962Race Track - Savannah SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 70.588 mphNumber of Cautions - 3Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 58.775 mphLead Changes - 4Total Race Purse - $4,300Race Number - 8 | More Races from 1962 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 4 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 200 | 61 Pontiac | 48 | $1,000 |
2 | 9 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 200 | 60 Pontiac | 35 | $600 |
3 | 3 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 198 | 61 Pontiac | 36 | $400 |
4 | 13 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 190 | 61 Mercury | 0 | $300 |
5 | 1 | Rex White | 4 | Louis Clements (Rex White) | 183 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $275 |
6 | 10 | Tom Cox | 60 | Ray Herlocker | 182 | 60 Plymout | 0 | $240 |
7 | 11 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 177 | 61 Chevrol | 0 | $200 |
8 | 15 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 173 | 60 Ford | 0 | $175 |
9 | 5 | Buddy Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 161 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $150 |
10 | 14 | George Green | 1 | Jess Potter | 156 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $140 |
11 | 7 | Jim Paschal | 2 | Cliff Stewart | 155 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $130 |
12 | 12 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 150 | 60 Chevrol | 0 | $120 |
13 | 6 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 134 | 62 Chevrol | 81 | $310 |
14 | 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 52 | 62 Plymout | 0 | $100 |
15 | 2 | Darel Dieringer | 86 | Buck Baker | 36 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $85 |
16 | 16 | Ed Livingston | 68 | Ed Livingston | 6 | 61 Ford | 0 | $75 |