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1962 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1962 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
11/5/1961 Jack Smith 1 Concord Speedway (1)
11/12/1961 Rex White 2 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
2/16/1962 Fireball Roberts Daytona 500 Qualifier 1 Daytona International Speedway
2/16/1962 Joe Weatherly Daytona 500 Qualifier 2 Daytona International Speedway
2/18/1962 Fireball Roberts Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2/25/1962 Joe Weatherly 6 Concord Speedway (1)
3/4/1962 Joe Weatherly 7 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
3/17/1962 Jack Smith St. Patricks Day 200 Savannah Speedway
3/18/1962 Rex White 9 Orange Speedway
4/1/1962 Rex White Richmond 250 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
4/13/1962 Ned Jarrett Arclite 200 Columbia Speedway
4/15/1962 Richard Petty Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
4/19/1962 Ned Jarrett Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
4/21/1962 Jack Smith 14 Rambi Raceway
4/22/1962 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
4/23/1962 Rex White 16 Bowman-Gray Stadium
4/29/1962 Bobby Johns Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway
5/4/1962 Jimmy Pardue 18 Southside Speedway
5/5/1962 Jack Smith Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway
5/6/1962 Joe Weatherly 20 Concord Speedway (1)
5/12/1962 Nelson Stacy Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway
5/19/1962 Ned Jarrett 22 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
5/27/1962 Nelson Stacy World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/10/1962 Fred Lorenzen Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway
6/16/1962 Johnny Allen Myers Brothers 200 Bowman-Gray Stadium
6/19/1962 Joe Weatherly 26 Augusta Speedway
6/22/1962 Jim Paschal 27 Southside Speedway
6/23/1962 Rex White 28 South Boston Speedway
7/4/1962 Fireball Roberts Firecracker 250 Daytona International Speedway
7/7/1962 Rex White Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway
7/13/1962 Jack Smith 31 New Asheville Speedway
7/14/1962 Richard Petty Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
7/17/1962 Joe Weatherly 33 Augusta Speedway
7/20/1962 Joe Weatherly 34 Savannah Speedway
7/21/1962 Ned Jarrett 35 Rambi Raceway
7/29/1962 Jim Paschal Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway
8/3/1962 Joe Weatherly Confederate 200 Boyd Speedway
8/5/1962 Jim Paschal Nashville 500 Nashville Speedway
8/8/1962 Richard Petty 39 Huntsville Speedway
8/12/1962 Jim Paschal Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
8/15/1962 Richard Petty 41 Starkey Speedway
8/18/1962 Richard Petty International 200 Bowman-Gray Stadium
8/21/1962 Richard Petty 43 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
8/25/1962 Ned Jarrett 44 Valdosta Speedway
9/3/1962 Larry Frank Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/7/1962 Rex White Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
9/9/1962 Joe Weatherly Capital City 300 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
9/11/1962 Ned Jarrett 48 Dog Track Speedway
9/13/1962 Fred Lorenzen 49 Augusta Speedway
9/23/1962 Nelson Stacy Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
9/30/1962 Richard Petty Wilkes 320 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/14/1962 Junior Johnson National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/28/1962 Rex White Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway