1962 Southeastern 500 Results | NASCAR

Race: Southeastern 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 36 of 53
Date: July 29, 1962
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway

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Southeastern 500 Race Information

Winner	Jim Paschal	Car	No. 42 Plymouth
Team / Owner	Petty Enterprises	Winner Start	12th
Started First	Fireball Roberts	Most Laps Led	Junior Johnson (166)
Race Distance	266.5 miles (500 laps)	Track Length	0.533 miles
Track Type	Paved oval	Starters	44
Different Leaders	6	Lead-Lap Finishers	3
Points Leader After Race	Joe Weatherly	Season Race	36 of 53

Southeastern 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points
1	12	42	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	500	77	running	800
2	4	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody	Ford	500	121	running	768
3	16	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	500	47	running	736
4	14	46	Johnny Allen	Fred Lovette (Owner)	Pontiac	498	60	running	704
5	8	29	Nelson Stacy	Holman Moody	Ford	498	0	running	672
6	13	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering	Pontiac	498	0	running	640
7	11	4	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)	Chevrolet	494	0	running	608
8	21	41	Bunkie Blackburn	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	491	0	running	576
9	19	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Owner)	Chevrolet	491	0	running	544
10	6	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Owner)	Pontiac	491	0	running	512
11	7	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	489	0	running	480
12	17	49	Bob Welborn	J.C. Parker (Owner)	Pontiac	486	0	running	448
13	18	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	486	0	running	416
14	5	61	Sherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman (Owner)	Ford	483	0	running	384
15	27	86	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	483	0	running	352
16	34	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts (Owner)	Dodge	468	0	running	320
17	26	1	George Green	Jess Potter (Owner)	Chevrolet	467	0	running	288
18	31	2	Ken Rush	Cliff Stewart Racing	Pontiac	463	0	running	256
19	33	34	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing	Chevrolet	454	0	running	224
20	25	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam (Owner)	Ford	453	0	running	192
21	9	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith (Owner)	Pontiac	444	0	running	160
22	32	35	Ray Hendrick	—	Pontiac	438	0	running	128
23	40	63	John Hamby	Curtis Crider (Owner)	Mercury	435	0	running	96
24	35	83	Worth McMillion	Worth McMillion (Owner)	Pontiac	432	0	running	64
25	29	60	Tom Cox	Ray Herlocker (Owner)	Plymouth	430	0	hub	32
26	44	79	Ralph Smith	Ralph Smith (Owner)	Chevrolet	392	0	rear end	32
27	37	17	Fred Harb	Fred Harb (Owner)	Ford	385	0	axle	32
28	3	72	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Owner)	Pontiac	324	0	engine	32
29	2	6	Junior Johnson	Owens Racing	Pontiac	283	166	accident	32
30	10	20	Emanuel Zervakis	Zervakis Enterprises	Mercury	258	0	engine	32
31	20	27	Tommy Irwin	Melvin Bradley (Owner)	Chevrolet	247	0	rear end	32
32	24	48	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing	Chevrolet	241	0	rear end	32
33	39	93	Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel (Owner)	Ford	228	0	rear end	32
34	36	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Owner)	Pontiac	225	0	engine	32
35	38	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Owner)	Mercury	213	0	rear end	32
36	1	22	Fireball Roberts	Jim Stephens (Owner)	Pontiac	185	29	ignition	32
37	22	3	David Pearson	Fox Racing	Pontiac	135	0	water pump	32
38	28	64	Bill Morton	Bill Morton (Owner)	Chevrolet	133	0	wheel bearing	32
39	41	67	Reb Wickersham	Reb Wickersham (Owner)	Oldsmobile	133	0	engine	32
40	42	89	Earl Brooks	—	Chevrolet	110	0	rear end	32
41	15	66	Larry Frank	Ratus Walters (Owner)	Ford	78	0	brakes	32
42	23	97	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Lewis Osborne (Owner)	Chevrolet	69	0	rear end	32
43	30	9	T.C. Hunt	Wildcat Williams (Owner)	Ford	63	0	bearing	32
44	43	65	Allan Harley	—	Dodge	5	0	handling	32

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