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1962 Wilkes 320

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NASCAR Grand National race number 51 of 53
Sunday, September 30, 1962 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
320 laps on a .625 mile paved track (200.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:19:14
Average Speed: 86.186 mph
Pole Speed: 94.657 mph

Cautions: 3
Margin of Victory: 14 sec
Attendance: 11,000
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1962 NASCAR Grand National results / 1962 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	5	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	320	2,500	running	160
2	3	21	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers	'62 Ford	320	1,400	running	0
3	9	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'62 Pontiac	320	875	running	0
4	7	27	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Rex Lovette)	'62 Pontiac	319	765	running	36
5	4	41	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	319	650	running	0
6	1	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody)	'62 Ford	318	770	running	124
7	2	29	Nelson Stacy	Holman-Moody	'62 Ford	318	500	running	0
8	11	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'62 Chevrolet	318	375	running	0
9	6	46	Johnny Allen	Holly Farms (Fred Lovette)	'62 Pontiac	318	325	running	0
10	15	54	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue	'62 Pontiac	316	250	running	0
11	12	11	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway	'62 Chevrolet	315	425	running	0
12	13	26	Darel Dieringer	Mamie Reynolds	'62 Ford	315	200	running	0
13	30	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'62 Pontiac	314	150	running	0
14	20	66	Larry Frank	Ratus Walters	'62 Ford	314	165	running	0
15	14	49	Bob Welborn	J.C. Parker	'62 Pontiac	313	150	running	0
16	19	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	309	135	running	0
17	21	91	Gary Sain	Bob Osiecki	'62 Dodge	299	100	running	0
18	22	1	George Green	Jess Potter	'61 Chevrolet	296	100	running	0
19	17	48	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'62 Chevrolet	294	125	running	0
20	23	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'62 Ford	288	100	running	0
21	25	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	258	100	running	0
22	28	37	Tom Cox		'60 Chevrolet	208	100	crash	0
23	18	86	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	203	125	head gasket	0
24	16	61	Sherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman	'62 Ford	176	125	crash	0
25	26	58	Tiny Lund	Fred Clark	'62 Chevrolet	167	100	manifold	0
26	24	2	Bill Foster	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	166	50	radiator	0
27	10	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	137	75	water pump	0
28	31	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'61 Chevrolet	110	50	engine	0
29	8	22	Fireball Roberts	Jim Stephens	'62 Pontiac	75	75	head gasket	0
30	27	50	Bobby Waddell	Bobby Waddell	'60 Dodge	53	50	gas tank	0
31	29	5	George Fox	Bobby Waddell	'60 Dodge	3	50	transmission	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fred Lorenzen	1	124	124
Junior Johnson	125	160	36
Richard Petty	161	320	160

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