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===Top ten finishers===
===Top ten finishers===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
# [[Larry Frank]] – #66
|-
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# [[Junior Johnson]] – #3
! Pos
# [[Marvin Panch]] – #21
! Grid
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# [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] – #6
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
# [[Richard Petty]] – #43
! Driver
# [[Jim Paschal]] – #42
! Manufacturer
# [[Nelson Stacy]] – #29
! {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}}
# [[Ned Jarrett]] – #11
|-
# [[Rex White]] – #4
! 1
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# [[Joe Weatherly]] – #8
| 10 || 66 || [[Larry Frank]] || [[Ford]] || 364
|-
! 2
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| 2 || 3 || [[Junior Johnson]] || Pontiac || 364
|-
! 3
| 8 || 21 || [[Marvin Panch]] || [[Ford]] || 364
|-
! 4
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| 7 || 6 || [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] || Pontiac || 364
|-
! 5
| 6 || 43 || [[Richard Petty]] || Plymouth || 363
|-
! 6
| 14 || 42 || [[Jim Paschal]] || [[Ford]] || 363
|-
! 7
| 13 || 29 || [[Nelson Stacy]] || [[Ford]] || 363
|-
! 8
| 19 || 11 || [[Ned Jarrett]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 360
|-
! 9
| 18 || 4 || [[Rex White]] || [[Chevrolet]] || 359
|-
! 10
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| 5 || 8 || [[Joe Weatherly]] || Pontiac || 357
|}


==Timeline==
==Timeline==

Revision as of 15:53, 6 September 2015

1962 Southern 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 45 of 53 in the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Layout of Darlington Raceway
Layout of Darlington Raceway
Date September 3, 1962 (1962-September-03)
Official name Southern 500
Location Darlington Raceway
Darlington, South Carolina, U.S.
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 364 laps, 501.3 mi (806.7 km)
Weather Temperatures reaching 93 °F (34 °C); wind speeds up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed 117.965 miles per hour (189.846 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Jim Stephens
Most laps led
Driver Richard Petty Petty Enterprises
Laps 95
Winner
No. 66 Larry Frank Ratus Walters
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1962 Southern 500, the 13th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 3, 1962 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.

One of the oversights of this race happened to one of the vehicles. Ralph Earnhardt drove the #47 car for Jack Smith. The car had "Jack" written on the roof, but Earnhardt drove the race and was involved in a spin entering turn one.

Summary

It took four hours and fourteen minutes to resolve 364 laps.[2] Sixty thousand people would watch Larry Frank defeat Junior Johnson[3] by a time of five seconds; acquiring his only win in the Cup Series.[2] Gary Sain would make his entrance into NASCAR racing at this race while Roscoe Thompson would retire from NASCAR after racing here.[4] Pontiac vehicles were considered to be the preferred manufacturer for this race; especially the 1962 Catalina model.[2] During the race, Richard Petty had the bravado to drive his vehicle to pit road with only three properly working tires.

Matt DeMatthews was the last-place finisher after oil pressure issues forced his 1961 Ford Galaxie out of the race.[2] Fireball Roberts earned the pole position with a speed of 130.246 miles per hour (209.611 km/h) but would finish the race in 36th (out of 44 cars) after crashing on lap 74. Larry Frank's winning speed would be 117.965 miles per hour (189.846 km/h).[2] Johnny Allen had an awful crash[2] but left the race without any injury. Due to a scoring error, Junior Johnson was originally flagged as the winner of this race. Johnson went to victory lane; planning to expand his chicken farm with the money he earned from the race. NASCAR officials managed to catch this error and made Larry Frank the winner instead.

Individual race earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $21,730 ($218,877.76 when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $400 ($4,029.04 when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse for this racing event was $71,865 ($723,867.92 when adjusted for inflation).[5] While a kinescope was responsible for filming this race to an audience that couldn't see it live, ABC's Wide World of Sports kept a carbon copy of this race on VHS. For superstition reasons from NASCAR driver Joe Weatherly, this race is historically known as the 12th Revival of the Southern 500 instead of the 13th Southern 500.

Top ten finishers

Pos Grid No. Driver Manufacturer Laps
1 10 66 Larry Frank Ford 364
2 2 3 Junior Johnson Pontiac 364
3 8 21 Marvin Panch Ford 364
4 7 6 David Pearson Pontiac 364
5 6 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 363
6 14 42 Jim Paschal Ford 363
7 13 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 363
8 19 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet 360
9 18 4 Rex White Chevrolet 359
10 5 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 357

Timeline

  • Start of race: Fireball Roberts officially began the race with the pole position
  • Lap 39: Roscoe Thompson had a terminal crash
  • Lap 59: Bobby Johns took over the lead from Fireball Roberts
  • Lap 74: Fireball Roberts had a terminal crash
  • Lap 76: Richard Petty took over the lead from Bobby Johns
  • Lap 77: Jim Paschal took over the lead from Richard Petty
  • Lap 86: Bobby Johns took over the lead from Jim Paschal
  • Lap 111: Jack Smith had a terminal crash
  • Lap 126: Fred Lorenzen took over the lead from Bobby Johns
  • Lap 157: Richard Petty took over the lead from Fred Lorenzen
  • Lap 161: Junior Johnson took over the lead from Richard Petty
  • Lap 181: Bunkie Blackburn had a terminal crash
  • Lap 190: Richard Petty took over the lead from Junior Johnson
  • Lap 275: Johnny Allen had a terminal crash
  • Lap 280: Larry Frank took over the lead from Richard Petty
  • End of race: Larry Frank was declared the official winner of the race

References

  1. ^ "1962 Southern 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "1962 Southern 500 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  3. ^ "1962 Southern 500 information (second reference)". How Stuff Works. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
  4. ^ "1962 Southern 500 information". Race-Database. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  5. ^ "1962 Southern 500 information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
Preceded by Southern 500 races
1962 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
1962 untitled race at Valdosta Speedway
 NASCAR Grand National Series Season
1962 		Succeeded by
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