The 1962 Daytona 500, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on February 18, 1962, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
It was won by Fireball Roberts driving a 1962 Pontiac. Roberts drove his famous number 22 to victory in three hours and 10 minutes. The race was run in its entirety without a single caution flag. Roberts dominated the event by leading 144 of the 200 laps. The win was Roberts' second victory of the season. Race results Pos Grid Driver Entrant Manufacturer Winnings Time/Status 1 1 22 Fireball Roberts Jim Stephens 1962 Pontiac 200 $24,190 144 3:10:41 2 10 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 1962 Plymouth 200 $10,250 32 +27 seconds 3 4 8 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Engineering 1962 Pontiac 199 $7,100 1 +1 Lap 4 3 47 Jack Smith Jack Smith 1962 Pontiac 199 $4,025 0 +1 Lap 5 34 28 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody 1962 Ford 199 $2,975 0 +1 Lap 6 2 39 David Pearson Ray Fox 1962 Pontiac 198 $2,075 0 +2 Laps 7 8 4 Rex White Rex White 1962 Chevrolet 197 $1,550 0 +3 Laps 8 35 94 Banjo Matthews Banjo Matthews 1962 Pontiac 197 $1,050 0 +3 Laps 9 38 11 Ned Jarrett B. G. Holloway 1962 Chevrolet 196 $850 0 +4 Laps 10 17 44 Bob Welborn Julian Petty 1962 Pontiac 194 $750 0 +6 Laps 11 36 32 Bill Wimble Dave McCredy 1961 Pontiac 193 $600 0 +7 Laps 12 16 84 Ernie Gahan Rocky Hinton 1961 Ford 192 $500 0 +8 Laps 13 24 42 Bunkie Blackburn Petty Enterprises 1962 Plymouth 192 $500 0 +8 Laps 14 28 2 Jim Paschal Cliff Stewart 1961 Pontiac 186 $475 0 +14 Laps 15 42 95 Jim Cushman Jack Russell 1961 Plymouth 186 $475 0 +14 Laps 16 12 7 Johnny Allen B. G. Holloway 1962 Chevrolet 183 $450 0 +17 Laps 17 33 15 Speedy Thompson Holman-Moody 1962 Ford 182 $450 0 Engine 18 45 01 Billy Wade Luther Costales 1962 Ford 182 $425 0 +18 Laps 19 46 98 Paul Burrow Ronald Hawk 1962 Ford 181 $425 0 +19 Laps 20 47 60 Tom Cox Ray Herlocker 1960 Plymouth 180 $425 0 +20 Laps 21 43 9 Art Brady Wildcat Williams 1962 Ford 176 $400 0 +24 Laps 22 29 19 Herman Beam Herman Beam 1962 Ford 175 $400 0 +25 Laps 23 27 62 Curtis Crider Curtis Crider 1961 Mercury 173 $400 0 +27 Laps 24 26 31 Jim McGuirk – 1961 Ford 157 $400 0 Engine 25 44 92 Gerald Duke Don Harrison 1962 Ford 150 $400 0 Engine 26 19 63 George Alsobrook Ratus Walters 1961 Ford 144 $400 0 +56 Laps 27 7 0 Dan Gurney Holman-Moody 1962 Ford 134 $400 0 Engine 28 31 87 Buck Baker Buck Baker 1962 Chrysler 89 $400 0 Crash 29 15 86 Buddy Baker Buck Baker 1962 Chrysler 83 $400 0 Overheating 30 30 72 Bobby Johns Shorty Johns 1962 Pontiac 81 $400 0 Transmission 31 40 36 Larry Thomas Wade Younts 1962 Dodge 76 $400 0 Distributor 32 25 68 Ed Livingston Ed Livingston 1961 Ford 75 $400 0 Oil pressure 33 5 6 Cotton Owens Cotton Owens 1962 Pontiac 73 $400 1 Clutch 34 9 27 Junior Johnson Rex Lovette 1962 Pontiac 72 $400 22 Engine 35 13 53 Bob Burdick Roy Burdick 1962 Pontiac 55 $400 0 Crankshaft 36 20 75 Ralph Earnhardt Robert Smith 1961 Pontiac 54 $400 0 Engine 37 14 37 Wally Dallenbach Don House 1961 Ford 53 $400 0 Engine 38 22 14 Charley Griffith Joe Lee Johnson 1962 Chevrolet 53 $400 0 Rocker arm 39 41 88 Sal Tovella Tom Hawkins 1961 Ford 41 $400 0 Head gasket 40 23 23 Red Farmer Frank Rhoads 1961 Ford 34 $400 0 Spindle 41 18 25 Jim Bennett Thurman Wilkes 1961 Ford 31 $400 0 Head gasket 42 32 85 Tommy Irwin Monroe Shook 1962 Chevrolet 26 $400 0 Piston 43 6 29 Nelson Stacy Holman-Moody 1962 Ford 25 $400 0 Engine 44 37 90 Marvin Panch Bob Osiecki 1962 Dodge 19 $400 0 Rear end 45 48 38 G. C. Spencer Matt DeMatthews 1961 Ford 15 $400 0 Clutch 46 11 66 Larry Frank Ratus Walters 1962 Ford 14 $400 0 Engine 47 39 77 Elmo Langley Ratus Walters 1961 Ford 4 $400 0 Engine 48 21 52 Cale Yarborough Julian Buesink 1961 Ford 4 $400 0 Electrical Source:
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