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Atlanta 500

NASCAR Grand National race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
March 25, 1962
0 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 0 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	David Pearson			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
2	2	Fireball Roberts			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
3	3	Fred Lorenzen			1962 Ford	0		did not start	0
4	4	Banjo Matthews			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
5	5	Johnny Allen			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
6	6	Nelson Stacy			1962 Ford	0		did not start	0
7	7	Darel Dieringer			1961 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
8	8	Rex White			1962 Chevrolet	0		did not start	0
9	9	A.J. Foyt			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
10	10	Tommy Irwin			1962 Chevrolet	0		did not start	0
11	11	Joe Weatherly			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
12	12	Junior Johnson			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
13	13	Jack Smith			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
14	14	Cotton Owens			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
15	15	Jimmy Pardue			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
16	16	Paul Goldsmith			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
17	17	Bobby Johns			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
18	18	Larry Frank			1962 Ford	0		did not start	0
19	19	Bill Wimble			1961 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
20	20	Ned Jarrett			1962 Chevrolet	0		did not start	0
21	21	Speedy Thompson			1962 Ford	0		did not start	0
22	22	Dick Rathmann			1962 Ford	0		did not start	0
23	23	Gerald Duke			1962 Ford	0		did not start	0
24	24	Roscoe Thompson			1962 Mercury	0		did not start	0
25	25	Bunkie Blackburn			1962 Plymouth	0		did not start	0
26	26	Marvin Panch			1962 Dodge	0		did not start	0
27	27	Jim Bennett			1961 Ford	0		did not start	0
28	28	Woodie Wilson			1961 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
29	29	Buck Baker			1962 Chrysler	0		did not start	0
30	30	Joe Lee Johnson			1962 Chevrolet	0		did not start	0
31	31	Buddy Baker			1962 Chrysler	0		did not start	0
32	32	Tubby Gonzales			1961 Ford	0		did not start	0
33	33	LeeRoy Yarbrough			1962 Chevrolet	0		did not start	0
34	34	Richard Petty			1962 Plymouth	0		did not start	0
35	35	J.C. Hendrix			1962 Chevrolet	0		did not start	0
36	36	Larry Thomas			1962 Dodge	0		did not start	0
37	37	Billy Wade			1961 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
38	8	Herman Beam			1962 Ford	0		did not start	0
39	39	Ernie Gahan			1961 Ford	0		did not start	0
40	40	Jim Paschal			1962 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
41	41	George Alsobrook			1961 Ford	0		did not start	0
42	42	Sal Tovella			1962 Ford	0		did not start	0
43	43	Ralph Earnhardt			1961 Pontiac	0		did not start	0
44	44	Ed Livingston			1961 Ford	0		did not start	0
45	45	Paul Burrow			1961 Ford	0		did not start	0
46	46	Johnny Sudderth			1960 Chevrolet	0		did not start	0
47	47	G.C. Spencer				0		did not qualify	0
48	48	Curtis Crider				0		did not qualify	0
49	49	Doc Reitzel				0		did not qualify	0
50	50	Stick Elliott				0		did not qualify	0
51	51	Buck Rogers				0		did not qualify	0
		Dick Rathmann		Holman Moody	1962 Ford	0		did not qualify	0

Notes: Rained out; postponed to March 31 and rained out again.
The race was rescheduled for June 10 with a new qualifying session.
Pole Speed: 155.75 seconds