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NASCAR Grand National race
Concord Speedway, Concord, NC
February 25, 1962
78 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 39 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1961 Pontiac	78	500	running	78
2		Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	78	300	running	0
3		Ralph Earnhardt	75	Robert Smith	1961 Pontiac	77	200	running	0
4		Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1961 Pontiac	77	150	running	0
5		Buddy Baker	87	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	77	138	running	0
6		Jim Paschal	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	76	120	running	0
7		G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1961 Chevrolet	76	100	running	0
8		Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1961 Chevrolet	75	88	running	0
9		Tommy Irwin	85	Monroe Shook	1961 Chevrolet	72	75	running	0
10		Tom Cox	60	Ray Herlocker	1960 Plymouth	72	70	running	0
11		Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1961 Mercury	71	65	running	0
12		Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1960 Ford	71	60	running	0
13		Cotton Owens	6	Cotton Owens	1962 Pontiac	69	55	engine	0
14		Bill McDonald	148		1961 Chevrolet	69	50	running	0
15		Rex White	4	Rex White	1961 Chevrolet	51	43	accident	0
16		Fred Lorenzen	28	Holman Moody	1962 Ford	51	38	accident	0
17		Stick Elliott	18	Toy Bolton	1960 Ford	48	33	accident	0
18		Lee Reitzel	93	Lee Reitzel	1960 Ford	38	30	radiator	0
19		Bob Cooper	51	Bob Cooper	1960 Ford	31	25	engine	0
20		Ned Jarrett	1	B.G. Holloway	1960 Chevrolet	17	25	engine	0

Notes: The race was scheduled for 200 laps, but rained out before the halfway point.
NASCAR later declared the race an official race, and paid out half the prize money and half the championship points.
Time of race: 00:44:01
Average Speed: 53.161 MPH
Attendance: 8,000