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NASCAR Grand National race
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsboro, NC
March 18, 1962
110 laps on 0.9 mile dirt oval; 99 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Rex White	4	Rex White	1961 Chevrolet	110	1,000	running	5
2	2	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	110	600	running	26
3	7	Jim Paschal	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	110	400	running	0
4	21	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1961 Pontiac	110	300	running	0
5	6	Buddy Baker	87	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	109	275	running	0
6	8	Maurice Petty	41	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	107	240	running	0
7	13	Ralph Earnhardt	75	Robert Smith	1961 Pontiac	105	200	running	0
8	14	Tom Cox	60	Ray Herlocker	1960 Plymouth	105	175	running	0
9	11	Buck Baker	86	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	105	150	running	0
10	9	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1962 Chevrolet	105	340	running	0
11	1	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1961 Pontiac	102	130	transmission	79
12	12	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1961 Chevrolet	102	120	running	0
13	15	Ed Livingston	68	Ed Livingston	1961 Ford	99	110	running	0
14	18	George Green	1	Jess Potter	1960 Chevrolet	97	100	running	0
15	16	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1960 Ford	94	85	running	0
16	17	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1961 Mercury	84	75	oil leak	0
17	20	Bob Cooper	51	Bob Cooper	1960 Ford	72	65	rear end	0
18	19	Stick Elliott	18	Toy Bolton	1960 Ford	68	60	distributor	0
19	10	G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1960 Chevrolet	36	50	radiator	0
20	4	Cotton Owens	6	Cotton Owens	1960 Pontiac	28	50	overheating	0
21	5	Tommy Irwin	85	Monroe Shook	1961 Chevrolet	0	50	accident	0

Time of race: 01:08:19
Average Speed: 86.948 MPH
Pole Speed: 33.65 seconds
Attendance: 9,000