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Virginia 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 22, 1962
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1962 Plymouth
| 500
| 3,400
| running
| 145 |
| 2
| 27
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1962 Pontiac
| 500
| 1,625
| running
| 0 |
| 3
| 8
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 499
| 1,210
| running
| 7 |
| 4
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1961 Ford
| 499
| 860
| running
| 18 |
| 5
| 5
| Lee Petty
| 41
| Petty Enterprises
| 1962 Plymouth
| 499
| 750
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 3
| Marvin Panch
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1962 Ford
| 492
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1962 Pontiac
| 492
| 550
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 10
| Billy Wade
| 24
| James Turner
| 1961 Pontiac
| 487
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 13
| Larry Frank
| 66
| Ratus Walters
| 1962 Ford
| 487
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 19
| Darel Dieringer
| 90
| Bob Osiecki
| 1962 Dodge
| 469
| 365
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 20
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1962 Ford
| 461
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 29
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 456
| 275
| coil
| 0 |
| 13
| 16
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 456
| 450
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 25
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 456
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 22
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1962 Dodge
| 451
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 9
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1962 Pontiac
| 438
| 150
| rear end
| 0 |
| 17
| 12
| Tom Cox
| 60
| Ray Herlocker
| 1960 Plymouth
| 430
| 150
| ball joint
| 0 |
| 18
| 18
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Banjo Matthews
| 1962 Pontiac
| 415
| 390
| rear end
| 244 |
| 19
| 24
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 410
| 150
| brakes
| 0 |
| 20
| 11
| Johnny Allen
| 85
| Monroe Shook
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 282
| 150
| rear end
| 0 |
| 21
| 2
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Ford
| 248
| 180
| rear end
| 30 |
| 22
| 26
| Junior Johnson
| 27
| Rex Lovette
| 1961 Pontiac
| 204
| 210
| rear end
| 56 |
| 23
| 15
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 202
| 150
| transmission
| 0 |
| 24
| 21
| George Green
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 194
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 4
| Bobby Johns
| 72
| Shorty Johns
| 1962 Pontiac
| 111
| 150
| brakes
| 0 |
| 26
| 30
| Lester Hicks
| 65
|
| 1960 Dodge
| 106
| 100
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 23
| Stick Elliott
| 18
| Toy Bolton
| 1960 Ford
| 98
| 100
| rocker arm
| 0 |
| 28
| 14
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1961 Ford
| 20
| 100
| clutch
| 0 |
| 29
| 28
| Bob Cooper
| 51
| Bob Cooper
| 1960 Ford
| 18
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 30
| 17
| Ralph Earnhardt
| 75
| Robert Smith
| 1961 Pontiac
| 18
| 100
| fan belt
| 0 |
| 31
| 31
| Neil Castles
| 76
| Neil Castles
| 1960 Ford
| 1
| 100
| brakes
| 0 |
| 32
| 32
| Johnny Nave
| 79
| Robert Ramey
| 1960 Ford
| 1
| 100
| transmission
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:45:49
Average Speed: 66.425 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.25 seconds
2 cautions
Attendance: 14,500