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Nashville 500

NASCAR Grand National race
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, TN
August 5, 1962
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Jim Paschal	42	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	500	3,250	running	307
2	2	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1962 Pontiac	496	1,875	running	135
3	9	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler	493	1,350	running	12
4	10	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1962 Pontiac	489	800	running	0
5	11	Tom Cox	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	471	700	running	0
6	13	George Green	1	Jess Potter	1961 Chevrolet	463	600	running	0
7	16	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1962 Ford	452	500	running	0
8	12	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	1962 Dodge	422	500	running	0
9	8	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1962 Chevrolet	387	550	engine	0
10	17	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1962 Mercury	384	365	rocker arm	0
11	5	G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1962 Chevrolet	357	350	running	0
12	15	Bob Welborn	149	J.C. Parker	1962 Pontiac	333	225	running	0
13	6	Sherman Utsman	61	Sherman Utsman	1962 Ford	330	240	hub	0
14	24	Ralph Smith	79	Ralph Smith	1962 Chevrolet	292	175	driveshaft	0
15	19	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1961 Chevrolet	244	150	accident	0
16	4	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	1962 Pontiac	204	150	engine	0
17	1	Johnny Allen	46	Fred Lovette	1962 Pontiac	179	175	accident	46
18	7	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1962 Pontiac	119	150	overheating	0
19	20	Fireball Roberts	22	Jim Stephens	1962 Pontiac	78	150	steering	0
20	18	Nero Steptoe	49	J.C. Parker	1961 Pontiac	78	150	accident	0
21	14	Buddy Baker	86	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	60	150	head gasket	0
22	22	Harold Carmac	60	Ray Herlocker	1960 Plymouth	12	150	oil pressure	0
23	23	Earl Brooks	63	Curtis Crider	1961 Mercury	2	150	handling	0
24	25	Joe Lee Johnson	41		1961 Pontiac	2	150	clutch	0
25	21	Hank Grilliot	74		1962 Studebaker	1	150	handling	0

Time of race: 03:52:41
Average Speed: 64.489 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.12 seconds
3 cautions for 108 laps
Attendance: 12,596