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Western North Carolina 500

NASCAR Grand National race
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
August 12, 1962
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Jim Paschal	42	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	500	2,350	running	337
2	7	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1962 Pontiac	497	1,625	running	0
3	5	Rex White	4	Rex White	1962 Chevrolet	495	1,150	running	0
4	11	Ned Jarrett	11	B.G. Holloway	1962 Chevrolet	494	1,150	running	0
5	1	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1962 Pontiac	488	800	running	163
6	3	Jimmy Pardue	54	Jimmy Pardue	1962 Pontiac	487	650	running	0
7	6	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1962 Plymouth	485	600	running	0
8	14	George Green	1	Jess Potter	1961 Chevrolet	456	550	running	0
9	15	Tom Cox	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	454	450	running	0
10	17	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	1962 Dodge	451	400	running	0
11	21	Curtis Crider	63	Curtis Crider	1961 Mercury	438	375	running	0
12	18	Worth McMillion	83	Worth McMillion	1962 Pontiac	413	375	running	0
13	16	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1962 Ford	377	325	running	0
14	25	Wendell Scott	89	Wendell Scott	1960 Chevrolet	371	275	running	0
15	24	Eddie Pagan	00	Dick Getty	1962 Chevrolet	354	250	running	0
16	9	Sherman Utsman	61	Sherman Utsman	1962 Ford	273	250	rear end	0
17	19	Ray Hughes	60	Ray Herlocker	1960 Plymouth	235	250	clutch	0
18	4	Tommy Irwin	27	Melvin Bradley	1962 Chevrolet	151	225	rear end	0
19	10	Bob Welborn	49	J.C. Parker	1962 Pontiac	116	225	fuel line	0
20	22	Bob Cooper	51	Bob Cooper	1960 Ford	106	225	transmission	0
21	20	Bill Smith	79	Ralph Smith	1962 Chevrolet	60	200	accident	0
22	12	G.C. Spencer	48	G.C. Spencer	1962 Chevrolet	46	200	valve	0
23	8	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler	26	175	oil leak	0
24	13	Buddy Baker	86	Buck Baker	1961 Chrysler	18	150	oil pressure	0
25	23	Allan Harley	65		1960 Dodge	10	150	oil line	0

Time of race: 03:13:34
Average Speed: 77.492 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.76 seconds
2 cautions
Attendance: 6,000