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Capital City 300
NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
September 9, 1962
300 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 150 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1962 Pontiac
| 300
| 2,000
| running
| |
| 2
| 4
| Jim Paschal
| 41
| Petty Enterprises
| 1962 Plymouth
| 299
| 1,350
| running
| |
| 3
| 14
| Fred Lorenzen
| 26
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Ford
| 296
| 950
| running
| |
| 4
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1962 Plymouth
| 296
| 675
| running
| |
| 5
| 1
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 294
| 510
| running
| |
| 6
| 6
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| B.G. Holloway
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 292
| 625
| running
| |
| 7
| 19
| Melvin Bradley
| 27
| Melvin Bradley
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 287
| 350
| running
| |
| 8
| 16
| Bob Welborn
| 49
| J.C. Parker
| 1962 Pontiac
| 282
| 300
| running
| |
| 9
| 24
| Dick Getty
| 00
| Dick Getty
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 281
| 250
| running
| |
| 10
| 12
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Jimmy Pardue
| 1962 Pontiac
| 277
| 250
| running
| |
| 11
| 8
| Ray Hendrick
| 35
|
| 1961 Pontiac
| 276
| 150
| running
| |
| 12
| 15
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1962 Mercury
| 270
| 150
| running
| |
| 13
| 18
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1962 Dodge
| 269
| 150
| running
| |
| 14
| 3
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| G.C. Spencer
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 269
| 150
| running
| |
| 15
| 21
| Bill Dennis
| 98
|
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 268
| 150
| running
| |
| 16
| 17
| Bill Foster
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 257
| 125
| running
| |
| 17
| 10
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Jim Stephens
| 1962 Pontiac
| 256
| 125
| running
| |
| 18
| 25
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1960 Ford
| 254
| 125
| running
| |
| 19
| 20
| Fred Harb
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1961 Ford
| 246
| 125
| running
| |
| 20
| 28
| Al White
| 31
| Al White
| 1962 Ford
| 233
| 125
| distributor
| |
| 21
| 32
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 220
| 125
| ball joint
| |
| 22
| 33
| George Green
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1960 Chevrolet
| 220
| 125
| running
| |
| 23
| 29
| Jim Bray
| 5
|
| 1960 Ford
| 204
| 125
| radiator
| |
| 24
| 5
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 20
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 1962 Mercury
| 190
| 125
| steering
| |
| 25
| 11
| Gary Sain
| 91
| Bob Osiecki
| 1962 Dodge
| 173
|
| lug bolts
| |
| 26
| 27
| T.C. Hunt
| 79
| Ralph Smith
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 138
|
| shocks
| |
| 27
| 31
| Bobby Waddell
| 50
| Bobby Waddell
| 1960 Dodge
| 80
|
| radiator
| |
| 28
| 26
| Runt Harris
| 63
| Curtis Crider
| 1961 Mercury
| 73
|
| pistons
| |
| 29
| 13
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1962 Pontiac
| 50
|
| accident
| |
| 30
| 22
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 47
|
| radiator
| |
| 31
| 23
| Bill Champion
| 7
|
| 1960 Ford
| 40
|
| head gasket
| |
| 32
| 7
| Elmo Langley
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| 1962 Ford
| 24
|
| transmission
| |
| 33
| 30
| Larry Frank
| 66
| Ratus Walters
| 1962 Ford
| 2
|
| rear end
| |
Time of race: 02:18:30
Average Speed: 64.981 MPH
Pole Speed: 27.22 seconds
1 caution for 9 laps
Attendance: 13,000