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NASCAR in the 1962 season. Full information

14th season of the NASCAR proved to be an exhilarating ride for motorsport enthusiasts worldwide. Spanning from 5th November to 28th October in 1962, this season showcased thrilling races, unexpected twists, and fierce competition. Join us as we relive the excitement and drama that unfolded throughout this unforgettable season of NASCAR!

Beginners of the season: Wally Dallenbach , Billy Wade , Sam McQuagg , Tom Cox , Bob Cooper , Lester Hicks , John Rogers , Paul Burrow , Art Brady , Stick Elliott , Harold Carmac , Jim Bray , Frank Sessoms , Red Foote , Jim Locke , Jack Deniston , Worth McMillion , Earl Brooks , Joe Penland , Floyd Powell , H.G. Rosier , Rock Harn , Ralph Smith , Allan Harley , Harold Fryar , Hank Grilliot , Ray Hughes , Gary Sain , Jerry Burnett , Glenn Killian , Melvin Bradley , Bill Dennis , Roy Hallquist , Bubba Farr , George Fox , Bruce Brantley , H.B. Bailey

List of races and tracks in the 1962 season

Race	Winner	Track	Race Start
1961 Concord NASCAR Race 1	Jack Smith Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #46	Concord	5th November 1961
1961 Weaverville NASCAR Race 1	Rex White Chevrolet ? 1962, #4	Weaverville	12th November 1961
1962 Daytona NASCAR Race 1	Fireball Roberts Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #22	Daytona	16th February 1962
1962 Daytona NASCAR Race 2	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Daytona	16th February 1962
1962 Daytona 500	Fireball Roberts Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #22	Daytona	18th February 1962
1962 Concord NASCAR Race 2	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Concord	25th February 1962
1962 Weaverville NASCAR Race 2	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Weaverville	4th March 1962
1962 Savannah NASCAR Race 1	Jack Smith Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #47	Savannah Speedway	17th March 1962
1962 Hillsborough NASCAR	Rex White Chevrolet ? 1962, #4	Occoneechee Speedway	18th March 1962
1962 Richmond NASCAR Race 1	Rex White Chevrolet ? 1962, #4	Richmond	1st April 1962
1962 Columbia NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Chevrolet ? 1962, #11	Columbia Speedway	13th April 1962
1962 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1962, #43	North Wilkesboro	15th April 1962
1962 Greenville NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Chevrolet ? 1962, #11	Greenville-Pickens	19th April 1962
1962 Myrtle Beach NASCAR Race 1	Jack Smith Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #47	Myrtle Beach	21st April 1962
1962 Martinsville NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1962, #43	Martinsville	22nd April 1962
1962 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 1	Rex White Chevrolet ? 1962, #4	Winston-Salem	23rd April 1962
1962 Bristol NASCAR Race 1	Bobby Johns Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #72	Bristol	29th April 1962
1962 Richmond NASCAR Race 2	Jim Pardue , Jimmy Pardue Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #54	Southside Speedway	4th May 1962
1962 Hickory NASCAR Race 1	Jack Smith Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #47	Hickory Speedway	5th May 1962
1962 Concord NASCAR Race 3	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Concord	6th May 1962
1962 Darlington NASCAR Race 1	Nelson Stacy Ford ? 1962, #29	Darlington	12th May 1962
1962 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 1	Ned Jarrett Chevrolet ? 1962, #11	Piedmont Interstate	19th May 1962
1962 World 600	Nelson Stacy Ford ? 1962, #29	Charlotte	27th May 1962
1962 Atlanta NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1962, #28	Atlanta	10th June 1962
1962 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 2	Johnny Allen Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #58	Winston-Salem	16th June 1962
1962 Augusta NASCAR Race 1	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Augusta	19th June 1962
1962 Richmond NASCAR Race 3	Jim Paschal Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #2	Southside Speedway	22nd June 1962
1962 South Boston NASCAR	Rex White Chevrolet ? 1962, #4	South Boston	23rd June 1962
1962 Daytona NASCAR Race 3	Fireball Roberts Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #22	Daytona	4th July 1962
1962 Columbia NASCAR Race 2	Rex White Chevrolet ? 1962, #4	Columbia Speedway	7th July 1962
1962 Asheville NASCAR	Jack Smith Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #47	Asheville	13th July 1962
1962 Greenville NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1962, #43	Greenville-Pickens	14th July 1962
1962 Augusta NASCAR Race 2	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Augusta	17th July 1962
1962 Savannah NASCAR Race 2	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Savannah Speedway	20th July 1962
1962 Myrtle Beach NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Chevrolet ? 1962, #11	Myrtle Beach	21st July 1962
1962 Bristol NASCAR Race 2	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1962, #42	Bristol	29th July 1962
1962 Chattanooga NASCAR	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Boyd Speedway	3rd August 1962
1962 Nashville NASCAR	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1962, #42	Nashville Fairgrounds	5th August 1962
1962 Huntsville NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1962, #43	Huntsville	8th August 1962
1962 Weaverville NASCAR Race 3	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1962, #42	Weaverville	12th August 1962
1962 Roanoke NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1962, #42	Roanoke	15th August 1962
1962 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 3	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1962, #43	Winston-Salem	18th August 1962
1962 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1962, #43	Piedmont Interstate	21st August 1962
1962 Valdosta NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Chevrolet ? 1962, #11	Valdosta	25th August 1962
1962 Darlington NASCAR Race 2	Larry Frank Ford Galaxie, #66	Darlington	3rd September 1962
1962 Hickory NASCAR Race 2	Rex White Chevrolet ? 1962, #4	Hickory Speedway	7th September 1962
1962 Richmond NASCAR Race 4	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Richmond	9th September 1962
1962 Moyock NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Chevrolet ? 1962, #11	Moyock	11th September 1962
1962 Augusta NASCAR Race 3	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1962, #26	Augusta	13th September 1962
1962 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2	Nelson Stacy Ford ? 1962, #29	Martinsville	23rd September 1962
1962 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1962, #43	North Wilkesboro	30th September 1962
1962 Charlotte NASCAR	Junior Johnson Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #3	Charlotte	14th October 1962
1962 Atlanta NASCAR Race 2	Rex White Chevrolet ? 1962, #4	Atlanta	28th October 1962

Drivers championship 1962

Joe Weatherly

United States

Champion

Points: 30836 Wins: 9 Poles: 7

Richard Petty

United States

2nd place

Points: 28440 Wins: 8 Poles: 5

Ned Jarrett

United States

3rd place

Points: 25336 Wins: 6 Poles: 4

List of all drivers for the 1962 season

Name	Points
Joe Weatherly	30836
Richard Petty	28440
Ned Jarrett	25336
Jack Smith	22870
Rex White	19424
Jim Paschal	18128
Fred Lorenzen	17554
Fireball Roberts	16380
Marvin Panch	15138
David Pearson	14404
Herman Beam	13650
Curtis Crider	13050
Buck Baker	12838
Larry Frank	12814
Bob Welborn	12368
George Green	12132
Larry Thomas	11946
Tom Cox	11688
Jimmy Pardue	11414
Junior Johnson	11140
Nelson Stacy	10934
Wendell Scott	9906
Buddy Baker	9828
G.C. Spencer	9788
Bunkie Blackburn	8016
Johnny Allen	7602
Emanuel Zervakis	6406
Bobby Johns	5670
Ralph Earnhardt	5472
Cotton Owens	4984
Banjo Matthews	4956
Sherman Utsman	4896
Darel Dieringer	4548
Tiny Lund	4384
Stick Elliott	4254
LeeRoy Yarbrough	4240
Tommy Irwin	3980
Ed Livingston	3604
Fred Harb	3430
Elmo Langley	2556
Bill Morton	2522
Speedy Thompson	2522
Jimmy Thompson	2346
Red Foote	2274
Ernie Gahan	2092
Billy Wade	2008
Jim Cushman	1954
Bill Wimble	1944
Troy Ruttman	1890
Cale Yarborough	1884
Paul Goldsmith	1800
Bob Cooper	1770
H.G. Rosier	1634
Roscoe Thompson	1592
Paul Lewis	1470
Ray Hughes	1296
Maurice Petty	1278
Earl Brooks	1206
Melvin Bradley	1152
Dick Getty	1108
Harry Leake	1040
T.C. Hunt	1004
Jim Bennett	1000
Paul Burrow	968
Art Malone	960
Lee Reitzel	948
Doug Yates	904
Bill Foster	814
George Alsobrook	786
Jim Reed	712
Art Brady	632
Worth McMillion	616
Lee Petty	588
Gary Sain	544
Harold Carmac	496
Jim Bray	480
Dan Gurney	472
Woodie Wilson	466
John Hamby	464
Bob Devine	448
Wally Dallenbach	440
Jim McGuirk	432
Ray Hendrick	428
Gerald Duke	426
Bob Burdick	424
Nero Steptoe	400
Charley Griffith	378
Ronnie Fones	368
Frank Sessoms	368
Red Farmer	360
Bobby Waddell	354
George Dunn	352
Joe Lee Johnson	344
J.C. Hendrix	338
Johnny Sudderth	322
Ralph Smith	320
Herb Thomas	312
Eddie Pagan	308
Mark Hurley	304
Frank Graham	288
Roy Hallquist	288
Joe Penland	272
Joe Jones	256
Ken Rush	256
Sal Tovella	232
Sam McQuagg	224
Bill Dennis	220
John Dodd, Jr.	220
Runt Harris	212
Harold Fryar	208
Floyd Powell	208
Bill McDonald	208
Gene Blackburn	204
Friday Hassler	186
Weldon Adams	176
Jerry Burnett	160
Bubba Farr	160
Herb Tillman	160
Lester Hicks	140
Bill Smith	140
Bill Champion	132
Jerry Smith	128
Al White	120
John Rogers	96
Jim Locke	90
Bruce Brantley	82
Jack Deniston	80
H.B. Bailey	80
Rock Harn	64
Allan Harley	60
Tom Pistone	60
Johnny Nave	54
Glenn Killian	32
Reb Wickersham	32
E.J. Trivette	28
Hank Grilliot	24
Ralph Moody	20
George Fox	20