1962 Daytona 500 is 526th NASCAR race. Passed at the Daytona circuit. Fireball Roberts won the pole position and this race. Richard Petty and Joe Weatherly also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).
Previous race:
1962 Daytona NASCAR
Next race:
1962 Concord NASCAR
Race Start:
18th February 1962
5th victory for the Jim Stephens team
27th victory for the Fireball Roberts
50th podium for the Fireball Roberts
27th podium for the Richard Petty
32nd podium for the Joe Weatherly
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