1962 Indianapolis 500 in USAC at the Indianapolis circuit. Full information

1962 Indianapolis 500

1962 Indianapolis 500 is 72nd USAC race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Parnelli Jones won the pole position, Rodger Ward won this race. Len Sutton and Eddie Sachs also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1962 Trenton Indycars
Next race: 1962 Milwaukee Indycars
Race Start: 30th May 1962

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1962 Indianapolis 500

8th victory for the Leader Card Racers team
14th victory for the Rodger Ward
26th podium for the Rodger Ward
5th podium for the Len Sutton
16th podium for the Eddie Sachs

1962 Indianapolis 500

1962 Indianapolis 500

Watson ?? 1962 - 1962 Indianapolis 500 winner

Watson ?? 1962 #3 - 1962 Indianapolis 500 winner

1962 Indianapolis 500 results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Rodger Ward Watson ?? 1962, #3 1000 3h 33m 50.33s 0 Leader Card Racers
2 Len Sutton Watson ?? 1961, #7 800 3h 34m 1.85s 0 Leader Card Racers
3 Eddie Sachs Ewing ?? 1960, #2 700 3h 34m 10.26s 0 Dean Van Lines Racing Division
4 Don Davis Lesovsky ?? 1959, #27 600 3h 34m 38.46s 0 Racing Associates
5 Bobby Marshman Epperly FE, #54 500 3h 36m 9.27s 0 George R Bryant
6 Jim McElreath Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15 400 3h 36m 22.02s 0 Ollie Prather
7 Parnelli Jones Watson ?? 1960, #98 300 3h 36m 33.18s 0 JC Agajanian
8 Lloyd Ruby Watson FE, #12 250 3h 37m 6.33s 0 Ansted-Thompson Racing
9 Jim Rathmann Watson ?? 1960, #44 200 3h 39m 7.05s 0 Smokey Yunick
10 Johnny Boyd Salih ?? 1960, #38 150 3h 39m 37.19s 0 George Salih
11 Shorty Templeman Watson ?? 1962, #4 100 3h 40m 50.46s 0 Bill Forbes Racing
12 Don Branson Epperly ?? 1960, #14 50 3h 40m 51.23s 0 Lindsey Hopkins Racing
13 Jim Hurtubise Watson ?? 1958, #91 0 3h 41m 8.94s 0 Jim Robbins
14 Ebb Rose Porter ?? 1961, #86 0 3h 43m 52.7s 0 Racing Associates
15 Bud Tingelstad Phillips ?? 1959, #5 0 3h 45m 16.55s 0 Bruce Homeyer
16 Roger McCluskey Watson ?? 1962, #17 0 168 laps Spun 0 Fred Sclavi
17 AJ Foyt jr, Paul Russo, Elmer George Lesovsky ?? 1962, #21 0   0 Mari Hulman George
18 Troy Ruttman Kuzma ?? 1961, #26 0 140 laps Piston 0 Jim Robbins
19 Bobby Grim Trevis ?? 1961, #18 0 96 laps Oil leak 0 Gilbert E Morcroft
20 Dan Gurney Thompson ? 1962, #34 0 92 laps Upright 0 Mickey Thompson
21 Chuck Hulse Kurtis Kraft 500E, #19 0 91 laps Fuel pump 0 Federal Engineering
22 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 500J, #79 0 74 laps Transmission 0 Vatis Enterprises
23 AJ Foyt jr Trevis ?? 1961, #1 0 69 laps Wheel 0 Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
24 Dick Rathmann Watson FE, #9 0 51 laps Magneto 0 H Allen Chapman
25 Eddie Johnson Trevis ?? 1960, #32 0 38 laps Magneto 0 Peter G Torosian
26 Paul Goldsmith Epperly ?? 1959, #53 0 26 laps Magneto 0 Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
27 Bill Cheesbourg, Gene Hartley Watson ?? 1959, #88 0   0 M&W Racing Associates
28 Paul Russo Watson ?? 1957, #62 0 20 laps Engine 0 Myron E Osborn
29 Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 500J, #45 0 18 laps Accident 0 Fred Gerhardt
30 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 500J, #29 0 17 laps Accident 0 William Tucker
31 Allen Crowe Watson ?? 1960, #83 0 17 laps Accident 0 Pete Salemi
32 Chuck Rodee Christiansen ?? 1959, #67 0 17 laps Accident 0 Ernest L Ruiz
33 Bob Veith Elder FE, #96 0 12 laps Engine 0 Ray Crawford

Qualifying Results for the 1962 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Parnelli Jones Watson ?? 1960, #98 3m 59.41s JC Agajanian
2 Rodger Ward Watson ?? 1962, #3 4m 1.01s Leader Card Racers
3 Bobby Marshman Epperly FE, #54 4m 1.05s George R Bryant
4 Len Sutton Watson ?? 1961, #7 4m 1.08s Leader Card Racers
5 AJ Foyt jr Lesovsky ?? 1962, #21 4m 1.49s Mari Hulman George
6 Shorty Templeman Watson ?? 1962, #4 4m 1.53s Bill Forbes Racing
7 Jim McElreath Kurtis Kraft 500G, #15 4m 1.57s Ollie Prather
8 Dan Gurney Thompson ? 1962, #34 4m 3.43s Mickey Thompson
9 Roger McCluskey Watson ?? 1962, #17 4m 3.64s Fred Sclavi
10 Bud Tingelstad Phillips ?? 1959, #5 4m 3.65s Bruce Homeyer
11 Don Branson Epperly ?? 1960, #14 4m 4.38s Lindsey Hopkins Racing
12 Don Davis Lesovsky ?? 1959, #27 4m 4.55s Racing Associates
13 Dick Rathmann Watson FE, #9 4m 4.63s H Allen Chapman
14 Paul Russo Lesovsky ?? 1962, #21 4m 5.42s Mari Hulman George
15 Bobby Grim Trevis ?? 1961, #18 4m 5.56s Gilbert E Morcroft
16 Chuck Hulse Kurtis Kraft 500E, #19 4m 5.94s Federal Engineering
17 Elmer George Lesovsky ?? 1962, #21 4m 6.42s Mari Hulman George
18 Eddie Johnson Trevis ?? 1960, #32 4m 5.58s Peter G Torosian
19 Bob Veith Elder FE, #96 4m 6.31s Ray Crawford
20 Gene Hartley Watson ?? 1959, #88 4m 4.95s M&W Racing Associates
21 Chuck Rodee Christiansen ?? 1959, #67 4m 4.95s Ernest L Ruiz
22 Allen Crowe Watson ?? 1960, #83 4m 5.18s Pete Salemi
23 Jim Rathmann Watson ?? 1960, #44 4m 5.55s Smokey Yunick
23 AJ Foyt jr Trevis ?? 1961, #1 0 Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
24 Lloyd Ruby Watson FE, #12 4m 5.7s Ansted-Thompson Racing
25 Jack Turner Kurtis Kraft 500J, #45 4m 5.74s Fred Gerhardt
26 Paul Goldsmith Epperly ?? 1959, #53 4m 5.84s Bignotti-Bowes Racing Associates
27 Bill Cheesbourg Watson ?? 1959, #88 0 M&W Racing Associates
27 Eddie Sachs Ewing ?? 1960, #2 4m 5.85s Dean Van Lines Racing Division
28 Johnny Boyd Salih ?? 1960, #38 4m 4.82s George Salih
28 Paul Russo Watson ?? 1957, #62 0 Myron E Osborn
29 Jim Hurtubise Watson ?? 1958, #91 4m 4.96s Jim Robbins
30 Troy Ruttman Kuzma ?? 1961, #26 4m 5.29s Jim Robbins
31 Bob Christie Kurtis Kraft 500J, #29 4m 6s William Tucker
32 Ebb Rose Porter ?? 1961, #86 4m 6.01s Racing Associates
33 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 500J, #79 4m 6.04s Vatis Enterprises

List of all cars for the 1962 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Salih ?? 1960

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kuzma ?? 1961

Offenhauser

Lesovsky ?? 1962

Offenhauser

Watson ?? 1962

Offenhauser

Kurtis Kraft 500J

Offenhauser

Trevis ?? 1961

Offenhauser

Porter ?? 1961

Offenhauser

Kurtis Kraft 500J

Offenhauser

Elder FE

Offenhauser

Watson ?? 1961

Offenhauser

Epperly FE

Offenhauser

Epperly ?? 1960

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Ewing ?? 1960

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500E

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Trevis ?? 1960

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watson ?? 1960

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Christiansen ?? 1959

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Phillips ?? 1959

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Lesovsky ?? 1959

Offenhauser

Epperly ?? 1959

Offenhauser

Watson ?? 1959

Offenhauser

Watson FE

Offenhauser

Watson ?? 1958

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watson ?? 1957

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Kurtis Kraft 500G

Offenhauser L4 4.5