Nascar Grand National Series 1962

	Nascar Grand National Series 1962
Allmän information
Plats	USA
Säsongsnummer	14
Antal race	53
Start	5 november 1961
Slut	28 oktober 1962
Bilar
Chassin	Pontiac; Chevrolet; Ford; Plymouth ;
Motorer	Se ovan.
Deltagande
Mästare
Förarmästerskapet	Joe Weatherly
Märkesmästerskapet	Pontiac
Årets rookie	Tom Cox
◄ 1962 ►

Nascar Grand National Series 1962 var den 14:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 44 race och inleddes redan 5 november 1961 på Concord Speedway i Concord i North Carolina och avslutades 28 oktober 1962 på Atlanta International Raceway i Atlanta i Georgia.

Serien vanns av Joe Weatherly i en Pontiac körande för Bud Moore förutom loppet på Southside Speedway 4 maj där han körde för Fred Harb i en Ford. De två framgångsrikaste bilmärkena var Pontiac med 22 segrar och Chevrolet med 14 segrar.

Resultat

Nr	Datum	Tävling	Bana	Pole	Vinnare	Konstruktör	Start	Rapport
1	5 november	Race 1	Concord Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	Joe Weatherly	Jack Smith	Pontiac	2
2	12 november	Race 2	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina	Joe Weatherly	Rex White	Chevrolet	5
3	16 februari	Daytona 500 Qualifier #1	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	Fireball Roberts	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac	1	Rapport
4	16 februari	Daytona 500 Qualifier #2		Darel Dieringer	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	3	Rapport
5	18 februari	Daytona 500		Fireball Roberts	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac	1	Rapport
6	25 februari	Race 6	Concord Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	1
7	4 mars	Race 7	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	3
8	17 mars	St. Patrick's Day 200	Savannah Speedway, Savannah, Georgia	Rex White	Jack Smith	Pontiac	4	Rapport
9	18 mars	Race 9	Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina	Joe Weatherly	Rex White	Chevrolet	3
10	1 april	Richmond 250	Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia	Herman Beam	Rex White	Chevrolet	20	Rapport
11	13 april	Arclite 200	Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina	Joe Weatherly	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet	7	Rapport
12	15 april	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina	Junior Johnson	Richard Petty	Plymouth	15	Rapport
13	19 april	Greenville 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet	1	Rapport
14	21 april	Race 14	Rambi Raceway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Ned Jarrett	Jack Smith	Pontiac	3
15	22 april	Virginia 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	Fred Lorenzen	Richard Petty	Plymouth	7	Rapport
16	23 april	Race 16	Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Rex White	Rex White	Chevrolet	1
17	29 april	Volunteer 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee	Fireball Roberts	Bobby Johns	Pontiac	6	Rapport
18	4 maj	Race 18	Southside Speedway, Richmond, Virginia	Rex White	Jimmy Pardue	Pontiac	12
19	5 maj	Hickory 250	Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	Pontiac	1	Rapport
20	6 maj	Race 20	Concord Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	7
21	12 maj	Rebel 300	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	Fred Lorenzen	Nelson Stacy	Ford	3	Rapport
22	19 maj	Race 22	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina	Cotton Owens	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet	2
23	27 maj	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina	Fireball Roberts	Nelson Stacy	Ford	18	Rapport
24	10 juni	Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia	Banjo Matthews	Fred Lorenzen	Ford	7	Rapport
25	16 juni	Myers Brothers 200	Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Rex White	Johnny Allen	Pontiac	2	Rapport
26	19 juni	Race 26	Augusta Speedway, Augusta, Georgia	Joe Weatherly	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	1
27	22 juni	Race 27	Southside Speedway, Richmond, Virginia	Rex White	Jim Paschal	Pontiac	3
28	23 juni	Race 28	South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia	Jack Smith	Rex White	Chevrolet	2
29	4 juli	Firecracker 250	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	Banjo Matthews	Fireball Roberts	Pontiac	4	Rapport
30	7 juli	Sandlapper 200	Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina	Jack Smith	Rex White	Chevrolet	4	Rapport
31	13 juli	Race 31	New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, North Carolina	Rex White	Jack Smith	Pontiac	3
32	14 juli	Pickens 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina	Rex White	Richard Petty	Plymouth	4	Rapport
33	17 juli	Race 33	Augusta Speedway, Augusta, Georgia	Jack Smith	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	4
34	20 juli	Race 34	Savannah Speedway, Savannah, Georgia	Wendell Scott	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	6
35	21 juli	Race 35	Rambi Raceway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet	1
36	29 juli	Southeastern 500	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee	George Green	Jim Paschal	Plymouth	12	Rapport
37	3 augusti	Confederate 200	Boyd Speedway, Ringgold, Georgia	Richard Petty	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	5	Rapport
38	5 augusti	Nashville 500	Music City Motorplex, Nashville, Tennessee	Johnny Allen	Jim Paschal	Plymouth	3	Rapport
39	8 augusti	Race 39	Huntsville Speedway, Huntsville, Alabama	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1
40	12 augusti	Western North Carolina 500	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina	Jack Smith	Jim Paschal	Plymouth	2	Rapport
41	15 augusti	Race 41	Starkey Speedway, Roanoke, Virginia	Jack Smith	Richard Petty	Plymouth	2
42	18 augusti	International 200	Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Jack Smith	Richard Petty	Plymouth	3	Rapport
43	21 augusti	Race 43	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Plymouth	1
44	25 augusti	Race 44	Valdosta 75 Speedway, Valdosta, Georgia	Richard Petty	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet	5
45	3 september	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	Fireball Roberts	Larry Frank	Ford	10	Rapport
46	7 september	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina	Junior Johnson	Rex White	Chevrolet	3	Rapport
47	9 september	Capital City 300	Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia	Rex White	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	2	Rapport
48	11 september	Race 48	Dog Track Speedway, Moyock, North Carolina	Ned Jarrett	Ned Jarrett	Chevrolet	1
49	13 september	Race 49	Augusta Speedway, Augusta, Georgia	Joe Weatherly	Fred Lorenzen	Ford	4
50	23 september	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	Fireball Roberts	Nelson Stacy	Ford	3	Rapport
51	30 september	Wilkes 320	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina	Fred Lorenzen	Richard Petty	Plymouth	5	Rapport
52	14 oktober	National 400	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina	Fireball Roberts	Junior Johnson	Pontiac	3	Rapport
53	28 oktober	Dixie 400	Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia	Fireball Roberts	Rex White	Chevrolet	5	Rapport
Källor:^[2]^[3]

Slutställning

Plats	Förare	Starter	Vinster	Top 5	Top 10	Pole	Ledda varv	Prispengar	Poäng	+\-
1	Joe Weatherly	52	9	39	45	7	737	$70 742	30836
2	Richard Petty	52	8	32	39	4	1478	$60 763	28440	–2396
3	Ned Jarrett	52	6	19	35	4	1349	$43 443	25336	–5500
4	Jack Smith	42	5	27	35	7	1099	$34 748	22870	–7966
5	Rex White	37	8	27	35	7	1230	$36 245	19424	–11412
6	Jim Paschal	39	4	17	24	0	819	$27 348	18128	–12708
7	Fred Lorenzen	19	2	11	12	3	439	$46 100	17554	–13282
8	Fireball Roberts	19	3	9	12	8	960	$66 151	16380	–14456
9	Marvin Panch	17	0	5	8	0	172	$26 746	15138	–15698
10	David Pearson	12	0	1	7	0	280	$19 031	14404	–16435
11	Herman Beam	51	0	0	18	0	0	$12 571	13650	–17186
12	Curtis Crider	52	0	3	18	0	0	$12 016	13050	–17786
13	Buck Baker	37	0	6	14	0	18	$12 786	12838	–17998
14	Larry Frank	19	1	2	8	0	85	$32 986	12814	–18022
15	Bob Welborn	25	0	5	12	0	0	$10346	12368	–18468
Källor:^[4]

Notering: Endast de femton främsta förarna redovisas.

Anmärkningar

^ Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken förekom.

Referenser

^ ”Full list of Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winners” (på engelska). NASCAR Digital Media. 1 december 2020. https://www.nascar.com/gallery/every-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-award-winner/#photo-1. Läst 23 juni 2021.
^ ”1962 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1962. Läst 23 juni 2021.
^ ”1962 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1962/W/. Läst 23 juni 2021.
^ ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1962” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1962/W. Läst 23 juni 2021.

[1] Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken förekom.

[rookie-2] ”Full list of Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winners” (på engelska). NASCAR Digital Media. 1 december 2020. https://www.nascar.com/gallery/every-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-award-winner/#photo-1. Läst 23 juni 2021.

[espn1962racing-3] ”1962 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1962. Läst 23 juni 2021.

[rrresults1962-4] ”1962 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1962/W/. Läst 23 juni 2021.

[rrstandings1962-5] ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1962” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1962/W. Läst 23 juni 2021.

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