NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
![]() |
NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
|
1962 - 1 Race Results
| Race Name - 1Date - 11/5/1961Race Track - Concord Speedway (1)Track Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 68.543 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 59.405 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $3,985Race Number - 1 | More Races from 1962 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 2 | Jack Smith | 46 | Jack Smith | 200 | 61 Pontiac | 1 | $800 |
| 2 | 1 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 200 | 61 Pontiac | 1 | $525 |
| 3 | 7 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 198 | 61 Pontiac | $375 | |
| 4 | 4 | Rex White | 4 | WhiteClements (Rex White) | 198 | 61 Chevrol | $275 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 196 | 61 Chevrol | $350 | |
| 6 | 13 | Doug Yates | 23 | Raeford Johnson | 183 | 61 Plymout | $215 | |
| 7 | 18 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 183 | 61 Mercury | $175 | |
| 8 | 14 | Lee Reitzel | 93 | Lee Reitzel | 183 | 60 Ford | $150 | |
| 9 | 21 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 178 | 60 Ford | $140 | |
| 10 | 22 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 169 | 60 Ford | $130 | |
| 11 | 25 | Ed Livingston | 68 | Curtis Crider | 157 | 60 Ford | $125 | |
| 12 | 11 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 156 | 60 Chevrol | $110 | |
| 13 | 6 | Richard Petty | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 152 | 61 Plymout | $100 | |
| 14 | 23 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 145 | 60 Chevrol | $85 | |
| 15 | 5 | Buck Baker | 86 | Buck Baker | 139 | 61 Chrysle | $70 | |
| 16 | 12 | Tommy Irwin | 85 | Monroe Shook | 137 | 60 Chevrol | $60 | |
| 17 | 20 | George Green | 1 | Jess Potter | 136 | 60 Chevrol | $50 | |
| 18 | 15 | Mark Hurley | 89 | 129 | 59 Pontiac | $50 | ||
| 19 | 16 | Harry Leake | 97 | Harry Leake | 98 | 60 Chevrol | $50 | |
| 20 | 10 | Ralph Earnhardt | 59 | BG Holloway | 94 | 61 Pontiac | $50 | |
| 21 | 24 | Joe Jones | 77 | Joe Jones | 82 | 60 Ford | $50 | |
| 22 | 26 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 59 | 60 Chevrol | $50 | |
| 23 | 19 | LD Austin | 74 | LD Austin | 53 | 61 Chevrol | $ | |
| 24 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 27 | Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) | 42 | 61 Pontiac | $ | |
| 25 | 9 | Fred Harb | 17 | Fred Harb | 38 | 61 Ford | $ | |
| 26 | 17 | Maurice Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 16 | 61 Plymout | $ |
Rauzulu's Street
Racing Section