NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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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.
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1962 - 43 Race Results
| Race Name - 43Date - 8/21/1962Race Track - Piedmont Interstate FairgroundsTrack Length (Miles) - 0.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 100 milesPole Speed - 61.59 mphNumber of Cautions - Caution Laps - Average Race Speed - 59.87 mphLead Changes - Total Race Purse - $4,180Race Number - 43 | More Races from 1962 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 200 | 62 Plymout | 1 | $1,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 200 | 61 Pontiac | $600 | |
| 3 | 5 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 197 | 61 Pontiac | $400 | |
| 4 | 2 | Cotton Owens | 6 | Cotton Owens | 197 | 60 Pontiac | $300 | |
| 5 | 4 | GC Spencer | 48 | GC Spencer | 195 | 62 Chevrol | $275 | |
| 6 | 13 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 192 | 62 Dodge | $240 | |
| 7 | 15 | Bob Cooper | 51 | Bob Cooper | 184 | 60 Ford | $200 | |
| 8 | 10 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 181 | 60 Ford | $175 | |
| 9 | 11 | George Green | 1 | Jess Potter | 171 | 60 Chevrol | $150 | |
| 10 | 3 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BG Holloway | 158 | 62 Chevrol | $230 | |
| 11 | 12 | Wendell Scott | 89 | Wendell Scott | 155 | 60 Chevrol | $130 | |
| 12 | 14 | Ray Hughes | 60 | Ray Herlocker | 143 | 60 Plymout | $120 | |
| 13 | 7 | Tommy Irwin | 27 | Melvin Bradley | 123 | 62 Chevrol | $100 | |
| 14 | 9 | Curtis Crider | 63 | Curtis Crider | 118 | 61 Mercury | $100 | |
| 15 | 8 | Tom Cox | 2 | Cliff Stewart | 107 | 62 Pontiac | $85 | |
| 16 | 16 | Dick Getty | 0 | Dick Getty | 18 | 62 Ford | $75 |
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