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Sprint Cup

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.

Nascar Cup Series

The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. 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 - Daytona 500 Race Results


Race Name - Daytona 500
Date - 2/18/1962
Race Track - Daytona International Speedway
Track Length (Miles) - 2.5 miles
Race Length (Miles) - 500 miles
Pole Speed - 156.999 mph
Number of Cautions - 0
Caution Laps - 0
Average Race Speed - 152.52 mph
Lead Changes - 22
Total Race Purse - $70,740
Race Number - 5
 More Races from 1962
Fin St Driver # Sponsor Laps Run Make Laps Led Purse
1 1 Fireball Roberts 22 Stephens Pontiac (Jim Stephens) 200 62 Pontiac 144 $24,190
2 10 Richard Petty 43 Petty Enterprises 200 62 Plymout 32 $10,250
3 4 Joe Weatherly 8 Bud Moore 199 62 Pontiac 1 $7,100
4 3 Jack Smith 47 Jack Smith 199 62 Pontiac 0 $4,025
5 34 Fred Lorenzen 28 LaFayette (HolmanMoody) 199 62 Ford 0 $2,975
6 2 David Pearson 39 Ray Fox 198 62 Pontiac 0 $2,075
7 8 Rex White 4 Louis Clements (Rex White) 197 62 Chevrol 0 $1,550
8 35 Banjo Matthews 94 Banjo Matthews 197 62 Pontiac 0 $1,050
9 38 Ned Jarrett 11 Jim Rathmann (BG Holloway) 196 62 Chevrol 0 $850
10 17 Bob Welborn 44 Julian Petty 194 62 Pontiac 0 $750
11 36 Bill Wimble 32 Dave McCready 193 61 Pontiac 0 $600
12 16 Ernie Gahan 84 Rocky Hinton 192 61 Ford 0 $500
13 24 Bunkie Blackburn 42 Petty Enterprises 192 62 Plymout 0 $500
14 28 Jim Paschal 2 Cliff Stewart 186 61 Pontiac 0 $475
15 42 Jim Cushman 95 Jack Russell 186 61 Plymout 0 $475
16 12 Johnny Allen 7 BG Holloway 183 62 Chevrol 0 $450
17 33 Speedy Thompson 15 HolmanMoody 182 62 Ford 0 $450
18 45 Billy Wade 1 Luther Costales 182 62 Ford 0 $425
19 46 Paul Burrow 98 Ronald Hawk 181 62 Ford 0 $425
20 47 Tom Cox 60 Ray Herlocker 180 60 Plymout 0 $425
21 43 Art Brady 9 Wildcat Williams 176 62 Ford 0 $400
22 29 Herman Beam 19 Herman Beam 175 62 Ford 0 $400
23 27 Curtis Crider 62 Curtis Crider 173 61 Mercury 0 $400
24 26 Jim McGuirk 31 157 61 Ford 0 $400
25 44 Gerald Duke 92 Don Harrison 150 62 Ford 0 $400
26 19 George Alsobrook 63 Ratus Walters 144 61 Ford 0 $400
27 7 Dan Gurney 0 Lafayette Ford (HolmanMoody) 134 62 Ford 0 $400
28 31 Buck Baker 87 Buck Baker 89 62 Chrysle 0 $400
29 15 Buddy Baker 86 Buck Baker 83 62 Chrysle 0 $400
30 30 Bobby Johns 72 Shorty Johns 81 62 Pontiac 0 $400
31 40 Larry Thomas 36 Wade Younts 76 62 Dodge 0 $400
32 25 Ed Livingston 68 Ed Livingston 75 61 Ford 0 $400
33 5 Cotton Owens 6 Cotton Owens 73 62 Pontiac 1 $400
34 9 Junior Johnson 27 Holly Farms (Rex Lovette) 72 62 Pontiac 22 $400
35 13 Bob Burdick 53 Roy Burdick 55 62 Pontiac 0 $400
36 20 Ralph Earnhardt 75 Robert Smith 54 61 Pontiac 0 $400
37 14 Wally Dallenbach 37 Don House 53 61 Ford 0 $400
38 22 Charley Griffith 14 Joe Lee Johnson 53 62 Chevrol 0 $400
39 41 Sal Tovella 88 Tom Hawkins 41 61 Ford 0 $400
40 23 Red Farmer 23 Frank Rhoads 34 61 Ford 0 $400
41 18 Jim Bennett 25 Thurman Wilkes 31 61 Ford 0 $400
42 32 Tommy Irwin 85 Monroe Shook 26 62 Chevrol 0 $400
43 6 Nelson Stacy 29 Rons Ford Sales (HolmanMoody) 25 62 Ford 0 $400
44 37 Marvin Panch 90 Osieckis Dodge (Bob Osiecki) 19 62 Dodge 0 $400
45 48 GC Spencer 38 Matt DeMatthews 15 61 Ford 0 $400
46 11 Larry Frank 66 Ratus Walters 14 62 Ford 0 $400
47 39 Elmo Langley 77 Ratus Walters 4 61 Ford 0 $400
48 21 Cale Yarborough 52 Julian Buesink 4 61 Ford 0 $400