Southeastern 500

Bristol Motor Speedway — July 29, 1962

Jim Paschal

Winner

500

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Jim Paschal won the 1962 Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on July 29, 1962, leading 77 of 500 laps. Fred Lorenzen finished second; Richard Petty rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, July 29, 1962

Track

Bristol Motor Speedway

Season

1962

Winner

Jim Paschal

Leaders

6 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	12	+11	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	500	—	Running	77	800
2	4	+2	Fred Lorenzen	Holman Moody		500	—	Running	121	768
3	16	+13	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	500	—	Running	47	736
4	14	+10	Johnny Allen	Fred Lovette (Owner)		498	—	Running	60	704
5	8	+3	Nelson Stacy	Holman Moody		498	—	Running	—	672
6	13	+7	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		498	—	Running	—	640
7	11	+4	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)		494	—	Running	—	608
8	21	+13	Bunkie Blackburn	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	491	—	Running	—	576
9	19	+10	Ned Jarrett	B.G. Holloway (Owner)		491	—	Running	—	544
10	6	-4	Jimmy Pardue	Jimmy Pardue (Owner)		491	—	Running	—	512
11	7	-4	Marvin Panch	Wood Brothers Racing		489	—	Running	—	480
12	17	+5	Bob Welborn	J.C. Parker (Owner)		486	—	Running	—	448
13	18	+5	Buck Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	486	—	Running	—	416
14	5	-9	Sherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman (Owner)		483	—	Running	—	384
15	27	+12	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker Racing	Chrysler	483	—	Running	—	352
16	34	+18	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts (Owner)	Dodge	468	—	Running	—	320
17	26	+9	George Green	Jess Potter (Owner)		467	—	Running	—	288
18	31	+13	Ken Rush	Cliff Stewart Racing		463	—	Running	—	256
19	33	+14	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		454	—	Running	—	224
20	25	+5	Herman Beam	Herman Beam (Owner)		453	—	Running	—	192
21	9	-12	Jack Smith	Jack Smith (Owner)		444	—	Running	—	160
22	32	+10	Ray Hendrick			438	—	Running	—	128
23	40	+17	John Hamby	Curtis Crider (Owner)	Mercury	435	—	Running	—	96
24	35	+11	Worth McMillion	Worth McMillion (Owner)		432	—	Running	—	64
25	29	+4	Tom Cox	Ray Herlocker (Owner)	Plymouth	430	—	DNF	—	32
26	44	+18	Ralph Smith	Ralph Smith (Owner)		392	—	DNF	—	32
27	37	+10	Fred Harb	Fred Harb (Owner)		385	—	DNF	—	32
28	3	-25	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Owner)		324	—	DNF - Engine	—	32
29	2	-27	Junior Johnson	Owens Racing		283	—	DNF - Crash	166	32
30	10	-20	Emanuel Zervakis	Zervakis Enterprises	Mercury	258	—	DNF - Engine	—	32
31	20	-11	Tommy Irwin	Melvin Bradley (Owner)		247	—	DNF	—	32
32	24	-8	G.C. Spencer	GC Spencer Racing		241	—	DNF	—	32
33	39	+6	Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel (Owner)		228	—	DNF	—	32
34	36	+2	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton (Owner)		225	—	DNF - Engine	—	32
35	38	+3	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Owner)	Mercury	213	—	DNF	—	32
36	1	-35	Fireball Roberts	Jim Stephens (Owner)		185	—	DNF	29	32
37	22	-15	David Pearson	Fox Racing		135	—	DNF	—	32
38	28	-10	Bill Morton	Bill Morton (Owner)		133	—	DNF	—	32
39	41	+2	Reb Wickersham	Reb Wickersham (Owner)		133	—	DNF - Engine	—	32
40	42	+2	Earl Brooks			110	—	DNF	—	32
41	15	-26	Larry Frank	Ratus Walters (Owner)		78	—	DNF	—	32
42	23	-19	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Lewis Osborne (Owner)		69	—	DNF	—	32
43	30	-13	T.C. Hunt	Wildcat Williams (Owner)		63	—	DNF	—	32
44	43	-1	Allan Harley		Dodge	5	—	DNF	—	32