NASCAR Grand National 1962 standings

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NASCAR Grand National 1962 standings

Championship points standings for the NASCAR Grand National 1962

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Joseph Weatherly		Pontiac Ford	30836
2.	Richard Petty		Plymouth Pontiac	28440
3.	Ned Jarrett		Chevrolet	25336
4.	Jack Smith		Pontiac	22870
5.	Rex White		Chevrolet	19424
6.	Jim Paschal		Pontiac Plymouth	18128
7.	Fred Lorenzen		Ford	17554
8.	Fireball Roberts		Pontiac	16380
9.	Marvin Panch		Ford Dodge	15138
10.	David Pearson		Pontiac	14404
11.	Herman Beam		Ford	13650
12.	Curtis Crider		Mercury Ford	13050
13.	Buck Baker Sr		Chrysler Chevrolet Pontiac	12838
14.	Larry Frank	Ratus Walters	'62 Ford	12814
15.	Bob Welborn		Pontiac	12368
16.	George Green	Jess Potter	Chevrolet	12132
17.	Larry Thomas		Ford Chevrolet Dodge	11946
18.	Tom Cox	Ray Herlocker, Cliff Stewart, Buck Baker	Plymouth Pontiac Chevrolet Chrysler	11688
19.	Jimmy Pardue		Chevrolet Pontiac	11414
20.	Junior Johnson		Pontiac Chrysler	11140
21.	Nelson Stacy	Holman-Moody	Ford	10934
22.	Wendell Scott		Chevrolet	9906
23.	Buddy Baker		Chrysler	9828
24.	G.C. Spencer		Chevrolet Ford	9788
25.	Bunkie Blackburn	Petty Enterprises, Wildcat Williams, Worth McMillion	Plymouth Pontiac Ford	8016
26.	Johnny Allen		Chevrolet ´61 Pontiac ´62	7602
27.	Emanuel Zervakis		Mercury	6406
28.	Bobby Johns		Pontiac	5670
29.	Ralph Lee Earnhardt		Pontiac Chevrolet Dodge	5472
30.	Cotton Owens		Pontiac	4984
31.	Banjo Matthews		Pontiac	4956
32.	Sherman Utsman	Sherman Utsman	Ford Chevrolet	4896
33.	Darel Dieringer		Chrysler Pontiac Dodge	4548
34.	DeWayne Louis Lund		Chevrolet Pontiac	4384
35.	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton, Leroy Faucett	Ford Pontiac	4254
36.	Lee Roy Yarbrough		Chevrolet Pontiac Mercury	4240
37.	Tommy Irwin	Monroe Shook, Melvin Bradley, Rex White	Chevrolet	3980
38.	Ed Livingston			3604
39.	Fred Harb			3430
40.	Elmo Langley		Ford	2556
41.	Bill Morton			2522
41.	Alfred Bruce Thompson		Ford Plymouth	2522
43.	Jimmy Thompson		Ford Dodge	2346
44.	Red Foote			2274
45.	Ernie Gahan			2092
46.	Billy Wade		Ford Pontiac	2008
47.	Jim Cushman			1954
48.	Bill Wimble			1944
49.	Troy Ruttman	Bill Stroppe	Mercury	1890
50.	Cale Yarborough		Ford	1884
51.	Paul Goldsmith		Pontiac	0
52.	Bob Cooper			0
53.	H G Rosier			0
54.	Roscoe Thompson	?, Jimmy Baker	Mercury	0
55.	Paul Lewis	X, Lewis Osborne	Chevrolet	0
56.	Ray Hughes			0
57.	Maurice Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	0
58.	Earl Brooks		Chevrolet Mercury	0
59.	Melvin Bradley	Melvin Bradley	Chevrolet	0
60.	Dick Getty	Dick Getty	Chevrolet Ford	0
61.	Harry Leake		Chevrolet	0
62.	T.C. Hunt			0
63.	Jim Bennett	Thurman Wilkes	Ford	0
64.	Paul Barrow		Ford	0
65.	Arthur Malone			0
66.	Lee Reitzel			0
67.	Doug Yates			0
68.	Bill Foster			0
69.	George Alsobrook		Ford	0
70.	Jim Reed		Ford Pontiac	0
71.	Art Brady			0
72.	Worth McMillion			0
73.	Lee Arnold Petty		Plymouth	0
74.	Gary Sain			0
75.	Harold Carmac			0
76.	Jim Bray			0
77.	Dan Gurney	Holman-Moody	Ford	0
78.	Woodie Wilson		Pontiac Ford	0
79.	John Hamby			0
80.	Bob Devine			0
81.	Wally Dallenbach		Ford	0
82.	Jim McGuirk			0
83.	Ray Hendrick			0
84.	Gerald Duke			0
85.	Bob Burdick		Pontiac	0
86.	Nero Steptoe			0
87.	Charley Griffith			0
88.	Ronnie Fones			0
88.	Frank Sessoms			0
90.	Red Farmer			0
91.	Bobby Waddell			0
92.	George Dunn	Lewis Osborne	Chevrolet	0
93.	Joe Lee Johnson			0
94.	J C Hendrix			0
95.	Johnny Sudderth			0
96.	Ralph Smith			0
97.	Herb Thomas		Chevrolet	0
98.	Eddie Pagan		Chevrolet	0
99.	Mark Hurley			0
100.	Frank Graham			0
100.	Roy Hallquist		Chevrolet	0
102.	Joe Penland			0
103.	Joe Jones			0
104.	Ken Rush		Pontiac	0
105.	Sal Tovella			0
106.	Sam McQuagg	Sam McQuagg	Ford	0
107.	Bill Dennis			0
108.	John Dodd Jr			0
109.	Runt Harris	Curtis Crider	Mercury	0
110.	Harold Fryar			0
110.	Floyd Powell			0
112.	Bill McDonald			0
113.	Gene Blackburn			0
114.	Raymond Hassler			0
115.	Weldon Adams		Ford ´62	0
116.	Jerry Burnett		Chevrolet	0
116.	Bubba Farr			0
118.	Herb Tillman			0
119.	Lester Hicks			0
120.	Bill Smith			0
121.	Bill Champion		Chevrolet Ford	0
123.	Al White			0
124.	John Rogers			0
125.	Jim Locke			0
126.	Bruce Brantley			0
127.	Jack Deniston			0
128.	H.B. Bailey			0
129.	Rock Harn			0
130.	Allan Harley			0
131.	Tom Pistone		Chevrolet	0
132.	Johnny Nave	Robert Ramey	Ford	0
133.	Glenn Killian		Mercury	0
134.	Reb Wickersham			0
135.	E.J. Trivette			0
136.	Hank Grilliot			0
137.	Ralph Moody		Ford	0
138.	George Fox			0
	L.D. Austin		Chevrolet	0
	Robert Berrier			0
	Bill Block			0
	Frank Brantley			0
	Neil Castles		Ford	0
	Bill Delaney			0
	Matt DeMatthews			0
	Dick Dixon			0
	Doug Duvall			0
	Bill Faulkner		MG	0
	Steve Garrett			0
	Tubby Gonzales			0
	Paul Lyons			0
	A.F. Nichols		Plymouth	0
	Sammy Packard		'61 Ford	0
	Harlan Richardson			0
	Kelly Ryan			0
	Herbert Scott			0
	Jerry Smith			0
	Jim Street			0
	Bill Whitley			0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Joseph Weatherly	9
Most pole positions	Rex White	9
Most podium positions	Joseph Weatherly	31
Most podium positions without a win	Marvin Panch	5

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country	Drivers	Number
98.7%	U.S.A.	H.B. Bailey, Buddy Baker, Weldon Adams, Johnny Allen, George Alsobrook, Herb Thomas, Lee Arnold Petty, Buck Baker Sr, Rex White, Ned Jarrett, Joseph Weatherly, Richard Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, L.D. Austin, Paul Barrow, Jerry Burnett, Bob Burdick, Elmo Langley, Bill Champion, Neil Castles, Wendell Scott, Jim Paschal, Paul Goldsmith, Darel Dieringer, G.C. Spencer, Marvin Panch, Billy Wade, Jimmy Pardue, Larry Thomas, Curtis Crider, Fred Lorenzen, Fireball Roberts, DeWayne Louis Lund, Jack Smith, Emanuel Zervakis, Junior Johnson, Bobby Johns, Banjo Matthews, Cotton Owens, Alfred Bruce Thompson, Herman Beam, Tom Pistone, Jim Reed, Eddie Pagan, Ralph Moody, Bob Welborn, Bill Faulkner, Jimmy Thompson, Glenn Killian, Wally Dallenbach, Lee Roy Yarbrough, Woodie Wilson, Roscoe Thompson, Runt Harris, Harry Leake, Roy Hallquist, Larry Frank, Sam McQuagg, Paul Lewis, Tommy Irwin, Nelson Stacy, Stick Elliott, Earl Brooks, Sammy Packard, Dick Getty, Ralph Lee Earnhardt, Johnny Nave, A.F. Nichols, Ernie Gahan, Ken Rush, George Green, Tom Cox, Bunkie Blackburn, Sherman Utsman, Maurice Petty, Ed Livingston, Fred Harb, Bill Morton, Red Foote, Jim Cushman, Bill Wimble, Troy Ruttman, Bob Cooper, H G Rosier, Melvin Bradley, Ray Hughes, T.C. Hunt, Jim Bennett, Arthur Malone, Lee Reitzel, Doug Yates, Bill Foster, Art Brady, Worth McMillion, Gary Sain, Harold Carmac, Jack Deniston, Dan Gurney, John Hamby, Bob Devine, Jim McGuirk, Ray Hendrick, Gerald Duke, Nero Steptoe, Charley Griffith, Ronnie Fones, Frank Sessoms, Red Farmer, Bobby Waddell, George Dunn, Joe Lee Johnson, J C Hendrix, Johnny Sudderth, Ralph Smith, Mark Hurley, Frank Graham, Joe Penland, Joe Jones, Sal Tovella, Bill Dennis, John Dodd Jr, Floyd Powell, Harold Fryar, Bill McDonald, Gene Blackburn, Raymond Hassler, Bubba Farr, Herb Tillman, Lester Hicks, Bill Smith, Al White, John Rogers, Jim Locke, Bruce Brantley, Rock Harn, Allan Harley, Tubby Gonzales, Reb Wickersham, E.J. Trivette, Hank Grilliot, George Fox, Paul Lyons, Harlan Richardson, Kelly Ryan, Herbert Scott, Jerry Smith, Jim Street, Steve Garrett, Robert Berrier, Bill Block, Frank Brantley, Bill Delaney, Dick Dixon, Doug Duvall, Bill Whitley	156
0.6%	Canada	Jim Bray	1
0.6%	Unknown	Matt DeMatthews	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1962 NASCAR Grand National

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Adams, Weldon	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Allen, Johnny	27 y/o	20	1	1	1
Alsobrook, George	28 y/o	5	0	0	0
Austin, L.D.	43 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bailey, H.B.	25 y/o	1	0	0	0
Baker, Buddy	21 y/o	31	0	0	0
Baker Sr, Buck	43 y/o	37	0	4	0
Barrow, Paul	n/a	2	0	0	0
Beam, Herman	32 y/o	41	0	0	0
Bennett, Jim	n/a	5	0	0	0
Berrier, Robert	n/a	1	0	0	0
Blackburn, Bunkie	26 y/o	10	0	0	0
Blackburn, Gene	n/a	1	0	0	0
Block, Bill	n/a	1	0	0	0
Bradley, Melvin	n/a	3	0	0	0
Brady, Art	n/a	2	0	0	0
Brantley, Bruce	n/a	1	0	0	0
Brantley, Frank	29 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bray, Jim	29 y/o	3	0	0	0
Brooks, Earl	32 y/o	8	0	0	0
Burdick, Bob	25 y/o	2	0	0	0
Burnett, Jerry	n/a	1	0	0	0
Carmac, Harold	30 y/o	2	0	0	0
Castles, Neil	27 y/o	8	0	0	0
Champion, Bill	40 y/o	2	0	0	0
Cooper, Bob	26 y/o	13	0	0	0
Cox, Tom	n/a	42	0	0	0
Crider, Curtis	31 y/o	52	0	1	0
Cushman, Jim	33 y/o	4	0	0	0
Dallenbach, Wally	25 y/o	2	0	0	0
Delaney, Bill	n/a	1	0	0	0
DeMatthews, Matt	38 y/o	1	0	0	0
Deniston, Jack	n/a	1	0	0	0
Dennis, Bill	26 y/o	1	0	0	0
Devine, Bob	34 y/o	2	0	0	0
Dieringer, Darel	36 y/o	14	0	0	0
Dixon, Dick	34 y/o	1	0	0	0
Dodd Jr, John	29 y/o	2	0	0	0
Duke, Gerald	35 y/o	4	0	0	0
Dunn, George	30 y/o	1	0	0	0
Duvall, Doug	n/a	1	0	0	0
Earnhardt, Ralph Lee	34 y/o	17	0	0	0
Elliott, Stick	27 y/o	21	0	0	0
Farmer, Red	29 y/o	2	0	0	0
Farr, Bubba	41 y/o	1	0	0	0
Faulkner, Bill	n/a	1	0	0	0
Fones, Ronnie	n/a	2	0	0	0
Foote, Red	34 y/o	4	0	0	0
Foster, Bill	27 y/o	5	0	0	0
Fox, George	19 y/o	1	0	0	0
Frank, Larry	33 y/o	19	1	1	0
Fryar, Harold	n/a	1	0	0	0
Gahan, Ernie	35 y/o	3	0	0	0
Garrett, Steve	n/a	1	0	0	0
Getty, Dick	n/a	5	0	0	0	0
Goldsmith, Paul	36 y/o	1	0	0	0
Gonzales, Tubby	42 y/o	4	0	0	0
Graham, Frank	21 y/o	1	0	0	0
Green, George	34 y/o	46	0	0	0
Griffith, Charley	32 y/o	3	0	0	0
Grilliot, Hank	n/a	1	0	0	0
Gurney, Dan	31 y/o	2	0	0	0
Hallquist, Roy	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hamby, John	37 y/o	3	0	0	0
Harb, Fred	32 y/o	21	0	0	0
Harley, Allan	n/a	2	0	0	0
Harn, Rock	38 y/o	1	0	0	0
Harris, Runt	35 y/o	2	0	0	0
Hassler, Raymond	27 y/o	2	0	0	0
Hendrick, Ray	33 y/o	2	0	0	0
Hendrix, J C	35 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hicks, Lester	n/a	2	0	0	0
Hughes, Ray	n/a	6	0	0	0
Hunt, T.C.	36 y/o	9	0	0	0
Hurley, Mark	25 y/o	3	0	0	0
Irwin, Tommy	34 y/o	20	0	1	0
Jarrett, Ned	29 y/o	52	6	11	4
Johns, Bobby	30 y/o	13	1	2	0
Johnson, Joe Lee	32 y/o	4	0	0	0
Johnson, Junior	31 y/o	23	1	5	2
Jones, Joe	n/a	2	0	0	0
Killian, Glenn	n/a	1	0	0	0
Langley, Elmo	33 y/o	6	0	0	0
Leake, Harry	n/a	5	0	0	0
Lewis, Paul	29 y/o	6	0	0	0
Livingston, Ed	26 y/o	13	0	0	0
Locke, Jim	n/a	1	0	0	0
Lorenzen, Fred	27 y/o	19	2	8	3
Lund, DeWayne Louis	32 y/o	10	0	0	0
Lyons, Paul	n/a	1	0	0	0
Malone, Arthur	26 y/o	1	0	0	0
Matthews, Banjo	30 y/o	5	0	1	2
McDonald, Bill	n/a	2	0	0	0
McGuirk, Jim	n/a	2	0	0	0
McMillion, Worth	35 y/o	4	0	0	0
McQuagg, Sam	26 y/o	1	0	0	0
Moody, Ralph	44 y/o	1	0	0	0
Morton, Bill	23 y/o	5	0	0	0
Nave, Johnny	n/a	2	0	0	0	0
Nichols, A.F.	n/a	1	0	0	0
Owens, Cotton	38 y/o	16	0	4	1
Packard, Sammy	42 y/o	1	0	0	0
Pagan, Eddie	43 y/o	1	0	0	0
Panch, Marvin	36 y/o	17	0	5	0
Pardue, Jimmy	31 y/o	29	1	3	0
Paschal, Jim	35 y/o	39	4	11	0
Pearson, David	27 y/o	12	0	0	0
Penland, Joe	n/a	3	0	0	0
Petty, Lee Arnold	48 y/o	1	0	0	0
Petty, Maurice	23 y/o	5	0	0	0
Petty, Richard	24 y/o	52	8	25	4
Pistone, Tom	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Powell, Floyd	n/a	1	0	0	0
Reed, Jim	36 y/o	4	0	0	0
Reitzel, Lee	30 y/o	8	0	0	0
Richardson, Harlan	n/a	1	0	0	0
Roberts, Fireball	33 y/o	19	3	6	8
Rogers, John	34 y/o	1	0	0	0
Rosier, H G	n/a	5	0	0	0
Rush, Ken	30 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Ruttman, Troy	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Ryan, Kelly	n/a	1	0	0	0
Sain, Gary	n/a	5	0	0	0
Scott, Herbert	n/a	1	0	0	0
Scott, Wendell	40 y/o	41	0	2	1
Sessoms, Frank	29 y/o	2	0	0	0
Smith, Bill	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Smith, Jack	38 y/o	51	5	16	7
Smith, Jerry	n/a	1	0	0	0
Smith, Ralph	n/a	2	0	0	0
Spencer, G.C.	36 y/o	42	0	0	0
Stacy, Nelson	40 y/o	15	3	4	0
Steptoe, Nero	41 y/o	3	0	0	0
Street, Jim	n/a	1	0	0	0
Sudderth, Johnny	32 y/o	3	0	0	0
Thomas, Herb	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Thomas, Larry	26 y/o	37	0	0	0
Thompson, Alfred Bruce	36 y/o	3	0	0	0
Thompson, Jimmy	38 y/o	3	0	0	0
Thompson, Roscoe	39 y/o	4	0	0	0
Tillman, Herb	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Tovella, Sal	33 y/o	2	0	0	0
Trivette, E.J.	26 y/o	1	0	0	0
Utsman, Sherman	30 y/o	12	0	0	0
Waddell, Bobby	n/a	6	0	0	0
Wade, Billy	32 y/o	4	0	0	0
Weatherly, Joseph	40 y/o	52	9	31	7
Welborn, Bob	34 y/o	25	0	1	0
White, Al	n/a	1	0	0	0
White, Rex	32 y/o	37	8	14	9
Whitley, Bill	n/a	1	0	0	0
Wickersham, Reb	28 y/o	1	0	0	0
Wilson, Woodie	36 y/o	3	0	0	0
Wimble, Bill	30 y/o	2	0	0	0
Yarborough, Cale	23 y/o	8	0	0	0
Yarbrough, Lee Roy	23 y/o	12	0	0	0
Yates, Doug	37 y/o	7	0	0	0
Zervakis, Emanuel	32 y/o	11	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL