Race 45 of 53 in the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1962 Southern 500 program cover
Date
September 3, 1962 (1962-September-03)
Official name
Southern 500
Location
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina
Course
Permanent racing facility 1.375 mi (2.213 km)
Distance
364 laps, 501.3 mi (806.7 km)
Weather
Temperatures of 93 °F (34 °C); wind speeds of 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h)
Average speed
117.965 mph (189.846 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Fireball Roberts
Jim Stephens
Time
130.246 miles per hour (209.611 km/h)
Most laps led
Driver
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Laps
95
Winner
No. 66
Larry Frank
Ratus Walters
Television in the United States
Network
ABC
Announcers
Jim McKay
Motor car race
The 1962 Southern 500, the 13th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 3, 1962, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s. Ralph Earnhardt drove the #47 car for Jack Smith. The car had "Jack" written on the roof, but Earnhardt drove the race and was involved in a spin entering turn one.
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^"1962 Southern 500 information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
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