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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-table vevent" style="width: 28em; line-height: 1.5em;"><caption class="infobox-title" style="font-size: 125%;"><span class="summary">1962 Volunteer 500 </span></caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:100%; background-color:#efefef;">Race details<sup id="cite_ref-race_weather_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-race_weather-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-subheader"> Race 17 of 53 in the <a href="/wiki/1962_in_NASCAR" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 in NASCAR">1962 NASCAR Grand National Series</a> season</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Layout of Bristol Motor Speedway"><img alt="Layout of Bristol Motor Speedway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png/220px-Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png/330px-Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Bristol_Motor_Speedway_map.png 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="331" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Layout of Bristol Motor Speedway</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Date</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> April 29, 1962<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1962-April-29</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Official name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Volunteer 500</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Location</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data location"> <a href="/wiki/Bristol_International_Speedway" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol International Speedway">Bristol International Speedway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Tennessee" title="Bristol, Tennessee">Bristol, Tennessee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Course</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Permanent racing facility<br />0.533 mi (0.857 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Distance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.8 km)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Weather</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> Warm with temperatures of 79 掳F (26 掳C); wind speeds of 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Average speed</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 73.397 mph (118.121 km/h)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Attendance</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 17,000<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;"><a href="/wiki/Pole_position" title="Pole position">Pole position</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Fireball_Roberts" title="Fireball Roberts">Fireball Roberts</a></span></li></ul></div></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Banjo_Matthews" title="Banjo Matthews">Banjo Matthews</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Time</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 22.120 seconds</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Most laps led</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Driver</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Johns" title="Bobby Johns">Bobby Johns</a></span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shorty_Johns&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shorty Johns (page does not exist)">Shorty Johns</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Laps</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> 430</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Winner</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><span style="font-weight:normal;white-space:nowrap;">No. 72</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Bobby Johns</span></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Shorty Johns</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">Television in the United States</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> untelevised</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:20%;">Announcers</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data"> none</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Motor car race</div> <p>The <b>1962 Volunteer 500</b> was a <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> <a href="/wiki/Grand_National_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand National Series">Grand National Series</a> event that was held on April 29, 1962, at <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Motor_Speedway" title="Bristol Motor Speedway">Bristol International Speedway</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Tennessee" title="Bristol, Tennessee">Bristol, Tennessee</a>. </p><p>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. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Race_report">Race report</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Volunteer_500&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Race report"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This 500-lap event lasted for a duration of three hours and 24 minutes. Thirty-six drivers managed to qualify for this racing event; with <a href="/wiki/Fireball_Roberts" title="Fireball Roberts">Fireball Roberts</a> earning a pole position start due to his qualifying speed of 81.374 miles per hour (130.959 km/h). <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Johns" title="Bobby Johns">Bobby Johns</a> would beat out the likes of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fireball_Roberts" title="Fireball Roberts">Fireball Roberts</a> by six laps; a dominating performance made possible by running the high line when nobody else wanted to run up high so he didn't get held up nearly as much as everyone else.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was the only time in Herman Beam's career that he got a top ten in a race with more than thirty cars starting. Granted, only eleven actually finished.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Johns would later credit his win in this event to having a sense of consistency; rather than accelerating the car to full throttle all the time.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johns' vehicle was unsponsored during an era where corporate sponsorships for NASCAR vehicles were very few and far in-between.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Larry_Frank" title="Larry Frank">Larry Frank</a> was the last-place finisher of this event due to his car overheating on lap 29.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/George_Green_(racing_driver)" title="George Green (racing driver)">George Green</a> would become the final driver to finish the event while <a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">David Pearson</a>'s faulty <a href="/wiki/Lug_bolt" class="mw-redirect" title="Lug bolt">lug bolts</a> would prevent him from acquiring a "top five" finish.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the vehicles in this race were <a href="/wiki/Pontiac_(automobile)" title="Pontiac (automobile)">Pontiac</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chevrolet" title="Chevrolet">Chevrolet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All of the drivers were born in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States of America</a>; no foreigners attempted to qualify for this racing event.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnny Allen relieved Jack Smith in the #47 and received the checkered flag.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While there are only four cautions to this race, an incredibly long duration of 37 laps were spent under the caution flag due to the various accidents and incidents that happened during the race.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_Blackburn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gene Blackburn (page does not exist)">Gene Blackburn</a> would retire from NASCAR Cup Series racing after this event.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $4,405 ($44,370 when adjusted for inflation) to the meager earnings of $100 ($1,007 when adjusted for inflation) that was given to several low-ranked drivers. NASCAR only authorized a total sum of $17,865 to the qualifying drivers of this event ($179,947 when adjusted for inflation).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At least eight notable crew chiefs were in attendance for this race; including <a href="/wiki/Bud_Moore_(NASCAR_owner)" title="Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)">Bud Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herman_Beam" title="Herman Beam">Herman Beam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glen_Wood" title="Glen Wood">Glen Wood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ratus_Walters" title="Ratus Walters">Ratus Walters</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Shorty_Johns&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shorty Johns (page does not exist)">Shorty Johns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifying">Qualifying</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Volunteer_500&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Grid </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Speed in miles per hour">Speed</span><sup id="cite_ref-getqualify_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-getqualify-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Qualifying time in seconds">Qualifying time</span><sup id="cite_ref-getqualify_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-getqualify-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Owner </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fireball_Roberts" title="Fireball Roberts">Fireball Roberts</a></td> <td>'62 Pontiac</td> <td>81.374</td> <td>22.120</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Banjo_Matthews" title="Banjo Matthews">Banjo Matthews</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>28</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Lorenzen" title="Fred Lorenzen">Fred Lorenzen</a></td> <td>'62 Ford</td> <td>80.789</td> <td>22.280</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holman-Moody" title="Holman-Moody">Holman-Moody</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Panch" title="Marvin Panch">Marvin Panch</a></td> <td>'62 Ford</td> <td>80.645</td> <td>22.320</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood_Brothers_Racing" title="Wood Brothers Racing">Wood Brothers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Stacy" title="Nelson Stacy">Nelson Stacy</a></td> <td>'62 Ford</td> <td>80.609</td> <td>22.330</td> <td>Holman-Moody </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>27</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Junior_Johnson" title="Junior Johnson">Junior Johnson</a></td> <td>'62 Pontiac</td> <td>80.285</td> <td>22.420</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rex_Lovette&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rex Lovette (page does not exist)">Rex Lovette</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>72</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Johns" title="Bobby Johns">Bobby Johns</a></td> <td>'62 Pontiac</td> <td>80.178</td> <td>22.450</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shorty_Johns&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shorty Johns (page does not exist)">Shorty Johns</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>54</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Pardue" title="Jimmy Pardue">Jimmy Pardue</a></td> <td>'62 Pontiac</td> <td>80.000</td> <td>22.500</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Pardue" title="Jimmy Pardue">Jimmy Pardue</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Weatherly" title="Joe Weatherly">Joe Weatherly</a></td> <td>'62 Pontiac</td> <td>79.787</td> <td>22.560</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bud_Moore_(NASCAR_owner)" title="Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)">Bud Moore</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rex_White" title="Rex White">Rex White</a></td> <td>'62 Chevrolet</td> <td>79.787</td> <td>22.560</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rex_White" title="Rex White">Rex White</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Smith_(American_racing_driver,_born_1924)" title="Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)">Jack Smith</a></td> <td>'62 Pontiac</td> <td>79.751</td> <td>22.570</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Smith_(American_racing_driver,_born_1924)" title="Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)">Jack Smith</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_wrecks">Major wrecks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Volunteer_500&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major wrecks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first major wreck of the race occurred when Nelson Stacy, on his 302nd lap, skidded into the second-turn guardrail after the '62 Ford had blown a tire. It bounced back on the track in time to be hit by Maurice Petty's '62 Plymouth.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stacy was shaken up, got a few minor bruises, and was sent to the hospital for observation. He was released before the race ended. </p><p>The second major wreck occurred when cars driven by Ned Jarrett and George Green collided on the fourth turn. Nobody was hurt. Both cars were badly damaged and hauled off the track by the wreckers. They were quickly repaired, however, and they got back into the race and were running at the finish.<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_20_finishers">Top 20 finishers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Volunteer_500&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Top 20 finishers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos<sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Car number">No.</span> </th> <th>Driver </th> <th>Manufacturer </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number of laps completed">Laps</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Number of laps led">Laps led</span> </th> <th>Time/Status </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td>72</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Johns" title="Bobby Johns">Bobby Johns</a></td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>500</td> <td>430</td> <td>3:24:22 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fireball_Roberts" title="Fireball Roberts">Fireball Roberts</a></td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>494</td> <td>61</td> <td>+6 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>47</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Smith_(American_racing_driver,_born_1924)" title="Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)">Jack Smith</a></td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>492</td> <td>0</td> <td>+8 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td>11</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ned_Jarrett" title="Ned Jarrett">Ned Jarrett</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>475</td> <td>0</td> <td>+25 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td>60</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Cox_(racing_driver)" title="Thomas Cox (racing driver)">Tom Cox</a></td> <td>Plymouth</td> <td>470</td> <td>0</td> <td>+30 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td>19</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herman_Beam" title="Herman Beam">Herman Beam</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>469</td> <td>0</td> <td>+31 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Pearson_(racing_driver)" title="David Pearson (racing driver)">David Pearson</a></td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>461</td> <td>0</td> <td>Missing lug bolts </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wendell_Scott" title="Wendell Scott">Wendell Scott</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>460</td> <td>0</td> <td>+40 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>61</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Morton_(racing_driver)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bill Morton (racing driver) (page does not exist)">Bill Morton</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>459</td> <td>0</td> <td>+41 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td>62</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Crider" title="Curtis Crider">Curtis Crider</a></td> <td>Mercury</td> <td>447</td> <td>0</td> <td>+53 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Weatherly" title="Joe Weatherly">Joe Weatherly</a></td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>444</td> <td>0</td> <td>Missing rear end </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>86</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Baker" title="Buddy Baker">Buddy Baker</a></td> <td>Chrysler</td> <td>430</td> <td>0</td> <td>Engine problems </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td>54</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Pardue" title="Jimmy Pardue">Jimmy Pardue</a></td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>419</td> <td>0</td> <td>+81 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Green_(racing_driver)" title="George Green (racing driver)">George Green</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>417</td> <td>0</td> <td>+83 laps </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td>17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Harb" title="Fred Harb">Fred Harb</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>370</td> <td>0</td> <td>Head gasket problems </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td>43</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Petty" title="Richard Petty">Richard Petty</a></td> <td>Plymouth</td> <td>368</td> <td>9</td> <td>Engine problems </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td>26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bunkie_Blackburn" title="Bunkie Blackburn">Bunkie Blackburn</a></td> <td>Pontiac</td> <td>359</td> <td>0</td> <td>Missing rear end </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>29</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Stacy" title="Nelson Stacy">Nelson Stacy</a></td> <td>Ford</td> <td>302</td> <td>0</td> <td>Terminal vehicle damage </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td>41</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Petty" title="Maurice Petty">Maurice Petty</a></td> <td>Plymouth</td> <td>297</td> <td>0</td> <td>Terminal vehicle damage </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>64</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gene_Blackburn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gene Blackburn (page does not exist)">Gene Blackburn</a></td> <td>Chevrolet</td> <td>274</td> <td>0</td> <td>Axle problems </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline">Timeline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Volunteer_500&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><small>Section reference: <sup id="cite_ref-rr_2-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rr-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </p> <ul><li>Start of race: Fireball Roberts starts the race with the pole position.</li> <li>Lap 29: Larry Frank managed to overheat his vehicle.</li> <li>Lap 60: Larry Thomas fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 61: Fred Lorenzen fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 62: Bobby Johns takes over the lead from Fireball Roberts.</li> <li>Lap 68: Ralph Earnhardt managed to overheat his vehicle.</li> <li>Lap 81: Oil pressure issues forced Stick Elliott out of the race.</li> <li>Lap 160: Richard Petty takes over the lead from Bobby Johns.</li> <li>Lap 161: G.C. Spencer fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 163: Bobby Johns takes over the lead from Richard Petty.</li> <li>Lap 191: The oil line started acting strangely on Darel Dieringer's vehicle.</li> <li>Lap 223: Joe Lee Johnson fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 225: Johnny Allen fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 297: Maurice Petty had a terminal crash, forcing him to exit the event.</li> <li>Lap 302: Nelson Stacy had a terminal crash, forcing him to exit the event.</li> <li>Lap 321: Richard Petty takes over the lead from Bobby Johns.</li> <li>Lap 327: Bobby Johns takes over the lead from Richard Petty.</li> <li>Lap 359: Bunkie Blackburn noticed that the rear end of his vehicle was missing.</li> <li>Lap 368: Richard Petty fell out with engine failure.</li> <li>Lap 370: Fred Harb noticed that the head gasket of his vehicle was loose.</li> <li>Lap 430: Buck Baker's engine would stop working properly, causing him not to finish the race.</li> <li>Lap 444: The rear end of Joe Weatherly's vehicle came off, forcing him to exit the race.</li> <li>Lap 461: Problems with his lug bolts forced David Pearson to exit the race prematurely.</li> <li>Finish: Bobby Johns was officially declared the winner of the event.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_Volunteer_500&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-rr_2-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://racing-reference.info/race/1962_Volunteer_500/W">Racing information for the <i>1962 Volunteer 500</i></a> at Racing Reference</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/features/07/19/bristol.bjohns/index.html"><i>Consistency -- not speed -- pays off for Johns</i></a> at NASCAR.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1962&race=17&series_id=2">Results for the <i>1962 Volunteer 500</i></a> at Race Database</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1962/bristol-motor-speedway/volunteer-500/752">Winnings information for the <i>1962 Volunteer 500</i></a> at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://racing-reference.info/entrylist/1962-17/W/C">1962 Volunteer 500 crew chiefs</a> at Racing Reference</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-getqualify-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-getqualify_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-getqualify_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/1962-17/W">Qualifying information at Racing Reference</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><style 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