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March 18, 1962


The 1962-09 was the 9th race of the 1962 NASCAR Cup Series season and took place at Occoneechee Speedway on 03-18-1962.

Rex White won the race in his 1961 Chevrolet from the 3 starting position against 20 other drivers with an average race speed of 86.948 mph.

The race distance was 99 miles and offered a total prize purse of $4,575. The 1962-09 was slowed by 0 caution flags for a total of 0 caution laps.

There were a total of 4 lead changes during the race. The pole speed was 96.285.
Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Status Money
1 3 4 Rex White Chevrolet Louis Clements 0 110/5 Running 1,000
2 2 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 110/26 Running 600
3 7 2 Jim Paschal Pontiac Cliff Stewart 0 110/0 Running 400
4 21 47 Jack Smith Pontiac Jack Smith 0 110/0 Running 300
5 6 87 Buddy Baker Chrysler Buck Baker 0 109/0 Running 275
6 8 41 Maurice Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 107/0 Running 240
7 13 75 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac Robert Smith 0 105/0 Running 200
8 14 60 Tom Cox Plymouth Ray Herlocker 0 105/0 Running 175
9 11 86 Buck Baker Chrysler Buck Baker 0 105/0 Running 150
10 9 11 Ned Jarrett Chevrolet B.G. Holloway 0 105/0 Running 340
11 1 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac Bud Moore 0 102/79 Transmission 130
12 12 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet Wendell Scott 0 102/0 Running 120
13 15 68 Ed Livingston Ford Ed Livingston 0 99/0 Running 110
14 18 1 George Green Chevrolet Jess Potter 0 97/0 Running 100
15 16 19 Herman Beam Ford Herman Beam 0 94/0 Running 85
16 17 62 Curtis Crider Mercury Curtis Crider 0 84/0 Oil leak 75
17 20 51 Bob Cooper Ford Bob Cooper 0 72/0 Rear end 65
18 19 18 Stick Elliott Ford Toy Bolton 0 68/0 Distributor 60
19 10 48 G.C. Spencer Chevrolet G.C. Spencer 0 36/0 Radiator 50
20 4 6 Cotton Owens Pontiac Cotton Owens 0 28/0 Overheating 50
21 5 85 Tommy Irwin Chevrolet Monroe Shook 0 0/0 Crash 50