Average Speed:    64.489 mph Time of Race:     3:52:41 Margin:      4 Laps
Pole Winner:       Johnny Allen 74.854 mph Attendance:       12,596 Cautions:   3 for 108
 
Jim Paschal August 5 1962Jim Paschal (at left) crosses the finish light to claim victory in the 1962 Nashville 500.  This was the second victory at Nashville for the veteran driver from High Point NC. 
Driver Fin Str Car Team  /  Owner Car Laps Money Status Led
Jim Paschal 1 3 42 Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 500 3,250 running 307
  Richard Petty 2 2 43 Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth 496 1,875 running 135
Buck Baker 3 9 87 Buck Baker '62 Chrysler 493 1,350 running 12
Joe Weatherly 4 10 8 Bud Moore '62 Pontiac 489 800 running 0
  Tom Cox 5 11 2 Cliff Stewart '62 Pontiac 471 700 running 0
  George Green 6 13 1 Jess Potter '61 Chevrolet 463 600 running 0
Herman Beam 7 16 19 Herman Beam '62 Ford 452 500 running 0
Larry Thomas 8 12 36 Wade Younts '62 Dodge 422 500 running 0
Ned Jarrett 9 8 11 B.G. Holloway '62 Chevrolet 387 550 engine 0
Curtis Crider 10 17 62 Curtis Crider '62 Mercury 384 365 rocker arm 0
  G.C. Spencer 11 5 48 G.C. Spencer '62 Chevrolet 357 350 running 0
Bob Welborn 12 15 149 J.C. Parker '62 Pontiac 333 225 running 0
Sherman Utsman 13 6 61 Sherman Utsman '62 Ford 330 240 hub 0
  Ralph Smith 14 24 79 Ralph Smith '62 Chevrolet 292 175 drive shft 0
  Wendell Scott 15 19 34 Wendell Scott '61 Chevrolet 244 150 crash 0
  Jimmy Pardue 16 4 54 Jimmy Pardue '62 Pontiac 204 150 engine 0
  Johnny Allen 17 1 46 Holly Farms  -  Fred Lovette '62 Pontiac 179 175 crash 46
Jack Smith 18 7 47 Jack Smith '62 Pontiac 119 150 heating 0
Fireball Roberts 19 20 22 Jim Stephens '62 Pontiac 78 150 steering 0
  Nero Steptoe 20 18 49 J.C. Parker '61 Pontiac 78 150 crash 0
Buddy Baker 21 14 86 Buck Baker '61 Chrysler 60 150 h gasket 0
  Harold Carmac 22 22 60 Ray Herlocker '60 Plymouth 12 150 oil press 0
  Earl Brooks 23 23 63 Curtis Crider '61 Mercury 2 150 handling 0
  Joe Lee Johnson 24 25 41 Joe Lee Johnson '61 Pontiac 2 150 clutch 0
  Hank Grilliot 25 21 74   '62 Studebaker 1 150 handling 0