1962 Myers Brothers 200
| Race details[1] | |||
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| Race 25 of 53 in the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | June 16, 1962 | ||
| Official name | Myers Brothers 200 | ||
| Location | Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.250 mi (0.421 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 50.0 mi (35.0 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures approaching 81 °F (27 °C); wind speeds up to 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 45.466 miles per hour (73.170 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Rex White | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Johnny Allen | Fred Lovette | |
| Laps | 178 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 58 | Johnny Allen | Fred Lovette | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1962 Myers Brothers 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on June 16, 1962, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[2]
The winner was Johnny Allen, who scored his first win by defeating Rex White by six seconds.[2] After the race, the total prize winnings given out to all the drivers were $3985 USD ($31,174.19 when adjusted for inflation).[2][3] Notable speeds for this race were: 45.466 miles (73.170 km) per hour for the race winner's speed and 48.179 miles (77.537 km) per hour for the pole position speed.[2]
The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.
Finishers
- Johnny Allen
- Rex White
- Richard Petty
- Larry Thomas
- Joe Weatherly
- Wendell Scott
- Fred Harb
- Jimmy Pardue
- Harry Leake
- Jack Smith
- Ned Jarrett
- Curtis Crider
- Herman Beam
- G. C. Spencer*
- Jim Paschal*
- George Green*
- Stick Elliott*
- Buck Baker*
- Thomas Cox*
* Driver failed to finish race
Timeline
- Start of race: Rex White started the race with the pole position
- Lap 23: Johnny Allen managed to take over the lead from Rex White
- Lap 51: Thomas Cox developed issues with his vehicle's brakes
- Lap 112: Buck Baker's tires became problematic
- Lap 122: A wheel bearing came loose off Stick Elliott's vehicle
- Lap 145: A frame from George Green's vehicle became a safety hazard on the track
- Lap 153: The rear end of Jim Paschal's vehicle managed to come off in an unsafe manner
- Lap 172: G. C. Spencer's transmission developed major problems
- End of race: Johnny Allen won the race
References
- ↑ "1962 Myers Brothers 200 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- 1 2 3 4 "1962 Myers Brothers 200 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ↑ "1962 Myers Brothers 200 racing results (second reference)". Driver Averages. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
| Preceded by 1962 Atlanta 500 |
NASCAR Grand National Series season 1962 |
Succeeded by 1962 untitled race at Augusta Speedway |
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