1962 Dixie 400

1962 Dixie 400

Race details[1]
Race 53 of 53 in the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Layout of Atlanta International Speedway, used until 1996
Date	October 28, 1962 (1962-October-28)
Official name	Dixie 400
Location	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, Georgia
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.500 mi (2.400 km)
Distance	267 laps, 401 mi (645 km)
Weather	Temperatures of 68 °F (20 °C); wind speeds of 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Average speed	124.74 miles per hour (200.75 km/h)
Attendance	25,000[2]
Pole position
Driver	Fireball Roberts	Jim Stephens
Time	78.850 seconds
Most laps led
Driver	Fireball Roberts	Jim Stephens
Laps	144
Winner
No. 4	Rex White	Rex White
Television in the United States
Network	untelevised
Announcers	none

The 1962 Dixie 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 28, 1962, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia.

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.

This race was not originally scheduled to be the 53rd race of the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season. It was initially scheduled for October 21 at South Boston, Virginia but it was finally canceled due to lack of entries. Joe Weatherly would clinch the championship title as a result of the cancelled race in South Boston.^{[citation needed]}