| Race details[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 17 of 53 in the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Layout of Bristol Motor Speedway | |||
| Date | April 29, 1962 | ||
| Official name | Volunteer 500 | ||
| Location | Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.857 km) | ||
| Distance | 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures of 79 °F (26 °C); wind speeds of 14 miles per hour (23 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 73.397 mph (118.121 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 17,000[2] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Banjo Matthews | ||
| Time | 22.120 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns | |
| Laps | 430 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 72 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1962 Volunteer 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 29, 1962, at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.
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.
- ^ Weather information for the 1962 Volunteer 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
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