1962 Indianapolis 500

46th running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 46th Indianapolis 500 Watson-Offenhauser 1962 Indy 500 Winner - Rodger Ward.jpg USAC 1962 USAC season Leader Card Racers May 30, 1962 Rodger Ward A. J. Watson2011 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 Official Media Guide Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation/IMS Public Relations 2011 Statistics 176 English https://doctorindy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2011-Indy-500-Media-Guide.pdf 140.293 mi/h km/h on 3:33:50.33 Parnelli Jones 150.370 mi/h km/h on Parnelli Jones Jim McElreath Parnelli Jones (120) Purdue Band C. David Cochard Tony Hulman Studebaker Lark Daytona Convertible Sam Hanks Pat VidanFox Jack C. The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 Carl Hungness Publishing 4th 1994 22 en 0-915088-05-3 Robert A. Stranahan, Jr. 230,000500 Crowd is Star Of Own Show https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11432931/ Don G. Campbell The Indianapolis Star 1 Newspapers.com May 31, 1962 June 2, 2017 1961 1963 The 46th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Wednesday, May 30, 1962. A historic pole day saw Parnelli Jones break the 150 mi/h km/h on barrier in qualifying. Rodger Ward and Len Sutton finished 1st-2nd for Leader Card Racers. The 1962 Indy 500 marked the final 500 wherein the entire 33-car field consisted of U.S.-born participants. It was also the first race held with the track surface paved entirely in asphalt, with just the ceremonial single yard of bricks exposed at the start/finish line.May 2019 Race schedule For 1962, the Opening Day of practice was shifted back to Saturday April 28. Time trials were held on the second and third weekends of May, allowing the 500 Festival Open Invitation golf tournament the entire fourth weekend of May. Bump Day was held May 20, ten days prior to the race. Carburetion Day, the final day of practice was held Monday May 28, along with the 500 Festival Parade later that evening. Race schedule — April/May 1962SunMonTueWedThuFriSat22 23 24 25 26 27 28Practice29Practice30Practice 1Practice 2Practice 3Practice 4Practice 5Practice 6Practice 7Practice 8Practice 9Practice10Practice11Practice12Pole Day13Time Trials14Practice15Practice16Practice17Practice18Practice19Time Trials20Bump Day21 22 23Pro-Am24500 Open25500 Open26500 Open27500 Open28Carb Day29Meeting30Indy 50031Banquet   Color Notes Green Practice Dark Blue Time trials Silver Race day Blank No track activity Time trials Time trials were scheduled for four days. Saturday May 12 – Pole Day time trials Len Sutton was the first driver to make an assault on the track record. His fourth lap of 149.900 mph was a new one-lap track record. Parnelli Jones became the first driver to break the 150 mph barrier. His first lap was run at 150.729 mph, a new all-time one-lap track record. All four of his laps were over 150 mph, and his four-lap average came in at 150.370 mph. Jones was rewarded by having 150 silver dollars poured into his helmet by Phil Hedback of Bryant Heating & Cooling.The Talk of Gasoline Alley Donald Davidson (historian) Network Indiana May 19, 2006 Sunday May 13 – Second day time trials The 13th proved to be an unlucky day for Norm Hall, whose previous crash in car #25 left him unscathed, but today, he spun the #41 Forbes Special on the Southwest Turn, hit the wall backward, and was severely injured, including a fractured left leg and possible skull fracture. Jim Rathmann and Troy Ruttman were both flagged off by their crews after they failed to get sufficient speed to qualify. Eddie Sachs could not reach an acceptable speed and a new engine was ordered for his Dean-Autolite Special machine. Dan Gurney left for Holland to compete in the Dutch Grand Prix. Qualifiers this day were Eddie Johnson #32 at 146.592 and Bob Veith #96 at 146.157. Saturday May 19 – Third day time trials Sunday May 20 – Fourth day time trials Starting grid RowInsideMiddleOutside 198 USA Parnelli Jones3 USA Rodger Ward gold W silver54 USA Bobby Marshman 27 USA Len Sutton1 USA A. J. Foyt gold W silver4 USA Shorty Templeman 315 USA Jim McElreath orange R silver34 USA Dan Gurney orange R silver17 USA Roger McCluskey 45 USA Bud Tingelstad14 USA Don Branson27 USA Don Davis 59 USA Dick Rathmann62 USA Paul Russo18 USA Bobby Grim 619 USA Chuck Hulse orange R silver21 USA Elmer George32 USA Eddie Johnson 796 USA Bob Veith88 USA Gene Hartley67 USA Chuck Rodee orange R silver 883 USA Allen Crowe orange R silver44 USA Jim Rathmann gold W silver12 USA Lloyd Ruby 945 USA Jack Turner53 USA Paul Goldsmith2 USA Eddie Sachs 1038 USA Johnny Boyd91 USA Jim Hurtubise26 USA Troy Ruttman gold W silver 1129 USA Bob Christie86 USA Ebb Rose79 USA Jimmy Daywalt orange R Indianapolis 500 rookie solid 1px darkgray gold W Indianapolis 500 winner solid 1px darkgray Alternates First alternate: Dempsey Wilson (#31)The Talk of Gasoline Alley - 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004 Second alternate: Ronnie Duman orange R silver (#28)The Talk of Gasoline Alley Donald Davidson (historian) WFNI May 8, 2011 Failed to qualify 22em Chuck Arnold (#23, #37, #46, #47, #77) Duane Carter (#72) Bill Cheesbourg (#35, #59, #88) Leon Clum orange R silver (#6, #23) Jack Conely orange R silver (#89) Russ Congdon orange R silver Tommy Copp orange R silver (#58) Johnny Coy orange R silver (#68, #92) Chuck Daigh orange R silver (#35) Jack Ensley orange R silver (#95) Jack Fairman orange R silver (#32, #78) Don Freeland (#36) Roy Graham orange R silver (#55) Norm Hall (#25, #41) Jim Hemmings orange R silver (#65, #94) Herb Hill orange R silver (#69) – Entry declined Bruce Jacobi orange R silver (#22) Ed Kostenuk orange R silver (#37) Ralph Ligouri orange R silver (#68) Bob Mathouser orange R silver (#43) Mike McGreevey orange R silver (#46) Al Miller orange R silver (#64) Keith Rachwitz orange R silver (#33) Gig Stephens orange R silver (#61) Chuck Stevenson (#16) Chuck Weyant1962 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes http://www.champcarstats.com/races/196202.htm ChampCarStats.com 26 June 2015 Race recap First half Parnelli Jones took the lead at the start, and led the first 59 laps. The first incident on the track occurred on lap 17. A four-car crash in turn four involved Jack Turner, Bob Christie, Allen Crowe, and Chuck Rodee. A lengthy yellow light period was needed to clean up the incident. Second half Rodger Ward led the final 31 laps en route to victory. It was his second 500 win, after winning also in 1959. His Leader Cards teammate Len Sutton finished second, accomplishing the first team "sweep" of 1st-2nd since the Blue Crown team did it in 1947 and 1948. After dominating much of the early race, Parnelli Jones, who started on the pole and led 120 laps, finished 7th. Jones chances for victory faded around the lap 125 mark when he lost his brakes. Unable to easily bring his car to a halt during pit stops, his crew put out tires so he could bump up against them or ride over them in order to help stop the car. Box score FinishStartNoNameChassisEngineQualLapsStatus123USA Rodger Ward gold W silverWatsonOffenhauser149.371200 140.293 mph247USA Len SuttonWatsonOffenhauser149.328200 +11.523272USA Eddie SachsEwingOffenhauser146.431200 +19.9341227USA Don DavisLesovskyOffenhauser147.209200 +48.135354USA Bobby MarshmanEpperlyOffenhauser149.347200 +2:18.946715USA Jim McElreath orange R silverKurtis KraftOffenhauser149.025200 +2:31.697198USA Parnelli JonesWatsonOffenhauser150.370200 +2:42.8582412USA Lloyd RubyWatsonOffenhauser146.520200 +3:16.0092344USA Jim Rathmann gold W silverWatsonOffenhauser146.610200 +5:16.72102838USA Johnny BoydSalihOffenhauser147.047200 +5:46.861164USA Shorty TemplemanWatsonOffenhauser149.050200 +7:00.13121114USA Don BransonEpperlyOffenhauser147.312200 +7:00.90132991USA Jim HurtubiseWatsonOffenhauser146.963200 +7:18.61143286USA Ebb RosePorterOffenhauser146.336200 +10:02.3715105USA Bud TingelstadPhillipsOffenhauser147.753200 +11:14.7016917USA Roger McCluskeyWatsonOffenhauser147.759168Spun T2171721USA Elmer George(Paul Russo Laps 53–126)(A. J. Foyt Laps 127–147)LesovskyOffenhauser146.092147Engine183026USA Troy Ruttman gold W silverKuzmaOffenhauser146.765140Piston191518USA Bobby GrimTrevisOffenhauser146.60496Oil Leak20834USA Dan Gurney orange R silverThompsonBuick147.88692Rear End211619USA Chuck Hulse orange R silverKurtis KraftOffenhauser146.37791Fuel Pump223379USA Jimmy DaywaltKurtis KraftOffenhauser146.31874Transmission2351USA A. J. Foyt gold W silverTrevisOffenhauser149.07469Lost wheel24139USA Dick RathmannWatsonOffenhauser147.16151Magneto251832USA Eddie JohnsonTrevisOffenhauser146.59238Magneto262653USA Paul GoldsmithEpperlyOffenhauser146.43726Magneto272088USA Gene Hartley(Bill Cheesbourg Laps 21–23)WatsonOffenhauser146.96923Steering281462USA Paul RussoWatsonOffenhauser146.68720Piston292545USA Jack TurnerKurtis KraftOffenhauser146.49617Crash FS303129USA Bob ChristieKurtis KraftOffenhauser146.34117Crash FS312283USA Allen Crowe orange R silverWatsonOffenhauser146.83117Crash FS322167USA Chuck Rodee orange R silverChristensenOffenhauser146.96917Crash FS331996USA Bob VeithElderOffenhauser146.15712EngineSources:Davidson Donald https://archive.org/details/autocourseoffici0000davi/ Autocourse Official History of the Indianapolis 500 Shaffer Rick Icon Publishing 2013 374 978-1-905334-82-7 Second Malvern, Worcestershire, England Donald Davidson (historian) registration Internet ArchivePopely Rick https://archive.org/details/indianapolis500c0000pope/ Indianapolis 500 Chronicle Riggs L. Spencer Publications International 1998 167 0-7853-2798-3 Lincolnwood, Illinois registration Internet Archive1962 Indianapolis 500 https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1962_Indianapolis_500/UO/ live August 8, 2021 Racing-Reference April 28, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210428145351/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1962_Indianapolis_500/UO/ Note: Relief drivers in parenthesesChampCarStats.com https://www.champcarstats.com/races/196202.htm International 500 Mile Sweepstakes – May 30, 1962 gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie All entrants utilized Firestone tires. Race statistics Lap Leaders Laps Leader1–59 Parnelli Jones60–61 A. J. Foyt62–64 Roger McCluskey65–125 Parnelli Jones126–160 Rodger Ward161–169 Len Sutton170–200 Rodger Ward Total laps led Driver LapsParnelli Jones 120Rodger Ward 66Len Sutton 9Roger McCluskey 3A. J. Foyt 2 Yellow Lights: 5 for 38 minutes, 18 seconds Laps* Reason 18–33 Turner, Christie, Crowe, Rodee crash in turn 4 (18:44) 37–38 Shorty Templeman spin fronstretch (2:09) 60–62 Bobby Grim (1:39) 75–81 A. J. Foyt lost wheel (6:50) 168 Roger McCluskey spin turn 2 (9:27)* – Approximate lap counts Broadcasting Radio The race was carried live on the IMS Radio Network. Sid Collins served as chief announcer. Fred Agabashian served as "driver expert." Newcomer Howdy Bell joined the crew, serving as a turn reporter. It was his first of over 40 years with the network. Turn reporter Mike Ahern, who debuted on the radio crew a year earlier, missed the 1962 race due to being in the Army.The Talk of Gasoline Alley Donald Davidson (historian) WFNI September 6, 2018 He would return in 1963. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network Booth AnnouncersTurn ReportersPit/garage reportersChief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver expert: Fred Agabashian Statistician: Charlie BrockmanTurn 1: Bill Frosh Turn 2: Howdy Bell orange R silver Backstretch: Bernie Herman Turn 3: Lou Palmer Turn 4: Jim SheltonJack Shapiro (north)Luke Walton (center)John Peterson (south) Television Highlights of the time trials were shown on ABC's "Wide World Of Sports". Gallery Notes References Works cited Indianapolis 500 History: Race & All-Time Stats - Official Site 1962 Indianapolis 500 at RacingReference.info (Relief driver statistics) 1962 Indianapolis 500 Radio Broadcast, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network 1961 A. J. Foyt 1962 Rodger Ward 1963 Parnelli Jones 140.293 139.130 mph(1961 Indianapolis 500) 143.137 mph(1963 Indianapolis 500) Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Category:1962 in American motorsport Category:May 1962 sports events in the United States