1962 Myers Brothers 200

Auto race held at Bowman Gray Stadium in 1962 February 2025 CUST Race 25 of 53 in the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season Myers Brothers 200 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NC/Winston-Salem/1962-06-16 1962 Myers Brothers 200 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2015-01-15 1962 6 16 1962 25 53 Bowman Gray Stadium 2024.svg Myers Brothers 200 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 0.250 0.421 200 50.0 35.0 Very hot with temperatures of 81 F C; wind speeds of 6 mph km/h 45.466 mi/h Rex White Rex White Johnny Allen Fred Lovette 178 58 Johnny Allen Fred Lovette untelevised none The 1962 Myers Brothers 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on June 16, 1962, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. http://www.racing-reference.info/race?s=1&series=W&id=1962-25 1962 Myers Brothers 200 racing results Racing Reference 2010-11-20 March 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120302215856/http://www.racing-reference.info/race?s=1&series=W&id=1962-25 dead Background Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1/4 mi on asphalt flat oval short track and longstanding football stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It is one of stock car racing's most legendary venues, and is referred to as "NASCAR's longest-running weekly race track". Bowman Gray Stadium is part of the Winston-Salem Sports and Entertainment Complex and is home of the Winston-Salem State University Rams football team.Zona Chris Trevin Goodwin 2007 Rams Football http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/wssu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2007FBMGComplete.pdf Winston-Salem State Athletics 2007 30 It was also the home of the Wake Forest University football team from 1956 until Groves Stadium (later BB&T Field) opened in 1968. Race report The winner was Johnny Allen, who scored his first win by defeating Rex White by six seconds. While Rex White started the first 22 laps of the race with a commanding lead, Johnny Allen was able to win because he gained the lead on lap 23 and he never lost the lead for the remaining 178 laps of the race. After the race, the total prize winnings given out to all the drivers were $3985 USD ($ when adjusted for inflation). http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1962025 1962 Myers Brothers 200 racing results (second reference) Driver Averages 2014-08-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903022922/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1962025 2014-09-03 dead Notable speeds for this race were: 45.466 mi km per hour for the race winner's speed and 48.179 mi km per hour for the pole position speed. This was only time anyone has won a NASCAR Cup Series race using the #58 as their racing number. Notable crew chiefs on attendance for this race were Herman Beam, Bud Allman and Bud Moore. http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1962-25/W/C 1962 Myers Brothers 200 crew chief information Racing Reference 2018-08-01 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. Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 4 Rex White '62 Chevrolet Rex White 2 58 Johnny Allen '61 Pontiac Fred Lovette 3 54 Jimmy Pardue '62 Pontiac Jimmy Pardue 4 43 Richard Petty '62 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 5 47 Jack Smith '61 Pontiac Jack Smith 6 11 Ned Jarrett '62 Chevrolet B.G. Holloway 7 87 Buck Baker '61 Chrysler Buck Baker 8 2 Jim Paschal '62 Pontiac Cliff Stewart 9 36 Larry Thomas '62 Dodge Wade Younts 10 34 Wendell Scott '61 Chevrolet Wendell Scott 11 48 G.C. Spencer '60 Chevrolet G.C. Spencer 12 8 Joe Weatherly '61 Pontiac Bud Moore 13 97 Harry Leake '60 Chevrolet Lewis Osbourne 14 1 George Green '60 Chevrolet Jess Potter 15 19 Herman Beam '60 Ford Herman Beam 16 60 Tom Cox '60 Plymouth Ray Herlocker 17 17 Fred Harb '61 Ford Fred Harber 18 18 Stick Elliott '60 Ford Toy Bolton 19 62 Curtis Crider '60 Ford Curtis Crider Finishing order Section reference: 30em Johnny Allen (No. 58) Rex White (No. 4) Richard Petty (No. 43) Larry Thomas (No. 36) Joe Weatherly (No. 8) Wendell Scott (No. 34) Fred Harb (No. 17) Jimmy Pardue (No. 54) Harry Leake (No. 97) Jack Smith (No. 47) Ned Jarrett (No. 11) Curtis Crider (No. 62) Herman Beam (No. 19) G. C. Spencer* (No. 48) Jim Paschal* (No. 2) George Green* (No. 1) Stick Elliott* (No. 18) Buck Baker* (No. 87) Thomas Cox* (No. 60) * Driver failed to finish race Timeline Section reference: 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. Finish: Johnny Allen was officially declared the winner of the event. References 1962 Atlanta 500 1962 untitled race at Augusta Speedway NASCAR Grand National Series season 1962 collapsed Myers Brothers 200 Myers Brothers 200 Category:NASCAR races at Bowman Gray Stadium