Official name Myers Brothers 200 | ||
Date June 16, 1962 (1962-06-16) 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) | ||
The 1962 Myers Brothers 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) event that was held on June 16, 1962, at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Background
Bowman Gray Stadium is a NASCAR sanctioned 1⁄4-mile (0.40 km) 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. It was also the home of the Wake Forest University football team from 1956 until Groves Stadium (later BB&T Field) opened in 1968.
Summary
The winner was Johnny Allen, who scored his first win by defeating Rex White by six seconds. After the race, the total prize winnings given out to all the drivers were $3985 USD ($31,551.20 when adjusted for inflation). 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.
The transition to purposely-built racers 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; most of the cars were trailered to events or hauled in by trucks.
Finishing order
* Driver failed to finish race