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1962 Dixie 400

Index 1962 Dixie 400

The 1962 Dixie 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) event that was held on October 28, 1962, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. [1]

71 relations: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Banjo Matthews, Banked turn, Birmingham International Raceway, Bob Welborn, Bobby Johns, Buck Baker, Bud Moore (NASCAR owner), Buddy Baker, Bunkie Blackburn, Cale Yarborough, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Cuban Missile Crisis, Curtis Crider, Darel Dieringer, Darlington Raceway, David Pearson (racing driver), Degree (angle), Doug Yates, Elmo Langley, Emanuel Zervakis, Fireball Roberts, Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Fox NASCAR, Fred Lorenzen, Fred Lovette, G. C. Spencer, George Green (racing driver), H. B. Bailey, Hampton, Georgia, Herman Beam, Holman Moody, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Jack Smith (racing driver), Jim Paschal, Jim Stephens, Jimmy Pardue, Joe Weatherly, Johnny Allen (racing driver), Junior Johnson, Kansas Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Larry Frank, Larry Thomas (racing driver), Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Lee Petty, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Marvin Panch, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, ..., NASCAR, NASCAR on ESPN, Ned Jarrett, Nelson Stacy, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Paul Lewis (racing driver), Ralph Earnhardt, Ray Fox, Rex White, Richard Petty, Sherman Utsman, Stick Elliott, Texas Motor Speedway, Thomas Cox (racing driver), Tiny Lund, Tommy Irwin, Transistor radio, United States, Wood Brothers Racing, Woodie Wilson, 1961 Dixie 400. Expand index (21 more) »

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.5-mile oval racetrack in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta.

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Banjo Matthews

Edwin Keith "Banjo" Matthews (February 14, 1932 – October 2, 1996) was a NASCAR driver, car owner and builder.

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Banked turn

A banked turn (or banking turn) is a turn or change of direction in which the vehicle banks or inclines, usually towards the inside of the turn.

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Birmingham International Raceway

Birmingham International Raceway, (BIR) (formerly Fairgrounds Raceway, Birmingham Super Speedway, Birmingham Super Raceway and Birmingham International Speedway) was a 5/8-mile oval paved racetrack located at the Alabama State Fairgrounds in the Five Points West neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama.

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Bob Welborn

Robert "Bob" Joe Welborn (May 5, 1928 – August 10, 1997) of Denton, North Carolina, USA is a former NASCAR Grand National (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) driver.

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Bobby Johns

Robert James "Bobby" Johns (May 22, 1932 – March 7, 2016) was American race car driver.

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Buck Baker

Elzie Wylie Baker Sr. (March 4, 1919 – April 14, 2002), better known as Buck Baker, was an American stock car racer.

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Bud Moore (NASCAR owner)

Walter Maynard "Bud" Moore Jr. (May 25, 1925 – November 27, 2017) was a NASCAR car owner who operated the Bud Moore Engineering team.

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Buddy Baker

Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker Jr. (January 25, 1941 – August 10, 2015) was an American NASCAR driver and sports commentator.

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Bunkie Blackburn

James Ronald "Bunkie" Blackburn (April 22, 1936 – February 28, 2006) was a NASCAR racecar driver.

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Cale Yarborough

William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (born March 27, 1939), is an American farmer, businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner.

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Charlotte Motor Speedway

Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina from Charlotte.

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Chicagoland Speedway

Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis of 1962 (Crisis de Octubre), the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day (October 16–28, 1962) confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning American ballistic missile deployment in Italy and Turkey with consequent Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba.

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Curtis Crider

Curtis "Crawfish" Crider (October 7, 1930 – December 21, 2012) was an American stock car racing driver, and a pioneer in the early years of NASCAR.

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Darel Dieringer

Darel Dieringer (June 1, 1926 – October 28, 1989) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He ran 181 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races during his career, notably racing for Bud Moore Engineering and Junior Johnson & Associates. Dieringer won seven races and recorded 79 top ten finishes.

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Darlington Raceway

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.

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David Pearson (racing driver)

David Gene Pearson (born December 22, 1934) is a former American stock car racer from Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Degree (angle)

A degree (in full, a degree of arc, arc degree, or arcdegree), usually denoted by ° (the degree symbol), is a measurement of a plane angle, defined so that a full rotation is 360 degrees.

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Doug Yates

Doug Yates (born September 18, 1967 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a race car engine builder and a former NASCAR team owner and mechanic.

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Elmo Langley

Elmo Langley (August 21, 1928 – November 21, 1996) was a NASCAR driver and owner.

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Emanuel Zervakis

Emanuel Zervakis (January 23, 1930 – June 25, 2003) was a NASCAR driver and team owner.

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Fireball Roberts

Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts Jr. (January 20, 1929July 2, 1964) was an American stock car racer.

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Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

The Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.

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Fox NASCAR

Fox NASCAR, also known as NASCAR on Fox, is the branding used for broadcasts of NASCAR races produced by Fox Sports and have aired on the Fox network in the United States since 2001.

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Fred Lorenzen

Frederick "Fred" Lorenzen, Jr. (born December 30, 1934), nicknamed The Golden Boy, Fast Freddie, The Elmhurst Express and Fearless Freddy, is a former NASCAR driver from Elmhurst, Illinois.

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Fred Lovette

Fred Lovette is a former NASCAR Grand National Series race car owner from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina; his career spanned from 1961 to 1962.

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G. C. Spencer

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George Green (racing driver)

George Green (born September 15, 1927) is a former NASCAR Grand National (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) driver.

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H. B. Bailey

Herring Burl "H.

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Hampton, Georgia

Hampton is a city in southwestern Henry County, Georgia, United States.

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Herman Beam

Herman Beam (December 11, 1929 – August 27, 1980) was a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) driver and team owner from Johnson City, Tennessee who was active as a driver from 1957 until 1963.

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Holman Moody

Holman-Moody was an American auto racing team, racecar manufacturer, and marine engine manufacturer.

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Homestead-Miami Speedway

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida.

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Jack Smith (racing driver)

Jack Smith (May 24, 1924 in Metropolis, Illinois – October 17, 2001 in Spartanburg, South Carolina), was an American stock car racer.

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Jim Paschal

James Roy Paschal, Jr. (December 5, 1926 – July 5, 2004) was a NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver.

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Jim Stephens

James Walter Stephens (December 10, 1883 – January 2, 1965) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played six seasons with the St. Louis Browns of the American League from to.

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Jimmy Pardue

James "Jimmy" Pardue (October 26, 1930 - September 22, 1964) was a NASCAR race car driver who lived in North Wilkesboro, North America, USA.

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Joe Weatherly

Joseph Herbert "Joe" Weatherly (May 29, 1922 – January 19, 1964) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Johnny Allen (racing driver)

Johnny Allen (born September 17, 1934, in Greenville, South Carolina) was a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) driver from 1955-1967.

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Junior Johnson

Robert Glenn Johnson, Jr.

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Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas.

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Kentucky Speedway

Kentucky Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Sparta, Kentucky, which has hosted ARCA, NASCAR and Indy Racing League racing annually since it opened in 2000.

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Larry Frank

Larry Frank (April 29, 1929 – January 5, 2010)http://racing-reference.info/driver/Larry_Frank Larry Frank Racing Reference Stats was an American NASCAR Grand National (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) driver.

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Larry Thomas (racing driver)

Larry Thomas (April 13, 1936 – January 25, 1965) was a NASCAR Grand National (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) driver from Thomasville, North Carolina.

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing.

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Lee Petty

Lee Arnold Petty (March 14, 1914 – April 5, 2000) was an American stock car racing driver who competed during the 1950s and 1960s.

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LeeRoy Yarbrough

Lonnie "LeeRoy" Yarbrough (September 17, 1938 – December 7, 1984) was an American stock car racer.

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Marvin Panch

Marvin Panch (May 28, 1926December 31, 2015) was an American stock car racing driver.

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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (often shortened to the Cup Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

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NASCAR

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock-car racing.

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NASCAR on ESPN

NASCAR on ESPN was the coverage of NASCAR on ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC.

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Ned Jarrett

Ned Jarrett (born October 12, 1932) is a retired race car driver and two-time NASCAR Grand National Series champion.

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Nelson Stacy

Nelson Stacy (December 28, 1921 – May 14, 1986) was an American race car driver from Maysville, Kentucky.

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New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic.

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Paul Lewis (racing driver)

Paul Lewis (born September 28, 1932) is a retired NASCAR Grand National Series race car driver whose career spanned from 1960 to 1968 racing information at Racing Reference while primarily driving a #2 Dodge vehicle owned by Bobby Allison.

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Ralph Earnhardt

Ralph Lee Earnhardt (February 23, 1928 – September 26, 1973) was an American stock car racer.

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Ray Fox

Raymond Lee Fox, Sr. (May 28, 1916 – June 15, 2014) was an American engine builder, NASCAR car owner and NASCAR engine inspector.

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Rex White

Rex White (born August 17, 1929) is a retired auto racer and NASCAR champion.

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Richard Petty

Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937), nicknamed The King, is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.

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Sherman Utsman

Sherman Utsman (born April 15, 1932 in Bluff City, Tennessee) is a retired NASCAR Grand National driver.

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Stick Elliott

Stick Elliott (July 27, 1934 – November 1, 1980) was an American professional stock car racing driver.

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Texas Motor Speedway

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas.

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Thomas Cox (racing driver)

Thomas "Tom" Cox (February 24, 1936) was a NASCAR driver.

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Tiny Lund

DeWayne Louis "Tiny" Lund (November 14, 1929 – August 17, 1975) was an American stock car racer.

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Tommy Irwin

Thomas Andrew Irwin (December 20, 1912 – April 25, 1996) was a Major League Baseball player.

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Transistor radio

A transistor radio is a small portable radio receiver that uses transistor-based circuitry.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Wood Brothers Racing

Wood Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

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Woodie Wilson

Woodrow "Woodie" Wilson (October 8, 1925 – September 13, 1994) was an American stock car racing driver.

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1961 Dixie 400

The 1961 Dixie 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) event that was held on September 17, 1961, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_Dixie_400

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