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The ''1962 Dixie 400'' was a NASCAR Grand National Series (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on October 28, 1962 at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of homologation (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power any more. ==Summary== All 44 drivers in this race were born in the United States of America.〔 The major sponsors in this race were Holman Moody, Rex White, and Fred Lovette.〔 H.B. Bailey would make his NASCAR debut here while Jimmy Thompson and Woodie Wilson would retire from NASCAR after this race.〔(''1962 Dixie 400'' ) results at Race-Database〕 23 of these drivers would fail to finish the race.〔 Three cautions would slow down this 267-lap race that took place on paved oval track that spanned .〔 The total distance of this race was approximately .〔 Fireball Roberts would qualify for the pole position at the top speed of .〔 George Green would acquire the last-place finish due to an engine problem in his Chevrolet vehicle on the third lap.〔 Other notable drivers in this race would be Marvin Panch, Richard Petty, Fred Lorenzen, Buck Baker, and Elmo Langley.〔 At the end of three hours and twelve minutes of racing, Rex White defeated Joe Weatherly by 12 seconds in his 1962 Chevrolet machine.〔(''1962 Dixie 400'' ) racing information at Racing Reference〕 In order to acquire the win in the 1962 running of the Dixie 400, White had to receive assistance from Marvin Panch's vehicle in order to conserve fuel. Individual take-home earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $10,315 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $250 ($ when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse in this event was $42,510 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(''1962 Dixie 400'' ) racing results at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 While the aftermath of the Cuban missile crisis would somewhat overshadow this racing event, people still attended this live race. They also listened in on their transistor radios if they lived within a reasonable distance but could not attend; a prelude to the later days of televised NASCAR coverage on channels like FOX and ESPN. The tense 13-day confrontation did not prevent this or any other NASCAR Grand National Cup Series event from taking place. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1962 Dixie 400」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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