1962 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1962 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis
on Wednesday, May 30, 1962.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
on Wednesday, May 30, 1962.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |  United States Rodger WardRodger Ward Rodger M. Ward was an American racecar driver who won the 1959 and 1962 Indianapolis 500. He also was the 1959 and 1962 USAC Championship Car champion.-Early history:... |
149.371 | 2 | 200 | 66 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | United States Len Sutton Len Sutton Len Sutton was an American racecar driver. He is best known for finishing second at the 1962 Indianapolis 500.-Early racing career:... |
149.328 | 4 | 200 | 9 | Running |
| 3 | 27 | 2 | United States Eddie Sachs Eddie Sachs Edward Julius Sachs, Jr, born May 28, 1927 in Allentown, Pennsylvania, died May 30, 1964 in Speedway, Indiana was a United States Auto Club driver who was known as the "Clown Prince of Auto Racing." He coined the phrase "If you can't win, be spectacular."... |
146.431 | 27 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 12 | 27 | United States Don Davis Don Davis (driver) Don Davis was an American racecar driver.Born in Tucson, Arizona, Davis died in Dayton, Ohio as a result of injuries suffered in a sprint car race at New Bremen Speedway. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1960-1962 seasons with 15 starts, including the 1961 and 1962... |
147.209 | 12 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 3 | 54 | United States Bobby Marshman Bobby Marshman Bobby Marshman , was an American racecar driver.Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Marshman died in San Antonio, Texas from injuries sustained in a tire test in Phoenix, Arizona. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1961-1964 seasons, with 49 career starts, including each... |
149.347 | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 7 | 15 | United States Jim McElreath Jim McElreath Jim McElreath , is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series.-Racing career:He raced in the 1961-1983 seasons, with 178 combined career starts, including 15 in the Indianapolis 500 in 1962-1970, 1973–1974, and 1977-1980. He finished in the top ten 101 times, with five victories... |
149.025 | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 1 | 98 | United States Parnelli Jones Parnelli Jones Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones , is a retired American racing driver and racecar owner. He is most remembered for his 1963 Indianapolis 500 win, and almost winning the 1967 Indy 500 in a turbine car... |
150.370 | 1 | 200 | 120 | Running |
| 8 | 24 | 12 | United States Lloyd Ruby Lloyd Ruby Lloyd Ruby was an American racecar driver.Ruby raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1958-1977 seasons, with 177 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race during 1960-1977. He finished in the top ten 88 times, with 7 victories. His best Indy finish was 3rd in 1964... |
146.520 | 24 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 23 | 44 | United States Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann was an American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1960.... |
146.610 | 21 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 28 | 38 | United States Johnny Boyd Johnny Boyd Johnny Boyd was an American racecar driver.Born in Fresno, California, Boyd drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series from 1954 to 1966 with 56 starts... |
147.047 | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | United States Shorty Templeman Shorty Templeman Clark "Shorty" Templeman was an American racecar driver.-Championship car:... |
149.050 | 6 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 11 | 14 | United States Don Branson Don Branson Don Branson was an American racecar driver.Born in Rantoul, Illinois, Branson was killed in a racing crash at Ascot Park in Gardena, California. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series and also in sprint cars, racing champ cars in the 1956-1966 seasons with 129 starts, including the... |
147.312 | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 29 | 91 | United States Jim Hurtubise Jim Hurtubise In 1957, Hurtubise started his NASCAR career running two races. Over the next twenty years, he would race 36 races, winning one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and amassing eleven top ten finishes.-Award:... |
146.963 | 17 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 32 | 86 | United States Ebb Rose Ebb Rose Jesse Ebb Rose was an American racecar driver.Rose raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1961-1963 seasons, with 4 career starts, including the 1961-1963 Indianapolis 500 races. His best finish at Indy was in 14th position in both 1962 and 1963.-Indy 500 results:... |
146.336 | 30 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 10 | 5 | United States Bud Tingelstad Bud Tingelstad Bud Tingelstad was an American racecar driver.Born in Frazee, Minnesota, Tingelstad drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1960-1971 seasons with 120 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in each year except 1961 and 1970. He finished in the top ten 56 times, with his one... |
147.753 | 10 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 9 | 17 | United States Roger McCluskey Roger McCluskey Roger McCluskey was an American race car driver. He was from Tucson, Arizona.He won championship titles in three divisions of USAC -Sprints, Stocks, and Champ Cars. He won the USAC Sprint Car title in 1963 and 1966, the USAC Stock car title in 1969 and 1970. The Champ Car title in 1973... |
147.759 | 9 | 168 | 3 | Spun T2 |
| 17 | 17 | 21 | United States Elmer George Elmer George Elmer George was an American racecar driver.Born in Hockerville, Oklahoma, George died in Terre Haute, Indiana. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1956-1963 seasons with 64 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1957, 1962, and 1963... |
146.092 | 33 | 146 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | 30 | 26 | United States Troy Ruttman Troy Ruttman Troy Ruttman was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, and , he is the youngest winner of the race.... |
146.765 | 19 | 140 | 0 | Piston |
| 19 | 15 | 18 | United States Bobby Grim Bobby Grim Robert "Bobby" Grim was an American racecar driver.Born in Coal City, Indiana, Grim died of cancer in Indianapolis, Indiana. He drove in the and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1958-1969 seasons with 66 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races each year from 1959-1968 except 1965... |
146.604 | 22 | 96 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 20 | 8 | 34 | United States Dan Gurney Dan Gurney Daniel Sexton Gurney is an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner.The son of a Metropolitan Opera star, he was born in Port Jefferson, New York, but moved to California as a teenager... |
147.886 | 8 | 92 | 0 | Rear End |
| 21 | 16 | 19 | United States Chuck Hulse Chuck Hulse Chuck Hulse is a retired American racecar driver.Hulse raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1959-1964 and 1966-1968 seasons, with 60 career starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1962, 1963, 1966 and 1967. He finished in the top ten 26 times, with his best finish in 2nd... |
146.377 | 28 | 91 | 0 | Fuel Pump |
| 22 | 33 | 79 | United States Jimmy Daywalt Jimmy Daywalt Jimmy Daywalt was an American racecar driver.Born in Wabash, Indiana, he drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950, 1953-1957, 1959, and 1961-1962 seasons with 20 starts. He finished in the top ten 3 times... |
146.318 | 31 | 74 | 0 | Transmission |
| 23 | 5 | 1 | United States A.J. Foyt |
149.074 | 5 | 69 | 2 | Lost wheel |
| 24 | 13 | 9 | United States Dick Rathmann Dick Rathmann Dick Rathmann was an American racecar driver.... |
147.161 | 13 | 51 | 0 | Magneto |
| 25 | 18 | 32 | United States Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson (auto racer) Eddie Johnson was an American racecar driver.Born in Richmond, Virginia, Johnson died in a plane crash near Cleveland, Ohio. He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1950-1952 and 1955-1966 seasons with 33 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in all of those... |
146.592 | 23 | 38 | 0 | Magneto |
| 26 | 26 | 53 | United States Paul Goldsmith Paul Goldsmith Paul Goldsmith is a motorcycle Hall of Famer, Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee and former USAC and NASCAR driver.- Motorcycle career :... |
146.437 | 26 | 26 | 0 | Magneto |
| 27 | 20 | 88 | United States Gene Hartley Gene Hartley Leslie "Gene" Hartley was an American racecar driver. He was born and died in Roanoke, Indiana.Hartley was the son of midget car driver Ted Hartley, who competed into his 60s. "Auto racing is all I’ve ever known," Gene once said in an interview at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway... |
146.969 | 15 | 23 | 0 | Steering |
| 28 | 14 | 62 | United States Paul Russo Paul Russo Paul Russo was an American racecar driver.-Midget car career:... |
146.687 | 20 | 20 | 0 | Piston |
| 29 | 25 | 45 | United States Jack Turner Jack Turner (driver) Jack Turner was an American racecar driver. He was nicknamed "Cactus Jack."-Midget car career:... |
146.496 | 25 | 17 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 30 | 31 | 29 | United States Bob Christie Bob Christie Bob Christie was an American racecar driver.Christie raced in the USAC Championship Car series in the 1956-1963 seasons, with 15 career starts, including every Indianapolis 500 race in that span... |
146.341 | 29 | 17 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 31 | 22 | 83 | United States Allen Crowe Allen Crowe Allen Crowe was an American racecar driver.Born in York, Illinois, Crowe died in New Bremen, Ohio from injuries sustained in a sprint car race at New Bremen Speedway. He drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1961-1963 seasons with 15 starts, including the 1962 and 1963... |
146.831 | 18 | 17 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 32 | 21 | 67 | United States Chuck Rodee Chuck Rodee Chuck Rodee , was an American racecar driver... |
146.969 | 16 | 17 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 33 | 19 | 96 | United States Bob Veith Bob Veith Bob Veith was an American racecar driver.Veith drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series, racing from 1955 to 1968 with 63 starts... |
146.157 | 32 | 12 | 0 | Engine |