November 4, 1962 - Paschal Banks Birmingham

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In the 1963 season opener, Plymouths from Petty Enterprises take top honors in the Birmingham 200 - a 200-lap, 100-mile race on the half-mile, paved fairgrounds speedway in Alabama. Jim Paschal won, and Richard Petty finished second.

Driving #41, Paschal won the pole and dominated the race. He led 192 of the 200 laps and lapped the field en route to the win. Sixth-place starter Petty in his familiar #43 led the remaining 8 laps leaving nothing for the rest of the 21-car field. Maurice Petty - Richard's brother, Petty Enterprises engine builder, and soon-to-be-inducted NASCAR Hall of Famer - started ninth in a third #42 Petty Plymouth but finished 14th after spinning and getting clobbered by Ned Jarrett.

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https://bench-racing.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-4-1962-paschal-banks-birmingham.html

Fin # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car
1 41 Jim Paschal Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth
2 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth
3 87 Buck Baker Buck Baker '62 Chrysler
4 54 Jimmy Pardue Jimmy Pardue '62 Pontiac
5 26 Darel Dieringer Mamie Reynolds '62 Ford
6 47 Jack Smith Jack Smith '62 Pontiac
7 4 Rex White Louis Clements '62 Chevrolet
8 8 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore '62 Pontiac
9 61 Sherman Utsman Sherman Utsman '62 Ford
10 36 Larry Thomas Wade Younts '62 Dodge
11 11 Ned Jarrett B.G. Holloway '62 Chevrolet
12 2 Bill Foster Cliff Stewart '62 Pontiac
13 18 Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '62 Pontiac
14 42 Maurice Petty Petty Enterprises '62 Plymouth
15 19 Herman Beam Herman Beam '62 Ford
16 1 George Green Jess Potter '62 Chevrolet
17 79 T.C. Hunt Ralph Smith '62 Chevrolet
18 30 Charley Griffith E.A. McQuaig '62 Pontiac
19 62 Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '62 Mercury
20 81 LeeRoy Yarbrough Jimmy Baker '62 Mercury
21 9 Cotton Hodges Wildcat Williams '62 Ford



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updated by @tmc-chase: 11/04/20 08:34:34AM
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