. ▁ 2 3 ▁drivers ▁would ▁fail ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁race . ▁Notable ▁crew ▁chief s ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁included ▁Ray ▁Fox , ▁Bud ▁Moore , ▁H erman ▁Be am , ▁Ban jo ▁Matt he ws ▁and ▁Lee ▁Pet ty . ▁ ▁Three ▁ca utions ▁would ▁slow ▁this ▁ 2 6 7 - lap ▁race . ▁The ▁total ▁distance ▁of ▁this ▁race ▁was ▁approximately ▁. ▁Fire ball ▁Roberts ▁would ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁pole ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁George ▁Green ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁last - place ▁finish er ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁engine ▁problem ▁in ▁his ▁Che v ro let ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁lap . ▁Other ▁notable ▁drivers ▁in ▁this ▁race ▁were ▁Mar vin ▁Pan ch , ▁Richard ▁Pet ty , ▁Fred ▁Loren zen , ▁Buck ▁Baker , ▁and ▁El mo ▁Lang ley . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁three ▁hours ▁and ▁twelve ▁minutes ▁of ▁racing , ▁R ex ▁White ▁defeated ▁Joe ▁We ather ly ▁by ▁ 1 2 ▁seconds ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Che v ro let ; ▁becoming ▁the ▁final ▁win ▁in ▁White ' s ▁NAS C AR ▁Cup ▁Series ▁career . ▁David ▁Pear son ▁made ▁a ▁one - off ▁start ▁for ▁owner ▁Bud ▁Moore . ▁They ▁wouldn ' t ▁team ▁up ▁again ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁though ▁each ▁found ▁plenty ▁of ▁success ▁separately . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁ ▁D ix ie ▁ 4 0 0 , ▁White ▁had ▁to ▁receive ▁assistance ▁from ▁Mar vin