| Nashville 500 | Date: | 8/5/1962 |
| Finish | Start | CarNo | Driver | Laps | Status | Division: | Cup |
| 1 | 3 | 42 | Jim Paschal | 500 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | 495 | Running |
| 3 | 9 | 87 | Buck Baker | 493 | Running |
| 4 | 10 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | 489 | Running |
| 5 | 11 | 2 | Thomas Cox | 471 | Running |
| 6 | 13 | 1 | George Green | 463 | Running |
| 7 | 16 | 19 | Herman Beam | 452 | Running |
| 8 | 12 | 36 | Larry Thomas | 422 | Running |
| 9 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | 387 | Engine failure |
| 10 | 17 | 62 | Curtis Crider | 384 | Rocker arm |
| 11 | 5 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | 357 | Running |
| 12 | 15 | 149 | Bob Welborn | 333 | Running |
| 13 | 6 | 61 | Sherman Utsman | 330 | Hub |
| 14 | 24 | 79 | Ralph Smith | 292 | Drive shaft |
| 15 | 19 | 34 | Wendell Scott | 244 | Accident |
| 16 | 4 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | 204 | Engine failure |
| 17 | 1 | 46 | Johnny Allen | 179 | Accident |
| 18 | 7 | 47 | Jack Smith | 119 | Overheating |
| 19 | 20 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | 78 | Steering |
| 20 | 18 | 49 | Nero Steptoe | 78 | Accident |
| 21 | 14 | 86 | Buddy Baker | 60 | Head gasket |
| 22 | 22 | 60 | Harold Carmac | 12 | Oil pressure |
| 23 | 23 | 63 | Earl Brooks | 2 | Handling |
| 24 | 25 | 41 | Joe Lee Johnson | 2 | Clutch |
| 25 | 21 | 74 | Hank Gilbert | 1 | Handling |