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The 1962 Dixie 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 28, 1962, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.

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  • The 1962 Dixie 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 28, 1962, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s. This race was not originally scheduled to be the 53rd race of the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season. It was initially scheduled for October 21 at South Boston, Virginia but it was finally canceled due to lack of entries. Joe Weatherly would clinch the championship title as a result of the cancelled race in South Boston. (en)
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  • Layout of Atlanta International Speedway, used until 1996 (en)
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  • Race 53 of 53 in the 1962 NASCAR Grand National Series season (en)
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  • Rex White (en)
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  • 1962-10-28 (xsd:date)
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  • Fireball Roberts (en)
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  • 144 (xsd:integer)
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  • Jim Stephens (en)
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  • untelevised (en)
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  • Dixie 400 (en)
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  • 78.85
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  • Dixie 400 (en)
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  • 53 (xsd:integer)
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  • NASCAR Grand National Series Season (en)
  • Dixie 400 races (en)
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  • Temperatures of ; wind speeds of (en)
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  • The 1962 Dixie 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on October 28, 1962, at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s. (en)
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  • 1962 Dixie 400 (en)
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