International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 mile Paved Oval
200 Laps/500 Miles
May 30, 1962
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 2 | Rodger Ward | 3 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson | Offy | 200 | 3:33:50.33 140.293 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Len Sutton | 7 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson | Offy | 200 | 3:34:01.85 140.167 | 800 |
| 3 | 27 | Eddie Sachs | 2 | Dean Autolite | Ewing | Offy | 200 | 3:34:10.26 140.075 | 700 |
| 4 | 12 | Don Davis | 27 | Rose Truck Lines | Lesovsky | Offy | 200 | 3:34:38.46 139.768 | 600 |
| 5 | 3 | Bobby Marshman | 54 | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Epperly | Offy | 200 | 3:36:09.27 138.790 | 500 |
| 6 | 7 | Jim McElreath | 15 | Schulz Fueling | Kurtis | Offy | 200 | 3:36:22.02 138.653 | 400 |
| 7 | 1 | Parnelli Jones | 98 | Agajanian/Willard Battery | Watson | Offy | 200 | 3:36:33.18 138.534 | 300 |
| 8 | 24 | Lloyd Ruby | 12 | Thompson Industries | Watson | Offy | 200 | 3:37:06.33 138.182 | 250 |
| 9 | 23 | Jim Rathmann | 44 | Simoniz Vista | Watson | Offy | 200 | 3:39:07.05 136.913 | 200 |
| 10 | 28 | Johnny Boyd | 38 | Metal-Cal | Epperly | Offy | 200 | 3:39:37.19 136.600 | 150 |
| 11 | 6 | Shorty Templeman | 4 | Bill Forbes | Watson | Offy | 200 | 3:40:50.46 135.844 | 100 |
| 12 | 11 | Don Branson | 14 | Mid-Continent Securities | Epperly | Offy | 200 | 3:40:51.23 135.836 | 50 |
| 13 | 29 | Jim Hurtubise | 91 | Jim Robbins | Trevis | Offy | 200 | 3:41:08.94 135.655 | |
| 14 | 32 | Ebb Rose | 86 | Rose Truck Lines | Porter | Offy | 200 | 3:43:52.70 134.001 | |
| 15 | 10 | Bud Tingelstad | 5 | Konstant Hot | Philipp | Offy | 200 | 3:45:16.55 133.170 | |
| 16 | 9 | Roger McCluskey | 17 | Bell Lines Trucking | Watson | Offy | 169 | Spun out, NE | |
| 17 | 17 | Elmer George | 21 | Sarkes Tarzian | Lesovsky | Offy | 147 | Engine seized | |
| 18 | 30 | Troy Ruttman | 26 | Jim Robbins | Kuzma | Offy | 140 | Burned piston | |
| 19 | 15 | Bobby Grim | 18 | Morcroft | Trevis | Offy | 96 | Oil leak | |
| 20 | 8 | Dan Gurney | 34 | Thompson Enterprises | Thompson RE | Buick | 92 | Rear end gear | |
| 21 | 16 | Chuck Hulse | 19 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 500C | Offy | 91 | Broken fuel pump | |
| 22 | 33 | Jimmy Daywalt | 79 | Albany, NY | Kurtis | Offy | 74 | Broken transmission | |
| 23 | 5 | A. J. Foyt | 1 | Bowes Seal Fast | Trevis | Offy | 70 | Lost wheel, spun SE | |
| 24 | 13 | Dick Rathmann | 9 | Chapman | Watson | Offy | 51 | Magneto | |
| 25 | 18 | Eddie Johnson | 32 | Polyaire Foam | Trevis | Offy | 38 | Magneto | |
| 26 | 26 | Paul Goldsmith | 53 | American Rubber & Plastic | Epperly | Offy | 26 | Magneto | |
| 27 | 20 | Gene Hartley | 88 | Drewry's | Watson | Offy | 23 | Steering | |
| 28 | 14 | Paul Russo | 62 | Denver-Chicago Trucking | Watson | Offy | 20 | Engine trouble | |
| 29 | 25 | Jack Turner | 45 | Bardahl | Kurtis | Offy | 17 | Wrecked MS | |
| 30 | 31 | Bob Christie | 29 | North Electric | Kurtis | Offy | 17 | Wrecked MS | |
| 31 | 22 | Allen Crowe | 83 | S-R Racing Enterprises | Watson | Offy | 17 | Wrecked MS | |
| 32 | 21 | Chuck Rodee | 67 | Travelon Trailer | Christiansen | Offy | 17 | Wrecked MS | |
| 33 | 19 | Bob Veith | 96 | Meguiar's Mirror Glaze | Elder | Offy | 12 | Engine trouble | |
| -- | -- | A. J. Foyt | 21 | Sarkes Trazian | Lesovsky | Offy | 21 | Relieved George 127-147 | |
| -- | -- | Paul Russo | 21 | Sarkes-Trazian | Lesovsky | Offy | 74 | Relieved George 53-126 | |
| -- | -- | Bill Cheesbourg | 88 | Drewry's | Watson | Offy | 3 | Relieved Hartley 21-23 | |
| -- | -- | Bill Cheesbourg | 35 | Harvey Aluminum | Thompson RE | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Cheesbourg | 59 | Hotel Tropicana | Kurtis | Novi SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Arnold | 37 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Arnold | 46 | Goff Brothers Drumstick | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Arnold | 47 | Joe Hunt Magneto | Ewing | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Arnold | 77 | Dayton Steel Foundry | Sutton | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jimmy Daywalt | 46 | Goff Brothers Drumstick | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Coy | 92 | WRD | Kurtis 500G | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jack Fairman | 33 | Harvey Aluminum | Thompson RE | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dan Gurney | 52 | John Zink Trackburner | Moore RE | Boeing Turbine | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dan Gurney | 72 | John Zink Trackburner | Watson FE | Offy | -- | Passed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Jim Hemmings | 94 | Speed Enterprise | Kurtis 500G | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim Hurtubise | 99 | Demler | Epperly | Offy | -- | Wrecked qualifying, SS | |
| -- | -- | Norm Hall | 41 | Bill Forbes | Meskowski | Offy | -- | Wrecked qualifying, SW | |
| -- | -- | Jim Rathmann | 10 | Simoniz Vista | Yunick | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Arnold | 23 | Turtle Drilling | Meskowski | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Daigh | 35 | Harvey Aluminum | Thompson RE | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Duane Carter | 72 | John Zink Trackburner | Watson FE | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Jack Conely | 89 | Chapman Rocker Panel | Dunn | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Coy | 68 | White Spot Coffee Shop | Epperly | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Leon Clum | 23 | Turtle Drilling | Meskowski | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ronnie Duman | 28 | Stearly Motor Freight | Elder | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Tommy Copp | 58 | Sorensen | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jack Ensley | 95 | Safety Auto Glass | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Don Freeland | 36 | Hart Fullerton | Lesovsky | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Jack Fairman | 78 | De Villiers | Connaught | Alta | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Cliff Griffith | 84 | Thompson Rocket | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Roy Graham | 55 | Metzloff Jetfire | Watts | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Herb Hill | 69 | Grizzly Brakes | Kurtis 500A | Chevy | -- | Entry declined | |
| -- | -- | Jim Hemmings | 65 | Kurtis-Kraft | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Norm Hall | 25 | Dean Autolite | Kuzma | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Bruce Jacobi | 22 | Frohde Mobil Homes | Epperly | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Ed Kostenuk | 37 | Leader Card 500 Roadster | Watson | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ralph Liguori | 68 | White Spot Coffee Shop | Epperly | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Miller (Krulac) | 64 | Federal Engineering | Kurtis 500E | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Mathouser | 43 | Ray Brady | Kurtis 500G | Offy | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| -- | -- | Mike McGreevy | 46 | Goff Brothers Drumstick | Kurtis | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dempsey Wilson | 31 | Greenman | Kuzma | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Keith Rachwitz | 33 | Kimberly Buick | Thompson RE | Buick | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Stevenson | 16 | Tropicana | Kurtis | Novi SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Gig Stephens | 61 | Automatic Radio | Epperly | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Leon Clum | 6 | Bell Lines Trucking | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Cotton Farmer | 83 | S-R Racing Enterprises | Watson | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Weyant | X | Jim Robbins | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Russ Congdon | X | X | X | X | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ralph Liguori | 69 | Grizzly Brakes | Kurtis 500A | Chevy | -- | Did not qualify |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Parnelli Jones | 120 | 1-59, 65-125 |
| Rodger Ward | 66 | 126-160, 170-200 |
| Len Sutton | 9 | 161-169 |
| Roger McCluskey | 3 | 62-64 |
| A. J. Foyt | 2 | 60-61 |