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Riverside 500
NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
January 20, 1963
185 laps on 2.7 mile road course; 499.5 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 11
| Dan Gurney
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 185
| 14,400
| running
| 120 |
2
| 2
| A.J. Foyt
| 02
| Ray Nichels
| 1963 Pontiac
| 185
| 6,570
| running
| 2 |
3
| 17
| Troy Ruttman
| 14
| Bill Stroppe
| 1963 Mercury
| 184
| 3,980
| running
| 0 |
4
| 3
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Banjo Matthews
| 1963 Pontiac
| 184
| 2,630
| running
| 13 |
5
| 25
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1963 Pontiac
| 182
| 1,750
| running
| 0 |
6
| 8
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Charles Robinson
| 1963 Ford
| 181
| 1,225
| running
| 0 |
7
| 21
| Billy Wade
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 180
| 1,850
| running
| 0 |
8
| 6
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Pete Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 179
| 1,050
| running
| 0 |
9
| 28
| Danny Letner
| 1
|
| 1963 Dodge
| 179
| 950
| running
| 0 |
10
| 30
| Joe Ruttman
| 98
| Carl Dane
| 1962 Mercury
| 176
| 850
| running
| 0 |
11
| 26
| Ron Hornaday Sr.
| 97
| Frank Galpin
| 1962 Ford
| 176
| 750
| running
| 0 |
12
| 13
| Dave MacDonald
| 0
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 176
| 675
| running
| 0 |
13
| 39
| Bob Perry
| 38
| Bob Perry
| 1962 Mercury
| 175
| 575
| running
| 0 |
14
| 32
| Bob Ross
| 70
| Bob Ross
| 1960 Pontiac
| 175
| 575
| running
| 0 |
15
| 18
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 173
| 575
| engine
| 0 |
16
| 27
| John Rostek
| 19
| John Rostek
| 1962 Ford
| 172
| 500
| accident
| 0 |
17
| 10
| Art Watts
| 12
|
| 1962 Ford
| 171
| 475
| running
| 0 |
18
| 33
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 169
| 425
| running
| 0 |
19
| 43
| Richard Brown
| 61
|
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 166
| 425
| running
| 0 |
20
| 41
| Harold Beal
| 50
|
| 1962 Dodge
| 164
| 425
| running
| 0 |
21
| 31
| Scotty Cain
| 51
| Scotty Cain
| 1961 Ford
| 162
| 375
| running
| 0 |
22
| 16
| Fred Lorenzen
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1963 Ford
| 158
| 530
| engine
| 8 |
23
| 34
| Marshall Sargent
| 27
|
| 1960 Pontiac
| 157
| 375
| accident
| 0 |
24
| 5
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1963 Pontiac
| 148
| 925
| oil pan
| 0 |
25
| 40
| Carl Joiner
| 26
| Carl Joiner
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 143
| 375
| accident
| 0 |
26
| 38
| Jim Cook
| 10
| Floyd Johnson
| 1962 Dodge
| 143
| 325
| accident
| 0 |
27
| 9
| Jim Hurtubise
| 75
|
| 1961 Pontiac
| 142
| 325
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 42
| Jack Norton
| 20
| Jack Norton
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 140
| 325
| carburetor
| 0 |
29
| 35
| Eddie Pagan
| 40
| Dick Getty
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 137
| 325
| running
| 0 |
30
| 24
| Don Noel
| 88
|
| 1963 Mercury
| 126
| 450
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 7
| Clem Proctor
| 33
| Clem Proctor
| 1962 Pontiac
| 122
| 275
| accident
| 0 |
32
| 23
| Sal Tovella
| 80
| Tom Hawkins
| 1963 Ford
| 116
| 500
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 20
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 113
| 275
| oil pressure
| 0 |
34
| 44
| Bill Clinton
| 25
| Bill Clinton
| 1961 Ford
| 111
| 275
| running
| 0 |
35
| 37
| Bill Foster
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 91
| 275
| transmission
| 0 |
36
| 19
| Jim Paschal
| 41
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 81
| 300
| accident
| 0 |
37
| 12
| Parnelli Jones
| 15
| Bill Stroppe
| 1963 Mercury
| 78
| 525
| transmission
| 39 |
38
| 22
| Marvin Porter
| 77
| Vel Miletich
| 1963 Ford
| 67
| 650
| rear end
| 0 |
39
| 1
| Paul Goldsmith
| 01
| Ray Nichels
| 1963 Pontiac
| 59
| 680
| connecting rod
| 3 |
40
| 4
| Len Sutton
| 07
| Ray Nichels
| 1963 Pontiac
| 49
| 350
| connecting rod
| 0 |
41
| 15
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 27
| 300
| transmission
| 0 |
42
| 14
| Danny Weinberg
| 23
| Carl Dane
| 1962 Pontiac
| 27
| 300
| accident
| 0 |
43
| 36
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1962 Mercury
| 26
| 275
| clutch
| 0 |
44
| 29
| Lloyd Dane
| 44
| Lloyd Dane
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 8
| 300
| transmission
| 0 |
|
| Roger McCluskey
| 16
|
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 0
|
| did not qualify
| 0 |
Time of race: 05:53:20
Average Speed: 84.965 MPH
Pole Speed: 97.6 seconds
6 cautions
Attendance: 52,500