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Southeastern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
March 31, 1963
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 500
| 4,060
| running
| 165 |
| 2
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 500
| 2,395
| running
| 164 |
| 3
| 4
| Junior Johnson
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 497
| 1,725
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 16
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 495
| 1,225
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 10
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 69
| Lou Sidoit
| 1962 Mercury
| 490
| 975
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 20
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Pete Stewart
| 1963 Ford
| 488
| 775
| running
| 1 |
| 7
| 5
| Darel Dieringer
| 26
| Bill Stroppe
| 1963 Mercury
| 486
| 675
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 11
| Billy Wade
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 465
| 650
| engine
| 0 |
| 9
| 19
| Bud Harless
| 60
| Fred Harless
| 1962 Pontiac
| 464
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 13
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1963 Pontiac
| 456
| 915
| differential
| 88 |
| 11
| 22
| Reb Wickersham
| 67
| Reb Wickersham
| 1962 Pontiac
| 444
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1963 Ford
| 444
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 24
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1962 Dodge
| 443
| 250
| distributor cap
| 0 |
| 14
| 2
| Tiny Lund
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1963 Ford
| 434
| 305
| engine
| 82 |
| 15
| 15
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Charles Robinson
| 1963 Ford
| 430
| 225
| engine
| 0 |
| 16
| 28
| Larry Manning
| 09
| Bob Adams
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 429
| 215
| wheel
| 0 |
| 17
| 29
| Bill Foster
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 420
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 26
| Ed Livingston
| 56
| Mamie Reynolds
| 1962 Ford
| 389
| 200
| differential
| 0 |
| 19
| 27
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 371
| 185
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 9
| Paul Clark
| 74
| Paul Clark
| 1962 Pontiac
| 346
| 175
| wheel
| 0 |
| 21
| 14
| Jim Paschal
| 41
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 342
| 200
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 30
| Gary Sain
| 90
| Ralph Sparks
| 1962 Dodge
| 328
| 175
| differential
| 0 |
| 23
| 17
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1963 Pontiac
| 299
| 175
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 7
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 291
| 175
| piston
| 0 |
| 25
| 33
| Stick Elliott
| 18
| Toy Bolton
| 1962 Pontiac
| 262
| 175
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 25
| Fred Harb
| 12
| Fred Harb
| 1962 Pontiac
| 242
| 250
| connecting rod
| 0 |
| 27
| 6
| Bobby Isaac
| 99
| Bondy Long
| 1963 Ford
| 176
| 175
| differential
| 0 |
| 28
| 32
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1962 Mercury
| 176
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 21
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1963 Plymouth
| 147
| 150
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 30
| 34
| Roy Mayne
| 33
| C.L. Kilpatrick
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 133
| 125
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 31
| 8
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 123
| 150
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 32
| Bill Morton
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 115
| 125
| piston
| 0 |
| 33
| 12
| Bob James
| 32
| Roscoe Sanders
| 1963 Plymouth
| 95
| 125
| connecting rod
| 0 |
| 34
| 31
| Major Melton
| 88
| Major Melton
| 1961 Chrysler
| 2
| 150
| handling
| 0 |
| 35
| 35
| Jerome Warren
| 93
| Jerome Warren
| 1962 Ford
| 1
| 125
| handling
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:15:02
Average Speed: 76.91 MPH
Pole Speed: 22.31 seconds
1 caution for 9 laps
Attendance: 28,000