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Gwyn Staley 400
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
April 28, 1963
257 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 160.625 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 257
| 3,575
| running
| 130 |
| 2
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 256
| 2,575
| running
| 23 |
| 3
| 2
| Tiny Lund
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1963 Ford
| 256
| 1,300
| running
| 25 |
| 4
| 9
| Jim Paschal
| 41
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 254
| 825
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 5
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1963 Pontiac
| 254
| 700
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 11
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 253
| 525
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 6
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 252
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 10
| Bobby Isaac
| 99
| Bondy Long
| 1963 Ford
| 250
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 13
| Billy Wade
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 249
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 12
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1963 Plymouth
| 248
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 17
| Larry Thomas
| 49
| J.C. Parker
| 1963 Dodge
| 247
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 23
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1962 Mercury
| 244
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 30
| Buddy Baker
| 7
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 241
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 18
| Jimmy Massey
| 96
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 241
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 19
| Larry Manning
| 09
| Bob Adams
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 240
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 22
| E.J. Trivette
| 1
| Jess Potter
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 237
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 20
| Herman Beam
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1963 Ford
| 234
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 21
| Bob Cooper
| 51
| Bob Cooper
| 1962 Pontiac
| 234
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 16
| Stick Elliott
| 18
| Toy Bolton
| 1962 Pontiac
| 231
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 14
| Jimmy Pardue
| 57
| Pete Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 229
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 27
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 225
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 26
| Roy Mayne
| 33
| C.L. Kilpatrick
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 222
| 100
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 3
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1963 Pontiac
| 213
| 425
| rear end
| 0 |
| 24
| 15
| G.C. Spencer
| 58
| G.C. Spencer
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 183
| 125
| rear end
| 0 |
| 25
| 8
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Charles Robinson
| 1963 Ford
| 156
| 125
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 24
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 55
| Lyle Stelter
| 1962 Mercury
| 138
| 100
| rear end
| 0 |
| 27
| 4
| Junior Johnson
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 98
| 250
| accident
| 79 |
| 28
| 25
| Neil Castles
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 71
| 100
| piston
| 0 |
| 29
| 28
| Earl Brooks
| 134
| Wendell Scott
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 68
| 100
| A-frame
| 0 |
| 30
| 29
| Jerome Warren
| 93
| Jerome Warren
| 1962 Ford
| 29
| 100
| handling
| 0 |
| 31
| 31
| Sam Fogle
| 31
| James Kelly
| 1961 Mercury
| 20
| 50
| handling
| 0 |
Time of race: 01:57:06
Average Speed: 83.301 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.4 seconds
Attendance: 13,500