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NASCAR Grand National race
Fairgrounds Raceway, Birmingham, AL
June 9, 1963
200 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	2	Richard Petty	41	Petty Enterprises	1963 Plymouth	200	1,000	running	178
2	3	Junior Johnson	3	Ray Fox	1963 Chevrolet	200	600	running	0
3	6	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1963 Pontiac	198	400	running	0
4	5	Ned Jarrett	11	Charles Robinson	1963 Ford	196	300	running	0
5	1	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1963 Plymouth	195	275	running	22
6	8	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury	193	240	running	0
7	15	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet	186	200	running	0
8	14	Fred Thompson	39	E.A. McQuaig	1961 Pontiac	186	175	running	0
9	13	Herman Beam	19	Herman Beam	1962 Ford	185	150	running	0
10	12	Reb Wickersham	67	Reb Wickersham	1962 Pontiac	180	140	running	0
11	11	Neil Castles	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler	169	130	running	0
12	16	Major Melton	88	Major Melton	1961 Chrysler	168	120	running	0
13	10	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	1962 Dodge	162	110	vapor lock	0
14	9	Bob Perry	21W	Coz Concilla	1963 Mercury	79	100	vapor lock	0
15	7	Joe Weatherly	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	71	300	wheel	0
16	4	Jimmy Pardue	57	Pete Stewart	1962 Pontiac	36	100	driveshaft	0

Time of race: 01:27:59
Average Speed: 68.195 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.3 seconds
1 caution for 3 laps
Attendance: 7,000