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Western North Carolina 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
August 11, 1963
500 laps on 0.5 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 2
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 500
| 2,550
| running
| 452 |
| 2
| 10
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 499
| 1,425
| running
| 35 |
| 3
| 9
| Jim Paschal
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 498
| 1,150
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 23
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 494
| 950
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 22
| Billy Wade
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 493
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 15
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1963 Plymouth
| 493
| 650
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 17
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1963 Pontiac
| 478
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 8
| Joe Weatherly
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1963 Dodge
| 473
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 1
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Charles Robinson
| 1963 Ford
| 467
| 450
| running
| 13 |
| 10
| 18
| Buddy Baker
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 467
| 400
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 27
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 452
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 24
| Reb Wickersham
| 67
| Reb Wickersham
| 1962 Pontiac
| 448
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 6
| Worth McMillion
| 83
| Worth McMillion
| 1962 Pontiac
| 437
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 16
| Cale Yarborough
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1963 Ford
| 434
| 275
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 5
| Elmo Langley
| 09
| Bob Adams
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 379
| 250
| engine
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| Roy Mayne
| 33
| C.L. Kilpatrick
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 369
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 19
| Major Melton
| 88
| Major Melton
| 1961 Chrysler
| 324
| 250
| seat
| 0 |
| 18
| 7
| Bobby Isaac
| 99
| Bondy Long
| 1963 Ford
| 303
| 225
| clutch
| 0 |
| 19
| 3
| Tommy Irwin
| 44
| Stewart McKinney
| 1963 Ford
| 264
| 225
| vibration
| 0 |
| 20
| 25
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1963 Mercury
| 258
| 225
| overheating
| 0 |
| 21
| 4
| G.C. Spencer
| 48
| Jack Smith
| 1963 Plymouth
| 216
| 200
| accident
| 0 |
| 22
| 14
| Lee Reitzel
| 93
| Lee Reitzel
| 1962 Ford
| 199
| 175
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 21
| Junior Johnson
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 161
| 150
| battery cable
| 0 |
| 24
| 12
| Bobby Keck
| 57
| Pete Stewart
| 1963 Pontiac
| 52
| 150
| brakes
| 0 |
| 25
| 11
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Pete Stewart
| 1962 Ford
| 38
| 150
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 26
| 20
| Stick Elliott
| 18
| Toy Bolton
| 1962 Pontiac
| 30
| 150
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 13
| Possum Jones
| 05
| Possum Jones
| 1961 Pontiac
| 8
| 150
| fuel leak
| 0 |
Notes: Starting order determined by random draw.
Time of race: 03:13:07
Average Speed: 77.673 MPH
2 cautions
Attendance: 14,500