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Southern 500
NASCAR Grand National race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 2, 1963
364 laps on 1.375 mile paved oval; 500.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 9
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 364
| 22,150
| running
| 58 |
| 2
| 6
| Marvin Panch
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1963 Ford
| 364
| 12,650
| running
| 123 |
| 3
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 364
| 6,550
| running
| 20 |
| 4
| 7
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 363
| 3,500
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 4
| Darel Dieringer
| 26
| Bill Stroppe
| 1963 Mercury
| 360
| 2,625
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1963 Mercury
| 358
| 2,155
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 3
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1963 Mercury
| 358
| 2,345
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 24
| Tiny Lund
| 0
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 356
| 1,775
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 5
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1963 Pontiac
| 356
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 8
| Buck Baker
| 13
| Smokey Yunick
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 356
| 1,025
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 16
| Bobby Isaac
| 99
| Bondy Long
| 1963 Ford
| 353
| 950
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 18
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 341
| 1,030
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 22
| Bunkie Blackburn
| 70
| Paul Clayton
| 1962 Pontiac
| 339
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 17
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 339
| 950
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 20
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Pete Stewart
| 1963 Ford
| 332
| 650
| differential
| 0 |
| 16
| 27
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1963 Mercury
| 332
| 600
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 21
| Cale Yarborough
| 19
| Herman Beam
| 1963 Ford
| 306
| 500
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 35
| Elmo Langley
| 09
| Bob Adams
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 302
| 500
| transmission
| 0 |
| 19
| 28
| Bud Harless
| 60
| Fred Harless
| 1962 Pontiac
| 274
| 500
| A-frame
| 0 |
| 20
| 2
| Junior Johnson
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 257
| 4,705
| overheating
| 163 |
| 21
| 11
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Charles Robinson
| 1963 Ford
| 208
| 570
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 14
| Jim Paschal
| 41
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 166
| 500
| carburetor
| 0 |
| 23
| 19
| Buddy Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1963 Pontiac
| 133
| 570
| clutch
| 0 |
| 24
| 12
| G.C. Spencer
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1963 Plymouth
| 123
| 500
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 26
| Ralph Earnhardt
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1962 Pontiac
| 88
| 570
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 29
| H.G. Rosier
| 23
| Leland Colvin
| 1962 Plymouth
| 66
| 500
| handling
| 0 |
| 27
| 15
| Bob James
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 59
| 500
| spindle
| 0 |
| 28
| 13
| Billy Wade
| 5
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 59
| 500
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 25
| LeeRoy Yarbrough
| 92
| Don Harrison
| 1963 Ford
| 19
| 630
| differential
| 0 |
| 30
| 23
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1962 Dodge
| 16
| 500
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 31
| 34
| Roy Tyner
| 9
| Roy Tyner
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 15
| 500
| transmission
| 0 |
| 32
| 30
| Larry Manning
| 76
| J.D. McDuffie
| 1961 Ford
| 11
| 500
| handling
| 0 |
| 33
| 32
| Bobby Keck
| 57
| Pete Stewart
| 1963 Ford
| 7
| 500
| clutch
| 0 |
| 34
| 31
| Neil Castles
| 86
| Buck Baker
| 1962 Chrysler
| 6
| 500
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 35
| 36
| Bob Welborn
| 2
| Cliff Stewart
| 1962 Pontiac
| 4
| 500
| head gasket
| 0 |
| 36
| 39
| Possum Jones
| 05
| Possum Jones
| 1961 Pontiac
| 3
| 500
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 37
| 37
| Paul Lewis
| 53
| Paul Lewis
| 1963 Ford
| 2
| 500
| handling
| 0 |
| 38
| 40
| Frank Graham
| 68
| Ed Livingston
| 1961 Ford
| 2
| 500
| clutch
| 0 |
| 39
| 41
| Ed Livingston
| 56
| Mamie Reynolds
| 1962 Ford
| 2
| 500
| oil pressure
| 0 |
| 40
| 38
| Lee Reitzel
| 93
| Lee Reitzel
| 1962 Ford
| 2
| 500
| brakes
| 0 |
| 41
| 33
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 20
| Emanuel Zervakis
| 1963 Ford
| 1
| 500
| handling
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:51:23
Average Speed: 129.784 MPH
Pole Speed: 37.038 seconds
Attendance: 60,000