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Wilkes 400
NASCAR Grand National race
North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
September 29, 1963
400 laps on 0.625 mile paved oval; 250 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Marvin Panch
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| 1963 Ford
| 400
| 3,225
| running
| 131 |
| 2
| 1
| Fred Lorenzen
| 28
| Holman Moody
| 1962 Ford
| 400
| 2,050
| running
| 58 |
| 3
| 4
| Nelson Stacy
| 29
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 398
| 1,450
| running
| 56 |
| 4
| 2
| Fireball Roberts
| 22
| Holman Moody
| 1963 Ford
| 397
| 1,225
| running
| 155 |
| 5
| 7
| Ned Jarrett
| 11
| Charles Robinson
| 1963 Ford
| 397
| 625
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 5
| Joe Weatherly
| 8
| Bud Moore
| 1963 Mercury
| 397
| 800
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| Rex White
| 4
| Rex White
| 1963 Mercury
| 390
| 475
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 10
| David Pearson
| 6
| Cotton Owens
| 1963 Dodge
| 389
| 425
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 15
| Tiny Lund
| 32
| Dave Kent
| 1963 Ford
| 384
| 375
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 16
| Larry Thomas
| 36
| Wade Younts
| 1962 Dodge
| 383
| 325
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 18
| Darel Dieringer
| 14
| Pete Stewart
| 1963 Ford
| 378
| 300
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 27
| Bob Welborn
| 17
| Fred Harb
| 1962 Pontiac
| 375
| 250
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 23
| Curtis Crider
| 62
| Curtis Crider
| 1963 Mercury
| 368
| 225
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 28
| Reb Wickersham
| 67
| Reb Wickersham
| 1962 Pontiac
| 358
| 200
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 24
| Wendell Scott
| 34
| Wendell Scott
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 354
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| Major Melton
| 88
| Major Melton
| 1961 Chrysler
| 351
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 20
| Larry Manning
| 09
| Bob Adams
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 344
| 175
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 21
| Roy Mayne
| 33
| C.L. Kilpatrick
| 1962 Chevrolet
| 326
| 150
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 17
| Buck Baker
| 87
| Buck Baker
| 1963 Pontiac
| 276
| 175
| accident
| 0 |
| 20
| 14
| Larry Frank
| 99
| Bondy Long
| 1963 Ford
| 243
| 175
| brakes
| 0 |
| 21
| 11
| Bobby Johns
| 7
| Shorty Johns
| 1963 Pontiac
| 236
| 125
| piston
| 0 |
| 22
| 19
| Jimmy Pardue
| 54
| Pete Stewart
| 1963 Ford
| 236
| 125
| differential
| 0 |
| 23
| 22
| Lee Reitzel
| 93
| Lee Reitzel
| 1962 Ford
| 201
| 100
| accident
| 0 |
| 24
| 6
| Jack Smith
| 47
| Jack Smith
| 1963 Plymouth
| 151
| 125
| differential
| 0 |
| 25
| 12
| Jimmy Massey
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 78
| 125
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 41
| Petty Enterprises
| 1963 Plymouth
| 45
| 125
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 25
| Bobby Keck
| 96
| Hubert Westmoreland
| 1961 Chevrolet
| 26
| 100
| overheating
| 0 |
| 28
| 9
| Junior Johnson
| 3
| Ray Fox
| 1963 Chevrolet
| 4
| 125
| brake cylinder
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:47:44
Average Speed: 89.428 MPH
Pole Speed: 23.3 seconds
2 cautions for 17 laps
Attendance: 14,000