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South Boston 400

NASCAR Grand National race
South Boston Speedway, South Boston, VA
October 20, 1963
400 laps on 0.375 mile paved oval; 150 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	4	Richard Petty	41	Petty Enterprises	1963 Plymouth	400	1,550	running	287
2	7	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	1963 Dodge	397	900	running	0
3	5	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1963 Pontiac	396	925	running	0
4	8	Bob Welborn	42	Petty Enterprises	1963 Plymouth	394	550	running	0
5	10	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	1962 Dodge	388	450	running	0
6	9	Jimmy Pardue	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac	388	350	running	0
7	12	Darel Dieringer	14	Pete Stewart	1963 Ford	372	250	running	0
8	13	Jimmy Massey	96	Hubert Westmoreland	1961 Chevrolet	369	175	running	0
9	14	Roy Mayne	33	C.L. Kilpatrick	1962 Chevrolet	369	150	running	0
10	20	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury	368	140	running	0
11	19	Worth McMillion	83	Worth McMillion	1962 Pontiac	364	130	running	0
12	18	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet	361	120	running	0
13	17	Major Melton	88	Major Melton	1961 Chrysler	267	110	running	0
14	11	Larry Manning	09	Bob Adams	1962 Chevrolet	262	100	differential	0
15	3	Junior Johnson	3	Ray Fox	1963 Chevrolet	204	165	fatigue	101
16	2	G.C. Spencer	48	Jack Smith	1963 Plymouth	181	180	head gasket	8
17	21	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	1963 Chevrolet	149	70	head gasket	0
18	16	Ronnie Bristow	86	Buck Baker	1963 Chrysler	107	60	clutch	0
19	6	Billy Wade	5	Cotton Owens	1963 Dodge	55	50	head gasket	4
20	15	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1963 Pontiac	44	50	engine	0
21	1	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1963 Plymouth	24	200	oil line	0
22	22	Doug Cooper	02	Bob Cooper	1962 Pontiac	0	50	head gasket	0

Time of race: 01:57:55
Average Speed: 76.325 MPH
Pole Speed: 16.65 seconds
0 cautions
Attendance: 5,500