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Golden State 400

NASCAR Grand National/Pacific Coast race
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
November 3, 1963
148 laps on 2.7 mile road course;  miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Darel Dieringer	16	Bill Stroppe	1963 Mercury	148	7,875	running	35
2	6	Dave MacDonald	21	Wood Brothers	1963 Ford	147	4,655	running	92
3	1	Marvin Panch	121	Wood Brothers	1963 Ford	147	2,860	running	0
4	2	Fireball Roberts	22	Holman Moody	1963 Ford	147	1,775	running	0
5	19	Richard Petty  Junior Johnson	26	Bill Stroppe	1963 Mercury	145	1,300	running	0
6	15	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1963 Plymouth	144	1,175	running	0
7	9	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1963 Mercury	143	1,475	running	0
8	22	Bill Amick	62	Dick Niles	1963 Mercury	142	1,000	running	0
9	40	Bob Ross	18		1963 Mercury	140	950	running	0
10	33	Ron Hornaday Sr.	97	Frank Galpin	1963 Ford	140	850	running	0
11	10	Fred Lorenzen  Ken Miles	281	Holman Moody	1963 Ford	139	710	running	0
12	8	Clem Proctor	33	Clem Proctor	1963 Pontiac	138	575	running	0
13	12	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	1963 Dodge	136	580	running	0
14	27	Bill Clinton	15	Bill Clinton	1963 Ford	136	450	running	0
15	14	Marvin Porter	77	Vel Miletich	1963 Ford	135	450	running	0
16	26	Pete Brock	211		1963 Mercury	134	350	fuel	0
17	21	Don Noel	88	Frank Galpin	1963 Ford	133	350	accident	0
18	24	Jim Cook	72		1963 Ford	131	300	running	0
19	38	Lloyd Dane	44	Bob Kitchell	1963 Ford	131	250	running	0
20	20	Eddie Gray	98		1963 Mercury	131	225	running	0
21	31	Dick Mitchell	7		1963 Mercury	126	200	running	0
22	23	Jimmy Pardue	2	Cliff Stewart	1963 Pontiac	117	400	transmission	0
23	29	Bob Perry	61		1961 Oldsmobile	112	200	running	0
24	36	Gene Davis	13		1962 Ford	95	200	running	0
25	25	Oren Prosser	58	Oren Prosser	1962 Pontiac	95	200	running	0
26	17	Skip Hudson	02	Ray Nichels	1963 Dodge	75	275	transmission	0
27	41	Chuck Shove	40		1963 Chevrolet	74	200	engine	0
28	30	Scotty Cain	162	Scotty Cain	1963 Ford	67	200	engine	0
29	35	Bob Bondurant	0	Bob Bondurant	1962 Chevrolet	44	200	accident	0
30	39	Frank Deiny	12		1962 Ford	44	200	driveshaft	0
31	16	Paul Goldsmith	1	Ray Nichels	1963 Plymouth	42	300	accident	0
32	4	Fred Lorenzen	28	Holman Moody	1963 Ford	25	400	transmission	21
33	13	Billy Wade	5	Cotton Owens	1963 Dodge	23	400	transmission	0
34	7	Ned Jarrett	11	Charles Robinson	1963 Ford	21	400	transmission	0
35	18	Augie Pabst	29		1963 Ford	18	250	clutch	0
36	11	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1963 Plymouth	5	400	transmission	0
37	5	Rex White	4	Rex White	1963 Mercury	1	400	accident	0
38	29	Jack McCoy	771		1963 Plymouth	1	200	differential	0
39	37	Al Self	64	Al Self	1962 Ford	1	200	engine	0
40	32	Al Brand	20		1962 Chevrolet	1	200	engine	0
41	34	Bruce Worrell	48	Coz Concilla	1962 Chevrolet	1	200	engine	0
	1	Dan Gurney	121	Wood Brothers	1963 Ford	0		qualified car	0
	6	Marvin Panch	21	Wood Brothers	1963 Ford	0		qualified car	0
	7	Dave MacDonald	11	Charles Robinson	1963 Ford	0		qualified car	0
		A.J. Foyt	29		1963 Ford	0		withdrew	0
		Parnelli Jones			Mercury	0		withdrew	0
		Rodger Ward			Mercury	0		withdrew	0
		Roger Penske	02	Ray Nichels	1963 Dodge	0		withdrew	0

Notes: Dan Gurney qualified car #121 on the pole, but withdrew from the race when USAC refused permission for its drivers to compete.
Paul Goldsmith competed in defiance of the USAC ban and was suspended from USAC competition for one year.
Rodger Ward, Roger Penske, A.J. Foyt, and Parnelli Jones also withdrew from the event.
Time of race: 04:21:37
Average Speed: 91.465 MPH
Pole Speed: 96.19 seconds
1 caution
Attendance: 32,500