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Sunshine 200

NASCAR Grand National race
Savannah Speedway, Savannah, GA
December 29, 1963
200 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 100 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	5	Richard Petty	43	Petty Enterprises	1963 Plymouth SAvoy	200	1,000	running	133
2	2	Jack Smith	47	Archie Smith	1963 Plymouth Savoy	199	600	running	0
3	6	Tiny Lund	32	Dave Kent	1963 Ford Galaxie	196	400	running	0
4	3	Maurice Petty	42	Petty Enterprises	1963 Plymouth Savoy	195	300	running	0
5	15	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1963 Ford Galaxie	194	275	running	0
6	17	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	1962 Dodge Dart	189	240	running	0
7	18	Neil Castles	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler 300H	188	200	running	0
8	13	John Sears	81	John Black	1963 Dodge Polara	188	175	running	0
9	22	Roy Tyner	9	Roy Tyner	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	182	150	running	0
10	16	Joe Weatherly	92	Ray Osborne	1963 Ford Galaxie	175	340	running	0
11	21	Mitch Walker	68	Ed Livingston	1961 Ford Galaxie	174	130	running	0
12	10	David Pearson	5	Cotton Owens	1963 Dodge Polara	156	120	connecting rod	0
13	12	Frank Warren	80		1961 Pontiac Catalina	141	110	differential	0
14	20	Leland Colvin Jr.	23	Leland Colvin	1962 Plymouth Savoy	118	100	spindle	0
15	11	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	112	85	axle	0
16	7	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1963 Pontiac Catalina	104	75	head gasket	0
17	4	LeeRoy Yarbrough	90		1963 Plymouth Savoy	96	65	accident	0
18	8	Jack Anderson	20	Jack Anderson	1963 Ford Galaxie	72	60	accident	0
19	9	Buddy Baker	30		1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	69	50	ignition	0
20	1	Ned Jarrett	11	Charles Robinson	1963 Ford Galaxie	67	50	engine	67
21	14	Doug Cooper	2	Cliff Stewart	1962 Pontiac Catalina	57	50	piston	0
22	19	Rod Eulenfeld	91		1962 Chevrolet Bel Air	1	50	carburetor	0

Notes: Scheduled for November 22 as the Turkey Day 200. Postponed several times for rain.
Time of race: 01:28:03
Average Speed: 68.143 MPH
Pole Speed: 24.818 seconds
3 cautions
Race Purse: $ 4,625
Attendance: 3,500