1963 Orange Speedway

Race 54 of 55

Hillsborough
167 laps
Time of race: 1:45:24
Average speed of winner: 85.559 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Weatherly 1-84, Johnson 85-90, Petty 91-124, Weatherly 125-167

Race notes: Last win for Joe Weatherly. Last pole for Joe Weatherly.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Joe Weatherly	8		'63 Pontiac	Moore	Moore	93.156	167	2	127	running	1600	0
2	9	Bob Welborn	41		'63 Plymouth	Petty			166	0	0	running	1000	0
3	18	Doug Cooper	02		'62 Pontiac	Bob Cooper			154	0	0	running	700	0
4	21	Buck Baker	87		'63 Pontiac	Buck Baker			152	0	0	running	550	0
5	16	Curtis Crider	62		'63 Mercury	Crider			149	0	0	running	425	0
6	5	Richard Petty	42		'63 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		146	1	34	running	325	0
7	14	Jimmy Massey	96		'61 Chevrolet				141	0	0	running	275	0
8	12	Larry Thomas	36		'63 Dodge	Younts			124	0	0	accident	225	0
9	19	Larry Manning	09		'62 Chevrolet				120	0	0	running	200	0
10	17	Bill Widenhouse	23		'62 Plymouth				114	0	0	running	175	0
11	15	Wendell Scott	34		'62 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			110	0	0	spindle	100	0
12	23	Worth McMillion	83		'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion			106	0	0	a-frame	100	0
13	2	Junior Johnson	3		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		104	1	6	engine	100	0
14	22	Fred Harb	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			94	0	0	engine	100	0
15	4	David Pearson	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		86	0	0	accident	100	0
16	11	Jimmy Pardue	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			74	0	0	engine	75	0
17	7	G.C. Spencer	48		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			71	0	0	engine	75	0
18	13	J.D. McDuffie	76		'61 Ford				66	0	0	axle	75	0
19	20	Major Melton	88		'61 Chrysler	Major Melton			39	0	0	brakes	75	0
20	3	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		38	0	0	engine	75	0
21	6	Billy Wade	5		'62 Dodge	Owens	Owens		28	0	0	heating	75	0
22	8	Larry Frank	99		'63 Ford	Bondy Long			22	0	0	engine	75	0
23	10	Tiny Lund	32		'63 Ford				5	0	0	head gasket	75	0
24	24	Roy Tyner	9		'62 Chevrolet	Tyner			4	0	0	heating	75	0