1963 Atlanta 500

Race 11 of 55

Atlanta
334 laps
Time of race: 3:50:12
Average speed of winner: 130.582 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap + 6 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 8 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Johnson 1-59, Roberts 60-61, Goldsmith 62-69, Lorenzen 70, Foyt 71-126, Roberts 127-130, White 131, Lorenzen 132-135, Johns 136-143, Weatherly 144-211, Lorenzen 212-215, Johns 216-267, Lorenzen 268-334

Race notes: Finale for James Norton, Floyd Powell, Johnny Sudderth, and Len Sutton.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Fred Lorenzen	28		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			334	4	76	running	16855	0
2	17	Fireball Roberts	22		'63 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews			333	2	6	running	8655	0
3	3	Bobby Johns	7		'63 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			333	2	60	running	5700	0
4	16	Joe Weatherly	8		'63 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		333	1	68	running	3790	0
5	15	Tiny Lund	21		'63 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		331	0	0	running	1875	0
6	14	Rex White	4		'63 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		329	1	1	running	1305	0
7	12	LeeRoy Yarbrough	39		'62 Pontiac	McQuaig			329	0	0	running	1100	0
8	8	Richard Petty	43		'62 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		328	0	0	running	1000	0
9	7	Troy Ruttman	14		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			328	0	0	running	900	0
10	20	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		328	0	0	running	800	0
11	6	Paul Goldsmith	01		'63 Pontiac	Nichels			325	1	8	running	740	0
12	36	Larry Frank	44		'63 Ford	McKinney			323	0	0	running	625	0
13	40	Billy Wade	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		317	0	0	running	500	0
14	11	Jim Paschal	41		'63 Plymouth	Petty			315	0	0	engine	450	0
15	30	Elmo Langley	55		'62 Mercury				314	0	0	running	400	0
16	31	T.C. Hunt	50		'62 Pontiac				306	0	0	running	350	0
17	32	Reb Wickersham	67	Reb's Sport Shop	'62 Pontiac	Wickersham			303	0	0	running	350	0
18	27	Ralph Earnhardt	73		'62 Pontiac	Acey Taylor			303	0	0	running	350	0
19	28	Stick Elliott	18		'62 Pontiac	Bolton			297	0	0	running	350	0
20	21	Bobby Isaac	99		'63 Ford	Bondy Long			295	0	0	engine	350	0
21	46	Ed Livingston	56		'62 Ford	Mamie Reynolds			294	0	0	running	325	0
22	10	Jim Hurtubise	42		'63 Plymouth	Petty			290	1	8	engine	325	0
23	38	Bob Cooper	51		'62 Pontiac	Bob Cooper			285	0	0	connecting rod	325	0
24	41	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			265	0	0	running	325	0
25	9	Darel Dieringer	26		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			261	0	0	lug bolt	325	0
26	34	David Pearson	02		'63 Pontiac	Nichels			255	0	0	engine	550	0
27	24	Rodger Ward	16		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			242	0	0	engine	325	0
28	37	Jimmy Pardue	54		'63 Ford	Pete Stewart			189	0	0	cam shaft	350	0
29	22	Jack Smith	47		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			182	0	0	clutch	325	0
30	29	Herman Beam	19		'63 Ford	Beam			181	0	0	clutch	325	0
31	23	Red Foote	84		'62 Ford	Hinton			165	0	0	wheel	300	0
32	44	Larry Thomas	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			157	0	0	timing	300	0
33	5	Buck Baker	87		'63 Pontiac	Buck Baker			157	0	0	engine	325	0
34	13	Bob James	32		'63 Plymouth	Roscoe Sanders			150	0	0	engine	300	0
35	35	Johnny Allen	72		'63 Ford	Snead			134	0	0	engine	350	0
36	19	Parnelli Jones	15		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			133	0	0	tire	275	0
37	4	A.J. Foyt	13		'63 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		126	1	56	transmission	580	0
38	18	Len Sutton	07		'63 Pontiac	Nichels			125	0	0	engine	275	0
39	43	Buddy Baker	49		'63 Dodge	J.C. Parker			85	0	0	fuel pump	275	0
40	33	James Norton	65		'61 Dodge				84	0	0	engine	275	0
41	25	Floyd Powell	70		'62 Pontiac	Floyd Powell			70	0	0	engine	250	0
42	1	Junior Johnson	3		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox	141.038	65	1	59	pistons	1370	0
43	42	Bruce Brantley	89		'61 Pontiac				27	0	0	fuel pump	250	0
44	39	Paul Clark	74		'62 Pontiac	Paul Clark			17	0	0	bearing	250	0
45	26	Johnny Sudderth	30		'62 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			16	0	0	spin	250	0
46	45	Tom Cox	68		'61 Ford	Ed Livingston			2	0	0	handling	250	0