1963 Riverside 500

Race 4 of 55

Riverside
185 laps
Time of race: 5:53:20
Average speed of winner: 84.965 mph
Margin of victory: 36 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Gurney pole, Foyt 1-2, Goldsmith 3-5, Jones 6-34, Lorenzen 35-42, Gurney 43-60, Jones 61-70, Gurney 71-87, Roberts 88-100, Gurney 101-185

Race notes: First win for Dan Gurney. Debut for A.J. Foyt, Dave MacDonald, and Joe Ruttman. Finale for Harold Beal, Richard Brown, Danny Letner, Jack Norton, Eddie Pagan, John Rostek, and Art Watts. Jimmy Pardue took the points lead from Jim Paschal.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	11	Dan Gurney	28		'63 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	99.590	185	3	120	running	14400	0
2	2	A.J. Foyt	02		'63 Pontiac	Nichels			185	1	2	running	6570	0
3	17	Troy Ruttman	14		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			184	0	0	running	3980	0
4	3	Fireball Roberts	22		'63 Pontiac	Banjo Matthews			184	1	13	running	2630	0
5	25	Bobby Johns	7		'63 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			182	0	0	running	1750	0
6	8	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		181	0	0	running	1225	0
7	21	Billy Wade	5		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		180	0	0	running	1850	0
8	6	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Pontiac	Pete Stewart			179	0	0	running	1050	0
9	28	Danny Letner	1		'63 Dodge				179	0	0	running	950	0
10	30	Joe Ruttman	98		'62 Mercury	Stroppe			176	0	0	running	850	0
11	26	Ron Hornaday	97		'62 Ford				176	0	0	running	750	0
12	13	Dave MacDonald	0		'62 Chevrolet	Holman-Moody			176	0	0	running	675	0
13	39	Bob Perry	38		'62 Mercury				175	0	0	running	575	0
14	32	Bob Ross	70		'60 Pontiac				175	0	0	running	575	0
15	18	Rex White	4		'62 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		173	0	0	engine	575	0
16	27	John Rostek	19		'62 Ford				172	0	0	accident	500	0
17	10	Art Watts	12		'62 Ford				171	0	0	running	475	0
18	33	Wendell Scott	34		'62 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			169	0	0	running	425	0
19	43	Richard Brown	61		'62 Chevrolet				166	0	0	running	425	0
20	41	Harold Beal	50		'62 Dodge				164	0	0	running	425	0
21	31	Scotty Cain	51		'61 Ford				162	0	0	running	375	0
22	16	Fred Lorenzen	21		'63 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		158	1	8	engine	530	0
23	34	Marshall Sargent	27		'60 Pontiac				157	0	0	accident	375	0
24	5	Joe Weatherly	8		'63 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		148	0	0	oil pan	925	0
25	40	Carl Joiner	26		'62 Chevrolet				143	0	0	accident	375	0
26	38	Jim Cook	10		'62 Dodge				143	0	0	accident	325	0
27	9	Jim Hurtubise	75		'61 Pontiac				142	0	0	engine	325	0
28	42	Jack Norton	20		'62 Chevrolet				140	0	0	carburetor	325	0
29	35	Eddie Pagan	40		'63 Chevrolet				137	0	0	running	325	0
30	24	Don Noel	88		'63 Mercury				126	0	0	engine	450	0
31	7	Clem Proctor	33		'62 Pontiac				122	0	0	accident	275	0
32	23	Sal Tovella	80		'63 Ford	Tubby Gonzales			116	0	0	engine	500	0
33	20	David Pearson	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		113	0	0	oil pressure	275	0
34	44	Bill Clinton	25		'61 Ford				111	0	0	running	275	0
35	37	Bill Foster	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			91	0	0	transmission	275	0
36	19	Jim Paschal	41		'63 Plymouth	Petty			81	0	0	accident	300	0
37	12	Parnelli Jones	15		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			78	2	39	transmission	525	0
38	22	Marvin Porter	77		'63 Ford				67	0	0	rear end	650	0
39	1	Paul Goldsmith	01		'63 Pontiac	Nichels		98.809	59	1	3	connecting rod	680	0
40	4	Len Sutton	07		'63 Pontiac	Nichels			49	0	0	connecting rod	350	0
41	15	Richard Petty	43		'63 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		27	0	0	transmission	300	0
42	14	Danny Weinberg	23		'62 Pontiac				27	0	0	accident	300	0
43	36	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury				26	0	0	clutch	275	0
44	29	Lloyd Dane	44		'62 Chevrolet				8	0	0	transmission	300	0