1963 Wilkes 250

Race 50 of 55

North Wilkesboro
400 laps
Time of race: 2:47:44
Average speed of winner: 89.428 mph
Margin of victory: 6 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen pole, Roberts 1-153, Lorenzen 154-158, Stacy 159-214, Lorenzen 215-226, Roberts 227-228, Lorenzen 229-230, Panch 231-312, Lorenzen 313-351, Panch 352-400

Race notes: Finale for Lee Reitzel.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Marvin Panch	21		'63 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		400	2	131	running	3225	0
2	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody		96.566	400	4	58	running	2050	0
3	4	Nelson Stacy	29		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			398	1	56	running	1450	0
4	2	Fireball Roberts	22		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			397	2	155	running	1225	0
5	7	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		397	0	0	running	625	0
6	5	Joe Weatherly	8		'63 Mercury	Moore	Moore		397	0	0	running	800	0
7	13	Rex White	4		'63 Mercury	Clements	Clements		390	0	0	running	475	0
8	10	David Pearson	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		389	0	0	running	425	0
9	15	Tiny Lund	32		'63 Ford				384	0	0	running	375	0
10	16	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			383	0	0	running	325	0
11	18	Darel Dieringer	14		'63 Ford				378	0	0	running	300	0
12	27	Bob Welborn	17		'62 Pontiac	Harb			375	0	0	running	250	0
13	23	Curtis Crider	62		'63 Mercury	Crider			368	0	0	running	225	0
14	28	Reb Wickersham	67	Reb's Sport Shop	'62 Pontiac	Wickersham			358	0	0	running	200	0
15	24	Wendell Scott	34		'62 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			354	0	0	running	150	0
16	26	Major Melton	88		'61 Chrysler				351	0	0	running	150	0
17	20	Larry Manning	09		'62 Chevrolet				344	0	0	running	175	0
18	21	Roy Mayne	33		'62 Chevrolet	Kilpatrick			326	0	0	running	150	0
19	17	Buck Baker	87		'63 Pontiac	Buck Baker			276	0	0	accident	175	0
20	14	Larry Frank	99		'63 Ford	Bondy Long			243	0	0	brakes	175	0
21	11	Bobby Johns	7		'63 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			236	0	0	piston	125	0
22	19	Jimmy Pardue	54		'63 Ford	Pete Stewart			236	0	0	differential	125	0
23	22	Lee Reitzel	93		'62 Ford				201	0	0	accident	100	0
24	6	Jack Smith	47		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			151	0	0	differential	125	0
25	12	Jimmy Massey	43		'63 Plymouth	Petty			78	0	0	engine	125	0
26	3	Richard Petty	41		'63 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		45	0	0	engine	125	0
27	25	Bobby Keck	96		'61 Chevrolet				26	0	0	heating	100	0
28	9	Junior Johnson	3		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		4	0	0	brake cylinder	125	0