1963 National 400

Race 52 of 55

Charlotte
267 laps
Time of race: 3:01:54
Average speed of winner: 132.105 mph
Margin of victory: 12 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
Lap leaders: Panch 1, Johnson 2-49, Panch 50, Dieringer 51-85, Lorenzen 86-93, Roberts 94, Lorenzen 95, Johnson 96-153, Lorenzen 154-157, Johnson 158-163, Lorenzen 164, Johnson 165-218, Lorenzen 219-224, Johnson 225-267

Race notes: Debut for Ronnie Bristow. Finale for Tom Cox and Bob James.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Junior Johnson	3		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		267	5	209	running	11720	0
2	9	Fred Lorenzen	28		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			267	5	20	running	6215	0
3	1	Marvin Panch	21		'63 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	143.017	267	2	2	running	3596	0
4	3	Fireball Roberts	22		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody		133.819	263	1	1	running	2225	0
5	11	Joe Weatherly	8		'63 Mercury	Moore	Moore		261	0	0	running	2075	0
6	15	Richard Petty	43		'63 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		257	0	0	running	1200	0
7	28	G.C. Spencer	48		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			257	0	0	running	1400	0
8	6	Darel Dieringer	26		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			256	1	35	running	1175	0
9	12	Rex White	4		'63 Mercury	Clements	Clements		256	0	0	running	925	0
10	7	Nelson Stacy	29		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			253	0	0	wheel	800	0
11	14	David Pearson	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		252	0	0	running	775	0
12	25	Cale Yarborough	19		'63 Ford	Beam			251	0	0	running	675	0
13	19	Larry Frank	99		'63 Ford	Bondy Long			250	0	0	running	575	0
14	17	Jimmy Pardue	2		'63 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			249	0	0	running	625	0
15	27	Jack Smith	47		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			237	0	0	engine	900	0
16	37	Wendell Scott	34		'62 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			231	0	0	running	525	0
17	31	Ed Livingston	56		'62 Ford	Mamie Reynolds			228	0	0	running	575	0
18	24	Bill Widenhouse	23		'62 Plymouth				225	0	0	running	450	0
19	20	Curtis Crider	62		'63 Ford	Crider			223	0	0	engine	475	0
20	30	Bob Cooper	02		'62 Pontiac	Bob Cooper			204	0	0	running	550	0
21	8	Tiny Lund	0		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			183	0	0	heating	400	0
22	13	Jim Paschal	03		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		170	0	0	heating	400	0
23	16	Bob James	42		'63 Plymouth	Petty			159	0	0	engine	400	0
24	23	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			138	0	0	ignition	400	0
25	40	Bobby Johns	7		'63 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			93	0	0	crank shaft	425	0
26	21	Bob Welborn	41		'63 Plymouth	Petty			78	0	0	engine	400	0
27	10	Buck Baker	33	Holly Farms	'63 Chevrolet				67	0	0	head gasket	450	0
28	33	Reb Wickersham	87	Reb's Sport Shop	'63 Pontiac	Wickersham			64	0	0	engine	425	0
29	35	Worth McMillion	83		'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion			59	0	0	handling	425	0
30	34	E.J. Trivette	1		'62 Chevrolet				58	0	0	exhaust pipe	425	0
31	5	Bobby Isaac	13		'63 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		57	0	0	accident	425	0
32	4	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		46	0	0	accident	425	0
33	18	Billy Wade	5		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		32	0	0	oil pressure	450	0
34	29	LeeRoy Yarbrough	92		'63 Ford				20	0	0	clutch	600	0
35	38	Roy Tyner	9		'62 Chevrolet	Tyner			15	0	0	heating	425	0
36	22	Stick Elliott	18		'62 Pontiac	Bolton			11	0	0	engine	400	0
37	26	Larry Manning	09		'62 Chevrolet				8	0	0	heating	450	0
38	32	Tom Cox	75		'62 Pontiac				6	0	0	handling	450	0
39	36	Ronnie Bristow	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			5	0	0	clutch	425	0
40	39	Roy Mayne	61		'63 Mercury				3	0	0	engine	425	0