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1963 National 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 52 of 55 Sunday, October 13, 1963 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC 267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.500 miles) Time of race: 3:01:54 Average speed: 132.105 mph Pole speed: 143.017 mph Cautions: 3 for 17 laps Margin of victory: 12 sec Attendance: 46531 Lead changes: 14 Glossary    1963 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1963 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 2 3   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Ray Fox) '63 Chevrolet 267 11720 running 209 2 9 28   Fred Lorenzen LaFayette   (Holman-Moody Racing) '63 Ford 267 6215 running 20 3 1 21   Marvin Panch English Motors   (Wood Brothers) '63 Ford 267 3595 running 2 4 3 22   Fireball Roberts Holman-Moody Racing '63 Ford 263 2225 running 1 5 11 8   Joe Weatherly Bud Moore '63 Mercury 261 2075 running 0 6 15 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '63 Plymouth 257 1200 running 0 7 28 48   G.C. Spencer Jack Smith '63 Plymouth 257 1400 running 0 8 6 26   Darel Dieringer Bill Stroppe '63 Mercury 256 1175 running 35 9 12 4   Rex White Louis Clements   (Rex White) '63 Mercury 256 925 running 0 10 7 29   Nelson Stacy Holman-Moody Racing '63 Ford 253 800 wheel 0 11 14 6   David Pearson Cotton Owens '63 Dodge 252 775 running 0 12 25 19   Cale Yarborough Herman Beam '63 Ford 251 675 running 0 13 19 99   Larry Frank Bondy Long '63 Ford 250 575 running 0 14 17 2   Jimmy Pardue Pete Stewart '63 Pontiac 249 625 running 0 15 27 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '63 Plymouth 237 900 engine 0 16 37 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '62 Chevrolet 231 525 running 0 17 31 56   Ed Livingston Mamie Reynolds '62 Ford 228 575 running 0 18 24 23   Bill Widenhouse Leland Colvin '62 Plymouth 225 450 running 0 19 20 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '63 Ford 223 475 engine 0 20 30 02   Bob Cooper Bob Cooper '62 Pontiac 204 550 running 0 21 8 0   Tiny Lund Holman-Moody Racing '63 Ford 183 400 overheating 0 22 13 03   Jim Paschal Holly Farms   (Ray Fox) '63 Chevrolet 170 400 overheating 0 23 16 42   Bob James Petty Enterprises '63 Plymouth 159 400 engine 0 24 23 36   Larry Thomas Wade Younts '62 Dodge 138 400 ignition 0 25 40 7   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '63 Pontiac 93 425 crankshaft 0 26 21 41   Bob Welborn Petty Enterprises '63 Plymouth 78 400 engine 0 27 10 33   Buck Baker Holly Farms   (Ray Fox) '63 Chevrolet 67 450 head gasket 0 28 33 87   Reb Wickersham Reb's Sport Shop   (Reb Wickersham) '63 Pontiac 64 425 engine 0 29 35 83   Worth McMillion Worth McMillion '62 Pontiac 59 425 handling 0 30 34 1   E.J. Trivette Jess Potter '62 Chevrolet 58 425 exhaust pipe 0 31 5 13   Bobby Isaac Smokey Yunick '63 Chevrolet 57 425 crash 0 32 4 11   Ned Jarrett Burton-Robinson   (Charles Robinson) '63 Ford 46 425 crash 0 33 18 5   Billy Wade Cotton Owens '63 Dodge 32 450 oil pressure 0 34 29 92   LeeRoy Yarbrough Ray Osborne '63 Ford 20 600 clutch 0 35 38 9   Roy Tyner Roy Tyner '62 Chevrolet 15 425 overheating 0 36 22 18   Stick Elliott Toy Bolton '62 Pontiac 11 400 engine 0 37 26 09   Larry Manning Bob Adams '62 Chevrolet 8 450 overheating 0 38 32 75   Tom Cox Robert Smith '62 Pontiac 6 450 handling 0 39 36 86   Ronnie Bristow Buck Baker '62 Chrysler 5 425 clutch 0 40 39 61   Roy Mayne – '63 Mercury 3 425 engine 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Marvin Panch 1 1 1   Junior Johnson 2 49 48   Marvin Panch 50 50 1   Darel Dieringer 51 85 35   Fred Lorenzen 86 93 8   Fireball Roberts 94 94 1   Fred Lorenzen 95 95 1   Junior Johnson 96 153 58   Fred Lorenzen 154 157 4   Junior Johnson 158 163 6   Fred Lorenzen 164 164 1   Junior Johnson 165 218 54   Fred Lorenzen 219 224 6   Junior Johnson 225 267 43