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1963 South Boston 400

NASCAR Grand National race number 53 of 55
Sunday, October 20, 1963 at South Boston Speedway, South Boston, VA
400 laps on a .375 mile paved track (150.0 miles)

Time of race: 1:57:55
Average Speed: 76.325 mph
Pole Speed: 81.081 mph

Cautions: none
Margin of Victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: 5,500
Lead changes: 4

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	4	41	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	400	1,550	running	287
2	7	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	397	900	running	0
3	5	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'63 Pontiac	396	925	running	0
4	8	42	Bob Welborn	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	394	550	running	0
5	10	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	388	450	running	0
6	9	2	Jimmy Pardue	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	388	350	running	0
7	12	14	Darel Dieringer	Pete Stewart	'63 Ford	372	250	running	0
8	13	96	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'61 Chevrolet	369	175	running	0
9	14	33	Roy Mayne	C.L. Kilpatrick	'62 Chevrolet	369	150	running	0
10	20	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'63 Mercury	368	140	running	0
11	19	83	Worth McMillion	Worth McMillion	'62 Pontiac	364	130	running	0
12	18	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	361	120	running	0
13	17	88	Major Melton	Major Melton	'61 Chrysler	267	110	running	0
14	11	09	Larry Manning	Bob Adams	'62 Chevrolet	262	100	differential	0
15	3	3	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	204	165	fatigue	101
16	2	48	G.C. Spencer	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	181	180	head gasket	8
17	21	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'63 Chevrolet	149	70	head gasket	0
18	16	86	Ronnie Bristow	Buck Baker	'63 Chrysler	107	60	clutch	0
19	6	5	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	55	50	head gasket	4
20	15	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'63 Pontiac	44	50	engine	0
21	1	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	24	200	oil line	0
22	22	02	Doug Cooper	Bob Cooper	'62 Pontiac	0	50	head gasket	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
G.C. Spencer	1	8	8
Billy Wade	9	12	4
Junior Johnson	13	113	101
Richard Petty	114	300	187

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