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1963 Western North Carolina 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 41 of 55
Sunday, August 11, 1963 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC
500 laps on a .500 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:13:07
Average Speed: 77.673 mph
Pole Speed: drew for pole

Cautions: 2
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 14,500
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1963 NASCAR Grand National results / 1963 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody)	'63 Ford	500	2,550	running	452
2	10	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	499	1,425	running	35
3	9	42	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	498	1,150	running	0
4	23	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	494	950	running	0
5	22	5	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	493	800	running	0
6	15	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	493	650	running	0
7	17	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'63 Pontiac	478	600	running	0
8	8	36	Joe Weatherly	Wade Younts	'63 Dodge	473	800	running	0
9	1	11	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson (Charles Robinson)	'63 Ford	467	450	running	13
10	18	2	Buddy Baker	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	467	400	running	0
11	27	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	452	375	running	0
12	24	67	Reb Wickersham	Reb's Sport Shop (Reb Wickersham)	'62 Pontiac	448	375	running	0
13	6	83	Worth McMillion	Worth McMillion	'62 Pontiac	437	325	running	0
14	16	19	Cale Yarborough	Herman Beam	'63 Ford	434	275	running	0
15	5	09	Elmo Langley	Bob Adams	'62 Chevrolet	379	250	engine	0
16	26	33	Roy Mayne	C.L. Kilpatrick	'62 Chevrolet	369	250	running	0
17	19	88	Major Melton	Major Melton	'61 Chrysler	324	250	seat	0
18	7	99	Bobby Isaac	Bondy Long	'63 Ford	303	225	clutch	0
19	3	44	Tommy Irwin	Stewart McKinney	'63 Ford	264	225	vibration	0
20	25	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'63 Mercury	258	225	overheating	0
21	4	48	G.C. Spencer	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	216	200	crash	0
22	14	93	Lee Reitzel	Lee Reitzel	'62 Ford	199	175	crash	0
23	21	3	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	161	150	battery cable	0
24	12	57	Bobby Keck	Pete Stewart	'63 Pontiac	52	150	brakes	0
25	11	54	Jimmy Pardue	Pete Stewart	'62 Ford	38	150	oil leak	0
26	20	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'62 Pontiac	30	150	crash	0
27	13	05	Possum Jones	Possum Jones	'61 Pontiac	8	150	fuel leak	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ned Jarrett	1	13	13
Fred Lorenzen	14	188	175
Richard Petty	189	223	35
Fred Lorenzen	224	500	277

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