1963 World 600

Race 26 of 55

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:31:52
Average speed of winner: 132.417 mph
Margin of victory: 35 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 14 laps
Lap leaders: Johnson 1-56, Roberts 57-71, Johnson 72-100, White 101, Johnson 102-122, Lorenzen 123-129, Spencer 130, Panch 131, Johnson 132-192, Panch 193-194, Lorenzen 195-201, Panch 202-216, Johnson 217-261, Lorenzen 262-319, Johnson 320-396, Lorenzen 397-400

Race notes: Finale for Paul Clark and Banjo Matthews. Joe Weatherly took the points lead from Richard Petty.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Fred Lorenzen	28		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			400	4	76	running	27780	0
2	1	Junior Johnson	3		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox	141.148	400	6	289	running	17460	0
3	6	Rex White	4		'63 Chevrolet	Clements	Clements		398	1	1	running	8310	0
4	7	Joe Weatherly	8		'63 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		397	0	0	running	6275	0
5	23	David Pearson	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		396	0	0	running	4425	0
6	5	Nelson Stacy	29		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			395	0	0	running	3000	0
7	3	Marvin Panch	21		'63 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		395	3	18	running	2620	0
8	12	Darel Dieringer	26		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			394	0	0	running	1750	0
9	15	G.C. Spencer	25		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			392	1	1	running	1450	0
10	4	Fireball Roberts	22		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			391	1	15	running	1580	0
11	14	Bobby Isaac	99		'63 Ford	Bondy Long			385	0	0	running	1200	0
12	19	Tiny Lund	44		'62 Ford	McKinney			384	0	0	running	1150	0
13	10	Jimmy Pardue	0		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			384	0	0	running	1050	0
14	28	Larry Thomas	19		'63 Ford	Beam			373	0	0	running	1000	0
15	27	Bob Cooper	60		'62 Pontiac				373	0	0	running	900	0
16	34	Emanuel Zervakis	20		'63 Ford				367	0	0	engine	800	0
17	9	Banjo Matthews	13		'63 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		358	0	0	differential	700	0
18	25	Stick Elliott	48		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			355	0	0	accident	650	0
19	36	Larry Manning	09		'62 Chevrolet				354	0	0	running	600	0
20	43	Wendell Scott	34		'62 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			350	0	0	running	550	0
21	39	Worth McMillion	83		'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion			350	0	0	running	500	0
22	30	Possum Jones	97		'62 Chevrolet	Lewis Osborne			338	0	0	running	500	0
23	41	Cale Yarborough	18		'62 Pontiac	Bolton			336	0	0	running	500	0
24	20	Billy Wade	5		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		335	0	0	differential	500	0
25	13	Larry Frank	24		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			321	0	0	bearing	500	0
26	37	E.J. Trivette	1		'62 Chevrolet				288	0	0	engine	450	0
27	32	T.C. Hunt	50		'62 Pontiac				264	0	0	engine	450	0
28	16	Bobby Johns	7		'63 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			259	0	0	piston	450	0
29	8	Bob Welborn	06		'63 Pontiac				253	0	0	engine	450	0
30	22	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		228	0	0	engine	450	0
31	40	Neil Castles	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			200	0	0	engine	450	0
32	35	Bunkie Blackburn	30		'62 Chevrolet	Fred Clark			194	0	0	engine	450	0
33	31	LeeRoy Yarbrough	39		'61 Pontiac	McQuaig			188	0	0	engine	450	0
34	24	Bob James	41		'63 Plymouth	Petty			111	0	0	fuel pump	450	0
35	29	Paul Clark	74		'62 Pontiac	Paul Clark			96	0	0	engine	450	0
36	18	Richard Petty	43		'63 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		90	0	0	camshaft	450	0
37	38	Ed Livingston	56		'62 Ford	Mamie Reynolds			81	0	0	engine	450	0
38	44	Buddy Baker	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			61	0	0	engine	450	0
39	26	Ralph Earnhardt	54		'63 Ford	Pete Stewart			59	0	0	accident	450	0
40	17	Johnny Allen	66		'63 Ford	Ratus Walters			53	0	0	accident	450	0
41	33	Jack Smith	47		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			27	0	0	wheel	450	0
42	20	Jim Paschal	42		'63 Plymouth	Petty			24	0	0	accident	450	0
43	11	Buck Baker	87		'63 Pontiac	Buck Baker			23	0	0	accident	450	0
44	42	Curtis Crider	62		'63 Mercury	Crider			2	0	0	withdrew	450	0