1963 Volunteer 500

Race 37 of 55

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:20:25
Average speed of winner: 74.844 mph
Margin of victory: 3 sec.
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen 1, Johnson 2-161, Lorenzen 162-240, Paschal 241, Lorenzen 242-316, Petty 317-319, Lorenzen 320-500

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody		82.229	500	4	336	running	4540	0
2	15	Richard Petty	43		'63 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		500	1	3	running	2365	0
3	13	Jim Paschal	42		'63 Plymouth	Petty			499	1	1	running	1825	0
4	4	Marvin Panch	21		'63 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		492	0	0	running	1225	0
5	9	David Pearson	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		491	0	0	running	1075	0
6	8	Joe Weatherly	8		'62 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		488	0	0	running	1175	0
7	6	Tiny Lund	0		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			488	0	0	running	775	0
8	20	Darel Dieringer	26		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			488	0	0	running	775	0
9	14	Rex White	4		'63 Mercury	Clements	Clements		486	0	0	running	700	0
10	7	Tommy Irwin	44		'63 Ford	McKinney			484	0	0	running	525	0
11	16	Bobby Isaac	99		'63 Ford	Bondy Long			482	0	0	running	475	0
12	23	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			475	0	0	running	400	0
13	12	Billy Wade	5		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		473	0	0	clutch	350	0
14	22	Cale Yarborough	19		'63 Ford	Beam			471	0	0	running	300	0
15	11	Bobby Johns	7		'63 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			469	0	0	running	350	0
16	28	Neil Castles	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			467	0	0	running	275	0
17	30	Ed Livingston	56		'62 Ford	Mamie Reynolds			436	0	0	running	275	0
18	32	Reb Wickersham	67	Reb's Sport Shop	'62 Pontiac	Wickersham			430	0	0	engine	275	0
19	33	J.D. McDuffie	76		'61 Ford				425	0	0	running	250	0
20	35	Worth McMillion	83		'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion			423	0	0	running	200	0
21	34	Major Melton	88		'61 Chrysler	Major Melton			418	0	0	running	225	0
22	3	Junior Johnson	3		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		407	1	160	engine	485	0
23	31	Bobby Keck	57		'63 Ford	Pete Stewart			406	0	0	running	225	0
24	21	Jack Smith	47		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			401	0	0	engine	225	0
25	10	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		399	0	0	running	225	0
26	27	Mark Hurley	32		'63 Ford				396	0	0	wheel	235	0
27	24	Possum Jones	05		'62 Pontiac				364	0	0	brakes	200	0
28	19	Stick Elliott	48		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			349	0	0	differential	225	0
29	2	Fireball Roberts	22		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			312	0	0	accident	250	0
30	18	Jimmy Pardue	54		'63 Ford	Pete Stewart			187	0	0	accident	225	0
31	26	Bunkie Blackburn	75		'62 Pontiac				135	0	0	tire	200	0
32	17	Buck Baker	87		'63 Pontiac	Buck Baker			62	0	0	ignition	225	0
33	29	Curtis Crider	62		'63 Mercury	Crider			51	0	0	engine	200	0
34	5	Nelson Stacy	29		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			47	0	0	accident	225	0
35	25	G.C. Spencer	03		'62 Chevrolet				11	0	0	fuel pump	300	0
36	36	Chuck Huckabee	63		'62 Mercury	Crider			4	0	0	differential	200	0