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1963 Riverside 500


Race 4 of 55


Riverside
185 laps
Time of race: 5:53:20
Average speed of winner: 84.965 mph
Margin of victory: 36 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Gurney pole, Foyt 1-2, Goldsmith 3-5, Jones 6-34, Lorenzen 35-42, Gurney 43-60, Jones 61-70, Gurney 71-87, Roberts 88-100, Gurney 101-185

Race notes: First win for Dan Gurney. Debut for A.J. Foyt, Dave MacDonald, and Joe Ruttman. Finale for Harold Beal, Richard Brown, Danny Letner, Jack Norton, Eddie Pagan, John Rostek, and Art Watts. Jimmy Pardue took the points lead from Jim Paschal.

Video links: Highlights (Part 1), Highlights (Part 2)



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
111Dan Gurney28'63 FordWood BrothersLeonard Wood99.5901853120running144000
22A.J. Foyt02'63 PontiacNichels18512running65700
317Troy Ruttman14'63 MercuryStroppe18400running39800
43Fireball Roberts22'63 PontiacBanjo Matthews184113running26300
525Bobby Johns7'63 PontiacShorty Johns18200running17500
68Ned Jarrett11'63 FordBurton-RobinsonAllman18100running12250
721Billy Wade5'63 DodgeOwensOwens18000running18500
86Jimmy Pardue54'62 PontiacPete Stewart17900running10500
928Danny Letner1'63 Dodge17900running9500
1030Joe Ruttman98'62 MercuryStroppe17600running8500
1126Ron Hornaday97'62 Ford17600running7500
1213Dave MacDonald0'62 ChevroletHolman-Moody17600running6750
1339Bob Perry38'62 Mercury17500running5750
1432Bob Ross70'60 Pontiac17500running5750
1518Rex White4'62 ChevroletClementsClements17300engine5750
1627John Rostek19'62 Ford17200accident5000
1710Art Watts12'62 Ford17100running4750
1833Wendell Scott34'62 ChevroletWendell Scott16900running4250
1943Richard Brown61'62 Chevrolet16600running4250
2041Harold Beal50'62 Dodge16400running4250
2131Scotty Cain51'61 Ford16200running3750
2216Fred Lorenzen21'63 FordWood BrothersLeonard Wood15818engine5300
2334Marshall Sargent27'60 Pontiac15700accident3750
245Joe Weatherly8'63 PontiacMooreMoore14800oil pan9250
2540Carl Joiner26'62 Chevrolet14300accident3750
2638Jim Cook10'62 Dodge14300accident3250
279Jim Hurtubise75'61 Pontiac14200engine3250
2842Jack Norton20'62 Chevrolet14000carburetor3250
2935Eddie Pagan40'63 Chevrolet13700running3250
3024Don Noel88'63 Mercury12600engine4500
317Clem Proctor33'62 Pontiac12200accident2750
3223Sal Tovella80'63 FordTubby Gonzales11600engine5000
3320David Pearson6'63 DodgeOwensOwens11300oil pressure2750
3444Bill Clinton25'61 Ford11100running2750
3537Bill Foster2'62 PontiacCliff Stewart9100transmission2750
3619Jim Paschal41'63 PlymouthPetty8100accident3000
3712Parnelli Jones15'63 MercuryStroppe78239transmission5250
3822Marvin Porter77'63 Ford6700rear end6500
391Paul Goldsmith01'63 PontiacNichels98.8095913connecting rod6800
404Len Sutton07'63 PontiacNichels4900connecting rod3500
4115Richard Petty43'63 PlymouthPettyInman2700transmission3000
4214Danny Weinberg23'62 Pontiac2700accident3000
4336Curtis Crider62'62 Mercury2600clutch2750
4429Lloyd Dane44'62 Chevrolet800transmission3000


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