1963 Western North Carolina 500

Race 41 of 55

Asheville-Weaverville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:13:07
Average speed of winner: 77.673 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 2 for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Jarrett 1-13, Lorenzen 14-188, Petty 189-223, Lorenzen 224-500

Race notes: Finale for Tommy Irwin.

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			500	2	452	running	2550	0
2	10	Richard Petty	43		'63 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		499	1	35	running	1425	0
3	9	Jim Paschal	42		'63 Plymouth	Petty			498	0	0	running	1150	0
4	23	David Pearson	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		494	0	0	running	950	0
5	22	Billy Wade	5		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		493	0	0	running	800	0
6	15	Jack Smith	47		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			493	0	0	running	650	0
7	17	Buck Baker	87		'63 Pontiac	Buck Baker			478	0	0	running	600	0
8	8	Joe Weatherly	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			473	0	0	running	800	0
9	1	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		467	1	13	running	450	0
10	18	Buddy Baker	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			467	0	0	running	400	0
11	27	Wendell Scott	34		'62 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			452	0	0	running	375	0
12	24	Reb Wickersham	67	Reb's Sport Shop	'62 Pontiac	Wickersham			448	0	0	running	375	0
13	6	Worth McMillion	83		'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion			437	0	0	running	325	0
14	16	Cale Yarborough	19		'63 Ford	Beam			434	0	0	running	275	0
15	5	Elmo Langley	09		'62 Chevrolet				379	0	0	engine	250	0
16	26	Roy Mayne	33		'62 Chevrolet	Kilpatrick			369	0	0	running	250	0
17	19	Major Melton	88		'61 Chrysler	Major Melton			324	0	0	seal	250	0
18	7	Bobby Isaac	99		'63 Ford	Bondy Long			303	0	0	clutch	225	0
19	3	Tommy Irwin	44		'63 Ford	McKinney			264	0	0	vibration	225	0
20	25	Curtis Crider	62		'63 Mercury	Crider			258	0	0	heating	225	0
21	4	G.C. Spencer	48		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			216	0	0	accident	200	0
22	14	Lee Reitzel	93		'62 Ford				199	0	0	accident	175	0
23	21	Junior Johnson	3		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		161	0	0	battery cable	150	0
24	12	Bobby Keck	57		'63 Pontiac	Pete Stewart			52	0	0	brakes	150	0
25	11	Jimmy Pardue	54		'62 Ford	Pete Stewart			38	0	0	oil leak	150	0
26	20	Stick Elliott	18		'62 Pontiac	Bolton			30	0	0	accident	150	0
27	13	Possum Jones	05		'61 Pontiac				8	0	0	fuel leak	150	0