1963 Southern 500

Race 45 of 55

Darlington
364 laps
Time of race: 3:51:23
Average speed of winner: 129.784 mph
Margin of victory: 17 sec.
Lead changes: 9 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 0 for 0 laps
Lap leaders: Lorenzen 1, Johnson 2-73, Panch 74, Lorenzen 75, Panch 76-143, Johnson 144-234, Panch 235-288, Roberts 289-313, Lorenzen 314-331, Roberts 332-364

Race notes: Finale for H.G. Rosier and Emanuel Zervakis.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	10	Fireball Roberts	22		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody		133.819	364	2	58	running	22150	0
2	6	Marvin Panch	21		'63 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		364	3	123	running	12650	0
3	1	Fred Lorenzen	28		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody		133.648	364	3	20	running	6550	0
4	7	Nelson Stacy	29		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			363	0	0	running	3500	0
5	4	Darel Dieringer	26		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			360	0	0	running	2625	0
6	10	Rex White	4		'63 Mercury	Clements	Clements		358	0	0	running	2155	0
7	3	Joe Weatherly	8		'63 Mercury	Moore	Moore		358	0	0	running	2345	0
8	24	Tiny Lund	0	Pulliam Motor Co.	'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			356	0	0	running	1775	0
9	5	Bobby Johns	7		'63 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			356	0	0	running	1275	0
10	8	Buck Baker	13		'63 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		356	0	0	running	1025	0
11	16	Bobby Isaac	99		'63 Ford	Bondy Long			353	0	0	running	950	0
12	18	Richard Petty	43		'63 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		341	0	0	running	1030	0
13	22	Bunkie Blackburn	70		'62 Pontiac				339	0	0	running	800	0
14	17	David Pearson	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		339	0	0	running	950	0
15	20	Jimmy Pardue	54		'63 Ford	Pete Stewart			332	0	0	differential	650	0
16	27	Curtis Crider	62		'63 Mercury	Crider			332	0	0	running	600	0
17	21	Cale Yarborough	19		'63 Ford	Beam			306	0	0	running	500	0
18	35	Elmo Langley	09		'62 Chevrolet				302	0	0	transmission	500	0
19	28	Bud Harless	60		'62 Pontiac				274	0	0	a-frame	500	0
20	2	Junior Johnson	3		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		257	2	163	heating	4705	0
21	11	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		208	0	0	engine	570	0
22	14	Jim Paschal	41		'63 Plymouth	Petty			166	0	0	carburetor	500	0
23	19	Buddy Baker	87	Baker & Son	'63 Pontiac	Buck Baker			133	0	0	clutch	570	0
24	12	G.C. Spencer	47		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			123	0	0	engine	500	0
25	26	Ralph Earnhardt	17		'62 Pontiac	Harb			88	0	0	engine	570	0
26	29	H.G. Rosier	23		'62 Plymouth				66	0	0	handling	500	0
27	15	Bob James	42		'63 Plymouth	Petty			59	0	0	spindle	500	0
28	13	Billy Wade	5		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		59	0	0	accident	500	0
29	25	LeeRoy Yarbrough	92		'63 Ford				19	0	0	differential	630	0
30	23	Larry Thomas	36		'62 Dodge	Younts			16	0	0	fuel pump	500	0
31	34	Roy Tyner	9		'62 Chevrolet	Tyner			15	0	0	transmission	500	0
32	30	Larry Manning	76		'61 Ford				11	0	0	handling	500	0
33	32	Bobby Keck	57		'63 Ford	Pete Stewart			7	0	0	clutch	500	0
34	31	Neil Castles	86		'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker			6	0	0	oil pressure	500	0
35	36	Bob Welborn	2		'62 Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			4	0	0	head gasket	500	0
36	39	Possum Jones	05		'61 Pontiac				3	0	0	oil pressure	500	0
37	37	Paul Lewis	53		'63 Ford				2	0	0	handling	500	0
38	40	Frank Graham	68		'61 Ford	Ed Livingston			2	0	0	clutch	500	0
39	41	Ed Livingston	56		'62 Ford	Mamie Reynolds			2	0	0	oil pressure	500	0
40	38	Lee Reitzel	93		'62 Ford				2	0	0	brakes	500	0
41	33	Emanuel Zervakis	20		'63 Ford				1	0	0	handling	500	0