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NASCAR Grand National race number 11 of 55
Sunday, March 17, 1963 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA
334 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (501.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:50:12
Average speed: 130.582 mph
Pole speed: 141.038 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1 lp 6 sec
Attendance: 55000
Lead changes: 12

Glossary 1963 NASCAR Grand National results / 1963 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	28	Fred Lorenzen	Holman-Moody Racing	'63 Ford	334	16855	running	76
2	17	22	Fireball Roberts	Banjo Matthews	'63 Pontiac	333	8655	running	6
3	3	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'63 Pontiac	333	5700	running	60
4	16	8	Joe Weatherly	South Carolina Pontiac Dealers (Bud Moore)	'63 Pontiac	333	3790	running	68
5	15	21	Tiny Lund	Wood Brothers	'63 Ford	331	1875	running	0
6	14	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'63 Chevrolet	329	1305	running	1
7	12	39	LeeRoy Yarbrough	E.A. McQuaig	'62 Pontiac	329	1100	running	0
8	8	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'62 Plymouth	328	1000	running	0
9	7	14	Troy Ruttman	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	328	900	running	0
10	20	11	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson (Charles Robinson)	'63 Ford	328	800	running	0
11	6	01	Paul Goldsmith	Ray Nichels	'63 Pontiac	325	740	running	8
12	36	44	Larry Frank	Stewart McKinney	'63 Ford	323	625	running	0
13	40	6	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	317	500	running	0
14	11	41	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	315	450	engine	0
15	30	55	Elmo Langley	Lyle Stelter	'62 Mercury	314	400	running	0
16	31	50	T.C. Hunt	–	'62 Pontiac	306	350	running	0
17	32	67	Reb Wickersham	Reb's Sport Shop (Reb Wickersham)	'62 Pontiac	303	350	running	0
18	27	73	Ralph Earnhardt	Acey Taylor	'62 Pontiac	303	350	running	0
19	28	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'62 Pontiac	297	350	running	0
20	21	99	Bobby Isaac	Bondy Long	'63 Ford	295	350	engine	0
21	46	56	Ed Livingston	Mamie Reynolds	'62 Ford	294	325	running	0
22	10	42	Jim Hurtubise	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	290	325	engine	0
23	38	51	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper	'62 Pontiac	285	325	con rod	0
24	41	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	265	325	running	0
25	9	26	Darel Dieringer	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	261	325	lug bolt	0
26	34	02	David Pearson	Ray Nichels	'63 Pontiac	255	550	engine	0
27	24	16	Rodger Ward	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	242	325	engine	0
28	37	54	Jimmy Pardue	Pete Stewart	'63 Ford	189	350	camshaft	0
29	22	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	182	325	clutch	0
30	29	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'63 Ford	181	325	clutch	0
31	23	84	Red Foote	Rocky Hinton	'62 Ford	165	300	rf wheel	0
32	44	2	Larry Thomas	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	157	300	timing	0
33	5	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'63 Pontiac	157	325	engine	0
34	13	32	Bob James	Roscoe Sanders	'63 Plymouth	150	300	engine	0
35	35	72	Johnny Allen	Parker Snead	'63 Ford	134	350	engine	0
36	19	15	Parnelli Jones	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	133	275	tire	0
37	4	13	A.J. Foyt	Smokey Yunick	'63 Chevrolet	126	580	transmission	56
38	18	07	Len Sutton	Ray Nichels	'63 Pontiac	125	275	engine	0
39	43	49	Buddy Baker	J.C. Parker	'63 Dodge	85	275	fuel pump	0
40	33	65	James Norton	Frank Waite	'61 Dodge	84	275	engine	0
41	25	70	Floyd Powell	Paul Clayton	'62 Pontiac	70	250	engine	0
42	1	3	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	65	1370	pistons	59
43	42	89	Bruce Brantley	Bruce Brantley	'61 Pontiac	27	250	fuel pump	0
44	39	74	Paul Clark	Paul Clark	'62 Pontiac	17	250	bearings	0
45	26	30	Johnny Sudderth	Fred Clark	'62 Chevrolet	16	250	spin	0
46	45	68	Tom Cox	Ed Livingston	'61 Ford	2	250	handling	0

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	G.C. Spencer	03		Ray Fox	Chevrolet
	Jim McGuirk	05		Ray Nichels	Pontiac
	Whitey Gerken	24		Bill Stroppe	Mercury
	Chuck Daigh	25		Bill Stroppe	Mercury
	Nelson Stacy	29		Holman-Moody	Ford
	Roy Mayne	33		C.L. Kilpatrick	Chevrolet
	Wendell Scott	34		Wendell Scott	Chevrolet
	John Rogers	58		John Rogers	Pontiac
	Tubby Gonzales	80		Tubby Gonzales	Ford
	Dick Good	81	Romy	Romy Hammes	Ford
	Gary Sain	90		Ralph Sparks	Dodge
	Possum Jones	97		Lewis Osborne	Chevrolet

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Junior Johnson	1	59	59
Fireball Roberts	60	61	2
Paul Goldsmith	62	69	8
Fred Lorenzen	70	70	1
A.J. Foyt	71	126	56
Fireball Roberts	127	130	4
Rex White	131	131	1
Fred Lorenzen	132	135	4
Bobby Johns	136	143	8
Joe Weatherly	144	211	68
Fred Lorenzen	212	215	4
Bobby Johns	216	267	52
Fred Lorenzen	268	334	67