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1963 Atlanta 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 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 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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