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1963 Golden State 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 55 of 55 Sunday, November 3, 1963 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 148 laps on a 2.700 mile road course (399.600 miles) Time of race: 4:21:37 Average speed: 91.465 mph Pole speed: 101.05 mph (Pole won by Dan Gurney ) Cautions: 2 for 6 laps Margin of victory: 1 lap + Attendance: 32500 Lead changes: 7 Glossary    1963 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1963 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 3 16   Darel Dieringer Mercury   (Bill Stroppe) '63 Mercury 148 7875 running 35 2 6 21   Dave MacDonald English Motors   (Wood Brothers) '63 Ford 147 4655 running 92 3 1 121   Marvin Panch English Motors   (Wood Brothers) '63 Ford 147 2860 running 1 4 2 22   Fireball Roberts Young Ford   (Holman-Moody Racing) '63 Ford 147 1775 running 0 5 19 26   Junior Johnson Mercury   (Bill Stroppe) '63 Mercury 145 1300 running 0 6 15 47   Jack Smith Plymouth   (Jack Smith) '63 Plymouth 144 1175 running 0 7 9 8   Joe Weatherly Bud Moore '63 Mercury 143 1475 running 0 8 22 62   Bill Amick Dick Niles Lincoln-Mercury   (Dick Niles) '63 Mercury 142 1000 running 0 9 40 18   Bob Ross Bob Bristol '63 Mercury 140 950 running 0 10 33 97   Ron Hornaday Galpin Ford   (Frank Galpin) '63 Ford 140 850 running 0 11 10 281   Ken Miles LaFayette Ford   (Holman-Moody Racing) '63 Ford 139 710 running 0 12 8 33   Clem Proctor Starlite Lounge   (Clem Proctor) '63 Pontiac 138 575 running 0 13 12 6   David Pearson Carolina Dodge Dealers   (Cotton Owens) '63 Dodge 136 580 running 0 14 27 15   Bill Clinton Bill Clinton '63 Ford 136 450 running 0 15 14 77   Marvin Porter Vel's Ford   (Vel Miletich) '63 Ford 135 450 running 0 16 26 211   Pete Brock Kraco Safety Belts '63 Mercury 134 350 fuel 0 17 21 88   Don Noel Galpin Ford   (Frank Galpin) '63 Ford 133 350 crash 0 18 24 72   Jim Cook Floyd Johnson '63 Ford 131 300 running 0 19 38 44   Lloyd Dane Glen Organ Ford   (Bob Kitchell) '63 Ford 131 250 running 0 20 20 98   Eddie Gray Al's Auto Towing   (Ralph Shelton) '63 Mercury 131 225 running 0 21 31 7   Dick Mitchell Chuck Parkko '63 Mercury 126 200 running 0 22 23 2   Jimmy Pardue Tar Heel Speedway   (Cliff Stewart) '63 Pontiac 117 400 transmission 0 23 29 61   Bob Perry – '61 Oldsmobile 112 200 running 0 24 36 13   Gene Davis Tiny's Automotive Corner '62 Ford 95 200 running 0 25 25 58   Oren Prosser Zecol Lubaid   (Oren Prosser) '62 Pontiac 95 200 running 0 26 17 02   Skip Hudson Los Angeles Dodge Dealers   (Ray Nichels) '63 Dodge 75 275 transmission 0 27 41 40   Chuck Shove – '63 Chevrolet 74 200 engine 0 28 30 162   Scotty Cain Scotty Cain '63 Ford 67 200 engine 0 29 35 0   Bob Bondurant Paramount Chevrolet   (Bob Bondurant) '62 Chevrolet 44 200 crash 0 30 39 12   Frank Deiny – '62 Ford 44 200 driveshaft 0 31 16 1   Paul Goldsmith Ray Nichels '63 Plymouth 42 300 crash 0 32 4 28   Fred Lorenzen LaFayette   (Holman-Moody Racing) '63 Ford 25 400 transmission 20 33 13 5   Billy Wade Carolina Dodge Dealers   (Cotton Owens) '63 Dodge 23 400 transmission 0 34 7 11   Ned Jarrett Burton-Robinson   (Charles Robinson) '63 Ford 21 400 transmission 0 35 18 29   Augie Pabst Zecol Lubaid '63 Ford 18 250 clutch 0 36 11 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '63 Plymouth 5 400 transmission 0 37 5 4   Rex White Louis Clements   (Rex White) '63 Mercury 1 400 crash 0 38 28 771   Jack D. McCoy Pollock Motors '63 Plymouth 1 200 differential 0 39 37 64   Al Self Al Self '62 Ford 1 200 engine 0 40 32 20   Al Brand – '62 Chevrolet 1 200 engine 0 41 34 48   Bruce Worrell Cos Cancilla '62 Chevrolet 1 200 engine 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Danny Weinberg 3 Carl Dane Plymouth DC Dan Gurney 121 Wood Brothers Ford WD A.J. Foyt Ford WD Parnelli Jones Mercury WD Roger Penske WD Rodger Ward Mercury Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 1 1     2 4 3   #4 accident turn 4   5 44 40     45 47 3   #0,1 accident turn 9   48 148 101       Percent of race run under caution: 4.1%             Average green flag run: 47.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Marvin Panch 1 1 1   Fred Lorenzen 2 21 20   Dave MacDonald 22 76 55   Darel Dieringer 77 79 3   Dave MacDonald 80 115 36   Darel Dieringer 116 117 2   Dave MacDonald 118 118 1   Darel Dieringer 119 148 30