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1963 National 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 52 of 55
Sunday, October 13, 1963 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
267 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (400.5 miles)

Time of race: 3:01:54
Average Speed: 132.105 mph
Pole Speed: 143.017 mph

Cautions: 3 for 17 laps
Margin of Victory: 12 sec
Attendance: 46,531
Lead changes: 14

Glossary 1963 NASCAR Grand National results / 1963 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	3	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	267	11,720	running	209
2	9	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody)	'63 Ford	267	6,215	running	20
3	1	21	Marvin Panch	English Motors (Wood Brothers)	'63 Ford	267	3,595	running	2
4	3	22	Fireball Roberts	Holman-Moody	'63 Ford	263	2,225	running	1
5	11	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'63 Mercury	261	2,075	running	0
6	15	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	257	1,200	running	0
7	28	48	G.C. Spencer	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	257	1,400	running	0
8	6	26	Darel Dieringer	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	256	1,175	running	35
9	12	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'63 Mercury	256	925	running	0
10	7	29	Nelson Stacy	Holman-Moody	'63 Ford	253	800	wheel	0
11	14	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	252	775	running	0
12	25	19	Cale Yarborough	Herman Beam	'63 Ford	251	675	running	0
13	19	99	Larry Frank	Bondy Long	'63 Ford	250	575	running	0
14	17	2	Jimmy Pardue	Pete Stewart	'63 Pontiac	249	625	running	0
15	27	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	237	900	engine	0
16	37	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	231	525	running	0
17	31	56	Ed Livingston	Mamie Reynolds	'62 Ford	228	575	running	0
18	24	23	Bill Widenhouse	Leland Colvin	'62 Plymouth	225	450	running	0
19	20	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'63 Ford	223	475	engine	0
20	30	02	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper	'62 Pontiac	204	550	running	0
21	8	0	Tiny Lund	Holman-Moody	'63 Ford	183	400	overheating	0
22	13	03	Jim Paschal	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	170	400	overheating	0
23	16	42	Bob James	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	159	400	engine	0
24	23	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	138	400	ignition	0
25	40	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'63 Pontiac	93	425	crankshaft	0
26	21	41	Bob Welborn	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	78	400	engine	0
27	10	33	Buck Baker	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	67	450	head gasket	0
28	33	87	Reb Wickersham	Reb's Sport Shop (Reb Wickersham)	'63 Pontiac	64	425	engine	0
29	35	83	Worth McMillion	Worth McMillion	'62 Pontiac	59	425	handling	0
30	34	1	E.J. Trivette	Jess Potter	'62 Chevrolet	58	425	exhaust pipe	0
31	5	13	Bobby Isaac	Smokey Yunick	'63 Chevrolet	57	425	crash	0
32	4	11	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson (Charles Robinson)	'63 Ford	46	425	crash	0
33	18	5	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	32	450	oil pressure	0
34	29	92	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Ray Osborne	'63 Ford	20	600	clutch	0
35	38	9	Roy Tyner	Roy Tyner	'62 Chevrolet	15	425	overheating	0
36	22	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'62 Pontiac	11	400	engine	0
37	26	09	Larry Manning	Bob Adams	'62 Chevrolet	8	450	overheating	0
38	32	75	Tom Cox	Robert Smith	'62 Pontiac	6	450	handling	0
39	36	86	Ronnie Bristow	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	5	425	clutch	0
40	39	61	Roy Mayne		'63 Mercury	3	425	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Marvin Panch	1	1	1
Junior Johnson	2	49	48
Marvin Panch	50	50	1
Darel Dieringer	51	85	35
Fred Lorenzen	86	93	8
Fireball Roberts	94	94	1
Fred Lorenzen	95	95	1
Junior Johnson	96	153	58
Fred Lorenzen	154	157	4
Junior Johnson	158	163	6
Fred Lorenzen	164	164	1
Junior Johnson	165	218	54
Fred Lorenzen	219	224	6
Junior Johnson	225	267	43

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