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1963 Richmond 250

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NASCAR Grand National race number 15 of 55
April 7, 1963 at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, VA
250 laps on a .500 mile dirt track (125.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:06:16
Average Speed: 58.624 mph
Pole Speed: 69.151 mph

Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 15,000
Lead changes: 11

Glossary 1963 NASCAR Grand National results / 1963 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'63 Pontiac	250	2,400	running	63
2	14	11	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson (Charles Robinson)	'63 Ford	249	1,300	running	0
3	1	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'62 Chevrolet	247	900	running	0
4	7	5	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	245	625	running	0
5	6	3	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	242	450	engine	129
6	11	41	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	240	375	running	0
7	18	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	234	300	running	0
8	20	96	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'62 Chevrolet	230	250	running	0
9	13	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	228	200	running	0
10	25	83	Worth McMillion	Worth McMillion	'62 Chevrolet	227	200	running	0
11	21	33	Roy Mayne	C.L. Kilpatrick	'62 Chevrolet	223	175	running	0
12	22	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	220	175	radiator	0
13	23	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'62 Ford	213	175	running	0
14	2	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	196	150	spindle	10
15	10	66	Johnny Allen	Ratus Walters	'62 Ford	196	150	engine	0
16	4	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'63 Pontiac	173	125	engine	0
17	17	03	G.C. Spencer	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'62 Chevrolet	166	125	engine	0
18	24	27	Bob James	Roscoe Sanders	'63 Dodge	155	125	crash	0
19	8	43	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	129	125	differential	48
20	19	2	Fred Harb	Cliff Stewart	'62 Pontiac	95	125	crash	0
21	5	54	Jimmy Pardue	Pete Stewart	'63 Ford	81	100	engine	0
22	15	44	Fred Lorenzen	Stewart McKinney	'63 Ford	80	100	engine	0
23	9	22	Fireball Roberts	Holman-Moody	'63 Ford	70	100	engine	0
24	12	20	Emanuel Zervakis	Emanuel Zervakis	'62 Mercury	68	100	differential	0
25	16	09	Larry Manning	Bob Adams	'62 Chevrolet	35	75	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
David Pearson	1	4	4
Joe Weatherly	5	9	5
Junior Johnson	10	70	61
Joe Weatherly	71	81	11
Jim Paschal	82	129	48
Junior Johnson	130	163	34
David Pearson	164	169	6
Junior Johnson	170	186	17
Joe Weatherly	187	190	4
Junior Johnson	191	207	17
Joe Weatherly	208	250	43

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