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1963 Virginia 500

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NASCAR Grand National race number 19 of 55
April 21, 1963 at Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
500 laps on a .500 mile paved track (250.0 miles)

Time of race: 3:51:24
Average Speed: 64.823 mph
Pole Speed: 72 mph

Cautions: 5
Margin of Victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 18,500
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1963 NASCAR Grand National results / 1963 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	8	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	500	3,375	running	41
2	4	21	Tiny Lund	Wood Brothers	'63 Ford	499	1,675	running	0
3	7	26	Darel Dieringer	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	496	1,225	running	0
4	16	11	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson (Charles Robinson)	'63 Ford	495	875	running	0
5	5	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody)	'63 Ford	494	1,150	running	282
6	21	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'63 Pontiac	494	1,000	running	0
7	17	5	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	493	575	running	0
8	12	41	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	493	525	running	0
9	11	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	489	425	running	0
10	14	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	489	390	running	0
11	1	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'63 Chevrolet	484	475	crash	0
12	15	54	Jimmy Pardue	Pete Stewart	'63 Ford	484	300	running	0
13	24	96	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'62 Chevrolet	477	275	running	0
14	29	86	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	454	225	running	0
15	25	33	Roy Mayne	C.L. Kilpatrick	'62 Chevrolet	450	175	running	0
16	27	83	Worth McMillion	Worth McMillion	'62 Pontiac	442	175	running	0
17	9	69	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Lou Sidoit	'63 Mercury	414	175	handling	0
18	33	93	Curtis Crider	Jerome Warren	'62 Ford	397	150	running	0
19	32	09	Larry Manning	Bob Adams	'62 Chevrolet	389	150	running	0
20	26	1	E.J. Trivette	Jess Potter	'61 Chevrolet	360	175	running	0
21	10	99	Bobby Isaac	Bondy Long	'63 Ford	358	175	engine	0
22	28	134	Earl Brooks	Wendell Scott	'61 Chevrolet	346	175	rear end	0
23	20	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'63 Ford	340	175	rear end	0
24	6	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'63 Pontiac	331	175	engine	0
25	18	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	277	175	rear end	0
26	13	44	Larry Frank	Stewart McKinney	'63 Ford	250	125	handling	0
27	23	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'62 Pontiac	234	135	engine	0
28	2	22	Fireball Roberts	Holman-Moody	'63 Ford	223	350	crash	177
29	22	49	Larry Thomas	J.C. Parker	'63 Dodge	131	150	overheating	0
30	31	68	Ed Livingston	Ed Livingston	'62 Ford	58	100	rear end	0
31	19	60	Bud Harless	Fred Harless	'62 Pontiac	26	125	overheating	0
32	30	62	Jerome Warren	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	25	100	head gasket	0
33	3	3	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	23	175	crash	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fireball Roberts	1	177	177
Fred Lorenzen	178	459	282
Richard Petty	460	500	41

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