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1963 Southern 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 45 of 55 Monday, September 2, 1963 at Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC 364 laps on a 1.375 mile paved track (500.500 miles) Time of race: 3:51:23 Average speed: 129.784 mph Pole speed: 133.648 mph Cautions: none Margin of victory: 17 sec Attendance: 62000 Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1963 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1963 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Fred Lorenzen 28 Ford 37.037   133.648   2   Junior Johnson 3 Chevrolet 37.102   133.414   3   Joe Weatherly 8 Mercury 37.282   132.770   4   Darel Dieringer 26 Mercury 37.298   132.716   5   Bobby Johns 7 Pontiac 37.340   132.565   6   Marvin Panch 21 Ford 37.405   132.335   7   Nelson Stacy 29 Ford 37.505   131.982   8   Buck Baker 13 Chevrolet 37.558   131.797   9   Fireball Roberts 22 Ford 36.990   133.819   10   Rex White 4 Mercury 37.530   131.894   11   Ned Jarrett 11 Ford 37.612   131.605   12   G.C. Spencer 47 Plymouth 37.600   131.647   13   Billy Wade 5 Dodge 37.803   130.943   14   Jim Paschal 41 Plymouth 38.103   129.912   15   Bob James 42 Plymouth 38.205   129.564   16   Bobby Isaac 99 Ford 38.420   128.838   17   David Pearson 6 Dodge 37.745   131.143   18   Richard Petty 43 Plymouth 38.095   129.938   19   Buddy Baker 87 Pontiac 38.605   128.221   20   Jimmy Pardue 54 Ford 38.703   127.898   21   Cale Yarborough 19 Ford 39.163   126.396   22   Bunkie Blackburn 70 Pontiac 39.400   125.634   23   Larry Thomas 36 Dodge 40.225   123.057   24   Tiny Lund 0 Ford 37.653   131.465   25   LeeRoy Yarbrough 92 Ford 38.850   127.413   26   Ralph Earnhardt 17 Pontiac 39.360   125.762   27   Curtis Crider 62 Mercury 40.045   123.610   28   Bud Harless 60 Pontiac 40.347   122.684   29   H.G. Rosier 23 Plymouth 40.475   122.297   30   Larry Manning 76 Ford 41.010   120.702   31   Neil Castles 86 Chrysler 41.585   119.033   32   Bobby Keck 57 Ford 33   Emanuel Zervakis 20 Ford 34   Roy Tyner 9 Chevrolet 35   Elmo Langley 09 Chevrolet 36   Bob Welborn 2 Pontiac 37   Johnny Allen 53 Ford 38   Lee Reitzel 93 Ford 39   Possum Jones 05 Pontiac 40   Frank Graham 68 Ford 41   Ed Livingston 56 Dodge OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   not available