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1963 Gwyn Staley 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 20 of 55
Sunday, April 28, 1963 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC
400 laps* on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles)

Time of race: 1:57:06
Average speed: 83.301 mph
Pole speed: 96.15 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: 13500
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1963 NASCAR Grand National results / 1963 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	7	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	257	3575	running	130
2	1	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody Racing)	'63 Ford	256	2575	running	23
3	2	21	Tiny Lund	Wood Brothers	'63 Ford	256	1300	running	25
4	9	41	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	254	825	running	0
5	5	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'63 Pontiac	254	700	running	0
6	11	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	253	525	running	0
7	6	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'63 Chevrolet	252	475	running	0
8	10	99	Bobby Isaac	Bondy Long	'63 Ford	250	425	running	0
9	13	5	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	249	375	running	0
10	12	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	248	325	running	0
11	17	49	Larry Thomas	J.C. Parker	'63 Dodge	247	300	running	0
12	23	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	244	250	running	0
13	30	7	Buddy Baker	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	241	225	running	0
14	18	96	Jimmy Massey	Hubert Westmoreland	'61 Chevrolet	241	225	running	0
15	19	09	Larry Manning	Bob Adams	'62 Chevrolet	240	175	running	0
16	22	1	E.J. Trivette	Jess Potter	'62 Chevrolet	237	150	running	0
17	20	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'63 Ford	234	175	running	0
18	21	51	Bob Cooper	Bob Cooper	'62 Pontiac	234	150	running	0
19	16	18	Stick Elliott	Toy Bolton	'62 Pontiac	231	175	running	0
20	14	57	Jimmy Pardue	Pete Stewart	'62 Pontiac	229	175	running	0
21	27	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	225	100	running	0
22	26	33	Roy Mayne	C.L. Kilpatrick	'62 Chevrolet	222	100	running	0
23	3	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'63 Pontiac	213	425	rear end	0
24	15	58	G.C. Spencer	G.C. Spencer	'62 Chevrolet	183	125	rear end	0
25	8	11	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson (Charles Robinson)	'63 Ford	156	125	engine	0
26	24	55	LeeRoy Yarbrough	Lyle Stelter	'62 Mercury	138	100	rear end	0
27	4	3	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	98	250	crash	79
28	25	86	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	71	100	piston	0
29	28	134	Earl Brooks	Wendell Scott	'61 Chevrolet	68	100	a frame	0
30	29	93	Jerome Warren	Jerome Warren	'62 Ford	29	100	handling	0
31	31	31	Sam Fogle	James Kelly	'61 Mercury	20	50	handling	0

* Race shortened to 257 laps due to rain.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Fred Lorenzen	1	19	19
Junior Johnson	20	98	79
Fred Lorenzen	99	102	4
Tiny Lund	103	127	25
Richard Petty	128	257	130