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1963 Wilkes 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 50 of 55 Sunday, September 29, 1963 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:47:44 Average speed: 89.428 mph Pole speed: 96.566 mph Cautions: 2 for 17 laps Margin of victory: 6 sec Attendance: 14000 Lead changes: 9 Glossary    1963 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1963 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 19 17 87   Buck Baker Buck Baker '63 Pontiac 276 175 crash 0 13 23 62   Curtis Crider Globe Lincoln-Mercury   (Curtis Crider) '63 Mercury 368 225 running 0 11 18 14   Darel Dieringer Pete Stewart '63 Ford 378 300 running 0 20 14 99   Larry Frank Bondy Long '63 Ford 243 175 brakes 0 5 7 11   Ned Jarrett Burton-Robinson   (Charles Robinson) '63 Ford 397 625 running 0 21 11 7   Bobby Johns Shorty Johns '63 Pontiac 236 125 piston 0 28 9 3   Junior Johnson Holly Farms   (Ray Fox) '63 Chevrolet 4 125 brake cylinder 0 27 25 96   Bobby Keck Hubert Westmoreland '61 Chevrolet 26 100 overheating 0 2 1 28   Fred Lorenzen LaFayette   (Holman-Moody Racing) '62 Ford 400 2050 running 58 9 15 32   Tiny Lund Dave Kent '63 Ford 384 375 running 0 17 20 09   Larry Manning Bob Adams '62 Chevrolet 344 175 running 0 25 12 43   Jimmy Massey Petty Enterprises '63 Plymouth 78 125 engine 0 18 21 33   Roy Mayne C.L. Kilpatrick '62 Chevrolet 326 150 running 0 16 26 88   Major Melton Major Melton '61 Chrysler 351 150 running 0 1 3 21   Marvin Panch Wood Brothers '63 Ford 400 3225 running 131 22 19 54   Jimmy Pardue Pete Stewart '63 Ford 236 125 differential 0 8 10 6   David Pearson Cotton Owens '63 Dodge 389 425 running 0 26 8 41   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '63 Plymouth 45 125 engine 0 23 22 93   Lee Reitzel Lee Reitzel '62 Ford 201 100 crash 0 4 2 22   Fireball Roberts Holman-Moody Racing '63 Ford 397 1225 running 155 15 24 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott '62 Chevrolet 354 150 running 0 24 6 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '63 Plymouth 151 125 differential 0 3 4 29   Nelson Stacy Holman-Moody Racing '63 Ford 398 1450 running 56 10 16 36   Larry Thomas Wade Younts '62 Dodge 383 325 running 0 6 5 8   Joe Weatherly Bud Moore '63 Mercury 397 800 running 0 12 27 17   Bob Welborn Fred Harb '62 Pontiac 375 250 running 0 7 13 4   Rex White Louis Clements   (Rex White) '63 Mercury 390 475 running 0 14 28 67   Reb Wickersham Reb's Sport Shop   (Reb Wickersham) '62 Pontiac 358 200 running 0

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Fireball Roberts 1 153 153   Fred Lorenzen 154 158 5   Nelson Stacy 159 214 56   Fred Lorenzen 215 226 12   Fireball Roberts 227 228 2   Fred Lorenzen 229 230 2   Marvin Panch 231 312 82   Fred Lorenzen 313 351 39   Marvin Panch 352 400 49