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1963 Gwyn Staley 400 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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.

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   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