1963 NASCAR Grand National Series

Schedule

Races

Riverside 500

1. 28 - Dan Gurney
2. 02 - A. J. Foyt
3. 14 - Troy Ruttman
4. 22 - Fireball Roberts
5. 7 - Bobby Johns
6. 11 - Ned Jarrett
7. 5 - Billy Wade
8. 54 - Jimmy Pardue
9. 1 - Danny Letner
10. 98 - Joe Ruttman

Daytona 100 Mile Qualifying Races

The qualifying races for the Daytona 500 were held on February 22. Fireball Roberts won the pole for Race 1, and Fred Lorenzen won the pole for Race 2. Johnny Rutherford's victory in Race 2 came in his NASCAR Grand National debut. Since the qualifying races were points-paying races at the time, Rutherford's victory made him the sixth driver in NASCAR Cup history to win a points race in his first start; a feat that would not be accomplished again until 2023 by Shane van Gisbergen.

Race 1 results:

1. #3 - Junior Johnson
2. #01 - Paul Goldsmith
3. #02 - A.J. Foyt
4. #06 - Larry Frank
5. #0 - Dan Gurney
6. #22 - Fireball Roberts
7. #44 - Tommy Irwin
8. #14 - Troy Ruttman
9. #69 - Johnny Allen
10. #31 - Dick Good

Race 2 results:

1. #13 - Johnny Rutherford
2. #4 - Rex White
3. #28 - Fred Lorenzen
4. #11 - Ned Jarrett
5. #29 - Nelson Stacy
6. #21 - Tiny Lund
7. #7 - Bobby Johns
8. #15 - Parnelli Jones
9. #26 - Darel Dieringer
10. #10 - Bunkie Blackburn

[[1963 Daytona 500|Daytona 500]]

Main article: 1963 Daytona 500

The 1963 Daytona 500 was won by Tiny Lund driving a 1963 Ford. Lund drove his number 21 to victory in three hours and 17 minutes. Lund, who was driving for Wood Brothers Racing, filled in for Marvin Panch who was suffering from injuries after a fiery crash.

1. #21 - Tiny Lund
2. #28 - Fred Lorenzen
3. #11 - Ned Jarrett
4. #29 - Nelson Stacy
5. #0 - Dan Gurney
6. #43 - Richard Petty
7. #7A - Bobby Johns
8. #8 - Joe Weatherly
9. #13 - Johnny Rutherford
10. #44 - Tommy Irwin

[[1963 Pickens 200|Pickens 200]]

Main article: 1963 Pickens 200

The 1963 Pickens 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on July 30, 1963, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina).

Three lead changes ended up circulating amongst three different race leaders. This racing event took place on a dirt track oval with 200 laps being the pre-determined number of laps according to the NASCAR officials who sanctioned the event. J. D. McDuffie would crash into the wall on his first lap in his 1961 Ford Galaxie vehicle; causing him to become the last-place finisher of the race.

Frank Warren would make his NASCAR debut racing against Buck Baker, Neil Castles, Joe Weatherly, Wendell Scott (NASCAR's first African-American competitor), and Cale Yarborough.

1. #41 - Richard Petty
2. #11 - Ned Jarrett
3. #87 - Buck Baker
4. #2 - Fred Harb
5. #99 - Bobby Isaac
6. #6 - David Pearson
7. #32 - Tiny Lund
8. #05 - Joe Weatherly
9. #X - Frank Warren
10. #34 - Wendell Scott

[[1963 Sandlapper 200|Sandlapper 200]]

Main article: 1963 Sandlapper 200

The 1963 Sandlapper 200 was the official site of Richard Petty's 25th NASCAR Grand National win for Petty Enterprises; leading 138 laps in that race. The race took place on August 8, 1963, at Columbia Speedway in Columbia, South Carolina. Two hundred laps were done on a dirt track spanning 0.500 mi.

1. #43 - Richard Petty
2. #6 - David Pearson
3. #99 - Bobby Isaac
4. #11 - Ned Jarrett
5. #03 - G. C. Spencer
6. #5 - Billy Wade
7. #48 - Jack Smith
8. #19 - Cale Yarborough
9. #34 - Wendell Scott
10. #57 - Bobby Keck

[[1963 Old Dominion 500|Old Dominion 500]]

Main article: 1963 Old Dominion 500

The 1963 Old Dominion 500 is a NASCAR Grand National Series race that took place on September 22, 1963, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, U.S.. Possum Jones and Bobby Keck were the two drivers not to qualify for this event. The race was scheduled for 500 laps; taking three hours and forty-two minutes to complete. Fred Lorenzen defeated Marvin Panch by a single lap and two seconds.

1. #28 - Fred Lorenzen
2. #21 - Marvin Panch
3. #8 - Joe Weatherly
4. #6 - David Pearson
5. #41 - Richard Petty
6. #5 - Billy Wade
7. #22 - Fireball Roberts
8. #29 - Nelson Stacy
9. #47 - Jack Smith
10. #87 - Buck Baker

[[1963 Golden State 400|Golden State 400]]

Main article: 1963 Golden State 400

The 1963 Golden State 400 is a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event held on November 3, 1963, at Riverside International Raceway in the American community of Riverside, California.

Richard Petty attempted to compete using automatic transmission but his transmission failed only five laps into the race; proving that NASCAR may always be for vehicles with a four-speed T-10 manual transmission with a clutch, although in 2022, the seventh-generation Cup Series race car abandoned the H-pattern transmission in favour of a sequential gearbox. He would go on to become a replacement driver for Junior Johnson; although Johnson received credit for the fifth-place finish.

1. #16 - Darel Dieringer
2. #21 - Dave MacDonald
3. #121 - Marvin Panch
4. #22 - Fireball Roberts
5. #26 - Junior Johnson
6. #47 - Jack Smith
7. #8 - Joe Weatherly
8. #62 - Bill Amick
9. #18 - Bob Ross
10. #97 - Ron Hornaday Sr.

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by owner's points standings. *- Most laps led.

References

• Racing Reference – Daytona 500
• Racing Reference – Sandlapper 200

References

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