NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
The NASCAR Cup Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR (the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing). NASCAR’s premier series had been known as the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series since Jan. 1, 2017, rebranded in 2020. It holds races over the season at tracks located in the United States both road courses and ovals. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles, todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1963 - Southern 500 Race Results
Race Name - Southern 500Date - 9/2/1963Race Track - Darlington RacewayTrack Length (Miles) - 1.375 milesRace Length (Miles) - 501 milesPole Speed - 133.648 mphNumber of Cautions - 0Caution Laps - 0Average Race Speed - 129.78 mphLead Changes - 9Total Race Purse - $78,075Race Number - 45 | More Races from 1963 |
Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
1 | 9 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | HolmanMoody | 364 | 63 Ford | 58 | $22,150 |
2 | 6 | Marvin Panch | 21 | Wood Brothers | 364 | 63 Ford | 123 | $12,650 |
3 | 1 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | LaFayette (HolmanMoody) | 364 | 63 Ford | 20 | $6,550 |
4 | 7 | Nelson Stacy | 29 | HolmanMoody | 363 | 63 Ford | 0 | $3,500 |
5 | 4 | Darel Dieringer | 26 | Bill Stroppe | 360 | 63 Mercury | 0 | $2,625 |
6 | 10 | Rex White | 4 | Louis Clements (Rex White) | 358 | 63 Mercury | 0 | $2,155 |
7 | 3 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 358 | 63 Mercury | 0 | $2,345 |
8 | 24 | Tiny Lund | 0 | Pulliam Motor Co (HolmanMoody) | 356 | 63 Ford | 0 | $1,775 |
9 | 5 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 356 | 63 Pontiac | 0 | $1,275 |
10 | 8 | Buck Baker | 13 | Smokey Yunick | 356 | 63 Chevrol | 0 | $1,025 |
11 | 16 | Bobby Isaac | 99 | Bondy Long | 353 | 63 Ford | 0 | $950 |
12 | 18 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 341 | 63 Plymout | 0 | $1,030 |
13 | 22 | Bunkie Blackburn | 70 | Paul Clayton | 339 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $800 |
14 | 17 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 339 | 63 Dodge | 0 | $950 |
15 | 20 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Pete Stewart | 332 | 63 Ford | 0 | $650 |
16 | 27 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 332 | 63 Mercury | 0 | $600 |
17 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 19 | Herman Beam | 306 | 63 Ford | 0 | $500 |
18 | 35 | Elmo Langley | 9 | Bob Adams | 302 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $500 |
19 | 28 | Bud Harless | 60 | Fred Harless | 274 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $500 |
20 | 2 | Junior Johnson | 3 | Holly Farms (Ray Fox) | 257 | 63 Chevrol | 163 | $4,705 |
21 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BurtonRobinson (Charles Robinson) | 208 | 63 Ford | 0 | $570 |
22 | 14 | Jim Paschal | 41 | Petty Enterprises | 166 | 63 Plymout | 0 | $500 |
23 | 19 | Buddy Baker | 87 | Baker Son (Buck Baker) | 133 | 63 Pontiac | 0 | $570 |
24 | 12 | GC Spencer | 47 | Jack Smith | 123 | 63 Plymout | 0 | $500 |
25 | 26 | Ralph Earnhardt | 17 | Tarheel Speedway (Fred Harb) | 88 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $570 |
26 | 29 | HG Rosier | 23 | Leland Colvin | 66 | 62 Plymout | 0 | $500 |
27 | 15 | Bob James | 42 | Petty Enterprises | 59 | 63 Plymout | 0 | $500 |
28 | 13 | Billy Wade | 5 | Cotton Owens | 59 | 63 Dodge | 0 | $500 |
29 | 25 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 92 | Don Harrison | 19 | 63 Ford | 0 | $630 |
30 | 23 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 16 | 62 Dodge | 0 | $500 |
31 | 34 | Roy Tyner | 9 | Roy Tyner | 15 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $500 |
32 | 30 | Larry Manning | 76 | JD McDuffie | 11 | 61 Ford | 0 | $500 |
33 | 32 | Bobby Keck | 57 | Pete Stewart | 7 | 63 Ford | 0 | $500 |
34 | 31 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 6 | 62 Chrysle | 0 | $500 |
35 | 36 | Bob Welborn | 2 | Cliff Stewart | 4 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $500 |
36 | 39 | Possum Jones | 5 | Possum Jones | 3 | 61 Pontiac | 0 | $500 |
37 | 37 | Paul Lewis | 53 | Paul Lewis | 2 | 63 Ford | 0 | $500 |
38 | 40 | Frank Graham | 68 | Ed Livingston | 2 | 61 Ford | 0 | $500 |
39 | 41 | Ed Livingston | 56 | Mamie Reynolds | 2 | 62 Ford | 0 | $500 |
40 | 38 | Lee Reitzel | 93 | Lee Reitzel | 2 | 62 Ford | 0 | $500 |
41 | 33 | Emanuel Zervakis | 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | 1 | 63 Ford | 0 | $500 |