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1963 - NASCAR Grand National Series Race Summary

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1963 - NASCAR Grand National Series

A listing of races during the year including the winner, track location and race name. To access specific race information follow the race date link.


Date Winning Driver Race Name Track
11/4/1962 Jim Paschal 1 Fairgrounds Raceway
11/11/1962 Richard Petty 2 Golden Gate Speedway
11/22/1962 Jim Paschal Turkey Day 200 Tar Heel Speedway
1/20/1963 Dan Gurney Riverside 500 Riverside International Raceway
2/22/1963 Junior Johnson Daytona 500 Qualifier 1 Daytona International Speedway
2/22/1963 Johnny Rutherford Daytona 500 Qualifier 2 Daytona International Speedway
2/24/1963 Tiny Lund Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
3/2/1963 Richard Petty 8 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
3/3/1963 Richard Petty 9 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
3/10/1963 Junior Johnson 10 Orange Speedway
3/17/1963 Fred Lorenzen Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway
3/24/1963 Junior Johnson Hickory 250 Hickory Speedway
3/31/1963 Fireball Roberts Southeastern 500 Bristol International Speedway
4/4/1963 Ned Jarrett 14 Augusta Speedway
4/7/1963 Joe Weatherly Richmond 250 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
4/13/1963 Buck Baker Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
4/14/1963 Richard Petty South Boston 400 (April) South Boston Speedway
4/15/1963 Jim Paschal 18 Bowman-Gray Stadium
4/21/1963 Richard Petty Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway
4/28/1963 Richard Petty Gywn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
5/2/1963 Richard Petty Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway
5/5/1963 Jim Paschal 22 Tar Heel Speedway
5/11/1963 Joe Weatherly Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway
5/18/1963 Richard Petty 24 Old Dominion Speedway
5/19/1963 Ned Jarrett 25 Southside Speedway
6/2/1963 Fred Lorenzen World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/9/1963 Richard Petty 27 Fairgrounds Raceway
6/30/1963 Junior Johnson Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway
7/4/1963 Fireball Roberts Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
7/7/1963 Ned Jarrett Speedorama 200 Rambi Raceway
7/10/1963 Ned Jarrett 31 Savannah Speedway
7/11/1963 Jimmy Pardue 32 Dog Track Speedway
7/13/1963 Glen Wood 33 Bowman-Gray Stadium
7/14/1963 Ned Jarrett 34 New Asheville Speedway
7/19/1963 Fireball Roberts 35 Old Bridge Stadium
7/21/1963 Richard Petty 36 Bridgehampton Raceway
7/28/1963 Fred Lorenzen Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway
7/30/1963 Richard Petty Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway
8/4/1963 Jim Paschal Nashville 400 Nashville Speedway
8/8/1963 Richard Petty Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway
8/11/1963 Fred Lorenzen Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway
8/14/1963 Ned Jarrett 42 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds
8/16/1963 Junior Johnson International 200 Bowman-Gray Stadium
8/18/1963 Fred Lorenzen Mountaineer 300 West Virginia International Speedway
9/2/1963 Fireball Roberts Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
9/6/1963 Junior Johnson Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Speedway
9/8/1963 Ned Jarrett Capital City 300 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds
9/22/1963 Fred Lorenzen Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
9/24/1963 Ned Jarrett 49 Dog Track Speedway
9/29/1963 Marvin Panch Wilkes 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
10/5/1963 Richard Petty 51 Tar Heel Speedway
10/13/1963 Junior Johnson National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/20/1963 Richard Petty South Boston 400 (October) South Boston Speedway
10/27/1963 Joe Weatherly 54 Orange Speedway
11/3/1963 Darel Dieringer Golden State 400 Riverside International Raceway