Riverside 500
1963 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 55
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$50,265Race Date:Jan 20, 1963Riverside International Raceway
Margin of Victory:36.000 SecondsRace Duration:5Hr 53Min 20Sec.Riverside, California
Lead Changes:9Average Speed:84.965 MPH2.63 Mile Paved Road Course
No. of Cars:44No. of Cautions:6

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Dan Gurney D. GurneyDriver: Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithFord:9
Car No.:#28 FordCar No.:#1 PontiacPontiac:0
Team:Holman-Moody RacingTeam:Nichels EngineeringMercury:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Dodge:0
Laps Led:120 of 185Pole Speed:99.590 MPH
Official 1963 Riverside 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
11128 Dan Gurney D. GurneyDan GurneyHolman-Moody0185120Running
2202 A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. FoytNichels Engineering01852Running
31714 Troy Ruttman T. RuttmanTroy RuttmanMercury01840Running
4322 Fireball Roberts F. RobertsFireball RobertsMatthews Racing018413Running
5257 Bobby Johns B. JohnsBobby JohnsShorty Johns (Car Owner)01820Running
6811 Ned Jarrett N. JarrettNed JarrettBurton-Robinson Racing01810Running
7215 Billy Wade B. Wade (R)Billy WadeCotton Owens Garage01800Running
8654 Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy ParduePete Stewart (Car Owner)01790Running
9281 Danny Letner D. LetnerDanny Letner01790Running
103098 Joe Ruttman J. RuttmanJoe RuttmanCarl Dane (Car Owner)01760Running
112697 Ron Hornaday R. HornadayRon HornadayFrank Galpin (Car Owner)01760Running
12130 Dave MacDonald D. MacDonaldDave MacDonaldHolman-Moody01760Running
133938 Bob Perry B. PerryBob PerryBob Perry (Car Owner)01750Running
143270 Bob Ross B. RossBob RossBob Ross (Car Owner)01750Running
15184 Rex White R. WhiteRex WhiteWhite-Clements Racing01730Engine
162719 John Rostek J. RostekJohn RostekJohn Rostek (Car Owner)01720Accident
171012 Art Watts A. WattsArt Watts01710Running
183334 Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell ScottScott Racing01690Running
194361 Dick Bown D. BownDick BownDick Bown (Car Owner)01660Running
204150 Harold Beal H. BealHarold BealPederson Motors01640Running
213151 Scotty Cain S. CainScotty CainScotty Cain (Car Owner)01620Running
221621 Fred Lorenzen F. LorenzenFred LorenzenEnglish Motors01588Engine
233427 Marshall Sargent M. SargentMarshall Sargent01570Accident
2458 Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe WeatherlyBud Moore Engineering01480Oil Pan
254026 Carl Joiner C. JoinerCarl JoinerCarl Joiner (Car Owner)01430Accident
263810 Jim Cook J. CookJim CookFloyd Johnson (Car Owner)01430Accident
27975 Jim Hurtubise J. HurtubiseJim Hurtubise01420Engine
284220 Jack Norton J. NortonJack Norton01400Carburetor
293540 Eddie Pagan E. PaganEddie PaganDick Getty (Car Owner)01370Running
302488 Don Noel D. NoelDon NoelFrank Galpin (Car Owner)01260Engine
31733 Clem Proctor C. ProctorClem ProctorClem Proctor (Car Owner)01220Accident
322380 Sal Tovella S. TovellaSal TovellaTom Hawkins (Car Owner)01160Engine
33206 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonCotton Owens Garage01130Oil Pressure
344425 Bill Clinton B. ClintonBill ClintonBill Clinton (Car Owner)01110Running
35372 Bill Foster B. FosterBill FosterCliff Stewart Racing0910Transmission
361941 Jim Paschal J. PaschalJim PaschalPetty Enterprises0810Accident
371215 Parnelli Jones P. JonesParnelli JonesMercury07839Transmission
382277 Marvin Porter M. PorterMarvin PorterVel Miletich (Car Owner)0670Rear Gear
39101 Paul Goldsmith P. GoldsmithPaul GoldsmithNichels Engineering0593Connecting Rod
40407 Len Sutton L. SuttonLen SuttonNichels Engineering0490Connecting Rod
411543 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettyPetty Enterprises0270Transmission
421423 Danny Weinberg D. WeinbergDanny WeinbergS California Pontiac Dealers0270Accident
433662 Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis CriderCurtis Crider (Car Owner)0260Clutch
442944 Lloyd Dane L. DaneLloyd DaneLloyd Dane (Car Owner)080Transmission

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