| 1963 Atlanta 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $55,820 | Race Date: | Mar 17, 1963 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3Hr 50Min 12Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 130.582 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 46 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Fox Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Plymouth: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 76 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 141.038 MPH | |||||
| Official 1963 Atlanta 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman-Moody | Running |  | 0 | 334 | 76 |
| 2 | 17 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Running |  | 0 | 333 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 333 | 60 |
| 4 | 16 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | South Carolina Pontiac Dealers | Running | | 0 | 333 | 68 |
| 5 | 15 | 21 | Tiny Lund | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 331 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 329 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | E.A. McQuaig (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 329 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 14 | Troy Ruttman | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson Racing | Running | | 0 | 328 | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 01 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Running | | 0 | 325 | 8 |
| 12 | 36 | 44 | Larry Frank | Stewart McKinney (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 323 | 0 |
| 13 | 40 | 6 | Billy Wade (R) | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 55 | Elmo Langley | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 314 | 0 |
| 16 | 31 | 50 | T.C. Hunt | Running | | 0 | 306 | 0 | |
| 17 | 32 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Reb's Sport Shop | Running | | 0 | 303 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 73 | Ralph Earnhardt | Acey Taylor (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 303 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 297 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 99 | Bobby Isaac (R) | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 295 | 0 |
| 21 | 46 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 294 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 42 | Jim Hurtubise | Petty Enterprises | Engine | | 0 | 290 | 0 |
| 23 | 38 | 51 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | | 0 | 285 | 0 | |
| 24 | 41 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 265 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Wheel Stud | | 0 | 261 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 02 | David Pearson | Nichels Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 255 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 16 | Rodger Ward | Stroppe Motorsports | Engine | | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Camshaft | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 182 | 0 |
| 30 | 29 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 181 | 0 |
| 31 | 23 | 84 | Red Foote | Rocky Hinton (Car Owner) | | 0 | 165 | 0 | |
| 32 | 44 | 2 | Larry Thomas | Cliff Stewart Racing | | 0 | 157 | 0 | |
| 33 | 5 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 157 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 32 | Bob James | Roscoe Sanders (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 150 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 72 | Johnny Allen | Parker Snead (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 134 | 0 |
| 36 | 19 | 15 | Parnelli Jones | Mercury | Tire | | 0 | 133 | 0 |
| 37 | 4 | 13 | A.J. Foyt | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Transmission | | 0 | 126 | 56 |
| 38 | 18 | 07 | Len Sutton | Nichels Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 125 | 0 |
| 39 | 43 | 49 | Buddy Baker | J.C. Parker (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 65 | James Norton | Frank Waite (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| 41 | 25 | 70 | Floyd Powell | Paul Clayton (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 42 | 1 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Piston | | 0 | 65 | 59 |
| 43 | 42 | 89 | Bruce Brantley | Bruce Brantley (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 44 | 39 | 74 | Paul Clark | Paul Clark (Car Owner) | Bearings | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 45 | 26 | 30 | Johnny Sudderth | Fred Clark (Car Owner) | | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 46 | 45 | 68 | Tom Cox | Ed Livingston (Car Owner) | Handling | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
