| 1963 World 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 26 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $94,300 | Race Date: | Jun 2, 1963 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 35.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 31Min 52Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 132.417 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 44 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 14 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.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 | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Fox Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 76 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 141.148 MPH | |||||
| Official 1963 World 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 76 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 289 |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 398 | 1 |
| 4 | 7 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 5 | 23 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 396 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 395 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 395 | 18 |
| 8 | 12 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 25 | G.C. Spencer | Stroppe Motorsports | Running | | 0 | 392 | 1 |
| 10 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 391 | 15 |
| 11 | 14 | 99 | Bobby Isaac (R) | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 385 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 44 | Tiny Lund | Stewart McKinney (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 384 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 0 | Jimmy Pardue | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 384 | 0 |
| 14 | 28 | 19 | Larry Thomas | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 373 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 60 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 373 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Racing | Engine | | 0 | 367 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 13 | Banjo Matthews | Smokey's Best Damn Garage | Rear Gear | | 0 | 358 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 48 | Stick Elliott | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Accident |  | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| 19 | 36 | 09 | Larry Manning (R) | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 354 | 0 |
| 20 | 43 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 350 | 0 |
| 21 | 39 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 350 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 97 | Possum Jones | Lewis Osborne (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 338 | 0 |
| 23 | 41 | 18 | Cale Yarborough | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 336 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 5 | Billy Wade (R) | Cotton Owens Garage | Rear Gear | | 0 | 335 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 24 | Larry Frank | Stroppe Motorsports | Bearings | | 0 | 321 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 1 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 288 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 50 | T.C. Hunt | Engine | | 0 | 264 | 0 | |
| 28 | 16 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 259 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 06 | Bob Welborn | Bud Moore Engineering | Engine | | 0 | 253 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 228 | 0 |
| 31 | 40 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 30 | Bunkie Blackburn | Fred Clark (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 33 | 31 | 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | E.A. McQuaig (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 34 | 24 | 41 | Bob James | Petty Enterprises | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 111 | 0 |
| 35 | 29 | 74 | Paul Clark | Paul Clark (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 36 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Camshaft | | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 38 | 44 | 2 | Buddy Baker | Cliff Stewart Racing | Engine | | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 54 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| 40 | 17 | 66 | Johnny Allen | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 41 | 33 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 42 | 20 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 43 | 11 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 44 | 42 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
