| 1963 Volunteer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 37 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $22,000 | Race Date: | Jul 28, 1963 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 20Min 25Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 74.844 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 36 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #28 Ford | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 336 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 82.229 MPH | |||||
| Official 1963 Volunteer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | LaFayette Ford | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 336 |
| 2 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 500 | 3 |
| 3 | 13 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 499 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers | Running | | 0 | 492 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 491 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 488 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Tiny Lund | Holman-Moody | Running | | 0 | 488 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Running |  | 0 | 488 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running | | 0 | 486 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | 44 | Tommy Irwin | Stewart McKinney (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 484 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 99 | Bobby Isaac (R) | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 482 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 475 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 5 | Billy Wade (R) | Cotton Owens Garage | Clutch | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 19 | Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 471 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 469 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 436 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Reb's Sport Shop | Engine | | 0 | 430 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 76 | J.D. McDuffie (R) | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 0 | 425 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 423 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 88 | Major Melton | Major Melton (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 418 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Engine |  | 0 | 407 | 160 |
| 23 | 31 | 57 | Bobby Keck | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 406 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 401 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson Racing | Running | | 0 | 399 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 32 | Mark Hurley | Dave Kent (Car Owner) | | 0 | 396 | 0 | |
| 27 | 24 | 05 | Possum Jones | Possum Jones (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 364 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 48 | Stick Elliott | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 349 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Young Ford | Accident | | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 31 | 26 | 75 | Bunkie Blackburn | Robert Smith (Car Owner) | Tire | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Ignition | | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| 34 | 5 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman-Moody | Accident | | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | 03 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 63 | Chuck Huckabee | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
