| 1963 Western North Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 41 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $13,675 | Race Date: | Aug 11, 1963 | Asheville-Weaverville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3Hr 13Min 7Sec. | Weaverville, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 77.673 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 27 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Fred Lorenzen F. Lorenzen | Driver: | Ned Jarrett N. Jarrett | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Ford | Car No.: | #11 Ford | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Holman-Moody Racing | Team: | Burton-Robinson Racing | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Bud Allman | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 452 of 500 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1963 Western North Carolina 500 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 | 500 | 452 |
| 2 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 499 | 35 |
| 3 | 9 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 498 | 0 |
| 4 | 23 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 494 | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | 5 | Billy Wade (R) | Cotton Owens Garage | Running | | 0 | 493 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 493 | 0 |
| 7 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 478 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 36 | Joe Weatherly | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 473 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson Racing | Running | | 0 | 467 | 13 |
| 10 | 18 | 2 | Buddy Baker | Cliff Stewart Racing | Running | | 0 | 467 | 0 |
| 11 | 27 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running |  | 0 | 452 | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Reb's Sport Shop | Running | | 0 | 448 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 437 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 19 | Cale Yarborough | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 434 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 09 | Elmo Langley | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 379 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 33 | Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 369 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 88 | Major Melton | Major Melton (Car Owner) | Chrysler | 0 | 324 | 0 | |
| 18 | 7 | 99 | Bobby Isaac (R) | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Clutch | | 0 | 303 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 44 | Tommy Irwin | Stewart McKinney (Car Owner) | Vibration | | 0 | 264 | 0 |
| 20 | 25 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Overheating |  | 0 | 258 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 216 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | | 0 | 161 | 0 | |
| 24 | 12 | 57 | Bobby Keck | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Brakes | | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 26 | 20 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 05 | Possum Jones | Possum Jones (Car Owner) | Fuel Leak | | 0 | 8 | 0 |
