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South Boston 400 1963 NASCAR Cup Series Race 53 of 55
Race Information				Track Information
Total Purse:	$6,725	Race Date:	Oct 20, 1963	South Boston Speedway
Margin of Victory:	3 Laps	Race Duration:	1Hr 57Min 55Sec.	South Boston, Virginia
Lead Changes:	1	Average Speed:	76.325 MPH	.250 Mile Paved
No. of Cars:	22	No. of Cautions:	No Cautions	southbostonspeedway.com/

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner Information	Pole Information	Manufacturer Points
Driver:	Richard Petty R. Petty	Driver:	Jack Smith J. Smith	Plymouth:	9
Car No.:	#41 Plymouth	Car No.:	#47 Plymouth	Dodge:	0
Team:	Petty Enterprises	Team:		Pontiac:	0
Crew Chief:	Dale Inman	Crew Chief:		Ford:	0
Laps Led:	287 of 400	Pole Speed:	81.081 MPH

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Official 1963 South Boston 400 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Mfg	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	4	41	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	Petty Enterprises		0	400	127	Running
2	7	6	David Pearson D. PearsonDavid Pearson	Cotton Owens Garage		0	397	0	Running
3	5	8	Joe Weatherly J. WeatherlyJoe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		0	396	0	Running
4	8	42	Bob Welborn B. WelbornBob Welborn	Petty Enterprises		0	394	0	Running
5	10	36	Larry Thomas L. ThomasLarry Thomas	Wade Younts (Car Owner)		0	388	0	Running
6	9	2	Jimmy Pardue J. PardueJimmy Pardue	Cliff Stewart Racing		0	388	0	Running
7	12	14	Darel Dieringer D. DieringerDarel Dieringer	Pete Stewart (Car Owner)		0	372	0	Running
8	13	96	Jimmy Massey J. MasseyJimmy Massey	Westmoreland Racing		0	369	0	Running
9	14	33	Roy Mayne R. MayneRoy Mayne	C.L. Kilpatrick (Car Owner)		0	369	0	Running
10	20	62	Curtis Crider C. CriderCurtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Car Owner)		0	368	0	Running
11	19	83	Worth McMillion W. McMillionWorth McMillion	Worth McMillion (Car Owner)		0	364	0	Running
12	18	34	Wendell Scott W. ScottWendell Scott	Scott Racing		0	361	0	Running
13	17	88	Major Melton M. MeltonMajor Melton	Major Melton (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	267	0	Running
14	11	09	Larry Manning L. Manning (R)Larry Manning	Bob Adams (Car Owner)		0	262	0	Rear Gear
15	3	3	Junior Johnson J. JohnsonJunior Johnson	Holly Farms		0	204	101	Driver Fatigue
16	2	48	G.C. Spencer G. SpencerG.C. Spencer	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	181	8	Head Gasket
17	21	9	Roy Tyner R. TynerRoy Tyner	Roy Tyner (Car Owner)		0	149	0	Head Gasket
18	16	86	Ronnie Bristow R. BristowRonnie Bristow	Buck Baker (Car Owner)	Chrysler	0	107	0	Clutch
19	6	5	Billy Wade B. Wade (R)Billy Wade	Cotton Owens Garage		0	55	4	Head Gasket
20	15	87	Buck Baker B. BakerBuck Baker	Buck Baker (Car Owner)		0	44	0	Engine
21	1	47	Jack Smith J. SmithJack Smith	Jack Smith (Car Owner)		0	24	0	Oil Line
22	22	02	Doug Cooper D. CooperDoug Cooper	Bob Cooper (Car Owner)		0	0	0	Head Gasket
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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