| 1963 South Boston 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 53 of 55 | |||||
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| 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: | TBA | southbostonspeedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||
| Official 1963 South Boston 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 41 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 400 | 287 |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 396 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 42 | Bob Welborn | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 394 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | Jimmy Pardue | Cliff Stewart Racing | Running | | 0 | 388 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 14 | Darel Dieringer | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 372 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 96 | Jimmy Massey | Westmoreland Racing | Running |  | 0 | 369 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 33 | Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 369 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 368 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 364 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 361 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 88 | Major Melton | Major Melton (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 09 | Larry Manning (R) | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Rear Gear | | 0 | 262 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Driver Fatigue | | 0 | 204 | 101 |
| 16 | 2 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 181 | 8 |
| 17 | 21 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 86 | Ronnie Bristow | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Clutch | Chrysler | 0 | 107 | 0 |
| 19 | 6 | 5 | Billy Wade (R) | Cotton Owens Garage | Head Gasket | | 0 | 55 | 4 |
| 20 | 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Oil Line | | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 22 | 22 | 02 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
