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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 26 of 55 in the1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 1963 World 600 program cover | |||
| Date | June 2, 1963 (1963-06-02) | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway,Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km) | ||
| Average speed | 132.417 mph (213.105 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Junior Johnson | N/A | |
| Laps | 289 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Fred Lorenzen | ||
The1963 World 600, the 4th running of theevent, was aNASCAR Grand National Series race held on June 2, 1963 atCharlotte Motor Speedway inCharlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 26th race of the1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season.Fred Lorenzen ofHolman-Moody won the race.
Paul Clark and Banjo Matthews would depart from NASCAR after the race while Joe Weatherly took the championship lead from Richard Petty.[1]
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigiousWorld 600 on Memorial Day weekend and theNational 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | '63 Ford | 400 | 76 | running |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | Junior Johnson | '63 Chevrolet | 400 | 289 | running |
| 3 | 6 | 4 | Rex White | '63 Chevrolet | 398 | 1 | running |
| 4 | 7 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | '63 Pontiac | 397 | 0 | running |
| 5 | 23 | 6 | David Pearson | '63 Dodge | 396 | 0 | running |
| 6 | 5 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | '63 Ford | 395 | 0 | running |
| 7 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | '63 Ford | 395 | 18 | running |
| 8 | 12 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | '63 Mercury | 394 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 15 | 25 | G.C. Spencer | '63 Mercury | 392 | 1 | running |
| 10 | 4 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | '63 Ford | 391 | 15 | running |
| 11 | 14 | 99 | Bobby Isaac | '63 Ford | 385 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 19 | 44 | Tiny Lund | '63 Ford | 384 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 10 | 0 | Jimmy Pardue | '63 Ford | 384 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 28 | 19 | Larry Thomas | '63 Ford | 373 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 27 | 60 | Bob Cooper | '62 Pontiac | 373 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 34 | 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | '63 Ford | 367 | 0 | engine |
| 17 | 9 | 13 | Banjo Matthews | '63 Chevrolet | 358 | 0 | differential |
| 18 | 25 | 48 | Stick Elliott | '63 Plymouth | 355 | 0 | crash |
| 19 | 36 | 09 | Larry Manning | '62 Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 43 | 34 | Wendell Scott | '62 Chevrolet | 350 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 39 | 83 | Worth McMillion | '62 Pontiac | 350 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 30 | 97 | Possum Jones | '62 Chevrolet | 338 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 41 | 18 | Cale Yarborough | '62 Pontiac | 336 | 0 | running |
| 24 | 20 | 5 | Billy Wade | '63 Dodge | 335 | 0 | differential |
| 25 | 13 | 24 | Larry Frank | '63 Mercury | 321 | 0 | bearing |
| 26 | 37 | 1 | E. J. Trivette | '62 Chevrolet | 288 | 0 | engine |
| 27 | 32 | 50 | T. C. Hunt | '62 Pontiac | 264 | 0 | engine |
| 28 | 16 | 7 | Bobby Johns | '63 Pontiac | 259 | 0 | piston |
| 29 | 8 | 06 | Bob Welborn | '63 Pontiac | 253 | 0 | engine |
| 30 | 22 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | '63 Ford | 228 | 0 | engine |
| 31 | 40 | 86 | Neil Castles | '62 Chrysler | 200 | 0 | engine |
| 32 | 35 | 30 | Bunkie Blackburn | '62 Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | engine |
| 33 | 31 | 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | '61 Pontiac | 188 | 0 | engine |
| 34 | 24 | 41 | Bob James | '63 Plymouth | 111 | 0 | fuel pump |
| 35 | 29 | 74 | Paul Clark | '62 Pontiac | 96 | 0 | engine |
| 36 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | '63 Plymouth | 90 | 0 | camshaft |
| 37 | 38 | 56 | Ed Livingston | '62 Ford | 81 | 0 | engine |
| 38 | 44 | 2 | Buddy Baker | '62 Pontiac | 61 | 0 | engine |
| 39 | 26 | 54 | Ralph Earnhardt | '63 Ford | 59 | 0 | crash |
| 40 | 17 | 66 | Johnny Allen | '63 Ford | 53 | 0 | crash |
| 41 | 33 | 47 | Jack Smith | '62 Plymouth | 27 | 0 | wheel |
| 42 | 20 | 42 | Jim Paschal | '63 Plymouth | 24 | 0 | crash |
| 43 | 11 | 87 | Buck Baker | '63 Pontiac | 23 | 0 | crash |
| 44 | 42 | 62 | Curtis Crider | '63 Mercury | 2 | 0 | withdrew |
| Source:[2] | |||||||
| Pos | St | # | Driver | Team | Cae | Laps | Status | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 30 | Bunkie Blackburn | Fred Clark | CV | 20 | running | 19 |
| 2 | 4 | 09 | Larry Manning | Bob Adams | CV | 20 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | E. J. Trivette | Jess Potter | CV | 20 | running | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds | FR | 20 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion | PT | 20 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker | CY | 19 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 18 | Cale Yarborough | Toy Bolton | PT | 19 | running | 1 |
| 8 | 13 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | MR | 19 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | CV | 18 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 2 | Buddy Baker | Cliff Stewart | PT | 17 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham | PT | 7 | crash | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | 02 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper | PT | 7 | crash | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 75 | Tom Cox | Robert Smith | PT | 7 | crash | 0 |
| 14 | 11 | 23 | Bill Widenhouse | Leland Colvin | PL | 7 | crash | 0 |
| 15 | 14 | 38 | Woodie Wilson | Mat DeMatthews | FR | 2 | oil leak | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 5 | H. G. Rosier | H. G. Rosier | PT | 0 | did not start | 0 |
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