Official NASCAR Race Results
Fireball Roberts won the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-31-1963 | Southeastern 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 500 | 165 | Running | 4,060 |
| 2 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | 0 | 500 | 164 | Running | 2,395 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 0 | 497 | 0 | Running | 1,725 |
| 4 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 495 | 0 | Running | 1,225 |
| 5 | 10 | 69 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Mercury | Lou Sidoit | 0 | 490 | 0 | Running | 975 |
| 6 | 20 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Ford | Pete Stewart | 0 | 488 | 1 | Running | 775 |
| 7 | 5 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 486 | 0 | Running | 675 |
| 8 | 11 | 5 | Billy Wade | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 465 | 0 | Engine | 650 |
| 9 | 19 | 60 | Bud Harless | Pontiac | Fred Harless | 0 | 464 | 0 | Running | 500 |
| 10 | 13 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | 0 | 456 | 88 | Differential | 915 |
| 11 | 22 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Pontiac | Reb's Sport Shop | 0 | 444 | 0 | Running | 375 |
| 12 | 18 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | 0 | 444 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 13 | 24 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Dodge | Wade Younts | 0 | 443 | 0 | Distributor cap | 250 |
| 14 | 2 | 21 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Wood Brothers | 0 | 434 | 82 | Engine | 305 |
| 15 | 15 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Burton-Robinson | 0 | 430 | 0 | Engine | 225 |
| 16 | 28 | 09 | Larry Manning | Chevrolet | Bob Adams | 0 | 429 | 0 | Wheel | 215 |
| 17 | 29 | 2 | Bill Foster | Pontiac | Cliff Stewart | 0 | 420 | 0 | Running | 200 |
| 18 | 26 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Mamie Reynolds | 0 | 389 | 0 | Differential | 200 |
| 19 | 27 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | 0 | 371 | 0 | Running | 185 |
| 20 | 9 | 74 | Paul Clark | Pontiac | Paul Clark | 0 | 346 | 0 | Wheel | 175 |
| 21 | 14 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 342 | 0 | Engine | 200 |
| 22 | 30 | 90 | Gary Sain | Dodge | Ralph Sparks | 0 | 328 | 0 | Differential | 175 |
| 23 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Pontiac | Buck Baker | 0 | 299 | 0 | Engine | 175 |
| 24 | 7 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Louis Clements | 0 | 291 | 0 | Piston | 175 |
| 25 | 33 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Pontiac | Toy Bolton | 0 | 262 | 0 | Engine | 175 |
| 26 | 25 | 12 | Fred Harb | Pontiac | Fred Harb | 0 | 242 | 0 | Con rod | 250 |
| 27 | 6 | 99 | Bobby Isaac | Ford | Bondy Long | 0 | 176 | 0 | Differential | 175 |
| 28 | 32 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | 0 | 176 | 0 | Engine | 150 |
| 29 | 21 | 47 | Jack Smith | Plymouth | Jack Smith | 0 | 147 | 0 | Oil pressure | 150 |
| 30 | 34 | 33 | Roy Mayne | Chevrolet | C.L. Kilpatrick | 0 | 133 | 0 | Oil leak | 125 |
| 31 | 8 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 123 | 0 | Engine | 150 |
| 32 | 32 | 1 | Bill Morton | Chevrolet | Jess Potter | 0 | 115 | 0 | Piston | 125 |
| 33 | 12 | 32 | Bob James | Plymouth | Roscoe Sanders | 0 | 95 | 0 | Con rod | 125 |
| 34 | 31 | 88 | Major Melton | Chrysler | Major Melton | 0 | 2 | 0 | Handling | 150 |
| 35 | 35 | 93 | Jerome Warren | Ford | Jerome Warren | 0 | 1 | 0 | Handling | 125 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-31-1963
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Southeastern 500
- Race #: 13
- Cars: 35
- Winner: Fireball Roberts
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: 1963 Ford
- Avg Speed: 76.910 mph
- Distance: 250 miles
- Purse: $18,750
- Cautions: 1
- Caution Laps: 9
- Lead Changes: 8
- Pole: 80.681 mph
