Official NASCAR Race Results
Joe Weatherly won the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Rebel 300 at Darlington Raceway.
05-11-1963 | Rebel 300 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 6 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | 0 | 220 | 4 | Running | 11,100 |
| 2 | 5 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 219 | 7 | Running | 6,200 |
| 3 | 9 | 42 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 219 | 101 | Running | 4,980 |
| 4 | 2 | 21 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Wood Brothers | 0 | 219 | 0 | Running | 2,665 |
| 5 | 10 | 7 | Bobby Johns | -- | Shorty Johns | 0 | 218 | 2 | Running | 1,965 |
| 6 | 11 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 216 | 26 | Running | 1,470 |
| 7 | 7 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 217 | 0 | Running | 1,250 |
| 8 | 14 | 87 | Buck Baker | Pontiac | Buck Baker | 0 | 216 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 9 | 16 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Ford | Pete Stewart | 0 | 215 | 0 | Running | 850 |
| 10 | 18 | 5 | Billy Wade | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 213 | 0 | Running | 650 |
| 11 | 22 | 52 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Julian Buesink | 0 | 211 | 0 | Running | 600 |
| 12 | 13 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 180 | 0 | Crash | 600 |
| 13 | 21 | 16 | G.C. Spencer | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 210 | 0 | Running | 500 |
| 14 | 24 | 73 | Curtis Crider | Pontiac | Acey Taylor | 0 | 205 | 0 | Running | 450 |
| 15 | 19 | 47 | Stick Elliott | Plymouth | Jack Smith | 0 | 155 | 0 | Engine | 400 |
| 16 | 20 | 71 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Chevrolet | W.M. Harrison | 0 | 130 | 0 | Push rod | 420 |
| 17 | 8 | 24 | Larry Frank | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 155 | 0 | Running | 350 |
| 18 | 29 | 09 | Larry Manning | Chevrolet | Bob Adams | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 19 | 27 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Mamie Reynolds | 0 | 193 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 20 | 15 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Burton-Robinson | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 21 | 17 | 99 | Bobby Isaac | Ford | Bondy Long | 0 | 112 | 0 | Handling | 390 |
| 22 | 23 | 27 | Bob James | Plymouth | Roscoe Sanders | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running | 300 |
| 23 | 25 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Pontiac | Reb's Sport Shop | 0 | 132 | 0 | Crash | 300 |
| 24 | 26 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | 0 | 57 | 0 | Handling | 300 |
| 25 | 4 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 0 | 110 | 80 | Rear end | 1,300 |
| 26 | 28 | 86 | Neil Castles | Chrysler | Buck Baker | 0 | 8 | 0 | Engine | 300 |
| 27 | 12 | 66 | Johnny Allen | Ford | Ratus Walters | 0 | 69 | 0 | Con rod | 300 |
| 28 | 30 | 51 | Bob Cooper | Pontiac | Bob Cooper | 0 | 41 | 0 | Crash | 300 |
| 29 | 31 | 97 | Possum Jones | Chevrolet | Lewis Osborne | 0 | 3 | 0 | Sway bar | 300 |
| 30 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | 0 | 6 | 0 | Crash | 415 |
| 31 | 3 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Louis Clements | 0 | 2 | 0 | Crash | 320 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-11-1963
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Rebel 300
- Race #: 23
- Cars: 31
- Winner: Joe Weatherly
- Start Position: 6th
- Car Make: 1963 Pontiac
- Avg Speed: 122.745 mph
- Distance: 303 miles
- Purse: $40,875
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 14
- Lead Changes: 0
- Pole: 131.718 mph
