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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

Fireball Roberts won the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-02-1963 | Southern 500 | 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 9 22 Fireball Roberts Ford Holman-Moody 0 364 58 Running 22,150
2 6 21 Marvin Panch Ford Wood Brothers 0 364 123 Running 12,650
3 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford LaFayette 0 364 20 Running 6,550
4 7 29 Nelson Stacy Ford Holman-Moody 0 363 0 Running 3,500
5 4 26 Darel Dieringer Mercury Bill Stroppe 0 360 0 Running 2,625
6 10 4 Rex White Mercury Louis Clements 0 358 0 Running 2,155
7 3 8 Joe Weatherly Mercury Bud Moore 0 358 0 Running 2,345
8 24 0 Tiny Lund Ford Pulliam Motor Co. 0 356 0 Running 1,775
9 5 7 Bobby Johns Pontiac Shorty Johns 0 356 0 Running 1,275
10 8 13 Buck Baker Chevrolet Smokey Yunick 0 356 0 Running 1,025
11 16 99 Bobby Isaac Ford Bondy Long 0 353 0 Running 950
12 18 43 Richard Petty Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 341 0 Running 1,030
13 22 70 Bunkie Blackburn Pontiac Paul Clayton 0 339 0 Running 800
14 17 6 David Pearson Dodge Cotton Owens 0 339 0 Running 950
15 20 54 Jimmy Pardue Ford Pete Stewart 0 332 0 Differential 650
16 27 62 Curtis Crider Mercury Curtis Crider 0 332 0 Running 600
17 21 19 Cale Yarborough Ford Herman Beam 0 306 0 Running 500
18 35 09 Elmo Langley Chevrolet Bob Adams 0 302 0 Transmission 500
19 28 60 Bud Harless Pontiac Fred Harless 0 274 0 A frame 500
20 2 3 Junior Johnson Chevrolet Holly Farms 0 257 163 Overheating 4,705
21 11 11 Ned Jarrett Ford Burton-Robinson 0 208 0 Engine 570
22 14 41 Jim Paschal Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 166 0 Carburetor 500
23 19 87 Buddy Baker Pontiac Baker & Son 0 133 0 Clutch 570
24 12 47 G.C. Spencer Plymouth Jack Smith 0 123 0 Engine 500
25 26 17 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac Tarheel Speedway 0 88 0 Engine 570
26 29 23 H.G. Rosier Plymouth Leland Colvin 0 66 0 Handling 500
27 15 42 Bob James Plymouth Petty Enterprises 0 59 0 Spindle 500
28 13 5 Billy Wade Dodge Cotton Owens 0 59 0 Crash 500
29 25 92 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford Don Harrison 0 19 0 Differential 630
30 23 36 Larry Thomas Dodge Wade Younts 0 16 0 Fuel pump 500
31 34 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet Roy Tyner 0 15 0 Transmission 500
32 30 76 Larry Manning Ford J.D. McDuffie 0 11 0 Handling 500
33 32 57 Bobby Keck Ford Pete Stewart 0 7 0 Clutch 500
34 31 86 Neil Castles Chrysler Buck Baker 0 6 0 Oil pressure 500
35 36 2 Bob Welborn Pontiac Cliff Stewart 0 4 0 Head gasket 500
36 39 05 Possum Jones Pontiac Possum Jones 0 3 0 Oil pressure 500
37 37 53 Paul Lewis Ford Paul Lewis 0 2 0 Handling 500
38 40 68 Frank Graham Ford Ed Livingston 0 2 0 Clutch 500
39 41 56 Ed Livingston Ford Mamie Reynolds 0 2 0 Oil pressure 500
40 38 93 Lee Reitzel Ford Lee Reitzel 0 2 0 Brakes 500
41 33 20 Emanuel Zervakis Ford Emanuel Zervakis 0 1 0 Handling 500

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-02-1963
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 45
  • Cars: 41
  • Winner: Fireball Roberts
  • Start Position: 9th
  • Car Make: 1963 Ford
  • Avg Speed: 129.784 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $78,075
  • Cautions: 0
  • Caution Laps: 0
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Pole: 133.648 mph

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