Results

The 1963 Southeastern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Southeastern 500

Sunday, March 31st, 1963

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 8 Pontiac
  • 6 Chevrolet
  • 4 Dodge
  • 4 Plymouth
  • 9 Ford
  • 3 Mercury
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 76.910
  • Cautions: 1 for 9 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Southeastern 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
17 29 2 Bill Foster Pontiac 0 0 420 0 0 running
32 32 1 Bill Morton Chevrolet 0 0 115 0 0 piston
8 11 5 Billy Wade Dodge 0 0 465 0 0 engine
33 12 32 Bob James Plymouth 0 0 95 0 0 con rod
27 6 99 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 176 0 0 differential
23 17 87 Buck Baker Pontiac 0 0 299 0 0 engine
9 19 60 Bud Harless Pontiac 0 0 464 0 0 running
28 32 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 176 0 0 engine
7 5 26 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 486 0 0 running
31 8 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 123 0 0 engine
18 26 56 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 389 0 0 differential
1 3 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 500 165 0 running
26 25 12 Fred Harb Pontiac 0 0 242 0 0 con rod
2 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 500 164 0 running
22 30 90 Gary Sain Dodge 0 0 328 0 0 differential
12 18 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 444 0 0 running
29 21 47 Jack Smith Plymouth 0 0 147 0 0 oil pressure
35 35 93 Jerome Warren Ford 0 0 1 0 0 handling
21 14 41 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 342 0 0 engine
6 20 54 Jimmy Pardue Ford 0 0 488 1 0 running
10 13 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 456 88 0 differential
3 4 3 Junior Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 497 0 0 running
16 28 09 Larry Manning Chevrolet 0 0 429 0 0 wheel
13 24 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 443 0 0 distributor cap
5 10 69 LeeRoy Yarbrough Mercury 0 0 490 0 0 running
34 31 88 Major Melton Chrysler 0 0 2 0 0 handling
15 15 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 430 0 0 engine
20 9 74 Paul Clark Pontiac 0 0 346 0 0 wheel
11 22 67 Reb Wickersham Pontiac 0 0 444 0 0 running
24 7 4 Rex White Chevrolet 0 0 291 0 0 piston
4 16 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 495 0 0 running
30 34 33 Roy Mayne Chevrolet 0 0 133 0 0 oil leak
25 33 18 Stick Elliott Pontiac 0 0 262 0 0 engine
14 2 21 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 434 82 0 engine
19 27 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 371 0 0 running

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