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Results

The 1963 Southern 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

Southern 500

Monday, September 2nd, 1963

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 3 Dodge
  • 5 Plymouth
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 17 Ford
  • 4 Chevrolet
  • 4 Mercury
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 364
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 129.784
  • Cautions: N/A
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
28 13 5 Billy Wade Dodge 0 0 59 0 0 crash
27 15 42 Bob James Plymouth 0 0 59 0 0 spindle
35 36 2 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 4 0 0 head gasket
11 16 99 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 353 0 0 running
9 5 7 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 356 0 0 running
33 32 57 Bobby Keck Ford 0 0 7 0 0 clutch
10 8 13 Buck Baker Chevrolet 0 0 356 0 0 running
19 28 60 Bud Harless Pontiac 0 0 274 0 0 a frame
23 19 87 Buddy Baker Pontiac 0 0 133 0 0 clutch
13 22 70 Bunkie Blackburn Pontiac 0 0 339 0 0 running
17 21 19 Cale Yarborough Ford 0 0 306 0 0 running
16 27 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 332 0 0 running
5 4 26 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 360 0 0 running
14 17 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 339 0 0 running
39 41 56 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 2 0 0 oil pressure
18 35 09 Elmo Langley Chevrolet 0 0 302 0 0 transmission
41 33 20 Emanuel Zervakis Ford 0 0 1 0 0 handling
1 9 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 364 58 0 running
38 40 68 Frank Graham Ford 0 0 2 0 0 clutch
3 1 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 364 20 0 running
24 12 47 GC Spencer Plymouth 0 0 123 0 0 engine
26 29 23 HG Rosier Plymouth 0 0 66 0 0 handling
22 14 41 Jim Paschal Plymouth 0 0 166 0 0 carburetor
15 20 54 Jimmy Pardue Ford 0 0 332 0 0 differential
7 3 8 Joe Weatherly Mercury 0 0 358 0 0 running
20 2 3 Junior Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 257 163 0 overheating
32 30 76 Larry Manning Ford 0 0 11 0 0 handling
30 23 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 16 0 0 fuel pump
40 38 93 Lee Reitzel Ford 0 0 2 0 0 brakes
29 25 92 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 0 0 19 0 0 differential
2 6 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 364 123 0 running
21 11 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 208 0 0 engine
34 31 86 Neil Castles Chrysler 0 0 6 0 0 oil pressure
4 7 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 363 0 0 running
37 37 53 Paul Lewis Ford 0 0 2 0 0 handling
36 39 05 Possum Jones Pontiac 0 0 3 0 0 oil pressure
25 26 17 Ralph Earnhardt Pontiac 0 0 88 0 0 engine
6 10 4 Rex White Mercury 0 0 358 0 0 running
12 18 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 341 0 0 running
31 34 9 Roy Tyner Chevrolet 0 0 15 0 0 transmission
8 24 0 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 356 0 0 running

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