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| 1963 Southern 500 | 
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| Held on September 2, 1963 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC | |
| 364 L, 497.224 M, 800.072 KM - Scheduled Distance |
| RESULTS |
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| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | '63 Ford | 364 | 58 | running | ||
| 2 | 6 | 21 | Marvin Panch | '63 Ford | 364 | 123 | running | ||
| 3 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | '63 Ford | 364 | 20 | running | ||
| 4 | 7 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | '63 Ford | 363 | 0 | running | ||
| 5 | 4 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | '63 Mercury | 360 | 0 | running | ||
| 6 | 10 | 4 | Rex White | '63 Mercury | 358 | 0 | running | ||
| 7 | 3 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | '63 Mercury | 358 | 0 | running | ||
| 8 | 24 | 0 | Tiny Lund | '63 Ford | 356 | 0 | running | ||
| 9 | 5 | 7 | Bobby Johns | '63 Pontiac | 356 | 0 | running | ||
| 10 | 8 | 13 | Buck Baker | '63 Chevrolet | 356 | 0 | running | ||
| 11 | 16 | 99 | Bobby Isaac | '63 Ford | 353 | 0 | running | ||
| 12 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | '63 Plymouth | 341 | 0 | running | ||
| 13 | 22 | 70 | Bunkie Blackburn | '62 Pontiac | 339 | 0 | running | ||
| 14 | 17 | 6 | David Pearson | '63 Dodge | 339 | 0 | running | ||
| 15 | 20 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | '63 Ford | 332 | 0 | differential | ||
| 16 | 27 | 62 | Curtis Crider | '63 Mercury | 332 | 0 | running | ||
| 17 | 21 | 19 | Cale Yarborough | '63 Ford | 306 | 0 | running | ||
| 18 | 35 | 09 | Elmo Langley | '62 Chevrolet | 302 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 19 | 28 | 60 | Bud Harless | '62 Pontiac | 274 | 0 | a frame | ||
| 20 | 2 | 3 | Junior Johnson | '63 Chevrolet | 257 | 163 | overheating | ||
| 21 | 11 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | '63 Ford | 208 | 0 | engine | ||
| 22 | 14 | 41 | Jim Paschal | '63 Plymouth | 166 | 0 | carburetor | ||
| 23 | 19 | 87 | Buddy Baker | '63 Pontiac | 133 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 24 | 12 | 47 | G.C. Spencer | '63 Plymouth | 123 | 0 | engine | ||
| 25 | 26 | 17 | Ralph Earnhardt | '62 Pontiac | 88 | 0 | engine | ||
| 26 | 29 | 23 | H.G. Rosier | '62 Plymouth | 66 | 0 | handling | ||
| 27 | 15 | 42 | Bob James | '63 Plymouth | 59 | 0 | spindle | ||
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Billy Wade | '63 Dodge | 59 | 0 | crash | ||
| 29 | 25 | 92 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | '63 Ford | 19 | 0 | differential | ||
| 30 | 23 | 36 | Larry Thomas | '62 Dodge | 16 | 0 | fuel pump | ||
| 31 | 34 | 9 | Roy Tyner | '62 Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | transmission | ||
| 32 | 30 | 76 | Larry Manning | '61 Ford | 11 | 0 | handling | ||
| 33 | 32 | 57 | Bobby Keck | '63 Ford | 7 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 34 | 31 | 86 | Neil Castles | '62 Chrysler | 6 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 35 | 36 | 2 | Bob Welborn | '62 Pontiac | 4 | 0 | head gasket | ||
| 36 | 39 | 05 | Possum Jones | '61 Pontiac | 3 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 37 | 37 | 53 | Paul Lewis | '63 Ford | 2 | 0 | handling | ||
| 38 | 40 | 68 | Frank Graham | '61 Ford | 2 | 0 | clutch | ||
| 39 | 41 | 56 | Ed Livingston | '62 Ford | 2 | 0 | oil pressure | ||
| 40 | 38 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | '62 Ford | 2 | 0 | brakes | ||
| 41 | 33 | 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | '63 Ford | 1 | 0 | handling |
| RACE DATA | |||||||||
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| Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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| Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
| Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
| Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |
