1963 Pickens 200

Auto race held at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in 1963 February 2025 CUST Race 38 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season Pickens 200 http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/SC/Greenville/1963-07-30 1963 Pickens 200 weather information The Old Farmers' Almanac 2012-10-11 http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1963_Pickens_200/W 1963 Pickens 200 racing information Racing Reference 2011-01-30 http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=6412 1963 Pickens 200 racing information (second reference) Ultimate Racing Reference 2011-01-31 1963 07 30 1963 38 55 Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina) Dirt oval 0.500 0.805 200 100.000 160.934 Warm with temperatures of 80.1 F C; wind speeds of 6 mph km/h 7,000 62.456 mi/h Ned Jarrett Charles Robinson Ned Jarrett Charles Robinson 112 41 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises The 1963 Pickens 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 30, 1963, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina. The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s. Race report Three lead changes ended up circulating amongst three different race leaders. Herman Beam, Johnny Divers and Crawford Clements were three of the notable crew chiefs that witnessed the event. http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1963-38/W/C 1963 Pickens 200 crew chief information Racing Reference 2017-06-09 Two cautions were initiated by NASCAR with the average speed of the competitors being 62.456 mph km/h. Pole position winner Ned Jarrett would earn the post with a speed of 65.526 mph km/h on his 1963 Ford Galaxie before losing to Richard Petty driving his 1963 Plymouth Belvedere in the actual race. http://jacobsusa.com/cjsspeed/archives/1963/N1963-result.shtml 1963 Pickens 200 pole winner and race winner Jacobs USA 2011-01-31 J. D. McDuffie would crash into the wall on his first lap in his 1961 Ford Galaxie vehicle; causing him to become the last-place finisher of the race. Frank Warren would make his NASCAR debut racing against Buck Baker, Neil Castles, Joe Weatherly, Wendell Scott (NASCAR's first African-American competitor), and Cale Yarborough. http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1963&race=38&series_id=2 NASCAR debut for Frank Warren/J.D. McDuffie's accident Race Database 2011-02-01 This racing event took place on a dirt track oval with 200 laps being the pre-determined number of laps according to the NASCAR officials who sanctioned the event. Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 11 Ned Jarrett '63 Ford Charles Robinson 2 5 Billy Wade '62 Dodge Cotton Owens 3 32 Tiny Lund '63 Ford Dave Kent 4 6 David Pearson '63 Dodge Cotton Owens 5 87 Buck Baker '63 Pontiac Buck Baker 6 99 Bobby Isaac '63 Ford Bondy Long 7 41 Richard Petty '63 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 8 18 Stick Elliott '62 Pontiac Toy Bolton 9 48 Jack Smith '63 Dodge Jack Smith 10 75 Bunkie Blackburn '62 Pontiac Robert Smith 11 2 Fred Harb '62 Pontiac Cliff Stewart 12 05 Joe Weatherly '62 Pontiac Possum Jones 13 19 Cale Yarborough '62 Ford Herman Beam 14 1 E.J. Trivette '62 Chevrolet Jess Potter 15 54 Jimmy Pardue '63 Ford Pete Stewart 16 34 Wendell Scott '62 Chevrolet Wendell Scott 17 86 Neil Castles '62 Chrysler Buck Baker 18 89 Curtis Crider '62 Pontiac Joel Davis 19 56 Ed Livingston '62 Ford Mamie Reynolds 20 X Frank Warren '61 Pontiac unknown 21 76 J.D. McDuffie '61 Ford J.D. McDuffie Timeline Section reference: Start of race: Ned Jarrett started the race with the pole position while J.D. McDuffie's vehicle suffered from a terminal crash. Lap 10: Jack Smith's vehicle overheated, causing him to withdraw from the race. Lap 23: Bunkie Blackburn's engine came to a screeching halt; Billy Wade developed problems with his vehicle's differential. Lap 70: David Pearson takes over the lead from Ned Jarrett. Lap 71: Stick Elliott's V-gasket became problematic, causing him to leave the race. Lap 90: Curtis Crider's fuel pump developed problems, forcing him out of the race. Lap 106: Ned Jarrett takes over the lead from David Pearson. Lap 149: Richard Petty takes over the lead from Ned Jarrett. Lap 172: Neil Castles' vehicle had its spindle become problematic, forcing him to withdraw from the event. Finish: Richard Petty was officially declared the winner of the event. Finishing order Section reference: 22em Richard Petty (No. 41) Ned Jarrett (No. 11) Buck Baker (No. 87) Fred Harb (No. 2) Bobby Isaac (No. 99) David Pearson (No. 6) Tiny Lund (No. 32) Joe Weatherly (No.05) Frank Warren (No. X) Wendell Scott (No. 34) Ed Livingston (No. 56) Jimmy Pardue (No. 54) E.J. Trivette (No. 1) Neil Castles (No. 86) Cale Yarborough (No. 19) Curtis Crider (No. 89) Stick Elliott (No. 18) Billy Wade (No. 5) Bunkie Blackburn (No. 75) Jack Smith (No. 48) J.D. McDuffie (No. 76) References 1963 Volunteer 500 1963 Nashville 400 NASCAR Grand National Series Season 1963 1963 untitled race at Bridgehampton Raceway 1963 Sandlapper 200 Richard Petty's Career Wins 1960-1984 Pickens 200 South Car South Carolina Category:NASCAR races at Greenville-Pickens Speedway