1963 World 600

Auto race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1963 February 2025 January 2026 1963 World 600 CUST 26 55 Race 26 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season 1963_World_600_program_cover_and_logo.png 1963 World 600 program cover 1963 6 2 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina 1.5 2.4 400 600 965.606 132.417 mph km/h on Junior Johnson Junior Johnson N/A 289 28 Fred Lorenzen The 1963 World 600, the 4th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on June 2, 1963 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 26th race of the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season. Fred Lorenzen of Holman-Moody won the race. Paul Clark and Banjo Matthews would depart from NASCAR after the race while Joe Weatherly took the championship lead from Richard Petty.Race information at Race Database Background Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI). World 600 Race results Fin St # DriverMakeLapsLedStatus 1 2 28 Fred Lorenzen'63 Ford40076running 2 1 3 Junior Johnson'63 Chevrolet400289running 3 6 4 Rex White'63 Chevrolet3981running 4 7 8 Joe Weatherly'63 Pontiac3970running 5 23 6 David Pearson'63 Dodge3960running 6 5 29 Nelson Stacy'63 Ford3950running 7 3 21 Marvin Panch'63 Ford39518running 8 12 26 Darel Dieringer'63 Mercury3940running 9 15 25 G.C. Spencer'63 Mercury3921running 10 4 22 Fireball Roberts'63 Ford39115running111499Bobby Isaac'63 Ford3850running121944Tiny Lund'63 Ford3840running13100Jimmy Pardue'63 Ford3840running142819Larry Thomas'63 Ford3730running152760Bob Cooper'62 Pontiac3730running163420Emanuel Zervakis'63 Ford3670engine17913Banjo Matthews'63 Chevrolet3580differential182548Stick Elliott'63 Plymouth3550crash193609Larry Manning'62 Chevrolet3540running204334Wendell Scott'62 Chevrolet3500running213983Worth McMillion'62 Pontiac3500running223097Possum Jones'62 Chevrolet3380running234118Cale Yarborough'62 Pontiac3360running24205Billy Wade'63 Dodge3350differential251324Larry Frank'63 Mercury3210bearing26371E. J. Trivette'62 Chevrolet2880engine273250T. C. Hunt'62 Pontiac2640engine28167Bobby Johns'63 Pontiac2590piston29806Bob Welborn'63 Pontiac2530engine302211Ned Jarrett'63 Ford2280engine314086Neil Castles'62 Chrysler2000engine323530Bunkie Blackburn'62 Chevrolet1940engine333139LeeRoy Yarbrough'61 Pontiac1880engine342441Bob James'63 Plymouth1110fuel pump352974Paul Clark'62 Pontiac960engine361843Richard Petty'63 Plymouth900camshaft373856Ed Livingston'62 Ford810engine38442Buddy Baker'62 Pontiac610engine392654Ralph Earnhardt'63 Ford590crash401766Johnny Allen'63 Ford530crash413347Jack Smith'62 Plymouth270wheel422042Jim Paschal'63 Plymouth240crash431187Buck Baker'63 Pontiac230crash444262Curtis Crider'63 Mercury20withdrewSource:1963 World 600 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1963_World_600 2021-05-07 www.thethirdturn.com en World 600 Qualifier Race results Pos St # DriverTeamCaeLapsStatusLed 1 2 30 Bunkie BlackburnFred ClarkCV20running19 2 4 09 Larry ManningBob AdamsCV20running0 3 5 1 E. J. TrivetteJess PotterCV20running0 4 12 56 Ed LivingstonMamie ReynoldsFR20running0 5 7 83 Worth McMillionWorth McMillionPT20running0 6 3 86 Neil CastlesBuck BakerCY19running0 7 1 18 Cale YarboroughToy BoltonPT19running1 8 13 62 Curtis CriderCurtis CriderMR19running0 9 6 34 Wendell ScottWendell ScottCV18running0 10 15 2 Buddy BakerCliff StewartPT17running011867Reb WickershamReb WickershamPT7crash012902Bob CooperBob CooperPT7crash0131075Tom CoxRobert SmithPT7crash0141123Bill WidenhouseLeland ColvinPL7crash0151438Woodie WilsonMat DeMatthewsFR2oil leak016165H. G. RosierH. G. RosierPT0did not start0Source:Race Results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/ 2021-05-07 Racing-Reference en-US References World 600 World 600 Category:NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway World 600