1963 South Boston 400 (April)

Auto race held at South Boston Speedway in 1963 February 2025 CUST Race 17 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season South Boston 400 Weather information for the 1963 South Boston 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1963 April 14 1963 17 55 South Boston Speedway.png South Boston 400 South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia 0.375 0.816 400 150.0 229.7 75.229 mi/h Cold with temperatures of 60.1 F C; wind speeds of 12 mph km/h 5,000 Ned Jarrett Charles Robinson Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 325 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises untelevised none The 1963 South Boston 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 14, 1963, at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia. 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 Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty would be the only lap leaders for this race; with Petty leading the most laps. There were 400 laps in this one-hour-and-fifty-nine-minute race. Last-place finisher Joe Weatherly had to withdraw from the race on lap 48 due to troubles with his vehicle's rear end. Only him, Jimmy Pardue, Neil Castles, Billy Wade and Larry Thomas failed to finish the race out of this grid of 16 American-born drivers.1963 South Boston 400 racing information at Racing Reference Jim Paschal was defeated by his Petty Enterprises teammate Richard Petty by two laps in front a live audience of five thousand people. Ned Jarrett qualified for the pole position while driving speeds up to 78.72 mph km/h. The average speed of the actual racing event was 75.229 mph km/h. Most of the drivers on the starting grid used Chevrolet as their manufacturer while Plymouth and Dodge took up a sizeable amount of the grid; model years for the vehicles varied from 1961 to 1963, as allowances were made for older vehicles before NASCAR become modernized. Larry Manning scores his first of two career top five finishes. Winnings for this race varied from $1,500 for the winner ($ when considering inflation) and $380 for the last-place driver ($ when considering inflation); with the total prize purse consisting of $6,095 ($ when considering inflation).NASCAR Race Results for the 1963 South Boston 400 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Earl Brooks would make first "top five" finish here out of the three that he performed during his professional stock car racing career.1963 South Boston 400 racing information at Race Database Notable crew chiefs for this race include Crawford Clements, Franklin McMillion, Johnny Divers, and Herman Beam.Crew chief information at Racing Reference Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 11 Ned Jarrett '63 Ford Charles Robinson 2 43 Richard Petty '63 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 3 41 Jim Paschal '62 Plymouth Petty Enterprises 4 5 Billy Wade '62 Dodge Cotton Owens 5 6 David Pearson '63 Dodge Cotton Owens 6 87 Buck Baker '62 Chrysler Buck Baker 7 19 Herman Beam '62 Ford Herman Beam 8 54 Jimmy Pardue '63 Ford Pete Stewart 9 09 Larry Manning '62 Chevrolet Bob Adams 10 86 Neil Castles '62 Chrysler Buck Baker 11 83 Joe Weatherly '62 Pontiac Worth McMillion 12 34 Wendell Scott '62 Chevrolet Wendell Scott 13 62 Curtis Crider '62 Mercury Curtis Crider 14 0 E.J. Trivette '62 Chevrolet Bill Church 15 49 Larry Thomas '63 Dodge J.C. Parker 16 134 Earl Brooks '61 Chevrolet Wendell Scott Finishing order Section reference: 30em Richard Petty (No. 43) Jim Paschal (No. 41) Ned Jarrett (No. 11) Larry Manning (No. 09) Earl Brooks (No. 134) Herman Beam (No. 19) Wendell Scott (No. 34) David Pearson (No. 6) Buck Baker (No. 87) E.J. Trivette (No. 0) Curtis Crider (No. 62) Larry Thomas* (No. 49) Billy Wade* (No. 5) Neil Castles* (No. 86) Jimmy Pardue* (No. 54) Joe Weatherly* (No. 83) * Driver failed to finish race Timeline Section reference: Start of race: Ned Jarrett started the race with the pole position. Lap 48: Joe Weatherly had problems with his vehicle's rear end, forcing him to withdraw from the race. Lap 64: Jimmy Pardue's would see his vehicle's rear end become problematic, forcing him to exit from the event. Lap 145: Neil Castles would end up having a defective engine, causing him to leave the race prematurely. Lap 210: Billy Wade's vehicle would develop engine problems, sparking his early exodus from the event. Lap 254: Larry Thomas would have problems with his vehicle's rear end, forcing him to leave the race early. Finish: Richard Petty won the race. References 1963 Greenville 200 1963 untitled race at Bowman-Gray Stadium NASCAR Grand National Series Season 1963 none October 1963 South Boston 400 races April 1963 South Boston 400 South Boston 400 Category:NASCAR races at South Boston Speedway