1963 NASCAR Grand National Series

American motorsport season February 2025 1963 Grand National Series 1962 1964 Sports The 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series was an American stock car racing competition. It was the fourteenth running of what is now called the NASCAR Cup Series. The series was won by Joe Weatherly from Richard Petty and Fred Lorenzen.1963 NASCAR Grand National Standings, auto.howstuffworks.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170801160523/http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1960s/1963-nascar1.htm 2017-08-01 Retrieved 1 August 2017 Schedule thumb|A replica of the Ford Galaxie in which Tiny Lund won the 1963 Daytona 500 for Wood Brothers Racing No. Race title Track Date11963-01Fairgrounds Raceway, BirminghamNovember 4, 196221963-02Golden Gate Speedway, TampaNovember 11, 19623Turkey Day 200Tar Heel Speedway, RandlemanNovember 22, 19624Riverside 500Riverside International Raceway, RiversideJanuary 20, 19635100 Mile Qualifying RacesDaytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 22, 196367Daytona 500February 24, 196381963-08Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, SpartanburgMarch 2, 196391963-09Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, WeavervilleMarch 3, 1963101963-10Orange Speedway, HillsboroughMarch 10, 196311Atlanta 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonMarch 17, 196312Hickory 250Hickory Speedway, HickoryMarch 24, 196313Southeastern 500Bristol International Speedway, BristolMarch 31, 1963141963-14Augusta Speedway, AugustaApril 4, 196315Richmond 250Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, RichmondApril 7, 196316Greenville 200Greenville-Pickens Speedway, GreenvilleApril 13, 196317South Boston 400South Boston Speedway, South BostonApril 14, 1963181963-18Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-SalemApril 15, 196319Virginia 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayApril 21, 196320Gwyn Staley 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroApril 28, 196321Columbia 200Columbia Speedway, ColumbiaMay 2, 1963221963-22Tar Heel Speedway, RandlemanMay 5, 196323Rebel 300 (twin 150's)Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonMay 11, 1963241963-24Old Dominion Speedway, ManassasMay 18, 1963251963-25Southside Speedway, RichmondMay 19, 196326World 600Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordJune 2, 1963271963-27Fairgrounds Raceway, BirminghamJune 9, 196328Dixie 400Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonJune 30, 196329Firecracker 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachJuly 4, 196330Speedorama 200Rambi Raceway, Myrtle BeachJuly 7, 1963311963-31Savannah Speedway, SavannahJuly 10, 1963321963-32Dog Track Speedway, MoyockJuly 11, 1963331963-33Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-SalemJuly 13, 1963341963-34New Asheville Speedway, AshevilleJuly 14, 1963351963-35Old Bridge Stadium, Old BridgeJuly 19, 1963361963-36Bridgehampton Raceway, BridgehamptonJuly 21, 196337Volunteer 500Bristol International Speedway, BristolJuly 28, 196338Pickens 200Greenville-Pickens Speedway, GreenvilleJuly 30, 196339Nashville 400Nashville Speedway, NashvilleAugust 4, 196340Sandlapper 200Columbia Speedway, ColumbiaAugust 8, 196341Western North Carolina 500Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, WeavervilleAugust 11, 1963421963-42Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, SpartanburgAugust 14, 196343International 200Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-SalemAugust 16, 196344Mountaineer 300West Virginia International Speedway, HuntingtonAugust 18, 196345Southern 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonSeptember 2, 196346Buddy Shuman 250Hickory Speedway, HickorySeptember 6, 196347Capital City 300Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, RichmondSeptember 8, 196348Old Dominion 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewaySeptember 22, 1963491963-49Dog Track Speedway, MoyockSeptember 24, 196350Wilkes 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroSeptember 29, 1963511963-51Tar Heel Speedway, RandlemanOctober 5, 196352National 400Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordOctober 13, 196353South Boston 400South Boston Speedway, South BostonOctober 20, 1963541963-54Orange Speedway, HillsboroughOctober 27, 196355Golden State 400Riverside International Raceway, RiversideNovember 3, 1963 Races Riverside 500 28 - Dan Gurney 02 - A. J. Foyt 14 - Troy Ruttman 22 - Fireball Roberts 7 - Bobby Johns 11 - Ned Jarrett 5 - Billy Wade 54 - Jimmy Pardue 1 - Danny Letner 98 - Joe Ruttman Daytona 100 Mile Qualifying Races The qualifying races for the Daytona 500 were held on February 22. Fireball Roberts won the pole for Race 1, and Fred Lorenzen won the pole for Race 2. Johnny Rutherford's victory in Race 2 came in his NASCAR Grand National debut. Since the qualifying races were points-paying races at the time, Rutherford's victory made him the sixth driver in NASCAR Cup history to win a points race in his first start; a feat that would not be accomplished again until 2023 by Shane van Gisbergen. Race 1 results: #3 - Junior Johnson #01 - Paul Goldsmith #02 - A.J. Foyt #06 - Larry Frank #0 - Dan Gurney #22 - Fireball Roberts #44 - Tommy Irwin #14 - Troy Ruttman #69 - Johnny Allen #31 - Dick Good Race 2 results: #13 - Johnny Rutherford #4 - Rex White #28 - Fred Lorenzen #11 - Ned Jarrett #29 - Nelson Stacy #21 - Tiny Lund #7 - Bobby Johns #15 - Parnelli Jones #26 - Darel Dieringer #10 - Bunkie Blackburn Daytona 500 1963 Daytona 500 The 1963 Daytona 500 was won by Tiny Lund driving a 1963 Ford. Lund drove his number 21 to victory in three hours and 17 minutes. Lund, who was driving for Wood Brothers Racing, filled in for Marvin Panch who was suffering from injuries after a fiery crash. #21 - Tiny Lund #28 - Fred Lorenzen #11 - Ned Jarrett #29 - Nelson Stacy #0 - Dan Gurney #43 - Richard Petty #7A - Bobby Johns #8 - Joe Weatherly #13 - Johnny Rutherford #44 - Tommy Irwin Pickens 200 1963 Pickens 200 The 1963 Pickens 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on July 30, 1963, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina). Three lead changes ended up circulating amongst three different race leaders. 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. 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. #41 - Richard Petty #11 - Ned Jarrett #87 - Buck Baker #2 - Fred Harb #99 - Bobby Isaac #6 - David Pearson #32 - Tiny Lund #05 - Joe Weatherly #X - Frank Warren #34 - Wendell Scott Sandlapper 200 1963 Sandlapper 200 The 1963 Sandlapper 200 was the official site of Richard Petty's 25th NASCAR Grand National win for Petty Enterprises; leading 138 laps in that race. The race took place on August 8, 1963, at Columbia Speedway in Columbia, South Carolina. Two hundred laps were done on a dirt track spanning 0.500 mi km. #43 - Richard Petty #6 - David Pearson #99 - Bobby Isaac #11 - Ned Jarrett #03 - G. C. Spencer #5 - Billy Wade #48 - Jack Smith #19 - Cale Yarborough #34 - Wendell Scott #57 - Bobby Keck Old Dominion 500 1963 Old Dominion 500 The 1963 Old Dominion 500 is a NASCAR Grand National Series race that took place on September 22, 1963, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, U.S.. Possum Jones and Bobby Keck were the two drivers not to qualify for this event. The race was scheduled for 500 laps; taking three hours and forty-two minutes to complete. Fred Lorenzen defeated Marvin Panch by a single lap and two seconds. #28 - Fred Lorenzen #21 - Marvin Panch #8 - Joe Weatherly #6 - David Pearson #41 - Richard Petty #5 - Billy Wade #22 - Fireball Roberts #29 - Nelson Stacy #47 - Jack Smith #87 - Buck Baker Golden State 400 1963 Golden State 400 The 1963 Golden State 400 is a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event held on November 3, 1963, at Riverside International Raceway in the American community of Riverside, California. Richard Petty attempted to compete using automatic transmission but his transmission failed only five laps into the race; proving that NASCAR may always be for vehicles with a four-speed T-10 manual transmission with a clutch, although in 2022, the seventh-generation Cup Series race car abandoned the H-pattern transmission in favor of a sequential gearbox. He would go on to become a replacement driver for Junior Johnson; although Johnson received credit for the fifth-place finish. #16 - Darel Dieringer #21 - Dave MacDonald #121 - Marvin Panch #22 - Fireball Roberts #26 - Junior Johnson #47 - Jack Smith #8 - Joe Weatherly #62 - Bill Amick #18 - Bob Ross #97 - Ron Hornaday Sr. Drivers' championship February 2026 List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by owner's points standings. *- Most laps led. Pos Driver BIR GGS THS RSD DAY DAY DAY PIF AWS HBO ATL HCY BRI AUG RCH GPS SBO BGS MAR NWS CLB THS DAR ODS RCH CLT BIR ATL DAY MBS SVH DTS BGS ASH OBS BRR BRI GPS NSV CLB AWS PIF BGS ONA DAR HCY RCH MAR DTS NWS THS CLT SBO HBO RSD Points 1 Joe Weatherly 8 3 2 24 13 8 4 4 15 4 19 10 11 1 24 16 10 6 23 19 2 1 9 4 15 5 18 3 14 13 7 4 7* 13 6 8 3 11 8 17 9 2 7 21 21 3 2 6 2 5 3 1* 7 33398 7 Darel Dieringer 5 22 9 16 25 7 3 7 8 4 4 6 8 5 22 11 4 8 7 1 21418 NA Dan Gurney 1* 5 5 DC NA References Racing Reference – Daytona 500 Racing Reference – Sandlapper 200 * Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons