| 1963 Grand National Race No. 8 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,575 | Race Date: | Mar 2, 1963 | Hub City Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 47m 55s | Spartansburg, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 2 | Average Speed: | 55.598 MPH | .500 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 21 | No. of Cautions: | 2 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Junior Johnson J. Johnson | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Plymouth | Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Fox Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 2 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 64.470 MPH | |||||
| Official 1963 Grand National Race No. 8 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 199 | 156 |
| 3 | 7 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 199 | 0 |
| 4 | 14 | 17 | Joe Weatherly | Floyd Powell | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running |  | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 104 | Bruce Brantley | Bruce Brantley (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | 2 | Bill Foster | Cliff Stewart Racing | Running | | 0 | 188 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 185 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 99 | Bobby Isaac (R) | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 65 | Frank Waite | Frank Waite (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 167 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 135 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 98 | Johnny Clements | Johnny Clements (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 132 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 31 | Sam Fogle | James Kelly (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | 5 | Billy Wade (R) | Cotton Owens Garage | Clutch | | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Rear Gear | | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 18 | 20 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Handling | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 88 | Major Melton | Major Melton (Car Owner) | Fuel Pump | Chrysler | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 90 | Gary Sain | Ralph Sparks (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 33 | Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
