| 1963 Richmond 250 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $8,925 | Race Date: | Apr 7, 1963 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 2h 6m 16s | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 58.624 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 25 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 37 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Driver: | Rex White R. White | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Car No.: | #4 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | White-Clemens Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Louis Clements | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 63 of 250 | Pole Speed: | 69.151 MPH | |||||
| Official 1963 Richmond 250 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 250 | 63 |
| 2 | 14 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 249 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Rex White | White-Clements Racing | Running |  | 0 | 247 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 5 | Billy Wade (R) | Cotton Owens Garage | Running |  | 0 | 245 | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Engine | | 0 | 242 | 129 |
| 6 | 11 | 41 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 240 | 0 |
| 7 | 18 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 234 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 96 | Jimmy Massey | Westmoreland Racing | Running | | 0 | 230 | 0 |
| 9 | 13 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running | | 0 | 228 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 227 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 33 | Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 223 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Radiator | | 0 | 220 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 213 | 0 |
| 14 | 2 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Broken Spindle | | 0 | 196 | 10 |
| 15 | 10 | 66 | Johnny Allen | Ratus Walters (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 196 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 173 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 3 | G.C. Spencer | Holly Farms | Engine | | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 27 | Bob James | Roscoe Sanders (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 43 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Rear Gear | | 0 | 129 | 48 |
| 20 | 19 | 2 | Fred Harb | Cliff Stewart Racing | Accident | | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 44 | Fred Lorenzen | Stewart McKinney (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holman-Moody | Engine | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 24 | 12 | 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | Zervakis Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 25 | 16 | 9 | Larry Manning (R) | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 35 | 0 |
