| 1963 Columbia 200 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $4,725 | Race Date: | May 2, 1963 | Columbia Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 1h 56m 10s | Columbia, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 51.650 MPH | .500 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | 13 | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Plymouth: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #41 Plymouth | Car No.: | #41 Plymouth | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Petty Enterprises | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Crew Chief: | Dale Inman | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 68.080 MPH | |||||
| Official 1963 Columbia 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 41 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson Racing | Running |  | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 7 | Buddy Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 23 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 198 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Running |  | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 51 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 10 | 15 | 55 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Lyle Stelter (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 12 | 16 | 68 | Ed Livingston | Ed Livingston (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | 57 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 187 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 12 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Car Owner) | Unknown | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 147 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 96 | Jimmy Massey | Westmoreland Racing | Accident | | 0 | 137 | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 31 | Sam Fogle | James Kelly (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 127 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 93 | Jerome Warren | Jerome Warren (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 113 | 0 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Joe Weatherly | Cliff Stewart Racing | Accident | | 0 | 87 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 43 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | Accident | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 99 | Bobby Isaac (R) | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Accident | | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | 3 | G.C. Spencer | Spencer Racing | Piston | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 5 | H.G. Rosier | H.G. Rosier (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| 24 | 21 | 1 | E.J. Trivette | Jess Potter (Car Owner) | Piston | | 0 | 25 | 0 |
