| 1963 Grand National Race No. 54 NASCAR Cup Series Race 54 of 55 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $6,650 | Race Date: | Oct 27, 1963 | Occoneechee Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 1h 45m 24s | Hillsboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 3 | Average Speed: | 85.559 MPH | 1 Mile Dirt | |
| No. of Cars: | 24 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 14 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Driver: | Joe Weatherly J. Weatherly | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Car No.: | #8 Pontiac | Plymouth: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 127 of 167 | Pole Speed: | 93.156 MPH | |||||
| Official 1963 Grand National Race No. 54 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Running |  | 0 | 167 | 127 |
| 2 | 9 | 41 | Bob Welborn | Petty Enterprises | Running |  | 0 | 166 | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | 2 | Doug Cooper | Bob Cooper (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 154 | 0 |
| 4 | 21 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 5 | 16 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Car Owner) | Running |  | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 42 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Running | | 0 | 146 | 34 |
| 7 | 14 | 96 | Jimmy Massey | Westmoreland Racing | Running |  | 0 | 141 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Car Owner) | Accident |  | 0 | 124 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 9 | Larry Manning (R) | Bob Adams (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 120 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 23 | Bill Widenhouse | Leland Colvin (Car Owner) | Running | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Broken Spindle | | 0 | 110 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Worth McMillion (Car Owner) | A Frame | | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Holly Farms | Engine | | 0 | 104 | 6 |
| 14 | 22 | 86 | Fred Harb | Buck Baker (Car Owner) | Engine | Chrysler | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 6 | David Pearson | Cotton Owens Garage | Accident | | 0 | 86 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 2 | Jimmy Pardue | Cliff Stewart Racing | Engine | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 48 | G.C. Spencer | Jack Smith (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | 76 | J.D. McDuffie (R) | McDuffie Racing | Unknown |  | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 88 | Major Melton | Major Melton (Car Owner) | Brakes | Chrysler | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson Racing | Engine | | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 5 | Billy Wade (R) | Cotton Owens Garage | Overheating | | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 99 | Larry Frank | Bondy Long (Car Owner) | Engine | | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 32 | Tiny Lund | Dave Kent (Car Owner) | Head Gasket | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 9 | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner (Car Owner) | Overheating | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
