1963 NASCAR Grand National Series


The 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series was an American stock car racing competition. It was the fourteenth running of what is now called the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
The series was won by Joe Weatherly from Richard Petty and Fred Lorenzen.

Schedule

No.Race TitleTrackDate
11963-01Fairgrounds Raceway, BirminghamNovember 4, 1962
21963-02Golden Gate Speedway, TampaNovember 11, 1962
3Turkey Day 200Tar Heel Speedway, RandlemanNovember 22, 1962
4Riverside 500Riverside International Raceway, RiversideJanuary 20, 1963
5100 Mile Qualifying RacesDaytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 22, 1963
6100 Mile Qualifying RacesDaytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 22, 1963
7Daytona 500Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 24, 1963
81963-08Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, SpartanburgMarch 2, 1963
91963-09Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, WeavervilleMarch 3, 1963
101963-10Orange Speedway, HillsboroughMarch 10, 1963
11Atlanta 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonMarch 17, 1963
12Hickory 250Hickory Speedway, HickoryMarch 24, 1963
13Southeastern 500Bristol International Speedway, BristolMarch 31, 1963
141963-14Augusta Speedway, AugustaApril 4, 1963
15Richmond 250Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, RichmondApril 7, 1963
16Greenville 200Greenville-Pickens Speedway, GreenvilleApril 13, 1963
17South Boston 400South Boston Speedway, South BostonApril 14, 1963
181963-18Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-SalemApril 15, 1963
19Virginia 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayApril 21, 1963
20Gwyn Staley 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroApril 28, 1963
21Columbia 200Columbia Speedway, ColumbiaMay 2, 1963
221963-22Tar Heel Speedway, RandlemanMay 5, 1963
23Rebel 300Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonMay 11, 1963
241963-24Old Dominion Speedway, ManassasMay 18, 1963
251963-25Southside Speedway, RichmondMay 19, 1963
26World 600Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordJune 2, 1963
271963-27Fairgrounds Raceway, BirminghamJune 9, 1963
28Dixie 400Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonJune 30, 1963
29Firecracker 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachJuly 4, 1963
30Speedorama 200Rambi Raceway, Myrtle BeachJuly 7, 1963
311963-31Savannah Speedway, SavannahJuly 10, 1963
321963-32Dog Track Speedway, MoyockJuly 11, 1963
331963-33Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-SalemJuly 13, 1963
341963-34New Asheville Speedway, AshevilleJuly 14, 1963
351963-35Old Bridge Stadium, Old BridgeJuly 19, 1963
361963-36Bridgehampton Raceway, BridgehamptonJuly 21, 1963
37Volunteer 500Bristol International Speedway, BristolJuly 28, 1963
38Pickens 200Greenville-Pickens Speedway, GreenvilleJuly 30, 1963
39Nashville 400Nashville Speedway, NashvilleAugust 4, 1963
40Sandlapper 200Columbia Speedway, ColumbiaAugust 8, 1963
41Western North Carolina 500Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, WeavervilleAugust 11, 1963
421963-42Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, SpartanburgAugust 14, 1963
43International 200Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-SalemAugust 16, 1963
44Mountaineer 300West Virginia International Speedway, HuntingtonAugust 18, 1963
45Southern 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonSeptember 2, 1963
46Buddy Shuman 250Hickory Speedway, HickorySeptember 6, 1963
47Capital City 300Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, RichmondSeptember 8, 1963
48Old Dominion 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewaySeptember 22, 1963
491963-49Dog Track Speedway, MoyockSeptember 24, 1963
50Wilkes 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroSeptember 29, 1963
511963-51Tar Heel Speedway, RandlemanOctober 5, 1963
52National 400Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordOctober 13, 1963
53South Boston 400South Boston Speedway, South BostonOctober 20, 1963
541963-54Orange Speedway, HillsboroughOctober 27, 1963
55Golden State 400Riverside International Raceway, RiversideNovember 3, 1963

Races

Daytona 500">1963 Daytona 500">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.
  1. 21 - Tiny Lund
  2. 28 - Fred Lorenzen
  3. 11 - Ned Jarrett
  4. 29 - Nelson Stacy
  5. 0 - Dan Gurney
  6. 43 - Richard Petty
  7. 7A - Bobby Johns
  8. 8 - Joe Weatherly
  9. 13 - Johnny Rutherford
  10. 44 - Tommy Irwin

    Pickens 200">1963 Pickens 200">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.
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, and Cale Yarborough.
  1. 41-Richard Petty
  2. 11-Ned Jarrett
  3. 87-Buck Baker
  4. 2-Fred Harb
  5. 99-Bobby Isaac
  6. 6-David Pearson
  7. 32-Tiny Lund
  8. 05-Joe Weatherly
  9. X-Frank Warren
  10. 34-Wendell Scott

    Sandlapper 200">1963 Sandlapper 200">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.
  1. 43 - Richard Petty
  2. 6 - David Pearson
  3. 99 - Bobby Isaac
  4. 11 - Ned Jarrett
  5. 03 - G. C. Spencer
  6. 5 - Billy Wade
  7. 48 - Jack Smith
  8. 19 - Cale Yarborough
  9. 34 - Wendell Scott
  10. 57 - Bobby Keck

    Old Dominion 500">1963 Old Dominion 500">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.
  1. 28 - Fred Lorenzen
  2. 21 - Marvin Panch
  3. 8 - Joe Weatherly
  4. 6 - David Pearson
  5. 41 - Richard Petty
  6. 5 - Billy Wade
  7. 22 - Fireball Roberts
  8. 29 - Nelson Stacy
  9. 47 - Jack Smith
  10. 87 - Buck Baker

    [1963 [Golden State 400|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 manual transmission. He would go on to become a replacement driver for Junior Johnson; although Johnson received credit for the fifth-place finish.
  1. 16-Darel Dieringer
  2. 21-Dave MacDonald
  3. 121-Marvin Panch
  4. 22-Fireball Roberts
  5. 26-Junior Johnson
  6. 47-Jack Smith
  7. 8-Joe Weatherly
  8. 62-Bill Amick
  9. 18-Bob Ross
  10. 97-Ron Hornaday Sr.