The 1963 World 600, the 4th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on June 2, 1963 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 26th race of the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season. Fred Lorenzen of Holman-Moody won the race.

1963 World 600
Race details
Race 26 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1963 World 600 program cover
1963 World 600 program cover
Date June 2, 1963 (1963-06-02)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Average speed 132.417 mph (213.105 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Most laps led
Driver Junior Johnson
Laps 289
Winner
No. 28 Fred Lorenzen

Paul Clark and Banjo Matthews would depart from NASCAR after the race while Joe Weatherly took the championship lead from Richard Petty.[1]

Background

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Charlotte Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States, 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious World 600 on Memorial Day weekend and the National 400. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI).

World 600

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Race results

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Source: [2]
Fin St # Driver Sponsor Make Laps Led Status
1 2 28 Fred Lorenzen '63 Ford 400 76 running
2 1 3 Junior Johnson '63 Chevrolet 400 289 running
3 6 4 Rex White '63 Chevrolet 398 1 running
4 7 8 Joe Weatherly '63 Pontiac 397 0 running
5 23 6 David Pearson '63 Dodge 396 0 running
6 5 29 Nelson Stacy '63 Ford 395 0 running
7 3 21 Marvin Panch '63 Ford 395 18 running
8 12 26 Darel Dieringer '63 Mercury 394 0 running
9 15 25 G.C. Spencer '63 Mercury 392 1 running
10 4 22 Fireball Roberts '63 Ford 391 15 running
11 14 99 Bobby Isaac '63 Ford 385 0 running
12 19 44 Tiny Lund '63 Ford 384 0 running
13 10 0 Jimmy Pardue '63 Ford 384 0 running
14 28 19 Larry Thomas '63 Ford 373 0 running
15 27 60 Bob Cooper '62 Pontiac 373 0 running
16 34 20 Emanuel Zervakis '63 Ford 367 0 engine
17 9 13 Banjo Matthews '63 Chevrolet 358 0 differential
18 25 48 Stick Elliott '63 Plymouth 355 0 crash
19 36 09 Larry Manning '62 Chevrolet 354 0 running
20 43 34 Wendell Scott '62 Chevrolet 350 0 running
21 39 83 Worth McMillion '62 Pontiac 350 0 running
22 30 97 Possum Jones '62 Chevrolet 338 0 running
23 41 18 Cale Yarborough '62 Pontiac 336 0 running
24 20 5 Billy Wade '63 Dodge 335 0 differential
25 13 24 Larry Frank '63 Mercury 321 0 bearing
26 37 1 E.J. Trivette '62 Chevrolet 288 0 engine
27 32 50 T.C. Hunt '62 Pontiac 264 0 engine
28 16 7 Bobby Johns '63 Pontiac 259 0 piston
29 8 06 Bob Welborn '63 Pontiac 253 0 engine
30 22 11 Ned Jarrett '63 Ford 228 0 engine
31 40 86 Neil Castles '62 Chrysler 200 0 engine
32 35 30 Bunkie Blackburn '62 Chevrolet 194 0 engine
33 31 39 LeeRoy Yarbrough '61 Pontiac 188 0 engine
34 24 41 Bob James '63 Plymouth 111 0 fuel pump
35 29 74 Paul Clark '62 Pontiac 96 0 engine
36 18 43 Richard Petty '63 Plymouth 90 0 camshaft
37 38 56 Ed Livingston '62 Ford 81 0 engine
38 44 2 Buddy Baker '62 Pontiac 61 0 engine
39 26 54 Ralph Earnhardt '63 Ford 59 0 crash
40 17 66 Johnny Allen '63 Ford 53 0 crash
41 33 47 Jack Smith '62 Plymouth 27 0 wheel
42 20 42 Jim Paschal '63 Plymouth 24 0 crash
43 11 87 Buck Baker '63 Pontiac 23 0 crash
44 42 62 Curtis Crider '63 Mercury 2 0 withdrew

World 600 Qualifier

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Race results

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Source:[3]
POS ST # DRIVER TEAM SPONSOR CAR LAPS STATUS LED
1 2 30   Bunkie Blackburn Fred Clark CV 20 running 19
2 4 09   Larry Manning Bob Adams CV 20 running 0
3 5 1   E.J. Trivette Jess Potter CV 20 running 0
4 12 56   Ed Livingston Mamie Reynolds FR 20 running 0
5 7 83   Worth McMillion Worth McMillion PT 20 running 0
6 3 86   Neil Castles Buck Baker CY 19 running 0
7 1 18   Cale Yarborough Toy Bolton PT 19 running 1
8 13 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider MR 19 running 0
9 6 34   Wendell Scott Wendell Scott CV 18 running 0
10 15 2   Buddy Baker Cliff Stewart PT 17 running 0
11 8 67   Reb Wickersham Reb Wickersham Reb's Sport Shop PT 7 crash 0
12 9 02   Bob Cooper Bob Cooper PT 7 crash 0
13 10 75   Tom Cox Robert Smith PT 7 crash 0
14 11 23   Bill Widenhouse Leland Colvin PL 7 crash 0
15 14 38   Woodie Wilson Mat DeMatthews FR 2 oil leak 0
16 16 5   H.G. Rosier H.G. Rosier PT 0 did not start 0

References

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  1. ^ Race information at Race Database
  2. ^ "1963 World 600 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. ^ "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2021-05-07.