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NASCAR in the 1963 season. Full information

15th season of the NASCAR proved to be an exhilarating ride for motorsport enthusiasts worldwide. Spanning from 4th November to 3rd November in 1963, this season showcased thrilling races, unexpected twists, and fierce competition. Join us as we relive the excitement and drama that unfolded throughout this unforgettable season of NASCAR!

Beginners of the season: Bob Bondurant , Dave MacDonald , Buzzie Reutimann , Henry Montgomery , Sam Fogle , John Hoffman , Joe Ruttman , Dick Good , Paul Clark , Al Terrell , Ted Hairfield , Roy Mayne , Frank Waite , Johnny Clements , Major Melton , Jerome Warren , Larry Manning , Joel Davis , Hank Thomas , Chuck Huckabee , J.D. McDuffie , Frank Warren , Jimmy Griggs , Jack Anderson , Ronnie Bristow , Doug Cooper , Pete Brock , Dick Mitchell , Gene Davis , Skip Hudson , Chuck Shove

List of races and tracks in the 1963 season

Race	Winner	Track	Race Start
1962 Birmingham NASCAR Race 1	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1963, #41	Birmingham Fairgrounds	4th November 1962
1962 Tampa NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #43	Golden Gate Speedway	11th November 1962
1962 Randleman NASCAR Race 1	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1963, #41	Randleman	22nd November 1962
1963 Riverside NASCAR Race 1	Dan Gurney Ford ? 1963, #28	Riverside	20th January 1963
1963 Daytona NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Chevrolet ? 1963, #3	Daytona	22nd February 1963
1963 Daytona NASCAR Race 2	Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet ? 1963, #13	Daytona	22nd February 1963
1963 Daytona 500	Tiny Lund Ford Galaxie, #21	Daytona	24th February 1963
1963 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #43	Piedmont Interstate	2nd March 1963
1963 Weaverville NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #43	Weaverville	3rd March 1963
1963 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Chevrolet ? 1963, #3	Occoneechee Speedway	10th March 1963
1963 Atlanta NASCAR Race 1	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1963, #28	Atlanta	17th March 1963
1963 Hickory NASCAR Race 1	Junior Johnson Chevrolet ? 1963, #3	Hickory Speedway	24th March 1963
1963 Bristol NASCAR Race 1	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1963, #22	Bristol	31st March 1963
1963 Augusta NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1963, #11	Augusta	4th April 1963
1963 Richmond NASCAR Race 1	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Richmond	7th April 1963
1963 Greenville NASCAR Race 1	Buck Baker Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #87	Greenville-Pickens	13th April 1963
1963 South Boston NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #43	South Boston	14th April 1963
1963 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 1	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1963, #43	Winston-Salem	15th April 1963
1963 Martinsville NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #43	Martinsville	21st April 1963
1963 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #43	North Wilkesboro	28th April 1963
1963 Columbia NASCAR Race 1	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #41	Columbia Speedway	2nd May 1963
1963 Randleman NASCAR Race 2	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1963, #43	Randleman	5th May 1963
1963 Darlington NASCAR Race 1	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Darlington	11th May 1963
1963 Manassas NASCAR	Richard Petty Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #41	Manassas	18th May 1963
1963 Richmond NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1963, #11	Southside Speedway	19th May 1963
1963 World 600	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1963, #28	Charlotte	2nd June 1963
1963 Birmingham NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #41	Birmingham Fairgrounds	9th June 1963
1963 Atlanta NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Chevrolet ? 1963, #3	Atlanta	30th June 1963
1963 Daytona NASCAR Race 3	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1963, #22	Daytona	4th July 1963
1963 Myrtle Beach NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1963, #11	Myrtle Beach	7th July 1963
1963 Savannah NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1963, #11	Savannah Speedway	10th July 1963
1963 Moyock NASCAR Race 1	Jim Pardue , Jimmy Pardue Ford ?? 1963, #54	Moyock	11th July 1963
1963 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 2	Glen Wood Ford ? 1963, #21	Winston-Salem	13th July 1963
1963 Asheville NASCAR	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1963, #11	Asheville	14th July 1963
1963 Old Bridge NASCAR	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1963, #22	Old Bridge	19th July 1963
1963 Bridgehampton NASCAR	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #43	Bridgehampton	21st July 1963
1963 Bristol NASCAR Race 2	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1963, #28	Bristol	28th July 1963
1963 Greenville NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #41	Greenville-Pickens	30th July 1963
1963 Nashville NASCAR	Jim Paschal Plymouth ? 1963, #42	Nashville Fairgrounds	4th August 1963
1963 Columbia NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #43	Columbia Speedway	8th August 1963
1963 Weaverville NASCAR Race 2	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1963, #28	Weaverville	11th August 1963
1963 Spartanburg NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1963, #11	Piedmont Interstate	14th August 1963
1963 Winston-Salem NASCAR Race 3	Junior Johnson Plymouth ? 1963, #3	Winston-Salem	16th August 1963
1963 Huntington NASCAR	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1963, #28	West Virginia	18th August 1963
1963 Darlington NASCAR Race 2	Fireball Roberts Ford ? 1963, #22	Darlington	2nd September 1963
1963 Hickory NASCAR Race 2	Junior Johnson Chevrolet ? 1963, #3	Hickory Speedway	6th September 1963
1963 Richmond NASCAR Race 3	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1963, #11	Richmond	8th September 1963
1963 Martinsville NASCAR Race 2	Fred Lorenzen Ford ? 1963, #28	Martinsville	22nd September 1963
1963 Moyock NASCAR Race 2	Ned Jarrett Ford ? 1963, #11	Moyock	24th September 1963
1963 North Wilkesboro NASCAR Race 2	Marvin Panch Ford ? 1963, #21	North Wilkesboro	29th September 1963
1963 Randleman NASCAR Race 3	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #43	Randleman	5th October 1963
1963 Charlotte NASCAR	Junior Johnson Chevrolet ? 1963, #3	Charlotte	13th October 1963
1963 South Boston NASCAR Race 2	Richard Petty Plymouth ? 1963, #41	South Boston	20th October 1963
1963 Hillsborough NASCAR Race 2	Joe Weatherly Pontiac Catalina (Second generation), #8	Occoneechee Speedway	27th October 1963
1963 Riverside NASCAR Race 2	Darel Dieringer Mercury ? 1963, #16	Riverside	3rd November 1963

Drivers championship 1963

Joe Weatherly

United States

Champion

Points: 33398 Wins: 3 Poles: 6

Richard Petty

United States

2nd place

Points: 31170 Wins: 14 Poles: 8

Fred Lorenzen

United States

3rd place

Points: 29684 Wins: 6 Poles: 9

List of all drivers for the 1963 season

Name	Points
Joe Weatherly	33398
Richard Petty	31170
Fred Lorenzen	29684
Ned Jarrett	27214
Fireball Roberts	22642
Jimmy Pardue	22228
Darel Dieringer	21418
David Pearson	21156
Rex White	20976
Tiny Lund	19624
Buck Baker	18114
Junior Johnson	17720
Marvin Panch	17156
Nelson Stacy	14974
Wendell Scott	14814
Billy Wade	14646
Curtis Crider	13996
G.C. Spencer	13744
Jim Paschal	13456
Bobby Isaac	12858
Bobby Johns	12652
Larry Thomas	11010
Stick Elliott	9582
Jack Smith	8218
Cale Yarborough	8062
LeeRoy Yarbrough	7872
Herman Beam	7742
Larry Frank	7582
Larry Manning	6952
Ed Livingston	6818
Neil Castles	5928
Tommy Irwin	5176
Reb Wickersham	4812
Worth McMillion	4614
Bob James	4316
Roy Mayne	4188
Bob Cooper	4164
Jimmy Massey	4016
Elmo Langley	3982
Bob Welborn	3484
Fred Harb	3286
Dave MacDonald	2944
Major Melton	2806
Sal Tovella	2570
Ron Hornaday	2520
J.D. McDuffie	2498
Bob Perry	2478
Bunkie Blackburn	2454
Bill Foster	2168
Bud Harless	2156
E.J. Trivette	2138
Buddy Baker	2102
H.B. Bailey	2046
Emanuel Zervakis	1882
Danny Letner	1672
Joe Ruttman	1584
Banjo Matthews	1548
Jim McGuirk	1500
Johnny Allen	1476
T.C. Hunt	1444
Possum Jones	1322
Jim Cushman	1318
Bill Widenhouse	1278
Gary Sain	1252
Bobby Keck	1200
Sam Fogle	1156
Bill Amick	1152
John Rostek	1144
Floyd Powell	1140
Bob Ross	1088
Art Watts	1056
Clem Proctor	1048
Glen Wood	944
Maurice Petty	944
Jim Cook	928
Bill Clinton	920
Dick Bown	880
Sherman Utsman	864
Marvin Porter	856
Red Foote	828
Frank Waite	816
Lee Petty	800
Harold Beal	792
Scotty Cain	768
Roy Tyner	758
Don Noel	728
Ray Hendrick	716
George Green	704
Pete Brock	704
Lloyd Dane	600
Bruce Brantley	592
Mark Hurley	588
Earl Brooks	568
Ralph Earnhardt	544
Doug Cooper	540
Paul Clark	530
H.G. Rosier	522
Jack Anderson	510
Lee Reitzel	510
Dick Good	490
Frank Warren	480
Joel Davis	480
Eddie Gray	448
Carl Joiner	440
Chuck Huckabee	436
Ted Hairfield	426
Dick Mitchell	384
Nace Mattingly	320
Jim Bray	320
John Rogers	314
Frank Graham	308
Perk Brown	302
Jerome Warren	302
Cotton Owens	288
Fred Thompson	288
Lyle Stelter	288
Jimmy Griggs	280
Jack Norton	264
Buzzie Reutimann	256
Bubba Farr	250
Ronnie Bristow	242
Roy Hallquist	240
Joe Jones	240
Pete Stewart	240
Jack Deniston	224
Ray Hughes	208
Hank Thomas	208
Johnny Clements	192
Gene Davis	192
Joe Kelly	176
Chuck Daigh	176
Eddie Pagan	176
Tom Cox	176
Henry Montgomery	144
Charley Griffith	128
Billy Oswald	128
Oren Prosser	128
Paul Lewis	122
Jim Reed	112
Whitey Gerken	112
Dominic Persicketti	96
James Norton	94
Johnny Sudderth	94
Danny Weinberg	88
Cotton Hodges	80
John Hoffman	64
Skip Hudson	64
Chuck Shove	64
Bob Bondurant	64
Jack D. McCoy	64
Al Self	64
Al Brand	64
Bruce Worrell	64
Al White	60
Bill Morton	36
Al Terrell	16