1963 Indianapolis 500 in USAC at the Indianapolis circuit. Full information

1963 Indianapolis 500

1963 Indianapolis 500 is 84th USAC race. Passed at the Indianapolis circuit. Parnelli Jones won the pole position and this race. Jimmy Clark and AJ Foyt jr also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 200 laps (805 km).

Previous race: 1963 Trenton Indycars
Next race: 1963 Milwaukee Indycars
Race Start: 30th May 1963

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1963 Indianapolis 500

2nd victory for the JC Agajanian team
2nd victory for the Parnelli Jones
10th podium for the Parnelli Jones
1st podium for the Jimmy Clark
28th podium for the AJ Foyt jr

1963 Indianapolis 500

1963 Indianapolis 500

Lesovsky D - 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner

Lesovsky D #98 - 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner

1963 Indianapolis 500 results

Position Name Car Points Result Lap Team
1 Parnelli Jones Lesovsky D, #98 1000 3h 29m 35.4s 0 JC Agajanian
2 Jimmy Clark Lotus 29, #92 800 3h 30m 9.24s 0 Team Lotus (Overseas)
3 AJ Foyt jr Trevis ?? 1961, #2 700 3h 30m 57.34s 0 Ansted-Thompson Racing
4 Rodger Ward Watson ?? 1963, #1 600 3h 32m 37.8s 0 Leader Card Racers
5 Don Branson Watson ?? 1962, #4 500 3h 32m 58.11s 0 Leader Card Racers
6 Jim McElreath Watson ?? 1962, #8 400 3h 32m 58.43s 0 Bill Forbes Racing
7 Dan Gurney Lotus 29, #93 300 3h 34m 10.61s 0 Team Lotus (Overseas)
8 Chuck Hulse Watson ?? 1963, #10 250 3h 34m 11.26s 0 Dean Van Lines Racing Division
9 Al Miller Thompson ? 1963, #84 200 3h 35m 0.98s 0 Mickey Thompson
10 Dick Rathmann Watson FE, #22 150 3h 36m 4.09s 0 H Allen Chapman
11 Dempsey Wilson Kuzma ?? 1963, #29 100 3h 36m 29.48s 0 Gordon van Liew
12 Troy Ruttman Kuzma ?? 1961, #17 50 3h 37m 0.48s 0 Jim Robbins
13 Bob Christie Christiansen ?? 1959, #65 0 3h 40m 25.18s 0 Ernest L Ruiz
14 Ebb Rose Watson ?? 1963, #32 0 3h 46m 40.63s 0 Ansted-Thompson Racing
15 Roger McCluskey Watson ?? 1963, #14 0 198 laps Spun 0 Bruce Homeyer
16 Bobby Marshman Epperly FE, #5 0 196 laps Gearbox 0 Lindsey Hopkins Racing
17 Eddie Sachs Watson ? 1963, #9 0 181 laps Accident 0 DVS
18 Paul Goldsmith Watson FE, #99 0 149 laps Engine bearings 0 Norman C Demler
19 Lloyd Ruby Watson ?? 1958, #52 0 126 laps Accident 0 John Zink
20 Eddie Johnson Watson ?? 1959, #88 0 112 laps Accident 0 M&W Racing Associates
21 Chuck Stevenson Watson ?? 1963, #45 0 110 laps Valve 0 Fred Gerhardt
22 Jim Hurtubise Kurtis Kraft 500K, #56 0 102 laps Black flagged 0 Novi Racing
23 Duane Carter Thompson ? 1963, #83 0 100 laps Con rod 0 Mickey Thompson
24 Jim Rathmann Watson ?? 1963, #16 0 99 laps Magneto 0 Lindsey Hopkins Racing
25 Bobby Grim Trevis ?? 1961, #26 0 79 laps Oil leak 0 Gilbert E Morcroft
26 Bob Veith Porter ?? 1961, #86 0 74 laps Valve 0 Racing Associates
27 Allen Crowe Trevis ?? 1963, #35 0 47 laps Accident 0 Pete Salemi
28 Bud Tingelstad Epperly FE, #54 0 46 laps Accident 0 Tidewater Associates
29 Johnny Rutherford Watson FE, #37 0 43 laps Transmission 0 Ed Kostenuk
30 Elmer George Lesovsky ?? 1962, #21 0 21 laps Handling 0 Mari Hulman George
31 Art Malone Kurtis Kraft 500F, #75 0 18 laps Clutch 0 Novi Racing
32 Johnny Boyd Salih ?? 1960, #23 0 12 laps Oil leak 0 George Salih
33 Bobby Unser Kurtis Kraft 500K, #6 0 2 laps Accident 0 Novi Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1963 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Position Name Car Result Team
1 Parnelli Jones Lesovsky D, #98 3m 58.17s JC Agajanian
2 Jim Hurtubise Kurtis Kraft 500K, #56 3m 59.59s Novi Racing
3 Don Branson Watson ?? 1962, #4 3m 59.7s Leader Card Racers
4 Rodger Ward Watson ?? 1963, #1 4m 0.32s Leader Card Racers
5 Jimmy Clark Lotus 29, #92 4m 0.4s Team Lotus (Overseas)
6 Jim McElreath Watson ?? 1962, #8 4m 0.41s Bill Forbes Racing
7 Bobby Marshman Epperly FE, #5 4m 0.87s Lindsey Hopkins Racing
8 AJ Foyt jr Trevis ?? 1961, #2 3m 59.02s Ansted-Thompson Racing
9 Paul Goldsmith Watson FE, #99 3m 59.74s Norman C Demler
10 Eddie Sachs Watson ? 1963, #9 4m 0.69s DVS
11 Chuck Hulse Watson ?? 1963, #10 4m 1.06s Dean Van Lines Racing Division
12 Dan Gurney Lotus 29, #93 4m 1.58s Team Lotus (Overseas)
13 Allen Crowe Trevis ?? 1963, #35 4m 1.81s Pete Salemi
14 Roger McCluskey Watson ?? 1963, #14 4m 2.13s Bruce Homeyer
15 Duane Carter Thompson ? 1963, #83 4m 3.24s Mickey Thompson
16 Bobby Unser Kurtis Kraft 500K, #6 4m 0.93s Novi Racing
17 Dick Rathmann Watson FE, #22 4m 1.4s H Allen Chapman
18 Bob Christie Christiansen ?? 1959, #65 4m 1.41s Ernest L Ruiz
19 Lloyd Ruby Watson ?? 1958, #52 4m 1.41s John Zink
20 Bobby Grim Trevis ?? 1961, #26 4m 2.07s Gilbert E Morcroft
21 Eddie Johnson Watson ?? 1959, #88 4m 2.41s M&W Racing Associates
22 Chuck Stevenson Watson ?? 1963, #45 4m 2.61s Fred Gerhardt
23 Art Malone Kurtis Kraft 500F, #75 4m 2.68s Novi Racing
24 Bob Veith Porter ?? 1961, #86 4m 2.77s Racing Associates
25 Bud Tingelstad Epperly FE, #54 4m 2.87s Tidewater Associates
26 Johnny Rutherford Watson FE, #37 4m 3.14s Ed Kostenuk
27 Johnny Boyd Salih ?? 1960, #23 4m 3.18s George Salih
28 Elmer George Lesovsky ?? 1962, #21 4m 3.42s Mari Hulman George
29 Jim Rathmann Watson ?? 1963, #16 4m 3.51s Lindsey Hopkins Racing
30 Dempsey Wilson Kuzma ?? 1963, #29 4m 3.52s Gordon van Liew
31 Al Miller Thompson ? 1963, #84 4m 0.62s Mickey Thompson
32 Ebb Rose Watson ?? 1963, #32 4m 2.35s Ansted-Thompson Racing
33 Troy Ruttman Kuzma ?? 1961, #17 4m 2.63s Jim Robbins

List of all cars for the 1963 Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis circuit

Epperly FE

Offenhauser

Trevis ?? 1963

Offenhauser

Kuzma ?? 1963

Offenhauser

Watson ?? 1963

Offenhauser

Kuzma ?? 1961

Offenhauser

Lesovsky ?? 1962

Offenhauser

Watson ?? 1962

Offenhauser

Trevis ?? 1961

Offenhauser

Porter ?? 1961

Offenhauser

Watson ? 1963

Offenhauser

Lesovsky D

Offenhauser

Salih ?? 1960

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Christiansen ?? 1959

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Watson ?? 1959

Offenhauser

Watson FE

Offenhauser

Watson ?? 1958

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Thompson ? 1963

Chevrolet

Lotus 29

Ford