1963 World 600
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 26 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
| Date | June 2, 1963 | ||
| 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 | ||
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.
Paul Clark and Banjo Matthews would depart from NASCAR after the end of the race while Joe Weatherly took away the championship lead from Richard Petty.[1]
The race was held on a dry circuit; with no precipitation recorded around the speedway.[2]
Background
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
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford |
| 2 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac |
| 5 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge |
| 6 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford |
| 7 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford |
| 8 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury |
| 9 | 25 | G.C. Spencer | Mercury |
| 10 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford |
World 600 Qualifier
Top 10 results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Bunkie Blackburn | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 09 | Larry Manning | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 1 | E.J. Trivette | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Ford |
| 5 | 83 | Worth McMillion | Pontiac |
| 6 | 86 | Neil Castles | Chrysler |
| 7 | 18 | Cale Yarborough | Pontiac |
| 8 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury |
| 9 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 2 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac |
References
- ↑ Race information at Race Database
- ↑ "Charlotte NASCAR Climatology" (PDF). SERCC. Retrieved 2018-09-12.