Nascar Grand National Series 1963 var den 15:e upplagan av den främsta divisionen av professionell stockcarracing i USA sanktionerad av National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. Säsongen bestod av 55 race och inleddes redan 4 november 1962 på Fairgrounds Raceway i Birmingham, Alabama och avslutades 3 november 1963 på Riverside International Raceway i Riverside i Kalifornien.

Nascar Grand National Series 1963
Allmän information
PlatsUSA
Säsongsnummer15
Antal race55
Start4 november 1962
Slut3 november 1963
Bilar
Chassin[a]
MotorerSe ovan.
Deltagande
Mästare
FörarmästerskapetJoe Weatherly
MärkesmästerskapetFord
Årets rookieBilly Wade[1]
1963

Serien vanns av Joe Weatherly i en Pontiac körandes för Bud Moore Engineering. Det var Weatherlys andra raka mästerskapstitel. Dom två framgångsrikaste bilmärkena var Ford med 23 segrar och Plymouth med 19 segrar.

Resultat redigera

Nr Datum Tävling Bana Pole Vinnare Konstruktör Start Rapport
1 4 november Race 1 Fairgrounds Raceway, Birmingham, Alabama Jim Paschal Jim Paschal Plymouth 1
2 11 november Race 2 Golden Gate Speedway, Tampa, Florida Rex White Richard Petty Plymouth 5
3 22 november Turkey Day 200 Tar Heel Speedway, Randleman, North Carolina Glen Wood Jim Paschal Plymouth 2 Rapport
4 20 januari Riverside 500 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, Kalifornien Paul Goldsmith Dan Gurney Ford 11 Rapport
5 22 februari Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida Fireball Roberts Junior Johnson Chevrolet 2 Rapport
6 22 februari Daytona 500 Qualifier #2 Ned Jarrett Johnny Rutherford Chevrolet 9 Rapport
7 24 februari Daytona 500 Fireball Roberts Tiny Lund Ford 12 Rapport
8 2 mars Race 8 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina Junior Johnson Richard Petty Plymouth 2
9 3 mars Race 9 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina Junior Johnson Richard Petty Plymouth 3
10 10 mars Race 10 Orange Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina Joe Weatherly Junior Johnson Chevrolet 4
11 17 mars Atlanta 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia Junior Johnson Fred Lorenzen Ford 2 Rapport
12 24 mars Hickory 250 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina Junior Johnson Junior Johnson Chevrolet 1 Rapport
13 31 mars Southeastern 400 Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee Fred Lorenzen Fireball Roberts Ford 3 Rapport
14 4 april Race 14 Augusta Speedway, Augusta, Georgia LeeRoy Yarbrough Ned Jarrett Ford 3
15 7 april Richmond 250 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia Rex White Joe Weatherly Pontiac 3 Rapport
16 13 april Greenville 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina Jimmy Pardue Buck Baker Pontiac 9 Rapport
17 14 april South Boston 400 South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia Ned Jarrett Richard Petty Plymouth 2 Rapport
18 15 april Race 18 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Richard Petty Jim Paschal Plymouth 3
19 21 april Virginia 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia Rex White Richard Petty Plymouth 8 Rapport
20 28 april Gwyn Staley 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina Fred Lorenzen Richard Petty Plymouth 7 Rapport
21 2 maj Columbia 200 Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
22 5 maj Race 22 Tar Heel Speedway, Randleman, North Carolina Ned Jarrett Jim Paschal Plymouth 3
23 11 maj Rebel 300 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina Fred Lorenzen Joe Weatherly Pontiac 6 Rapport
24 18 maj Race 24 Old Dominion Speedway, Manassas, Virginia Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1
25 19 maj Race 25 Southside Speedway, Richmond, Virginia Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett Ford 1
26 2 juni World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina Junior Johnson Fred Lorenzen Ford 2 Rapport
27 9 juni Race 27 Fairgrounds Raceway, Birmingham, Alabama Jack Smith Richard Petty Plymouth 2
28 30 juni Dixie 400 Atlanta International Raceway, Atlanta, Georgia Marvin Panch Junior Johnson Chevrolet 2 Rapport
29 5 juli Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida Junior Johnson Fireball Roberts Ford 3 Rapport
30 7 juli Speedorama 200 Rambi Raceway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Richard Petty Ned Jarrett Ford 3 Rapport
31 10 juli Race 31 Savannah Speedway, Savannah, Georgia Richard Petty Ned Jarrett Ford 2
32 11 juli Race 32 Dog Track Speedway, Moyock, North Carolina Junior Johnson Jimmy Pardue Ford 6
33 13 juli Race 33 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Glen Wood Glen Wood Ford
34 14 juli Race 34 New Asheville Speedway, Asheville, North Carolina David Pearson Ned Jarrett Ford 5
35 19 juli Race 35 Old Bridge Stadium, Old Bridge Township, New Jersey Joe Weatherly Fireball Roberts Ford 6
36 21 juli Race 36 Bridgehampton Raceway, Bridgehampton, New York Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1
37 28 juli Volunteer 500 Bristol International Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee Fred Lorenzen Fred Lorenzen Ford 1 Rapport
38 30 juli Pickens 200 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Easley, South Carolina Ned Jarrett Richard Petty Plymouth 7 Rapport
39 4 augusti Nashville 400 Nashville Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee Richard Petty Jim Paschal Plymouth 3 Rapport
40 8 augusti Sandlapper 200 Columbia Speedway, Cayce, South Carolina Richard Petty Richard Petty Plymouth 1 Rapport
41 11 augusti Western North Carolina 500 Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, North Carolina Ned Jarrett Fred Lorenzen Ford 2 Rapport
42 14 augusti Race 42 Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, Spartanburg, South Carolina Joe Weatherly Ned Jarrett Ford 2
43 16 augusti International 200 Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Junior Johnson Junior Johnson Chevrolet 1 Rapport
44 18 augusti Mountaineer 300 West Virginia International Huntington, West Virginia Fred Lorenzen Fred Lorenzen Ford 1 Rapport
45 2 september Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina Fred Lorenzen Fireball Roberts Ford 9 Rapport
46 6 september Buddy Shuman 250 Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina David Pearson Junior Johnson Chevrolet 7 Rapport
47 8 september Capital City 300 Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, Richmond, Virginia Joe Weatherly Ned Jarrett Ford 7 Rapport
48 22 september Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia Junior Johnson Fred Lorenzen Ford 2 Rapport
49 24 september Race 49 Dog Track Speedway, Moyock, North Carolina Joe Weatherly Ned Jarrett Ford 2
50 29 september Wilkes 250 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro North Carolina Fred Lorenzen Marvin Panch Ford 3 Rapport
51 5 oktober Race 51 Tar Heel Speedway, Randleman, North Carolina Fred Lorenzen Richard Petty Plymouth 2
52 13 oktober National 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina Marvin Panch Junior Johnson Chevrolet 2 Rapport
53 20 oktober South Boston 400 South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia Jack Smith Richard Petty Plymouth 4 Rapport
54 27 oktober Race 54 Orange Speedway, Hillsborough, North Carolina Joe Weatherly Joe Weatherly Pontiac 1
55 3 november Golden State 400 Riverside International Raceway i Riverside i Kalifornien Marvin Panch Darel Dieringer Mercury 3 Rapport
Källor:[2][3]

Slutställning redigera

Plats Förare Starter Vinster Top 5 Top 10 Pole Ledda varv Prispengar Poäng +\-
1 Joe Weatherly 53 3 10 35 6 878 $74 624 33398
2 Richard Petty 54 14 30 39 8 2181 $55 964 31170 –2228
3 Fred Lorenzen 29 6 21 23 8 2418 $122 587 29684 –3714
4 Ned Jarrett 53 8 32 39 4 1897 $45 843 27214 –6184
5 Fireball Roberts 20 4 11 14 1 693 $73 059 22642 –10756
6 Jimmy Pardue 52 1 7 20 1 74 $20 538 22228 –11170
7 Darel Dieringer 20 1 7 15 0 84 $29 725 21418 –11980
8 David Pearson 41 0 13 19 2 178 $24 986 21156 –12242
9 Rex White 25 0 5 14 3 171 $27 241 20976 –12422
10 Tiny Lund 22 1 12 5 0 127 $49 396 19624 –13774
11 Buck Baker 47 1 17 30 0 74 $18 616 18114 –15284
12 Junior Johnson 33 7 13 14 9 2535 $67 351 17720 –15678
13 Marvin Panch 12 1 9 12 2 291 $39 102 17156 –16242
14 Nelson Stacy 12 0 4 9 0 78 $20 025 14974 –18424
15 Wendell Scott 47 0 1 15 0 0 $10 966 14814 –18584
Källor:[4]
  • Notering: Endast de femton främsta förarna redovisas.

Anmärkningar redigera

  1. ^ Listan är ett urval av dom framgångsrikaste bilarna som nyttjades. Enstaka andra märken förekom.

Referenser redigera

  1. ^ ”Full list of Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award winners” (på engelska). NASCAR Digital Media. 1 december 2020. https://www.nascar.com/gallery/every-sunoco-rookie-of-the-year-award-winner/#photo-1. Läst 24 juni 2021. 
  2. ^ ”1963 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). ESPN. https://www.espn.com/racing/results/_/year/1963. Läst 24 juni 2021. 
  3. ^ ”1963 NASCAR Grand National Results” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/season-stats/1963/W/. Läst 24 juni 2021. 
  4. ^ ”NASCAR Grand National standings for 1963” (på engelska). racing-reference.info. Nascar Digital Media. https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/1963/W. Läst 24 juni 2021.