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| Race 4 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Layout of Riverside International Raceway | |||
| Date | January 20, 1963 | ||
| Official name | Riverside 500 | ||
| Location | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California | ||
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Permanent racing facility 2.700 mi (4.345 km) | ||
| Distance | 185 laps, 499.5 mi (803.687 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures of 61.0 °F (16.1 °C); wind speeds of 16.1 miles per hour (25.9 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 84.965 mph (136.738 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 52,500 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ray Nichels | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dan Gurney | Holman-Moody | |
| Laps | 120 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 28 | Dan Gurney | Holman-Moody | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1963 Riverside 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on January 20, 1963, at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California.
Background
editRiverside International Raceway a race track or road course in Moreno Valley, California. The track was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989. The original course design proved to be dangerous, and it was partially reconfigured in 1969.
The track was built to accommodate several different configurations, depending on the type of car and race length. The three options on Riverside Raceway were the long course (3.27 miles (5.26 km)), the short course (2.5 miles (4.0 km)), and the NASCAR (2.62 miles (4.22 km)) course. The original racetrack had a 1.1-mile (1.8 km) backstretch from 1957 to 1968. When the track was redesigned in 1969, Turn 9 was reconfigured with a wider radius and a dogleg approach added to reduce strain on the cars' brakes.
Race report
editQualifying
edit| Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Qualifying time[3] | Speed[3] | Owner |
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| 1 | 01 | Paul Goldsmith | '63 Pontiac | 99.590 | Ray Nichels | |
| 2 | 02 | A. J. Foyt | '63 Pontiac | Ray Nichels | ||
| 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | '63 Pontiac | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 4 | 07 | Len Sutton | '63 Pontiac | Ray Nichels | ||
| 5 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | '63 Pontiac | Bud Moore | ||
| 6 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | '62 Pontiac | Pete Stewart | ||
| 7 | 33 | Clem Proctor | '62 Pontiac | Clem Proctor | ||
| 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | '63 Ford | Charles Robinson | ||
| 9 | 75 | Jim Hurtubise | '61 Pontiac | |||
| 10 | 12 | Art Watts | '62 Ford | |||
| 11 | 28 | Dan Gurney | '63 Ford | 98.809 | Holman-Moody | |
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| 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | '63 Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 16 | 21 | Fred Lorenzen | '63 Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| 17 | 14 | Troy Ruttman | '63 Mercury | Bill Stroppe | ||
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Failed to qualify
| Pos | Name | Nbr | Sponsor | Owner | Car |
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| WD | Roger McCluskey | 16 | Chevrolet | ||
| WD | Curly Mills | 63 |
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Finishers
edit| Pos | Grid | No. | Driver | Car Make | Laps | Status | Money | Laps led |
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| 1 | 11 | 28 | Dan Gurney | '63 Ford | 185 | 5:53:20 | $14,400 | 120 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 02 | A. J. Foyt | '63 Pontiac | 185 | +36 seconds | $6,570 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 17 | 14 | Troy Ruttman | '63 Mercury | 184 | +1 lap | $3,980 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | '63 Pontiac | 184 | +1 lap | $2,630 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | 25 | 7 | Bobby Johns | '63 Pontiac | 182 | +3 laps | $1,750 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | '63 Ford | 181 | +4 laps | $1,225 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 21 | 5 | Billy Wade | '63 Dodge | 180 | +5 laps | $1,850 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 6 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | '62 Pontiac | 179 | +6 laps | $1,050 | 0 | 0 |
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| 22 | 16 | 21 | Fred Lorenzen | '63 Ford | 158 | engine | $530 | 8 | 0 |
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| 24 | 5 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | '63 Pontiac | 148 | oil pan | $925 | 0 | 0 |
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| 39 | 1 | 01 | Paul Goldsmith | '63 Pontiac | 59 | con rod | $680 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | 4 | 07 | Len Sutton | '63 Pontiac | 49 | con rod | $350 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | '63 Plymouth | 27 | transmission | $300 | 0 | 0 |
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Lap leader breakdown
edit| Leader | From Lap | To Lap | # of Laps |
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| A. J. Foyt | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Goldsmith | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Parnelli Jones | 6 | 34 | 29 |
| Fred Lorenzen | 35 | 42 | 8 |
| Dan Gurney | 43 | 60 | 18 |
| Parnelli Jones | 61 | 70 | 10 |
| Dan Gurney | 71 | 87 | 17 |
| Fireball Roberts | 88 | 100 | 13 |
| Dan Gurney | 101 | 185 | 85 |
References
edit- ^ "1963 Riverside 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "1963 Riverside 500 race information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "1963 Riverside 500 qualifying information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2024-11-03.