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{{short description|Auto race held at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in 1963}}
{{NASCAR race season infobox
{{NASCAR race season infobox
| Type = CUST
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 38 of 55 in the [[1963 in NASCAR|1963 NASCAR Grand National Series]] season
| Description = Race 38 of 55 in the [[1963 in NASCAR|1963 NASCAR Grand National Series]] season
| country = United States
| Race Name = Pickens 200
| Race Name = Pickens 200
| Details ref = <ref name="weather-information">{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/SC/Greenville/1963-07-30| title = 1963 Pickens 200 weather information | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac| date = | accessdate = 2012-10-11}}</ref><ref name="1963p200">{{cite web | url = http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1963_Pickens_200/W| title = 1963 Pickens 200 racing information | publisher = Racing Reference| date = | accessdate = 2011-01-30}}</ref><ref name="ultimateracingreference">{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=6412| title = 1963 Pickens 200 racing information (second reference) | publisher = Ultimate Racing Reference| date = | accessdate = 2011-01-31}}</ref>
| Details ref = <ref name="weather-information">{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/SC/Greenville/1963-07-30| title = 1963 Pickens 200 weather information | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac| access-date = 2012-10-11}}</ref><ref name="1963p200">{{cite web | url = http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1963_Pickens_200/W| title = 1963 Pickens 200 racing information | publisher = Racing Reference| access-date = 2011-01-30}}</ref><ref name="ultimateracingreference">{{cite web | url = http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=6412| title = 1963 Pickens 200 racing information (second reference) | publisher = Ultimate Racing Reference| access-date = 2011-01-31}}</ref>
| Fulldate = {{Start date and age|1963|July|30|}}
| Fulldate = {{Start date and age|1963|July|30|}}
| Year = 1963
| Year = 1963
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| Distance_mi = 100
| Distance_mi = 100
| Distance_km = 160
| Distance_km = 160
| Weather = Warm with temperatures approaching {{convert|80.1|F|C}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|6|mph|km/h}}
| Weather = Warm with temperatures of {{convert|80.1|F|C}}; wind speeds of {{convert|6|mph|km/h}}
| Attendance = 7,000
| Avg = {{convert|62.456|mi/h}}
| Avg = {{convert|62.456|mi/h}}
| Pole_Driver = [[Ned Jarrett]]
| Pole_Driver = [[Ned Jarrett]]
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The '''1963 Pickens 200''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Grand National Series]] (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on June 30, 1963 at [[Greenville-Pickens Speedway]] in [[Greenville, South Carolina]].
The '''1963 Pickens 200''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Grand National Series]] event that was held on June 30, 1963, at [[Greenville-Pickens Speedway]] in [[Greenville, South Carolina]].


The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.
The race car drivers still had to commute to the races using the same stock cars that competed in a typical weekend's race through a policy of [[homologation (motorsport)|homologation]] (and under their own power). This policy was in effect until roughly 1975. By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power any more.


==Summary==
==Race report==
Three lead changes ended up circulating amongst three different race leaders.<ref name="racedatabase"/>
Three lead changes ended up circulating amongst three different race leaders.<ref name="racedatabase"/> [[Herman Beam]], [[Johnny Divers]] and [[Crawford Clements]] were three of the notable crew chiefs that witnessed the event.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1963-38/enwiki/w/C| title = 1963 Pickens 200 crew chief information | publisher = Racing Reference| access-date = 2017-06-09}}</ref>


Two cautions were initiated by NASCAR with the average speed of the competitors being {{convert|62.456|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="1963p200"/><ref name="ultimateracingreference"/> Pole position winner [[Ned Jarrett]] would earn the post with a speed of {{convert|65.526|mph|km/h}} on his 1963 [[Ford Galaxie]] before losing to [[Richard Petty]] driving his 1963 [[Plymouth Belvedere]] in the actual race.<ref name="1963p200"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://jacobsusa.com/cjsspeed/archives/1963/N1963-result.shtml| title = 1963 Pickens 200 pole winner and race winner | publisher = Jacobs USA| date = | accessdate = 2011-01-31}}</ref> [[J. D. McDuffie]] would crash into the wall on his first lap in his 1961 Ford Galaxie vehicle; causing him to become the last-place finisher of the race.<ref name="1963p200"/><ref name="ultimateracingreference"/><ref name="racedatabase"/> [[Frank Warren (NASCAR driver)|Frank Warren]] would make his NASCAR debut racing against [[Buck Baker]], [[Neil Castles]], [[Joe Weatherly]], [[Wendell Scott]] (NASCAR's first African-American competitor), and [[Cale Yarborough]].<ref name="1963p200"/><ref name="ultimateracingreference"/><ref name="racedatabase">{{cite web | url = http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1963&race=38&series_id=2| title = NASCAR debut for Frank Warren/J.D. McDuffie's accident | publisher = Race Database| date = | accessdate = 2011-02-01}}</ref>
Two cautions were initiated by NASCAR with the average speed of the competitors being {{convert|62.456|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="1963p200"/><ref name="ultimateracingreference"/> Pole position winner [[Ned Jarrett]] would earn the post with a speed of {{convert|65.526|mph|km/h}} on his 1963 [[Ford Galaxie]] before losing to [[Richard Petty]] driving his 1963 [[Plymouth Belvedere]] in the actual race.<ref name="1963p200"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://jacobsusa.com/cjsspeed/archives/1963/N1963-result.shtml| title = 1963 Pickens 200 pole winner and race winner | publisher = Jacobs USA| access-date = 2011-01-31}}</ref> [[J. D. McDuffie]] would crash into the wall on his first lap in his 1961 Ford Galaxie vehicle; causing him to become the last-place finisher of the race.<ref name="1963p200"/><ref name="ultimateracingreference"/><ref name="racedatabase"/> [[Frank Warren (NASCAR driver)|Frank Warren]] would make his NASCAR debut racing against [[Buck Baker]], [[Neil Castles]], [[Joe Weatherly]], [[Wendell Scott]] (NASCAR's first African-American competitor), and [[Cale Yarborough]].<ref name="1963p200"/><ref name="ultimateracingreference"/><ref name="racedatabase">{{cite web | url = http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1963&race=38&series_id=2| title = NASCAR debut for Frank Warren/J.D. McDuffie's accident | publisher = Race Database| access-date = 2011-02-01}}</ref>


This racing event took place on a [[dirt track racing|dirt track]] oval with 200 laps being the pre-determined number of laps according to the NASCAR officials who sanctioned the event.<ref name="1963p200"/><ref name="ultimateracingreference"/>
This racing event took place on a [[dirt track racing|dirt track]] oval with 200 laps being the pre-determined number of laps according to the NASCAR officials who sanctioned the event.<ref name="1963p200"/><ref name="ultimateracingreference"/>


===Timeline===
===Qualifying===
{| class="wikitable"
* Start of race: Ned Jarrett started the race with the pole position while J.D. McDuffie's vehicle suffered from a terminal crash
|-
* Lap 10: Jack Smith's vehicle overheated; causing him to withdraw from the race
! Grid<ref name="1963p200"/>
* Lap 23: Bunkie Blackburn's engine came to a screeching halt; ending his day on the track
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
* Lap 70: David Pearson takes over the lead from Ned Jarrett
! Driver
* Lap 71: Stick Elliott's V-gasket became problematic; causing him to leave the race
! Manufacturer
* Lap 90: Curtis Crider's fuel pump developed problems; forcing him out of the race
! Owner
* Lap 106: Ned Jarrett takes over the lead from David Pearson
|-
* Lap 149: Richard Petty takes over the lead from Ned Jarrett
! 1
* Lap 172: Neil Castles' vehicle had its spindle become problematic; forcing him to withdraw from the event
| 11 || Ned Jarrett || '63 Ford || Charles Robinson
* End of race: Richard Petty wins the race
|-
! 2
| 5 || Billy Wade || '62 Dodge || Cotton Owens
|-
! 3
| 32 || Tiny Lund || '63 Ford || Dave Kent
|-
! 4
| 6 || David Pearson || '63 Dodge || Cotton Owens
|-
! 5
| 87 || Buck Baker || '63 Pontiac || Buck Baker
|-
! 6
| 99 || Bobby Isaac || '63 Ford || Bondy Long
|-
! 7
| 41 || Richard Petty || '63 Plymouth || Petty Enterprises
|-
! 8
| 18 || Stick Elliott || '62 Pontiac || Toy Bolton
|-
! 9
| 48 || Jack Smith || '63 Dodge || Jack Smith
|-
! 10
| 75 || Bunkie Blackburn || '62 Pontiac || Robert Smith
|-
! 11
| 2 || Fred Harb || '62 Pontiac || Cliff Stewart
|-
! 12
| 05 || Joe Weatherly || '62 Pontiac || Possum Jones
|-
! 13
| 19 || Cale Yarborough || '62 Ford || Herman Beam
|-
! 14
| 1 || E.J. Trivette || '62 Chevrolet || Jess Potter
|-
! 15
| 54 || Jimmy Pardue || '63 Ford || Pete Stewart
|-
! 16
| 34 || Wendell Scott || '62 Chevrolet || Wendell Scott
|-
! 17
| 86 || Neil Castles || '62 Chrysler || Buck Baker
|-
! 18
| 89 || Curtis Crider || '62 Pontiac || Joel Davis
|-
! 19
| 56 || Ed Livingston || '62 Ford || Mamie Reynolds
|-
! 20
| X || Frank Warren || '61 Pontiac || unknown
|-
! 21
| 76 || J.D. McDuffie || '61 Ford || J.D. McDuffie
|}


==Timeline==
===Top ten finishers===
<small>Section reference: <ref name="1963p200"/></small>
# Richard Petty – #41
* Start of race: Ned Jarrett started the race with the pole position while J.D. McDuffie's vehicle suffered from a terminal crash.
# Ned Jarrett – #11
* Lap 10: Jack Smith's vehicle overheated, causing him to withdraw from the race.
# [[Buck Baker]] – #87
* Lap 23: Bunkie Blackburn's engine came to a screeching halt; Billy Wade developed problems with his vehicle's differential.
# [[Fred Harb]] – #2
* Lap 70: David Pearson takes over the lead from Ned Jarrett.
# [[Bobby Isaac]] – #99
* Lap 71: Stick Elliott's V-gasket became problematic, causing him to leave the race.
# [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] – #6
* Lap 90: Curtis Crider's fuel pump developed problems, forcing him out of the race.
# [[Tiny Lund]] – #32
* Lap 106: Ned Jarrett takes over the lead from David Pearson.
# [[Joe Weatherly]] – #05
* Lap 149: Richard Petty takes over the lead from Ned Jarrett.
# [[Frank Warren (racing driver)|Frank Warren]] – #X
* Lap 172: Neil Castles' vehicle had its spindle become problematic, forcing him to withdraw from the event.
# [[Wendell Scott]] – #34
* Finish: Richard Petty was officially declared the winner of the event.

==Finishing order==
<small>Section reference: <ref name="1963p200"/></small>
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
# Richard Petty (No. 41)
# Ned Jarrett (No. 11)
# [[Buck Baker]] (No. 87)
# [[Fred Harb]] (No. 2)
# [[Bobby Isaac]] (No. 99)
# [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] (No. 6)
# [[Tiny Lund]] (No. 32)
# [[Joe Weatherly]] (No.05)
# [[Frank Warren (racing driver)|Frank Warren]] (No. X)
# [[Wendell Scott]] (No. 34)
# [[Ed Livingston (racing driver)|Ed Livingston]] (No. 56)
# [[Jimmy Pardue]] (No. 54)
# [[E.J. Trivette]] (No. 1)
# [[Neil Castles]] (No. 86)
# [[Cale Yarborough]] (No. 19)
# [[Curtis Crider]] (No. 89)
# [[Stick Elliott]] (No. 18)
# [[Billy Wade (racing driver)|Billy Wade]] (No. 5)
# [[Bunkie Blackburn]] (No. 75)
# [[Jack Smith (American racing driver, born 1924)|Jack Smith]] (No. 48)
# [[J.D. McDuffie]] (No. 76)
{{div col end}}


==References==
==References==
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{{1963 NASCAR Grand National}}


[[Category:1963 in NASCAR|Pickens 200]]
[[Category:1963 NASCAR Grand National Series|Pickens 200]]
[[Category:1963 in South Carolina|Pickens 200]]
[[Category:1963 in sports in South Carolina|South Car South Carolina]]
[[Category:NASCAR races at Greenville-Pickens Speedway]]
[[Category:NASCAR races at Greenville-Pickens Speedway]]

Latest revision as of 18:54, 19 March 2021

1963 Pickens 200
Race details[1][2][3]
Race 38 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date July 30, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-07-30)
Official name Pickens 200
Location Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina)
Course Permanent racing facility
0.500 mi (0.804 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures of 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Average speed 62.456 miles per hour (100.513 km/h)
Attendance 7,000
Pole position
Driver
Charles Robinson
Most laps led
Driver Ned Jarrett Charles Robinson
Laps 112
Winner
No. 41 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1963 Pickens 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on June 30, 1963, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina.

The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.

Race report

[edit]

Three lead changes ended up circulating amongst three different race leaders.[4] Herman Beam, Johnny Divers and Crawford Clements were three of the notable crew chiefs that witnessed the event.[5]

Two cautions were initiated by NASCAR with the average speed of the competitors being 62.456 miles per hour (100.513 km/h).[2][3] Pole position winner Ned Jarrett would earn the post with a speed of 65.526 miles per hour (105.454 km/h) on his 1963 Ford Galaxie before losing to Richard Petty driving his 1963 Plymouth Belvedere in the actual race.[2][6] J. D. McDuffie would crash into the wall on his first lap in his 1961 Ford Galaxie vehicle; causing him to become the last-place finisher of the race.[2][3][4] Frank Warren would make his NASCAR debut racing against Buck Baker, Neil Castles, Joe Weatherly, Wendell Scott (NASCAR's first African-American competitor), and Cale Yarborough.[2][3][4]

This racing event took place on a dirt track oval with 200 laps being the pre-determined number of laps according to the NASCAR officials who sanctioned the event.[2][3]

Qualifying

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Grid[2] No. Driver Manufacturer Owner
1 11 Ned Jarrett '63 Ford Charles Robinson
2 5 Billy Wade '62 Dodge Cotton Owens
3 32 Tiny Lund '63 Ford Dave Kent
4 6 David Pearson '63 Dodge Cotton Owens
5 87 Buck Baker '63 Pontiac Buck Baker
6 99 Bobby Isaac '63 Ford Bondy Long
7 41 Richard Petty '63 Plymouth Petty Enterprises
8 18 Stick Elliott '62 Pontiac Toy Bolton
9 48 Jack Smith '63 Dodge Jack Smith
10 75 Bunkie Blackburn '62 Pontiac Robert Smith
11 2 Fred Harb '62 Pontiac Cliff Stewart
12 05 Joe Weatherly '62 Pontiac Possum Jones
13 19 Cale Yarborough '62 Ford Herman Beam
14 1 E.J. Trivette '62 Chevrolet Jess Potter
15 54 Jimmy Pardue '63 Ford Pete Stewart
16 34 Wendell Scott '62 Chevrolet Wendell Scott
17 86 Neil Castles '62 Chrysler Buck Baker
18 89 Curtis Crider '62 Pontiac Joel Davis
19 56 Ed Livingston '62 Ford Mamie Reynolds
20 X Frank Warren '61 Pontiac unknown
21 76 J.D. McDuffie '61 Ford J.D. McDuffie

Timeline

[edit]

Section reference: [2]

  • Start of race: Ned Jarrett started the race with the pole position while J.D. McDuffie's vehicle suffered from a terminal crash.
  • Lap 10: Jack Smith's vehicle overheated, causing him to withdraw from the race.
  • Lap 23: Bunkie Blackburn's engine came to a screeching halt; Billy Wade developed problems with his vehicle's differential.
  • Lap 70: David Pearson takes over the lead from Ned Jarrett.
  • Lap 71: Stick Elliott's V-gasket became problematic, causing him to leave the race.
  • Lap 90: Curtis Crider's fuel pump developed problems, forcing him out of the race.
  • Lap 106: Ned Jarrett takes over the lead from David Pearson.
  • Lap 149: Richard Petty takes over the lead from Ned Jarrett.
  • Lap 172: Neil Castles' vehicle had its spindle become problematic, forcing him to withdraw from the event.
  • Finish: Richard Petty was officially declared the winner of the event.

Finishing order

[edit]

Section reference: [2]

  1. Richard Petty (No. 41)
  2. Ned Jarrett (No. 11)
  3. Buck Baker (No. 87)
  4. Fred Harb (No. 2)
  5. Bobby Isaac (No. 99)
  6. David Pearson (No. 6)
  7. Tiny Lund (No. 32)
  8. Joe Weatherly (No.05)
  9. Frank Warren (No. X)
  10. Wendell Scott (No. 34)
  11. Ed Livingston (No. 56)
  12. Jimmy Pardue (No. 54)
  13. E.J. Trivette (No. 1)
  14. Neil Castles (No. 86)
  15. Cale Yarborough (No. 19)
  16. Curtis Crider (No. 89)
  17. Stick Elliott (No. 18)
  18. Billy Wade (No. 5)
  19. Bunkie Blackburn (No. 75)
  20. Jack Smith (No. 48)
  21. J.D. McDuffie (No. 76)

References

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  1. ^ "1963 Pickens 200 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "1963 Pickens 200 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  3. ^ a b c d e "1963 Pickens 200 racing information (second reference)". Ultimate Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  4. ^ a b c "NASCAR debut for Frank Warren/J.D. McDuffie's accident". Race Database. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  5. ^ "1963 Pickens 200 crew chief information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  6. ^ "1963 Pickens 200 pole winner and race winner". Jacobs USA. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
Preceded by NASCAR Grand National Series Season
1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
1963 untitled race at Bridgehampton Raceway
 Richard Petty's Career Wins
1960-1984 		Succeeded by
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