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1963 South Boston 400
Race details
Race 17 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date	April 14, 1963; 61 years ago
Official name	South Boston 400
Location	South Boston Speedway, South Boston, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility; 0.375 mi (0.816 km)
Distance	400 laps, 150.0 mi (229.7 km)
Weather	Cold with temperatures of 60.1 °F (15.6 °C); wind speeds of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
Average speed	75.229 miles per hour (121.069 km/h)
Attendance	5,000
Pole position
Driver	Ned Jarrett;
Most laps led
Driver	Richard Petty
Laps	325
Winner
No. 43	Richard Petty
Television in the United States
Network	untelevised
Announcers	none

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The 1963 South Boston 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on April 14, 1963, at South Boston Speedway in South Boston, Virginia.

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

Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty would be the only lap leaders for this race; with Petty leading the most laps. There were 400 laps in this one-hour-and-fifty-nine-minute race. Last-place finisher Joe Weatherly had to withdraw from the race on lap 48 due to troubles with his vehicle's rear end. Only him, Jimmy Pardue, Neil Castles, Billy Wade and Larry Thomas failed to finish the race out of this grid of 16 American-born drivers.^[2]

Jim Paschal was defeated by his Petty Enterprises teammate Richard Petty by two laps in front a live audience of five thousand people. Ned Jarrett qualified for the pole position while driving speeds up to 78.72 miles per hour (126.69 km/h). The average speed of the actual racing event was 75.229 miles per hour (121.069 km/h). Most of the drivers on the starting grid used Chevrolet as their manufacturer while Plymouth and Dodge took up a sizeable amount of the grid; model years for the vehicles varied from 1961 to 1963, as allowances were made for older vehicles before NASCAR become modernized.^[2]

Larry Manning scores his first of two career top five finishes.^[2]

Winnings for this race varied from $1,500 for the winner ($14,928.26 when considering inflation) and $380 for the last-place driver ($3,781.83 when considering inflation); with the total prize purse consisting of $6,095 ($60,658.5 when considering inflation).^[2]^[3] Earl Brooks would make first "top five" finish here out of the three that he performed during his professional stock car racing career.^[4]

Notable crew chiefs for this race include Crawford Clements, Franklin McMillion, Johnny Divers, and Herman Beam.^[5]

Qualifying

Grid^[2]	No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Owner
1	11	Ned Jarrett	'63 Ford	Charles Robinson
2	43	Richard Petty	'63 Plymouth	Petty Enterprises
3	41	Jim Paschal	'62 Plymouth	Petty Enterprises
4	5	Billy Wade	'62 Dodge	Cotton Owens
5	6	David Pearson	'63 Dodge	Cotton Owens
6	87	Buck Baker	'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker
7	19	Herman Beam	'62 Ford	Herman Beam
8	54	Jimmy Pardue	'63 Ford	Pete Stewart
9	09	Larry Manning	'62 Chevrolet	Bob Adams
10	86	Neil Castles	'62 Chrysler	Buck Baker
11	83	Joe Weatherly	'62 Pontiac	Worth McMillion
12	34	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott
13	62	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	Curtis Crider
14	0	E.J. Trivette	'62 Chevrolet	Bill Church
15	49	Larry Thomas	'63 Dodge	J.C. Parker
16	134	Earl Brooks	'61 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott

Finishing order

Section reference: ^[2]

Richard Petty (No. 43)
Jim Paschal (No. 41)
Ned Jarrett (No. 11)
Larry Manning (No. 09)
Earl Brooks (No. 134)
Herman Beam (No. 19)
Wendell Scott (No. 34)
David Pearson (No. 6)
Buck Baker (No. 87)
E.J. Trivette (No. 0)
Curtis Crider (No. 62)
Larry Thomas* (No. 49)
Billy Wade* (No. 5)
Neil Castles* (No. 86)
Jimmy Pardue* (No. 54)
Joe Weatherly* (No. 83)

* Driver failed to finish race

Timeline

Section reference: ^[2]

Start of race: Ned Jarrett started the race with the pole position.
Lap 48: Joe Weatherly had problems with his vehicle's rear end, forcing him to withdraw from the race.
Lap 64: Jimmy Pardue's would see his vehicle's rear end become problematic, forcing him to exit from the event.
Lap 145: Neil Castles would end up having a defective engine, causing him to leave the race prematurely.
Lap 210: Billy Wade's vehicle would develop engine problems, sparking his early exodus from the event.
Lap 254: Larry Thomas would have problems with his vehicle's rear end, forcing him to leave the race early.
Finish: Richard Petty won the race.

References

^ Weather information for the 1963 South Boston 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 1963 South Boston 400 racing information at Racing Reference
^ NASCAR Race Results for the 1963 South Boston 400 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
^ 1963 South Boston 400 racing information at Race Database
^ Crew chief information at Racing Reference

Preceded by 1963 Greenville 200	NASCAR Grand National Series Season 1963	Succeeded by 1963 untitled race at Bowman-Gray Stadium

Preceded by none	South Boston 400 races April 1963	Succeeded by October 1963

[weather-information-1] Weather information for the 1963 South Boston 400 at The Old Farmers' Almanac

[rr-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 1963 South Boston 400 racing information at Racing Reference

[3] NASCAR Race Results for the 1963 South Boston 400 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet

[4] 1963 South Boston 400 racing information at Race Database

[5] Crew chief information at Racing Reference

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+{{short description|Auto race held at South Boston Speedway in 1963}}
 {{NASCAR race season infobox
 | Type           = CUST
 | Description    = Race 17 of 55 in the [[1963 in NASCAR|1963 NASCAR Grand National Series]] season
-| country        = United States
 | Race Name      = South Boston 400
 | Details ref    = <ref name="weather-information">[http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/VA/South%20Boston/1963-04-14 Weather information for the ''1963 South Boston 400''] at The Old Farmers' Almanac</ref>
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 | Race_No        = 17
 | Season_No      = 55
-| Image          =
+| Image          = South Boston Speedway.png
 | Official name  = South Boston 400
 | Caption        =
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 | Distance_km    = 229.7
 | Avg            = {{convert|75.229|mi/h}}
-| Weather        = Cold with temperatures approaching {{convert|60.1|F|C}}; wind speeds up to {{convert|12|mph|km/h}}
+| Weather        = Cold with temperatures of {{convert|60.1|F|C}}; wind speeds of {{convert|12|mph|km/h}}
 | Attendance     = 5,000<ref name="rr"/>
 | Pole_Driver    = [[Ned Jarrett]]
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 }}
-The '''1963 South Boston 400''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Grand National Series]] (now Sprint Cup Series) event that was held on April 14, 1963 at [[South Boston Speedway]] in [[South Boston, Virginia]].
+The '''1963 South Boston 400''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Grand National Series]] event that was held on April 14, 1963, at [[South Boston Speedway]] in [[South Boston, Virginia]].
+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==
 [[Ned Jarrett]] and [[Richard Petty]] would be the only lap leaders for this race; with Petty leading the most laps. There were 400 laps in this one-hour-and-fifty-nine-minute race. Last-place finisher [[Joe Weatherly]] had to withdraw from the race on lap 48 due to troubles with his vehicle's rear end. Only him, [[Jimmy Pardue]], [[Neil Castles]], [[Billy Wade (racing driver)|Billy Wade]] and [[Larry Thomas (racing driver)|Larry Thomas]] failed to finish the race out of this grid of 16 [[United States|American]]-born drivers.<ref name="rr">[http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1963_South_Boston_400_(April)/W ''1963 South Boston 400''] racing information at Racing Reference</ref>
 [[Jim Paschal]] was defeated by his [[Petty Enterprises]] teammate Richard Petty by two laps in front a live audience of five thousand people. [[Ned Jarrett]] qualified for the [[pole position]] while driving speeds up to {{convert|78.72|mph|km/h}}. The average speed of the actual racing event was {{convert|75.229|mph|km/h}}. Most of the drivers on the starting grid used [[Chevrolet]] as their manufacturer while [[Plymouth (automobile)|Plymouth]] and [[Dodge]] took up a sizeable amount of the grid; model years for the vehicles varied from 1961 to 1963, as allowances were made for older vehicles before NASCAR become modernized.<ref name="rr"/>
+Larry Manning scores his first of two career top five finishes.<ref name="rr"/>
 Winnings for this race varied from $1,500 for the winner (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1500|1963|r=2}}}} when considering inflation) and $380 for the last-place driver (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|380|1963|r=2}}}} when considering inflation); with the total prize purse consisting of $6,095 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|6095|1963|r=2}}}} when considering inflation).<ref name="rr"/><ref>[http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1963/south-boston-speedway/south-boston-400/804 NASCAR Race Results for the ''1963 South Boston 400''] at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet</ref> [[Earl Brooks]] would make first "top five" finish here out of the three that he performed during his professional stock car racing career.<ref>[http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1963&race=17&series_id=2 ''1963 South Boston 400''] racing information at Race Database</ref>
+Notable crew chiefs for this race include [[Crawford Clements]], [[Franklin McMillion]], [[Johnny Divers]], and [[Herman Beam]].<ref>[http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1963-17/enwiki/w/C Crew chief information] at Racing Reference</ref>
-===Finishing order===
-{{div col|cols=3}}
+===Qualifying===
-# 43-Richard Petty
+{| class="wikitable"
-# 41-Jim Paschal
+|-
-# 11-[[Ned Jarrett]]
+! Grid<ref name="rr"/>
-# 09-[[Larry Manning]]
+! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
-# 134-[[Earl Brooks]]
+! Driver
-# 19-[[Herman Beam]]
+! Manufacturer
-# 34-[[Wendell Scott]]
+! Owner
-# 6-[[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]]
+|-
-# 87-[[Buck Baker]]
+!  1
-# 0-[[E.J. Trivette]]
+| 11 || Ned Jarrett || '63 Ford || Charles Robinson
-# 62-[[Curtis Crider]]
+|-
-# 49-Larry Thomas*
+!  2
-# 5-Billy Wade*
+| 43 || Richard Petty || '63 Plymouth || Petty Enterprises
-# 86-Neil Castles*
+|-
-# 54-Jimmy Pardue*
+! 3
-# 83-Joe Weatherly*
+| 41 || Jim Paschal || '62 Plymouth || Petty Enterprises
+|-
+! 4
+| 5 || Billy Wade || '62 Dodge || Cotton Owens
+|-
+! 5
+| 6 || David Pearson || '63 Dodge || Cotton Owens
+|-
+! 6
+| 87 || Buck Baker || '62 Chrysler || Buck Baker
+|-
+! 7
+| 19 || Herman Beam || '62 Ford || Herman Beam
+|-
+! 8
+| 54 || Jimmy Pardue || '63 Ford || Pete Stewart
+|-
+! 9
+| 09 || Larry Manning || '62 Chevrolet || Bob Adams
+|-
+! 10
+| 86 || Neil Castles || '62 Chrysler || Buck Baker
+|-
+! 11
+| 83 || Joe Weatherly || '62 Pontiac || Worth McMillion
+|-
+! 12
+| 34 || Wendell Scott || '62 Chevrolet || Wendell Scott
+|-
+! 13
+| 62 || Curtis Crider || '62 Mercury || Curtis Crider
+|-
+! 14
+| 0 || E.J. Trivette || '62 Chevrolet || Bill Church
+|-
+! 15
+| 49 || Larry Thomas || '63 Dodge || J.C. Parker
+|-
+! 16
+| 134 || Earl Brooks || '61 Chevrolet || Wendell Scott
+|}
+==Finishing order==
+<small>Section reference: <ref name="rr"/></small>
+{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
+# Richard Petty (No. 43)
+# Jim Paschal (No. 41)
+# [[Ned Jarrett]] (No. 11)
+# [[Larry Manning]] (No. 09)
+# [[Earl Brooks]] (No. 134)
+# [[Herman Beam]] (No. 19)
+# [[Wendell Scott]] (No. 34)
+# [[David Pearson (racing driver)|David Pearson]] (No. 6)
+# [[Buck Baker]] (No. 87)
+# [[E.J. Trivette]] (No. 0)
+# [[Curtis Crider]] (No. 62)
+# Larry Thomas* (No. 49)
+# Billy Wade* (No. 5)
+# Neil Castles* (No. 86)
+# Jimmy Pardue* (No. 54)
+# Joe Weatherly* (No. 83)
 {{div col end}}
 ''* Driver failed to finish race''
 ==Timeline==
+<small>Section reference: <ref name="rr"/></small>
-* Start of race: Ned Jarrett started the race with the pole position
+* Start of race: Ned Jarrett started the race with the pole position.
-* Lap 48: Joe Weatherly had problems with his vehicle's rear end, forcing him to withdraw from the race
-* Lap 64: Jimmy Pardue's would see his vehicle's rear end become problematic, forcing him to exit from the event
+* Lap 48: Joe Weatherly had problems with his vehicle's rear end, forcing him to withdraw from the race.
-* Lap 145: Neil Castles would end up having a defective engine, causing him to leave the race prematurely
+* Lap 64: Jimmy Pardue's would see his vehicle's rear end become problematic, forcing him to exit from the event.
-* Lap 210: Billy Wade's vehicle would develop engine problems, sparking his early exodus from the event
+* Lap 145: Neil Castles would end up having a defective engine, causing him to leave the race prematurely.
-* Lap 254: Larry Thomas would have problems with his vehicle's rear end, forcing him to leave the race early
+* Lap 210: Billy Wade's vehicle would develop engine problems, sparking his early exodus from the event.
+* Lap 254: Larry Thomas would have problems with his vehicle's rear end, forcing him to leave the race early.
-* Finish: Richard Petty won the race
+* Finish: Richard Petty won the race.
 ==References==
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+{{1963 NASCAR Grand National}}
-[[Category:1963 in NASCAR|South Boston 400]]
+[[Category:1963 NASCAR Grand National Series|South Boston 400]]
-[[Category:1963 in Virginia|South Boston 400]]
+[[Category:1963 in sports in Virginia|South Boston 400]]
 [[Category:NASCAR races at South Boston Speedway]]