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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"/> [[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"/> |
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"/> [[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"/> |
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This racing event took place on a [[dirt track racing|dirt track]] oval with 200 laps being |
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"/> |
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Revision as of 00:17, 2 February 2011
The 1963 Pickens 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on July 30, 1963 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, North Carolina).[1][2]
Two cautions were initiated by NASCAR with the average speed of the competitors being 62.456 miles per hour (100.513 km/h).[1][2] 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.[1][3] 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.[1][2] 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.[1][2]
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.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "1963 Pickens 200 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ a b c d e "1963 Pickens 200 racing information (second reference)". Ultimate Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ "1963 Pickens 200 pole winner and race winner". Jacobs USA. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
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