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1963 Riverside 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 4 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Layout of Riverside International Raceway
Layout of Riverside International Raceway
Date January 20, 1963 (1963-January-20)
Official name Riverside 500
Location Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California
Course 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

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Riverside 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

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Qualifying

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Grid No. Driver Manufacturer Qualifying time[3] Speed[3] Owner
1 01 Paul Goldsmith '63 Pontiac 99.590 Ray Nichels
2 02 A. J. Foyt '63 Pontiac Ray Nichels
3
4
5 8 Joe Weatherly '63 Pontiac Bud Moore
6
7
8 11 Ned Jarrett '63 Ford Charles Robinson
9
10
11 28 Dan Gurney '63 Ford Holman-Moody
12
13
14
15 43 Richard Petty '63 Plymouth Petty Enterprises
16 21 Fred Lorenzen '63 Ford Wood Brothers Racing
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24
25
26
27
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29
30
31
32
33
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35
36
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40
41
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43
44

Failed to qualify

1963 Riverside 500 Failed to Qualify
Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car
Al Self
WD Roger McCluskey 16 Chevrolet
WD Curly Mills 63

Finishers

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Pos[2] Grid No. Driver Manufacturer Laps Winnings Laps led Time/Status
1 11 28 Dan Gurney '63 Ford 185 $14,400 120 5:53:20
2 2 02 A. J. Foyt '63 Pontiac 185 $6,570 2 +36 seconds
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4
5
6 8 11 Ned Jarrett '63 Ford 181 $1,225 0 +4 laps
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9
10
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13
14
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18
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22 16 21 Fred Lorenzen '63 Ford 158 $530 8 engine
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24 5 8 Joe Weatherly '63 Pontiac 148 $925 0 oil pan
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34
35
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38
39 1 01 Paul Goldsmith '63 Pontiac 59 $680 3 con rod
40
41 15 43 Richard Petty '63 Plymouth 27 $300 0 transmission
42
43
44

Lap leader breakdown

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1963 Riverside 500 Lap Leaders
Leader From Lap To Lap # of Laps
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

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  1. ^ "1963 Riverside 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  2. ^ a b "1963 Riverside 500 race information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ^ a b "1963 Riverside 500 qualifying information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
Preceded by
1962 Turkey Day 200
NASCAR Grand National Races
1963-64
Succeeded by
1963 Daytona 500 Qualifying Race