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Race 4 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
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
[edit]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
[edit]Qualifying
[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 | ||
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8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | '63 Ford | Charles Robinson | ||
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15 | 43 | Richard Petty | '63 Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | ||
16 | 21 | Fred Lorenzen | '63 Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
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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 |
Finishers
[edit]Pos[2] | Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Winnings | Laps led | Time/Status |
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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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6 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | '63 Ford | 181 | $1,225 | 0 | +4 laps |
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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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39 | 1 | 01 | Paul Goldsmith | '63 Pontiac | 59 | $680 | 3 | con rod |
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41 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | '63 Plymouth | 27 | $300 | 0 | transmission |
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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.