1963 Pickens 200

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1963 Pickens 200
Race details [1] [2] [3]
Race 38 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date July 30, 1963;57 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
DriverNed JarrettCharles 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.

Contents

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

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

Grid [2] No.DriverManufacturerOwner
111Ned Jarrett'63 FordCharles Robinson
25Billy Wade'62 DodgeCotton Owens
332Tiny Lund'63 FordDave Kent
46David Pearson'63 DodgeCotton Owens
587Buck Baker'63 PontiacBuck Baker
699Bobby Isaac'63 FordBondy Long
741Richard Petty'63 PlymouthPetty Enterprises
818Stick Elliott'62 PontiacToy Bolton
948Jack Smith'63 DodgeJack Smith
1075Bunkie Blackburn'62 PontiacRobert Smith
112Fred Harb'62 PontiacCliff Stewart
1205Joe Weatherly'62 PontiacPossum Jones
1319Cale Yarborough'62 FordHerman Beam
141E.J. Trivette'62 ChevroletJess Potter
1554Jimmy Pardue'63 FordPete Stewart
1634Wendell Scott'62 ChevroletWendell Scott
1786Neil Castles'62 ChryslerBuck Baker
1889Curtis Crider'62 PontiacJoel Davis
1956Ed Livingston'62 FordMamie Reynolds
20XFrank Warren'61 Pontiacunknown
2176J.D. McDuffie'61 FordJ.D. McDuffie

Timeline

Section reference: [2]

Finishing order

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)

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References

  1. ↑ "1963 Pickens 200 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "1963 Pickens 200 racing information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "1963 Pickens 200 racing information (second reference)". Ultimate Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  4. 1 2 3 "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
1963 Volunteer 500 		NASCAR Grand National Series Season
1963		Succeeded by
1963 Nashville 400
Preceded by
1963 untitled race at Bridgehampton Raceway 		Richard Petty's Career Wins
1960-1984		Succeeded by
1963 Sandlapper 200
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