Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Atlanta 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 17th, 1963
Race #11 of the 1963 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Drivers Entered: 46
- Makes
- Chevrolet (4)
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (11)
- Mercury (6)
- Plymouth (5)
- Pontiac (17)
- Last Atlanta Motor Speedway
race (Dixie 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Paul Goldsmith | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | Ray Nichels | ||
| 02 | David Pearson | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | Ray Nichels | ||
| 07 | Len Sutton | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | Ray Nichels | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Burton-Robinson | Charles Robinson | ||
| 13 | AJ Foyt | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 14 | Troy Ruttman | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 15 | Parnelli Jones | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 16 | Rodger Ward | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 18 | Stick Elliott | Pontiac | Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Larry Thomas | Pontiac | Cliff Stewart | Cliff Stewart | ||
| 21 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 3 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | Ray Fox | ||
| 30 | Johnny Sudderth | Chevrolet | Fred Clark | Fred Clark | ||
| 32 | Bob James | Plymouth | Roscoe Sanders | Roscoe Sanders | ||
| 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Pontiac | E.A. McQuaig | E.A. McQuaig | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Louis Clements | Rex White | ||
| 41 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 42 | Jim Hurtubise | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Larry Frank | Ford | Stewart McKinney | Stewart McKinney | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Plymouth | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 49 | Buddy Baker | Dodge | J.C. Parker | J.C. Parker | ||
| 50 | TC Hunt | Pontiac | -- | -- | ||
| 51 | Bob Cooper | Pontiac | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper | ||
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Ford | Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart | ||
| 55 | Elmo Langley | Mercury | Lyle Stelter | Lyle Stelter | ||
| 56 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Mamie Reynolds | Mamie Reynolds | ||
| 6 | Billy Wade | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 65 | James Norton | Dodge | Frank Waite | Frank Waite | ||
| 67 | Reb Wickersham | Pontiac | Reb's Sport Shop | Reb Wickersham | ||
| 68 | Tom Cox | Ford | Ed Livingston | Ed Livingston | ||
| 7 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 70 | Floyd Powell | Pontiac | Paul Clayton | Paul Clayton | ||
| 72 | Johnny Allen | Ford | Parker Snead | Parker Snead | ||
| 73 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Acey Taylor | Acey Taylor | ||
| 74 | Paul Clark | Pontiac | Paul Clark | Paul Clark | ||
| 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | South Carolina Pontiac Dealers | Bud Moore | ||
| 84 | Red Foote | Ford | Rocky Hinton | Rocky Hinton | ||
| 87 | Buck Baker | Pontiac | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 89 | Bruce Brantley | Pontiac | Bruce Brantley | Bruce Brantley | ||
| 99 | Bobby Isaac | Ford | Bondy Long | Bondy Long |