Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 2nd, 1963
Race #45 of the 1963 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 364
- Drivers Entered: 41
- Makes
- Chevrolet (4)
- Chrysler (1)
- Dodge (3)
- Ford (17)
- Mercury (4)
- Plymouth (5)
- Pontiac (7)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (Rebel 300)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Pulliam Motor Co. | Holman-Moody | ||
| 05 | Possum Jones | Pontiac | Possum Jones | Possum Jones | ||
| 09 | Elmo Langley | Chevrolet | Bob Adams | Bob Adams | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Burton-Robinson | Charles Robinson | ||
| 13 | Buck Baker | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 17 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Tarheel Speedway | Fred Harb | ||
| 19 | Cale Yarborough | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 2 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | Cliff Stewart | Cliff Stewart | ||
| 20 | Emanuel Zervakis | Ford | Emanuel Zervakis | Emanuel Zervakis | ||
| 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | Wood Brothers | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 23 | HG Rosier | Plymouth | Leland Colvin | Leland Colvin | ||
| 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | Holman-Moody | ||
| 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 3 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | Ray Fox | ||
| 36 | Larry Thomas | Dodge | Wade Younts | Wade Younts | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Mercury | Louis Clements | Rex White | ||
| 41 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 42 | Bob James | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 47 | GC Spencer | Plymouth | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 5 | Billy Wade | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 53 | Paul Lewis | Ford | Paul Lewis | Paul Lewis | ||
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Ford | Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart | ||
| 56 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Mamie Reynolds | Mamie Reynolds | ||
| 57 | Bobby Keck | Ford | Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart | ||
| 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 60 | Bud Harless | Pontiac | Fred Harless | Fred Harless | ||
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 68 | Frank Graham | Ford | Ed Livingston | Ed Livingston | ||
| 7 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 70 | Bunkie Blackburn | Pontiac | Paul Clayton | Paul Clayton | ||
| 76 | Larry Manning | Ford | J.D. McDuffie | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 8 | Joe Weatherly | Mercury | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 86 | Neil Castles | Chrysler | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | ||
| 87 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | Baker & Son | Buck Baker | ||
| 9 | Roy Tyner | Chevrolet | Roy Tyner | Roy Tyner | ||
| 92 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Ford | Don Harrison | Don Harrison | ||
| 93 | Lee Reitzel | Ford | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel | ||
| 99 | Bobby Isaac | Ford | Bondy Long | Bondy Long |