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Capital City 300

NASCAR Grand National race
Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA
September 8, 1963
300 laps on 0.5 mile dirt oval; 150 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	7	Ned Jarrett	11	Charles Robinson	1963 Ford	300	2,200	running	57
2	5	Rex White	4	Rex White	1963 Mercury	298	1,475	running	98
3	12	Larry Frank	99	Bondy Long	1963 Ford	293	1,050	running	0
4	9	G.C. Spencer	03	G.C. Spencer	1962 Chevrolet	291	775	running	0
5	8	Fred Lorenzen	28	Holman Moody	1963 Ford	289	560	running	0
6	3	Richard Petty	41	Petty Enterprises	1963 Plymouth	286	425	distributor	0
7	18	Ray Hendrick	35		1961 Pontiac	285	350	running	0
8	15	Worth McMillion	83	Worth McMillion	1962 Pontiac	275	300	running	0
9	16	Tiny Lund	32	Dave Kent	1963 Ford	275	250	running	0
10	19	Larry Thomas	36	Wade Younts	1962 Dodge	273	250	running	0
11	14	Cale Yarborough	19	Herman Beam	1962 Ford	270	225	running	0
12	2	Jack Smith	47	Jack Smith	1963 Plymouth	266	225	differential	0
13	23	Jimmy Massey	96	Hubert Westmoreland	1962 Chevrolet	266	225	wheel	0
14	11	Wendell Scott	34	Wendell Scott	1962 Chevrolet	262	200	running	0
15	4	David Pearson	6	Cotton Owens	1963 Dodge	254	200	running	0
16	21	Jack Anderson	20	Emanuel Zervakis	1963 Ford	242	175	differential	0
17	24	Roy Mayne	33	C.L. Kilpatrick	1962 Chevrolet	240	175	running	0
18	17	Curtis Crider	62	Curtis Crider	1963 Mercury	237	175	clutch	0
19	22	Bob Welborn	17	Fred Harb	1962 Pontiac	233	175	running	0
20	20	Jimmy Pardue	54	Pete Stewart	1963 Ford	175	175	overheating	0
21	1	Joe Weatherly	8	Bud Moore	1963 Mercury	165	350	engine	145
22	6	Buck Baker	87	Buck Baker	1963 Pontiac	124	150	overheating	0
23	10	Larry Manning	09	Bob Adams	1962 Chevrolet	98	150	overheating	0
24	25	Neil Castles	86	Buck Baker	1962 Chrysler	90	150	accident	0
25	13	Junior Johnson	3	Ray Fox	1963 Chevrolet	62	100	wheel cylinder	0
26	26	Elmo Langley	66	Ratus Walters	1963 Ford	8	100	head gasket	0

Time of race: 02:15:04
Average Speed: 66.339 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.43 seconds
Attendance: 15,000