Race: Dixie 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 28 of 55
Date: June 30, 1963
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Dixie 400 Race Information
| Winner | Junior Johnson | Car | No. 3 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Fox Racing | Winner Start | 2nd |
| Started First | Marvin Panch | Most Laps Led | Junior Johnson (167) |
| Race Distance | 400.5 miles (267 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 36 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Joe Weatherly | Season Race | 28 of 55 |
Dixie 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 167 | running | 2050 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 267 | 35 | running | 1968 |
| 3 | 1 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 11 | running | 1886 |
| 4 | 11 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 266 | 14 | running | 1804 |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 266 | 0 | running | 1722 |
| 6 | 17 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | running | 1640 |
| 7 | 5 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 264 | 22 | running | 1558 |
| 8 | 18 | 5 | Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 264 | 18 | running | 1476 |
| 9 | 10 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 263 | 0 | running | 1394 |
| 10 | 13 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 263 | 0 | running | 1312 |
| 11 | 21 | 99 | Bobby Isaac | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 262 | 0 | running | 1230 |
| 12 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 262 | 0 | running | 1148 |
| 13 | 19 | 25 | G.C. Spencer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 262 | 0 | running | 1066 |
| 14 | 20 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 261 | 0 | running | 984 |
| 15 | 12 | 41 | Bob James | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 260 | 0 | running | 902 |
| 16 | 22 | 39 | Bob Welborn | E.A. McQuaig (Owner) | Pontiac | 259 | 0 | running | 820 |
| 17 | 24 | 48 | Stick Elliott | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 258 | 0 | running | 738 |
| 18 | 25 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 252 | 0 | running | 656 |
| 19 | 27 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 246 | 0 | running | 574 |
| 20 | 32 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 244 | 0 | running | 492 |
| 21 | 26 | 1 | Bob Perry | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Mercury | 244 | 0 | running | 410 |
| 22 | 31 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Owner) | Ford | 236 | 0 | running | 328 |
| 23 | 29 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 232 | 0 | running | 246 |
| 24 | 15 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 163 | 0 | oil pressure | 164 |
| 25 | 36 | 12 | Bunkie Blackburn | Fred Harb (Owner) | Pontiac | 161 | 0 | accident | 82 |
| 26 | 33 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 140 | 0 | engine | 82 |
| 27 | 9 | 0 | Tiny Lund | Holman Moody | Ford | 127 | 0 | tie rod | 82 |
| 28 | 28 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 101 | 0 | clutch | 82 |
| 29 | 23 | 2 | Buddy Baker | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 87 | 0 | engine | 82 |
| 30 | 16 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 83 | 0 | differential | 82 |
| 31 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | — | Ford | 47 | 0 | engine | 82 |
| 32 | 30 | 66 | Johnny Allen | Ratus Walters (Owner) | Ford | 44 | 0 | accident | 82 |
| 33 | 6 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 25 | 0 | overheating | 82 |
| 34 | 7 | 6 | David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 24 | 0 | engine | 82 |
| 35 | 34 | 63 | Bruce Brantley | Bruce Brantley (Owner) | Ford | 3 | 0 | handling | 82 |
| 36 | 35 | 33 | Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | 82 |
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1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Results
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