Race: Golden State 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 55 of 55
Date: November 3, 1963
Track: Riverside International Raceway
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Golden State 400 Race Information
| Winner | Darel Dieringer | Car | No. 16 Mercury |
| Team / Owner | Stroppe Motorsports | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Marvin Panch | Most Laps Led | Dave MacDonald (92) |
| Race Distance | 399.6 miles (148 laps) | Track Length | 2.7 miles |
| Track Type | Road course | Starters | 41 |
| Different Leaders | 3 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 1 |
| Points Leader After Race | Joe Weatherly | Season Race | 55 of 55 |
Golden State 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 148 | 35 | running | 1600 |
| 2 | 6 | 21 | Dave MacDonald | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 147 | 92 | running | 1536 |
| 3 | 1 | 121 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 1472 |
| 4 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 1408 |
| 5 | 19 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 145 | 0 | running | 1344 |
| 6 | 15 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 144 | 0 | running | 1280 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 143 | 0 | running | 1216 |
| 8 | 22 | 62 | Bill Amick | Dick Niles (Owner) | Mercury | 142 | 0 | running | 1152 |
| 9 | 40 | 18 | Bob Ross | — | Mercury | 140 | 0 | running | 1088 |
| 10 | 33 | 97 | Ron Hornaday | Frank Galpin (Owner) | Ford | 140 | 0 | running | 1024 |
| 11 | 10 | 281 | Ken Miles | Holman Moody | Ford | 139 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 33 | Clem Proctor | Clem Proctor (Owner) | Pontiac | 138 | 0 | running | 960 |
| 13 | 12 | 6 | David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 136 | 0 | running | 896 |
| 14 | 27 | 15 | Bill Clifton | Bill Clifton (Owner) | Ford | 136 | 0 | running | 832 |
| 15 | 14 | 77 | Marvin Porter | Vel Miletich (Owner) | Ford | 135 | 0 | running | 768 |
| 16 | 26 | 211 | Pete Brock | — | Mercury | 134 | 0 | fuel | 704 |
| 17 | 21 | 88 | Don Noel | Frank Galpin (Owner) | Ford | 133 | 0 | accident | 640 |
| 18 | 24 | 72 | Jim Cook | — | Ford | 131 | 0 | running | 576 |
| 19 | 38 | 44 | Lloyd Dane | Bob Kitchell (Owner) | Ford | 131 | 0 | running | 512 |
| 20 | 20 | 98 | Eddie Gray | — | Mercury | 131 | 0 | running | 448 |
| 21 | 31 | 7 | Dick Mitchell | — | Mercury | 126 | 0 | running | 384 |
| 22 | 23 | 2 | Jimmy Pardue | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 117 | 0 | transmission | 320 |
| 23 | 29 | 61 | Bob Perry | — | Oldsmobile | 112 | 0 | running | 256 |
| 24 | 36 | 13 | Gene Davis | — | Ford | 95 | 0 | running | 192 |
| 25 | 25 | 58 | Oren Prosser | Oren Prosser (Owner) | Pontiac | 95 | 0 | running | 128 |
| 26 | 17 | 02 | Skip Hudson | — | Dodge | 75 | 0 | transmission | 64 |
| 27 | 41 | 40 | Chuck Shove | — | Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | engine | 64 |
| 28 | 30 | 162 | Scotty Cain | Scotty Cain (Owner) | Ford | 67 | 0 | engine | 64 |
| 29 | 35 | 0 | Bob Bondurant | Bob Bondurant (Owner) | Chevrolet | 44 | 0 | accident | 64 |
| 30 | 39 | 12 | Frank Deiny | — | Ford | 44 | 0 | drive shaft | 64 |
| 31 | 16 | 1 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 42 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 25 | 21 | transmission | 64 |
| 33 | 13 | 5 | Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 23 | 0 | transmission | 64 |
| 34 | 7 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 21 | 0 | transmission | 64 |
| 35 | 18 | 29 | Augie Pabst | Holman Moody | Ford | 18 | 0 | clutch | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 5 | 0 | transmission | 64 |
| 37 | 5 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Mercury | 1 | 0 | accident | 64 |
| 38 | 28 | 771 | Jack McCoy | — | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | rear end | 64 |
| 39 | 37 | 64 | Al Self | Al Self (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | engine | 64 |
| 40 | 32 | 20 | Al Brand | — | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 64 |
| 41 | 34 | 48 | Bruce Worrell | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | engine | 64 |
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