Race: Southeastern 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 13 of 55
Date: March 31, 1963
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
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Southeastern 500 Race Information
| Winner | Fireball Roberts | Car | No. 22 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Holman Moody | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Fred Lorenzen | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (165) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 0.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 35 |
| Different Leaders | 5 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Ned Jarrett | Season Race | 13 of 55 |
Southeastern 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 165 | running | 900 |
| 2 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 500 | 164 | running | 864 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 0 | running | 828 |
| 4 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 495 | 0 | running | 792 |
| 5 | 10 | 69 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Lou Sidoit (Owner) | Mercury | 490 | 0 | running | 756 |
| 6 | 20 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 488 | 1 | running | 720 |
| 7 | 5 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 486 | 0 | running | 684 |
| 8 | 11 | 5 | Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 465 | 0 | engine | 648 |
| 9 | 19 | 60 | Bud Harless | Fred Harless (Owner) | Pontiac | 464 | 0 | running | 612 |
| 10 | 13 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 456 | 88 | rear end | 576 |
| 11 | 22 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 444 | 0 | running | 540 |
| 12 | 18 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 444 | 0 | running | 504 |
| 13 | 24 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 443 | 0 | distributor | 468 |
| 14 | 2 | 21 | Tiny Lund | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 434 | 82 | engine | 432 |
| 15 | 15 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 430 | 0 | engine | 396 |
| 16 | 28 | 09 | Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 429 | 0 | wheel | 360 |
| 17 | 29 | 2 | Bill Foster | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 420 | 0 | running | 324 |
| 18 | 26 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Owner) | Ford | 389 | 0 | rear end | 288 |
| 19 | 27 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 371 | 0 | running | 252 |
| 20 | 9 | 74 | Paul Clark | Paul Clark (Owner) | Pontiac | 346 | 0 | wheel | 216 |
| 21 | 14 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 342 | 0 | engine | 180 |
| 22 | 30 | 90 | Gary Sain | Ralph Sparks (Owner) | Dodge | 329 | 0 | rear end | 144 |
| 23 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 299 | 0 | engine | 108 |
| 24 | 7 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 291 | 0 | piston | 72 |
| 25 | 33 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 262 | 0 | engine | 36 |
| 26 | 25 | 12 | Fred Harb | Fred Harb (Owner) | Pontiac | 242 | 0 | connecting rod | 36 |
| 27 | 6 | 99 | Bobby Isaac | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 176 | 0 | rear end | 36 |
| 28 | 32 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 176 | 0 | engine | 36 |
| 29 | 21 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 147 | 0 | oil pressure | 36 |
| 30 | 34 | 33 | Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | oil leak | 36 |
| 31 | 8 | 6 | David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 123 | 0 | engine | 36 |
| 32 | 32 | 1 | Bill Morton | Jess Potter (Owner) | Chevrolet | 115 | 0 | piston | 36 |
| 33 | 12 | 32 | Bob James | Roscoe Sanders (Owner) | Plymouth | 95 | 0 | connecting rod | 36 |
| 34 | 31 | 88 | Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 2 | 0 | handling | 36 |
| 35 | 35 | 93 | Jerome Warren | Jerome Warren (Owner) | Ford | 1 | 0 | handling | 36 |
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