Race: Wilkes 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 50 of 55
Date: September 29, 1963
Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway
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Wilkes 400 Race Information
| Winner | Marvin Panch | Car | No. 21 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Fred Lorenzen | Most Laps Led | Fireball Roberts (155) |
| Race Distance | 250 miles (400 laps) | Track Length | 0.625 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 28 |
| Different Leaders | 4 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 2 |
| Points Leader After Race | Joe Weatherly | Season Race | 50 of 55 |
Wilkes 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 131 | running | 700 |
| 2 | 1 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 400 | 58 | running | 672 |
| 3 | 4 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 398 | 56 | running | 644 |
| 4 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 397 | 155 | running | 616 |
| 5 | 7 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 397 | 0 | running | 588 |
| 6 | 5 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 397 | 0 | running | 560 |
| 7 | 13 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Mercury | 393 | 0 | running | 532 |
| 8 | 10 | 6 | David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 389 | 0 | running | 504 |
| 9 | 15 | 32 | Tiny Lund | Dave Kent (Owner) | Ford | 384 | 0 | running | 476 |
| 10 | 16 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 383 | 0 | running | 448 |
| 11 | 18 | 14 | Darel Dieringer | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 378 | 0 | running | 420 |
| 12 | 27 | 17 | Bob Welborn | Fred Harb (Owner) | Pontiac | 375 | 0 | running | 392 |
| 13 | 23 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 368 | 0 | running | 364 |
| 14 | 28 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 358 | 0 | running | 336 |
| 15 | 24 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 354 | 0 | running | 308 |
| 16 | 26 | 88 | Major Melton | Major Melton (Owner) | Chrysler | 351 | 0 | running | 280 |
| 17 | 20 | 09 | Larry Manning | Bob Adams (Owner) | Chevrolet | 344 | 0 | running | 252 |
| 18 | 21 | 33 | Roy Mayne | C.L. Kilpatrick (Owner) | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 224 |
| 19 | 17 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 276 | 0 | accident | 196 |
| 20 | 14 | 99 | Larry Frank | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 248 | 0 | brakes | 168 |
| 21 | 11 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 238 | 0 | piston | 140 |
| 22 | 19 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 236 | 0 | rear end | 112 |
| 23 | 22 | 93 | Lee Reitzel | Lee Reitzel (Owner) | Ford | 201 | 0 | accident | 84 |
| 24 | 6 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 151 | 0 | rear end | 56 |
| 25 | 12 | 43 | Jimmy Massey | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 78 | 0 | engine | 28 |
| 26 | 8 | 41 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 45 | 0 | engine | 28 |
| 27 | 25 | 96 | Bobby Keck | Hubert Westmoreland (Owner) | Ford | 26 | 0 | engine | 28 |
| 28 | 9 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | brakes | 28 |
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