1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Season

The 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series (today's Cup Series) season: 55 points races, 15 different winners, and Richard Petty won the most races, 14. The full schedule with every winner, and the season leaders.

Champion

Season	Champion
1963	Joe Weatherly

Schedule and winners

No.	Date	Race	Track	Winner	Laps led by winner
1	November 4, 1962	Fairgrounds Raceway, November 4, 1962	Fairgrounds Raceway	Jim Paschal	192
2	November 11, 1962	Golden Gate Speedway, November 11, 1962	Golden Gate Speedway	Richard Petty	158
3	November 22, 1962	Turkey Day 200	Tar Heel Speedway	Jim Paschal	27
4	January 20, 1963	Riverside 500	Riverside International Raceway	Dan Gurney	120
5	February 22, 1963	Daytona 500 Qualifier #1	Daytona	Junior Johnson	17
6	February 22, 1963	Daytona 500 Qualifier #2	Daytona	Johnny Rutherford	6
7	February 24, 1963	Daytona 500	Daytona	Tiny Lund	17
8	March 2, 1963	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, March 2	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Richard Petty	2
9	March 3, 1963	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, March 3	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Richard Petty	60
10	March 10, 1963	Occoneechee Speedway, March 10	Occoneechee Speedway	Junior Johnson	148
11	March 17, 1963	Atlanta 500	Atlanta	Fred Lorenzen	76
12	March 24, 1963	Hickory 250	Hickory Motor Speedway	Junior Johnson	166
13	March 31, 1963	Southeastern 500	Bristol	Fireball Roberts	165
14	April 4, 1963	Augusta Speedway, April 4	Augusta Speedway	Ned Jarrett	104
15	April 7, 1963	Richmond 250	Richmond	Joe Weatherly	63
16	April 13, 1963	Greenville 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Buck Baker	62
17	April 14, 1963	South Boston 400	South Boston Speedway	Richard Petty	325
18	April 15, 1963	Bowman Gray Stadium, April 15	Bowman Gray Stadium	Jim Paschal	200
19	April 21, 1963	Virginia 500	Martinsville	Richard Petty	41
20	April 28, 1963	Gwyn Staley 400	North Wilkesboro	Richard Petty	130
21	May 2, 1963	Columbia 200	Columbia Speedway	Richard Petty	0
22	May 5, 1963	Tar Heel Speedway, May 5	Tar Heel Speedway	Jim Paschal	70
23	May 11, 1963	Rebel 300	Darlington	Joe Weatherly	4
24	May 18, 1963	Old Dominion Speedway, May 18	Old Dominion Speedway	Richard Petty	0
25	May 19, 1963	Southside Speedway, May 19	Southside Speedway	Ned Jarrett	193
26	June 2, 1963	World 600	Charlotte	Fred Lorenzen	76
27	June 9, 1963	Fairgrounds Raceway, June 9	Fairgrounds Raceway	Richard Petty	178
28	June 30, 1963	Dixie 400	Atlanta	Junior Johnson	167
29	July 4, 1963	Firecracker 400	Daytona	Fireball Roberts	63
30	July 7, 1963	Speedorama 200	Myrtle Beach Speedway	Ned Jarrett	140
31	July 10, 1963	Geechee 200	Savannah Speedway	Ned Jarrett	194
32	July 11, 1963	Dog Track Speedway, July 11	Dog Track Speedway	Jimmy Pardue	72
33	July 13, 1963	Bowman Gray Stadium, July 13	Bowman Gray Stadium	Glen Wood	95
34	July 14, 1963	Asheville Speedway, July 14	Asheville Speedway	Ned Jarrett	147
35	July 19, 1963	Old Bridge Stadium, July 19	Old Bridge Stadium	Fireball Roberts	21
36	July 21, 1963	Bridgehampton Raceway, July 21	Bridgehampton Raceway	Richard Petty	33
37	July 28, 1963	Volunteer 500	Bristol	Fred Lorenzen	336
38	July 30, 1963	Pickens 200	Greenville-Pickens Speedway	Richard Petty	52
39	August 4, 1963	Nashville 400	Nashville Speedway	Jim Paschal	0
40	August 8, 1963	Sandlapper 200	Columbia Speedway	Richard Petty	138
41	August 11, 1963	Western North Carolina 500	Asheville-Weaverville Speedway	Fred Lorenzen	452
42	August 14, 1963	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds, August 14	Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds	Ned Jarrett	2
43	August 16, 1963	International 200	Bowman Gray Stadium	Junior Johnson	200
44	August 18, 1963	Mountaineer 300	West Virginia International Speedway	Fred Lorenzen	165
45	September 2, 1963	Southern 500	Darlington	Fireball Roberts	58
46	September 6, 1963	Buddy Shuman 250	Hickory Motor Speedway	Junior Johnson	125
47	September 8, 1963	Capital City 300	Richmond	Ned Jarrett	57
48	September 22, 1963	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville	Fred Lorenzen	421
49	September 24, 1963	Dog Track Speedway, September 24	Dog Track Speedway	Ned Jarrett	212
50	September 29, 1963	Wilkes 400	North Wilkesboro	Marvin Panch	131
51	October 5, 1963	Tar Heel Speedway, October 5	Tar Heel Speedway	Richard Petty	41
52	October 13, 1963	National 400	Charlotte	Junior Johnson	209
53	October 20, 1963	South Boston 400	South Boston Speedway	Richard Petty	287
54	October 27, 1963	Occoneechee Speedway, October 27	Occoneechee Speedway	Joe Weatherly	127
55	November 3, 1963	Golden State 400	Riverside International Raceway	Darel Dieringer	35

Most wins

Driver	Wins	Starts
Richard Petty	14	54
Ned Jarrett	8	53
Junior Johnson	7	33
Fred Lorenzen	6	29
Jim Paschal	5	32
Fireball Roberts	4	20
Joe Weatherly	3	53
Buck Baker	1	47
Marvin Panch	1	12
Jimmy Pardue	1	52

Most top 5s

Driver	Top 5	Starts
Ned Jarrett	32	53
Richard Petty	30	54
Fred Lorenzen	21	29
Joe Weatherly	20	53
Buck Baker	17	47
Jim Paschal	15	32
Junior Johnson	13	33
David Pearson	13	41
Fireball Roberts	11	20
Marvin Panch	9	12

Most top 10s

Driver	Top 10	Starts
Richard Petty	39	54
Ned Jarrett	39	53
Joe Weatherly	35	53
Buck Baker	30	47
Fred Lorenzen	23	29
Jimmy Pardue	20	52
David Pearson	19	41
Jim Paschal	18	32
Darel Dieringer	15	20
Curtis Crider	15	49

Most laps led

Driver	Laps led	Starts
Junior Johnson	2535	33
Fred Lorenzen	2418	29
Richard Petty	2181	54
Ned Jarrett	1897	53
Joe Weatherly	878	53
Fireball Roberts	692	20
Jim Paschal	598	32
Marvin Panch	291	12
Glen Wood	268	3
David Pearson	178	41

Best average finish (at least 28 starts)

Driver	Avg finish	Starts
Fred Lorenzen	7.2	29
Richard Petty	7.5	54
Ned Jarrett	8.6	53
Joe Weatherly	9.1	53
Buck Baker	11.4	47
Jim Paschal	12.3	32
David Pearson	12.6	41
Jimmy Pardue	13.3	52
Wendell Scott	13.9	47
Larry Thomas	14	32