1963 Pickens 200
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1963 Pickens 200
| Race details | |||
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| Race 38 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
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| Date | July 30, 1963 | ||
| Location | Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 0.500 mi (0.804 km) |
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| Distance | 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km) | ||
| Avg Speed | 62.456 miles per hour (100.513 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ned Jarrett | Charles Robinson | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ned Jarrett | Charles Robinson | |
| Laps | 112 | ||
| Winner | |||
| 41 |
Richard Petty |
Petty Enterprises | |
| Television | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1963 Pickens 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on July 30, 1963 at Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina).[1][2][3]
Summary
Three lead changes ended up circulating amongst three different race leaders.[4]
Two cautions were initiated by NASCAR with the average speed of the competitors being 62.456 miles per hour (100.513 km/h).[1][2][3] Pole position winner Ned Jarrett would earn the post with a speed of 65.526 miles per hour (105.454 km/h) on his 1963 Ford Galaxie before losing to Richard Petty driving his 1963 Plymouth Belvedere in the actual race.[1][3][5] J. D. McDuffie would crash into the wall on his first lap in his 1961 Ford Galaxie vehicle; causing him to become the last-place finisher of the race.[1][2][3][4] Frank Warren would make his NASCAR debut racing against Buck Baker, Neil Castles, Joe Weatherly, Wendell Scott (NASCAR's first African-American competitor), and Cale Yarborough.[1][2][3][4]
This racing event took place on a dirt track oval with 200 laps being the pre-determined number of laps according to the NASCAR officials who sanctioned the event.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "1963 Pickens 200 racing information". Racing Reference. http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1963_Pickens_200/W. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ a b c d e "1963 Pickens 200 racing information (second reference)". Ultimate Racing Reference. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=6412. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
- ^ a b c d e "1963 Pickens 200 racing information (third reference)". Stat Sheet. http://statsheet.com/nascar/races/1963-07-30-pickens-200. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ a b c "NASCAR debut for Frank Warren/J.D. McDuffie's accident". Race Database. http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1963&race=38&series_id=2. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ "1963 Pickens 200 pole winner and race winner". Jacobs USA. http://jacobsusa.com/cjsspeed/archives/1963/N1963-result.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
| Preceded by 1963 Volunteer 500 |
NASCAR Grand National Series Season 1963 |
Succeeded by 1963 Nashville 400 |
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