1963 Golden State 400
Riverside International Raceway · 1963 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darel Dieringer | 3 | 41 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 148 | 399.6 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 148 | 35 | running | 1,600 |
| 2 | 6 | 21 | Dave MacDonald | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 147 | 92 | running | 1,536 |
| 3 | 1 | 121 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 147 | running | 1,472 | |
| 4 | 2 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 147 | running | 1,408 | |
| 5 | 19 | 26 | Junior Johnson | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 145 | running | 1,344 | |
| 6 | 15 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 144 | running | 1,280 | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Mercury | 143 | running | 1,216 | |
| 8 | 22 | 62 | Bill Amick | Dick Niles (Owner) | Mercury | 142 | running | 1,152 | |
| 9 | 40 | 18 | Bob Ross | Mercury | 140 | running | 1,088 | ||
| 10 | 33 | 97 | Ron Hornaday | Frank Galpin (Owner) | Ford | 140 | running | 1,024 | |
| 11 | 10 | 281 | Ken Miles | Holman Moody | Ford | 139 | running | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | 33 | Clem Proctor | Clem Proctor (Owner) | Pontiac | 138 | running | 960 | |
| 13 | 12 | 6 | David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 136 | running | 896 | |
| 14 | 27 | 15 | Bill Clifton | Bill Clifton (Owner) | Ford | 136 | running | 832 | |
| 15 | 14 | 77 | Marvin Porter | Vel Miletich (Owner) | Ford | 135 | running | 768 | |
| 16 | 26 | 211 | Pete Brock | Mercury | 134 | fuel | 704 | ||
| 17 | 21 | 88 | Don Noel | Frank Galpin (Owner) | Ford | 133 | accident | 640 | |
| 18 | 24 | 72 | Jim Cook | Ford | 131 | running | 576 | ||
| 19 | 38 | 44 | Lloyd Dane | Bob Kitchell (Owner) | Ford | 131 | running | 512 | |
| 20 | 20 | 98 | Eddie Gray | Mercury | 131 | running | 448 | ||
| 21 | 31 | 7 | Dick Mitchell | Mercury | 126 | running | 384 | ||
| 22 | 23 | 2 | Jimmy Pardue | Cliff Stewart Racing | Pontiac | 117 | transmission | 320 | |
| 23 | 29 | 61 | Bob Perry | Oldsmobile | 112 | running | 256 | ||
| 24 | 36 | 13 | Gene Davis | Ford | 95 | running | 192 | ||
| 25 | 25 | 58 | Oren Prosser | Oren Prosser (Owner) | Pontiac | 95 | running | 128 | |
| 26 | 17 | 02 | Skip Hudson | Dodge | 75 | transmission | 64 | ||
| 27 | 41 | 40 | Chuck Shove | Chevrolet | 74 | engine | 64 | ||
| 28 | 30 | 162 | Scotty Cain | Scotty Cain (Owner) | Ford | 67 | engine | 64 | |
| 29 | 35 | 0 | Bob Bondurant | Bob Bondurant (Owner) | Chevrolet | 44 | accident | 64 | |
| 30 | 39 | 12 | Frank Deiny | Ford | 44 | drive shaft | 64 | ||
| 31 | 16 | 1 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Plymouth | 42 | accident | 0 | |
| 32 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 25 | 21 | transmission | 64 |
| 33 | 13 | 5 | Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 23 | transmission | 64 | |
| 34 | 7 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 21 | transmission | 64 | |
| 35 | 18 | 29 | Augie Pabst | Holman Moody | Ford | 18 | clutch | 0 | |
| 36 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 5 | transmission | 64 | |
| 37 | 5 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Mercury | 1 | accident | 64 | |
| 38 | 28 | 771 | Jack McCoy | Plymouth | 1 | rear end | 64 | ||
| 39 | 37 | 64 | Al Self | Al Self (Owner) | Ford | 1 | engine | 64 | |
| 40 | 32 | 20 | Al Brand | Chevrolet | 1 | engine | 64 | ||
| 41 | 34 | 48 | Bruce Worrell | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Chevrolet | 1 | engine | 64 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave MacDonald | 92 | 62.2% | P2 |
| 2 | Darel Dieringer | 35 | 23.6% | P1 |
| 3 | Fred Lorenzen | 21 | 14.2% | P32 |