| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 55 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
 Layout of Riverside International Raceway | |||
| Date | November 3, 1963 | ||
| Official name | Golden State 400 | ||
| Location | Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.620 mi (4.216 km) | ||
| Distance | 153 laps, 400.9 mi (645.1 km) | ||
| Weather | Chilly with temperatures of 66.9 °F (19.4 °C); wind speeds of 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h) | ||
| Average speed | 91.645 mph (147.488 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 20,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Wood Brothers Racing | ||
| Time | 96.190 seconds | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dave MacDonald | Wood Brothers Racing | |
| Laps | 92 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | Darel Dieringer | Bill Stroppe | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | untelevised | ||
| Announcers | none | ||
The 1963 Golden State 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on November 3, 1963, at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California.
The transition to purpose-built racecars began in the early 1960s and occurred gradually over that decade. Changes made to the sport by the late 1960s brought an end to the "strictly stock" vehicles of the 1950s.
- ^ "1963 Golden State 400 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "1963 Golden State 400 race information". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ "1963 Golden State 400 race information (second reference)". Database Racing. Retrieved 2011-04-04.