1963 Speedorama 200

1963 Speedorama 200
Race details[1]
Race 30 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Rambi Raceway
Rambi Raceway
Date July 7, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-07-07)
Official name Speedorama 200
Location Rambi Raceway, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
0.500 mi (0.804 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Weather Very hot with temperatures of 82.0 °F (27.8 °C); wind speeds of 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Average speed 60.996 miles per hour (98.164 km/h)
Attendance 4,000[2]
Pole position
Driver Petty Enterprises
Time 26.2 seconds[3]
Most laps led
Driver Ned Jarrett Charles Robinson
Laps 140
Winner
No. 11 Ned Jarrett Charles Robinson
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

The 1963 Speedorama 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on July 7, 1963, at Rambi Raceway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Chuck Huckabee's NASCAR Cup debut nets him his lone top-10 finish in ninth place. He wouldn't finish higher than 12th in any of his other 11 Cup starts.

  1. ^ "1963 Speedorama 200 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  2. ^ "1963 Speedorama 200 racing results". Racing Reference. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  3. ^ "1963 Speedorama 200 pole speed (in seconds)". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 2011-03-07.