1963 World 600

1963 World 600
Race details
Race 26 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season
1963 World 600 program cover
1963 World 600 program cover
Date June 2, 1963 (1963-06-02)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 400 laps, 600 mi (965.606 km)
Average speed 132.417 mph (213.105 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Most laps led
Driver Junior Johnson
Laps 289
Winner
No. 28 Fred Lorenzen

The 1963 World 600, the 4th running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series race held on June 2, 1963 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Contested over 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the 26th race of the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season. Fred Lorenzen of Holman-Moody won the race.

Paul Clark and Banjo Matthews would depart from NASCAR after the race while Joe Weatherly took the championship lead from Richard Petty.[1]

  1. ^ Race information at Race Database