Riverside 500

Riverside International Raceway — January 20, 1963

Dan Gurney

Winner

185

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Dan Gurney won the 1963 Riverside 500 at Riverside International Raceway on January 20, 1963, leading 120 of 185 laps. A.J. Foyt finished second; Troy Ruttman rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Sunday, January 20, 1963

Track

Riverside International Raceway

Season

1963

Winner

Dan Gurney

Leaders

6 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	11	+10	Dan Gurney	Holman Moody		185	—	Running	120	2200
2	2	—	A.J. Foyt	Nichels Engineering		185	—	Running	2	0
3	17	+14	Troy Ruttman	Stroppe Motorsports	Mercury	184	—	Running	—	0
4	3	-1	Fireball Roberts	Matthews Racing		184	—	Running	13	2112
5	25	+20	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns (Owner)		182	—	Running	—	2024
6	8	+2	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson		181	—	Running	—	1936
7	21	+14	Billy Wade	Owens Racing	Dodge	180	—	Running	—	1848
8	6	-2	Jimmy Pardue	Pete Stewart (Owner)		179	—	Running	—	1760
9	28	+19	Danny Letner		Dodge	179	—	Running	—	1672
10	30	+20	Joe Ruttman	Carl Dane (Owner)	Mercury	176	—	Running	—	1584
11	26	+15	Ron Hornaday	Frank Galpin (Owner)		176	—	Running	—	1496
12	13	+1	Dave MacDonald	Holman Moody		176	—	Running	—	1408
13	39	+26	Bob Perry	Bob Perry (Owner)	Mercury	175	—	Running	—	1320
14	32	+18	Bob Ross	Bob Ross (Owner)		175	—	Running	—	0
15	18	+3	Rex White	Rex White (Owner)		173	—	DNF - Engine	—	1232
16	27	+11	John Rostek	John Rostek (Owner)		172	—	DNF - Crash	—	1144
17	10	-7	Art Watts			171	—	Running	—	1056
18	33	+15	Wendell Scott	Scott Racing		169	—	Running	—	968
19	43	+24	Richard Brown			166	—	Running	—	880
20	41	+21	Harold Beal		Dodge	164	—	Running	—	792
21	31	+10	Scotty Cain	Scotty Cain (Owner)		162	—	Running	—	704
22	16	-6	Fred Lorenzen	Wood Brothers Racing		158	—	DNF - Engine	8	616
23	34	+11	Marshall Sargent			157	—	DNF - Crash	—	0
24	5	-19	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore Engineering		148	—	DNF	—	528
25	40	+15	Carl Joiner	Marquardt Racing		143	—	DNF - Crash	—	440
26	38	+12	Jim Cook	Floyd Johnson (Owner)	Dodge	143	—	DNF - Crash	—	352
27	9	-18	Jim Hurtubise			142	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
28	42	+14	Jack Norton	Jack Norton (Owner)		140	—	DNF	—	264
29	35	+6	Eddie Pagan	Dick Getty (Owner)		137	—	Running	—	176
30	24	-6	Don Noel		Mercury	126	—	DNF - Engine	—	88
31	7	-24	Clem Proctor	Clem Proctor (Owner)		122	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
32	23	-9	Sal Tovella	Tom Hawkins (Owner)		116	—	DNF - Engine	—	88
33	20	-13	David Pearson	Owens Racing	Dodge	113	—	DNF - Engine	—	88
34	44	+10	Bill Clifton	Bill Clifton (Owner)		111	—	Running	—	88
35	37	+2	Bill Foster	Cliff Stewart Racing		91	—	DNF	—	88
36	19	-17	Jim Paschal	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	81	—	DNF - Crash	—	0
37	12	-25	Parnelli Jones	Stroppe Motorsports	Mercury	78	—	DNF	39	0
38	22	-16	Marvin Porter	Vel Miletich (Owner)		67	—	DNF	—	88
39	1	-38	Paul Goldsmith	Nichels Engineering		59	—	DNF	3	0
40	4	-36	Len Sutton	Nichels Engineering		49	—	DNF	—	0
41	15	-26	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	Plymouth	27	—	DNF	—	88
42	14	-28	Danny Weinberg	Carl Dane (Owner)		27	—	DNF - Crash	—	88
43	36	-7	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider (Owner)	Mercury	26	—	DNF	—	88
44	29	-15	Lloyd Dane	Lloyd Dane (Owner)		8	—	DNF	—	88