1963 Pickens 200

The 1963 Pickens 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on June 30, 1963, at Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina.

1963 Pickens 200
Race details
Race 38 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season
Date July 30, 1963 (1963-07-30)
Official name Pickens 200
Location Greenville-Pickens Speedway (Greenville, South Carolina)
Course Permanent racing facility
0.500 mi (0.804 km)
Distance 200 laps, 100 mi (160 km)
Weather Warm with temperatures of 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds of 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
Average speed 62.456 miles per hour (100.513 km/h)
Attendance 7,000
Pole position
Driver
  • Ned Jarrett
Charles Robinson
Most laps led
Driver Ned Jarrett Charles Robinson
Laps 112
Winner
No. 41 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network untelevised
Announcers none

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.

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