1963 Speedorama 200
Auto race held at Rambi Raceway in 1963 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Race details[1] | |||
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Race 30 of 55 in the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series season | |||
Date | July 7, 1963; 60 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 |
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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.