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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)]] | *[[1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)]] | ||
*[[1960 Daytona Races ( | *[[1960 Daytona Races (partially found footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)]] | ||
*[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost | *[[1961 Firecracker 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)]] | ||
*[[1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]] | *[[1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]] | ||
*[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost | *[[1962 Firecracker 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)]] | ||
*[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]] | *[[1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)]] | ||
*[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]] | *[[1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]] | ||
*[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]] | *[[1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)]] | ||
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*[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]] | *[[1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]] | ||
*[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]] | *[[1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)]] | ||
*[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]] | *[[1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]] | ||
*[[1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]] | *[[1967 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]] | ||
*[[1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)]] | |||
*[[1968 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1968)]] | |||
*[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | *[[1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | ||
*[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | *[[1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)]] | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 31 January 2023
Newspaper clipping promoting the television broadcast.
Status: Partially Found
The 1963 Richmond 250 was the 15th race of the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series. Occurring on 7th April at the Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, the race would ultimately be won by Joe Weatherly in a 1963 Pontiac, capitalising when long-term leader and 1963 Chevrolet driver Junior Johnson suffered an engine failure. While the race was not televised, it is known that WRVA-TV aired footage of the qualifying session.
Background
The 1963 Richmond 250 was the 3rd running of the event, with the annual race typically lasting around 250 laps or around 125 miles in length.[1] It was one of two 1963 Grand National races at Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds, the other being the Capital City 300,[2] which occurred on 8th September and was won by Ned Jarrett in a 1963 Ford.[3] The race also has ties to the modern Toyota Owners 400, having been expanded to 400 laps since 1976, and having dropped the Richmond title since 1984.[4]
Prior to the race, qualifying commenced with Rex White winning the pole position in a 1962 Chevrolet with a speed of 69.151 mph.[5][1] Directly behind him was 1963 Dodge driver David Pearson, with Joe Weatherly lining up third out of 25 competitors.[1][5] Meanwhile, 1963 Ford drivers Fred Lorenzen and Fireball Roberts were considered some of the favourites to win, but only qualified 15th and 9th respectively.[6] A few months before the race, it is known that Richmond promoter Paul Sawyer drove the Richmond pace car to the 1963 Riverside 500 to advertise the April event.[7]
The Race
With the starting order decided, the 1963 Richmond 250 commenced on 7th April.[1] Pearson shot into the lead on the opening lap, holding it until Weatherly passed him on lap 5.[1] Weatherly could only hold onto his lead for five laps though, before Junior Johnson passed him for the first position on lap 10, controlling the early stages by leading 61 consecutive laps.[1] Weatherly retook it on lap 71, leading 11 consecutive laps before again being passed, this time by Jim Paschal in a 1963 Plymouth.[1] Paschal led 48 laps only to retire due to a differential failure, handing the lead to Johnson, who defended the first position for another 34 laps.[1] Pre-race favourites Roberts and Lorenzen retired after 70 and 80 laps respectively, both because of engine failures.[6][1]
Johnson briefly lost the lead to Pearson, but retook it six laps later on lap 170.[1] From then onwards, the battle for the lead became a duel between Johnson and Weatherly, with the latter successfully achieving an overtake on lap 187.[1] Johnson retook the lead on lap 191, before dropping it back to Weatherly in what would be the final lead change on lap 208.[1][6] Nevertheless, Johnson remained in contention, only being two seconds away from the leader.[6] Suddenly, on lap 244, Johnson's engine failed,[1] causing him to spin out and hit a fence, though he ultimately escaped uninjured.[6][5] This brought out the caution flag that lasted until the final lap, enabling Weatherly to claim victory and $2,400 in prize money.[6][1][5] Jarrett finished second, while White took third.[1][6][5]
Availability
The race itself was untelevised, although an 8mm film consisting of 2 minutes and 20 seconds of race footage was uploaded to YouTube by DanObx64 on 10th March 2011.[5] While the title does say "Richmond raceway 1964", analysis of the footage by RacersReunion member Dave Fulton confirms it recorded the 1963 event.[5]
While no television footage of the race exists, nascarman History detailed in his video Top 10 LOST NASCAR TV Broadcasts that local Richmond, Virginia television station WRVA-TV presented live coverage of the qualifying session that occurred hours before the race. However, no clips of the broadcast are known to have survived.
Gallery
Videos
See Also
- 1960 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1960)
- 1960 Daytona Races (partially found footage of NASCAR prelude events to Daytona 500; 1960)
- 1961 Firecracker 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1961)
- 1962 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)
- 1962 Firecracker 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1962)
- 1963 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1963)
- 1964 Atlanta 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)
- 1964 National 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1964)
- 1964 Richmond 250 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series qualifying session; 1964)
- 1965 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)
- 1965 Rebel 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1965)
- 1966 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)
- 1966 Southern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1966)
- 1967 Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)
- 1967 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)
- 1967 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1967)
- 1968 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1968)
- 1970 Alabama 500 (found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)
- 1970 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)
- 1970 Wilkes 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)
- 1970 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand National Series race; 1970)
- 1971 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 Myers Brothers 250 (lost footage and official documents of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 Rebel 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1971)
- 1971 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1971)
- 1972 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Bowman-Gray 100 (lost footage of NASCAR Grand American Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Daytona 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Firecracker 400 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 National 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1972 Rebel 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1972)
- 1973 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)
- 1973 Medal of Honor Firecracker 400 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1973)
- 1974 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)
- 1974 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1974)
- 1974 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1974)
- 1975 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1975 Dixie 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1975 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1975 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1975 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; 1975)
- 1975 World 600 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1975)
- 1976 Atlanta 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Champion Spark Plug 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Dixie 500 (lost CBS footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Firecracker 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Rebel 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Riverside 400 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Talladega 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 Winston 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1976 World 600 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1976)
- 1978 NAPA National 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1978)
- 1979 Daytona ARCA 200 (lost footage of ARCA Racing Series race; 1979)
- 1979 Dixie 500 (lost ABC footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1979)
- 1979 Southeastern 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1979)
- 1981 Coca-Cola 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)
- 1981 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1981)
- 1982 CRC Chemicals 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1982)
- 1982 Eastern 150 (lost footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)
- 1982 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1982)
- 1982 Twin 125s race 1 (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)
- 1982 Winston Western 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1982)
- 1983 Goody's Sportsman 300 (partially found footage of NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race; 1983)
- 1983 Mason-Dixon 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1983)
- 1983 Southern 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1983)
- 1984 Delaware 500 (partially found footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1984)
- 1984 Goody's Sportsman 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1984)
- 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 (lost footage of NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; existence unconfirmed; 1984)
- 1985 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1985)
- 1986 Twin 125s (lost footage of NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying races; existence unconfirmed; 1986)
- 1989 Busch Clash (lost footage of pre-season NASCAR Winston Cup Series race; 1989)
- 1992 Atlanta 300 (lost footage of NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race; 1992)
- 1996 DeVilbiss SuperFinish 200 (partially found televised footage of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race; 1996)
- Jeff Gordon's 2008 UAW-Dodge 400 crash (lost on-board footage of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race crash; 2008)
- NASCAR (partially found uncut footage of stock car races; 1960-present)
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Racing-Reference detailing qualifying and race results for the event. Retrieved 18 Apr '22
- ↑ Racing-Reference detailing the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series calendar. Retrieved 18 Apr '22
- ↑ Racing-Reference detailing the results of the 1963 Capital City 300. Retrieved 18 Apr '22
- ↑ The New York Times Stats detailing the history of Atlantic Rural Fairgrounds (now Richmond Raceway) Cup Series races since 1975. Retrieved 18 Apr '22
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 RacersReunion detailing the race and confirming the video was from the 1963 race. Retrieved 18 Apr '22
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Associated Press reporting on Weatherly winning the race (article found on RacersReunion). Retrieved 18 Apr '22
- ↑ RacersReunion detailing Paul Sawyer advertising the race at the 1963 Riverside 500. Retrieved 18 Apr '22