30 May 1963 Indianapolis 500

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The 1963 Indianapolis 500 was the 47th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Thursday, 30 May 1963. Parnelli Jones started on pole position and was the race winner.

1963 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
Pos.No.DriverChassisEngineTireStartedLapsTotal TimeLaps LedStatusAvg. SpeedPrize Money
198Parnelli JonesWatsonOffenhauserFirestone12003:29:35.40167Running143.137$148,513
292Jim ClarkLotusFordFirestone5200+33.8428Running142.752$56,238
32A.J. FoytTrevisOffenhauserFirestone82000Running142.21$32,614
41Rodger WardWatsonOffenhauserFirestone42000Running141.09$21,288
54Don BransonWatsonOffenhauserFirestone32000Running140.866$18,588
68Jim McElreathWatsonOffenhauserFirestone62000Running140.862$14,888
793Dan GurneyLotusFordFirestone122000Running140.071$18,063
810Chuck HulseEwingOffenhauserFirestone112000Running140.064$12,163
984Al Miller (Krulac)ThompsonChevroletFirestone312000Running139.524$12,513
1022Dick RathmannWatsonOffenhauserFirestone172000Running138.845$10,463
1129Dempsey WilsonKuzmaOffenhauserFirestone302000Running138.574$8,300
1217Troy RuttmanKuzmaOffenhauserFirestone332000Running138.244$8,450
1365Bob ChristieChristensenOffenhauserFirestone182000Running136.104$7,900
1432Ebb RoseWatsonOffenhauserFirestone322000Running132.347$7,550
1514Roger McCluskeyWatsonOffenhauserFirestone141984Spun out$7,100
165Bobby MarshmanEpperlyOffenhauserFirestone71960Rear end$6,300
179Eddie SachsWatsonOffenhauserFirestone101810Accident$7,100
1899Paul GoldsmithWatsonOffenhauserFirestone91490Crankshaft$7,350
1952Lloyd RubyWatsonOffenhauserFirestone191260Accident$6,350
2088Eddie JohnsonWatsonOffenhauserFirestone211120Accident$6,300
2145Chuck StevensonWatsonOffenhauserFirestone221100Cylinder$5,700
2256Jim HurtubiseKurtisNoviFirestone21021Oil leak$7,400
2383Duane CarterThompsonChevroletFirestone151000Rod$5,700
2416Jim RathmannWatsonOffenhauserFirestone29990Fuel system$5,650
2526Bobby GrimTrevisOffenhauserFirestone20790Oil tank leak$5,900
2686Bob VeithPorterOffenhauserFirestone24740Valve$5,600
2735Allen CroweTrevisOffenhauserFirestone13470Accident$5,700
2854Bud TingelstadEpperlyOffenhauserFirestone25460Accident$5,500
2937Johnny RutherfordWatsonOffenhauserFirestone26430Transmission$5,400
3021Elmer GeorgeLesovskyOffenhauserFirestone28210Handling$5,350
3175Art MaloneKurtisNoviFirestone23180Clutch$5,150
3223Johnny BoydEpperlyOffenhauserFirestone27120Oil$5,300
336Bobby UnserKurtisNoviFirestone1620Accident$6,250
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