15th Little 500 Results
Sun Valley Speedway
Saturday, May 25, 1963
* Bob Coulter droves laps 243 to 438 in relief** Jerry Weld drove 79 laps in relief# Bud Randall drive 80 laps in relief## Gary Congdon drove 262 laps in relief% Car qualified by Bob Coulter$ Car Qualified by Bud Randall Sanctioned by: IMCA Fast Qualifier: Johnny White – 53.580 seconds (New Track Record)Time of Race: 2:10:05.41Lead Changes: 4 among 3 drivers Lap Leaders: Johnny White 1-234; Pete Folse 235-275; Arnie Knepper 276-366; Pete Folse 337-477; Johnny White 478-500.
POS | ST | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | ENTRANT | LAPS | STATUS |
1 | 1 | 1* | Johnny White | Warren, MI | Sid Weinberger | 500 | Running |
1 | 1 | Bob Coulter | Torrance, CA | Sid Weinberger | |||
2 | 4 | 2 | Pete Folse | Tampa, FL | Hector Honore | 500 | Running |
3 | 3 | 32 | Arnie Knepper | Belleville, IL | Pete Mocca | 499 | Running |
4 | 11 | 8 | Gordon Wooley | Waco, TX | Jack Colvin | 493 | Running |
5 | 8 | 30 | Al Smith | Dayton, OH | Jack Steck | 490 | Running |
6 | 17 | 92** | Greg Weld | Kansas City, MO | Greg Weld | 479 | Running |
7 | 21 | 38 | Bob Davis | Dayton, OH | William Foster | 479 | Running |
8 | 25 | 66# | Buzz Gregory | Indianapolis, IN | Charles Altfater | 468 | Running |
9 | 13 | 68## | Don O’Riley | Long Beach, CA | Charles Altfater | 462 | Running |
10 | 2 | 88 | Jim McCune | Toledo, OH | Bob Price | 460 | Running |
11 | 16 | 98 | Vern Schmidt | Toledo, OH | Wayne Smithers | 459 | Running |
12 | 7 | 71% | Clare Lawicki | Madison Heights, MI | E.M. Wilson | 452 | Overheating |
13 | 23 | 23 | Roger Lane | Blue Springs, MO | Roger Lane | 422 | Running |
14 | 22 | 65 | Calvin Gilstrap | Salem, IN | Ivan Wenning | 419 | Running |
15 | 32 | 60 | Tex Shackleford | Dayton, OH | Clarence Jordon | 399 | Running |
16 | 29 | 81 | Dave Robinson | Indianapolis, IN | Wilbur Robinson | 376 | Running |
17 | 20 | 12 | Mickey McCormack | Hutchison, KS | Charles Lawhead | 373 | Running |
18 | 14 | 69 | Jerry Richert | Forest Lake, MN | Bill MacDonald | 368 | Running |
19 | 28 | 5 | Wilbur Robinson | Indianapolis, IN | Wilbur Robinson | 220 | Fuel System |
20 | 5 | 63 | Jerry Daniels | St. Paul, MN | Jim Wilson | 153 | Brakes |
21 | 12 | 51 | Norm Brown | Grand Rapids, MI | Ruben Snelenberger | 148 | Mechanical |
22 | 6 | 75 | Dean Mast | Dover, OH | W.C. Griffith | 147 | Ignition |
23 | 9 | 22 | Dave Hollis | Granite City, IL | Lyle Hartzell | 124 | Driveline |
24 | 30 | 21 | Larry Cannon | Danville, IL | Larry Cannon | 97 | Wheel |
25 | 18 | 70$ | Bob Coulter | Lakewood, CA | E.M. Wilson | 75 | Accident |
26 | 15 | 19 | Dick Gaines | Mitchell, IN | Marion McCourt | 71 | Accident |
27 | 10 | 62 | Jim Murphy | South Haven, MI | Nora Murphy | 59 | Ignition |
28 | 26 | 4 | Dick Atkins | Hayward, CA | Peacock Enterprise | 53 | Oil Leak |
29 | 24 | 20 | Bill Kort | Ann Arbor, Mi | Russ Hiatt | 46 | Accident |
30 | 31 | 28 | Don Bunch | Fort Wayne, IN | Frank Wright | 30 | Fuel System |
31 | 33 | 9 | Marvin Hector | Alexandria, IN | Howard Benson | 14 | Overheating |
32 | 27 | 47 | Gary Congdon | Garden Grove, CA | Larry Finley | 13 | Piston |
33 | 19 | 73 | Don Friend | East Detroit, MI | Ted Helke | 12 | Accident |