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  1.   Paul posted:
  04.21.2013 - 9:30 pm
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Joe Weatherly had this race won before an engine failure while leading
knocked him out of the race. Rex White then took over the race lead and
was in position for his 29th and ultimately final Grand National
victory, but was passed by Ned Jarrett with just 37 laps to go. White
led 98 laps in this race, which was more than he had led in his other 24
starts in 1963 combined. Other than his final race one year later, this
was the last time that White would lead in a Grand National race.

This was Larry Manning's first race in his own car since his crash (and
subsequent 8th place finish) at Dog Track Speedway 15 races earlier,
driving a one-year old Chevrolet. Unfortunately, overheating issues
knocked him out of the race just prior to the one-third mark of the race.


  2.   Spen posted:
  10.14.2017 - 11:53 pm
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Ned won at two different tracks in Richmond that year. I don't think
that's been done since.


  3.   Spen posted:
  08.18.2020 - 12:31 pm
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This was the first time since Piedmont 1960 that Ned won a race with
more than 20 cars in the field. He'd won 15 races since then.


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