In the third race of the 1963 season, Jim Paschal wins the Turkey Day 200 at Tar Heel Speedway in Randleman, NC. Paschal drove a #41 Petty Enterprises Plymouth. Maurice Petty finished fifth in his #42 family team Plymouth, and Richard finished 11th after losing a transmission with 12 laps to go.
Glen Wood won the pole in his family team's #21 Ford, and Paschal started alongside him. Jimmy Pardue and Ned Jarrett made up the second row. Petty cars claimed three of the top 6 starting spots as Richard and Maurice timed 5th and 6th.
Wood dominated the day by leading the first 173 laps. But with victory in the caution-free race seemingly in sight, Wood blew a tire, exited the race, and faded to a 15th place finish. Paschal took over the top spot and cruised unchallenged the remaining 27 laps to a 2-lap win over the rest of the field.
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This post concludes my 2013 series about wins by Petty Enterprises drivers other than by The King. If you've read one or more of the posts, tweeted about them, posted a link to Facebook, commented, emailed me, told someone about them, etc., THANK YOU.
| Fin | Driver | Car |
| 1 | Jim Paschal | '62 Plymouth |
| 2 | Joe Weatherly | '62 Pontiac |
| 3 | Tommy Irwin | '62 Ford |
| 4 | David Pearson | '62 Dodge |
| 5 | Maurice Petty | '62 Plymouth |
| 6 | Curtis Crider | '62 Mercury |
| 7 | Sherman Utsman | '62 Ford |
| 8 | Jimmy Pardue | '62 Pontiac |
| 9 | George Green | '62 Chevrolet |
| 10 | Wendell Scott | '61 Chevrolet |
| 11 | Richard Petty | '62 Plymouth |
| 12 | Jack Deniston | '62 Chevrolet |
| 13 | Ray Hughes | '60 Plymouth |
| 14 | Bill Foster | '62 Pontiac |
| 15 | Glen Wood | '62 Ford |
| 16 | Jim Bray | '60 Ford |
| 17 | Sam Fogle | '61 Mercury |
| 18 | G.C. Spencer | '62 Chevrolet |
| 19 | Lyle Stelter | '62 Chevrolet |
| 20 | Fred Harb | '61 Ford |
| 21 | Herman Beam | '60 Ford |
| 22 | John Hoffman | '60 Ford |
| 23 | Larry Thomas | '62 Dodge |
| 24 | Ned Jarrett | '62 Ford |
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updated by @tmc-chase: 11/22/20 09:37:15AM
