In the 1963 season opener, Plymouths from Petty Enterprises take top honors in the Birmingham 200 - a 200-lap, 100-mile race on the half-mile, paved fairgrounds speedway in Alabama. Jim Paschal won, and Richard Petty finished second.
Driving #41, Paschal won the pole and dominated the race. He led 192 of the 200 laps and lapped the field en route to the win. Sixth-place starter Petty in his familiar #43 led the remaining 8 laps leaving nothing for the rest of the 21-car field. Maurice Petty - Richard's brother, Petty Enterprises engine builder, and soon-to-be-inducted NASCAR Hall of Famer - started ninth in a third #42 Petty Plymouth but finished 14th after spinning and getting clobbered by Ned Jarrett.
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| Fin | # | Driver | Sponsor / Owner | Car |
| 1 | 41 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | '62 Plymouth |
| 2 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | '62 Plymouth |
| 3 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker | '62 Chrysler |
| 4 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Jimmy Pardue | '62 Pontiac |
| 5 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mamie Reynolds | '62 Ford |
| 6 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | '62 Pontiac |
| 7 | 4 | Rex White | Louis Clements | '62 Chevrolet |
| 8 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore | '62 Pontiac |
| 9 | 61 | Sherman Utsman | Sherman Utsman | '62 Ford |
| 10 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts | '62 Dodge |
| 11 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | B.G. Holloway | '62 Chevrolet |
| 12 | 2 | Bill Foster | Cliff Stewart | '62 Pontiac |
| 13 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton | '62 Pontiac |
| 14 | 42 | Maurice Petty | Petty Enterprises | '62 Plymouth |
| 15 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | '62 Ford |
| 16 | 1 | George Green | Jess Potter | '62 Chevrolet |
| 17 | 79 | T.C. Hunt | Ralph Smith | '62 Chevrolet |
| 18 | 30 | Charley Griffith | E.A. McQuaig | '62 Pontiac |
| 19 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | '62 Mercury |
| 20 | 81 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Jimmy Baker | '62 Mercury |
| 21 | 9 | Cotton Hodges | Wildcat Williams | '62 Ford |
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updated by @tmc-chase: 11/04/20 08:34:34AM
