Darel Dieringer outduels Dave MacDonald to win the 1963 NASCAR Golden State 400 at Riverside International Raceway. MacDonald (92 laps), Dieringer (35) & Lorenzen (21) were the only drivers to lead in this race and MacDonald had the iconic Wood Bros 21 Ford out front on lap 92 when he lost 3rd gear and had to run the rest of the way with two gears. He'd built a sizable lead to that point but Dieringer slowly reeled him in and took the lead for good on lap 119. MacDonald's teammate Marvin Panch finished 2nd to gave the Wood Bros their best showing of the year

Notable finshers:

Darel Dieringer 1st
Dave MacDonald 2nd
Marvin Panch 3rd
Fireball Roberts 4th
Junior Johnson 5th
Joe Weatherly 7th
Ken Miles 11th
David Pearson 13th
Jimmy Pardue 22nd
Bob Bondurant 29th
Paul Goldsmith 31st
Freddy Lorenzen 32nd
Billy Wade 33rd
Ned Jarrett 34th
Richard Petty 36th
Rex White 37th