1963 Daytona 500
Race 7 of 55
Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:17:56
Average speed of winner: 151.566 mph
Margin of victory: 24 sec.
Lead changes: 29 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 2 for 10 laps
Lap leaders: Roberts 1-10, Johns 11-22, Goldsmith 23-33, Foyt 34-38, Spencer 39-40, White 41-42, Spencer 43-45, White 46-47, Spencer 48-50, Frank 51-55, Spencer 56-63, Foyt 64, Spencer 65-69, Lorenzen 70-105, Johns 106, Lorenzen 107-108, Johns 109-114, Roberts 115, Johns 116-118, Jarrett 119-141, Lorenzen 142-155, Jarrett 156-157, Lund 158-162, Lorenzen 163-184, Lund 185, Lorenzen 186, Lund 187-189, Lorenzen 190-191, Jarrett 192, Lund 193-200
Race notes: First win for Tiny Lund. Last pole for Fireball Roberts. Finale for Jim Cushman, Bubba Farr, Dick Good, Ted Hairfield, and John Rogers. Ned Jarrett took the points lead from Jimmy Pardue.
Video links: Highlights
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Tiny Lund | 21 | '63 Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 200 | 4 | 17 | running | 24550 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | '63 Ford | Holman-Moody | 200 | 6 | 77 | running | 15450 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | '63 Ford | Burton-Robinson | Allman | 200 | 3 | 26 | running | 8700 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 10 | Nelson Stacy | 29 | '63 Ford | Holman-Moody | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 8275 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 11 | Dan Gurney | 0 | '63 Ford | Holman-Moody | 199 | 0 | 0 | running | 3550 | 0 | |||
| 6 | 23 | Richard Petty | 43 | '63 Plymouth | Petty | Inman | 198 | 0 | 0 | running | 2500 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 14 | Bobby Johns | 7 | '63 Pontiac | Shorty Johns | 198 | 4 | 22 | running | 2600 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 26 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | '63 Pontiac | Moore | Moore | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 1500 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Johnny Rutherford | 13 | '63 Chevrolet | Yunick | Yunick | 165.183 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running | 1250 | 0 | |
| 10 | 13 | Tommy Irwin | 44 | '63 Ford | McKinney | 195 | 0 | 0 | running | 1000 | 0 | |||
| 11 | 9 | Larry Frank | 06 | '63 Ford | Holman-Moody | 195 | 1 | 5 | running | 1500 | 0 | |||
| 12 | 15 | Troy Ruttman | 14 | '63 Mercury | Stroppe | 195 | 0 | 0 | running | 1000 | 0 | |||
| 13 | 22 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 39 | '62 Pontiac | McQuaig | 194 | 0 | 0 | running | 1000 | 0 | |||
| 14 | 6 | Rex White | 4 | '63 Chevrolet | Clements | Clements | 194 | 2 | 4 | running | 1100 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 16 | Parnelli Jones | 15 | '63 Mercury | Stroppe | 194 | 0 | 0 | running | 1000 | 0 | |||
| 16 | 18 | Darel Dieringer | 26 | '63 Mercury | Stroppe | 192 | 0 | 0 | running | 675 | 0 | |||
| 17 | 25 | Sal Tovella | 80 | '63 Ford | Tubby Gonzales | 192 | 0 | 0 | running | 675 | 0 | |||
| 18 | 27 | Bob James | 32 | '63 Plymouth | Roscoe Sanders | 191 | 0 | 0 | running | 675 | 0 | |||
| 19 | 49 | H.B. Bailey | 04 | '61 Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 675 | 0 | |||
| 20 | 30 | Stick Elliott | 18 | '62 Pontiac | Bolton | 188 | 0 | 0 | running | 675 | 0 | |||
| 21 | 1 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | '63 Pontiac | Banjo Matthews | 160.943 | 182 | 2 | 11 | engine | 650 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 42 | Ed Livingston | 56 | '62 Ford | Mamie Reynolds | 180 | 0 | 0 | running | 550 | 0 | |||
| 23 | 47 | Jim Cushman | 95 | '63 Plymouth | Jack Russell | 176 | 0 | 0 | running | 550 | 0 | |||
| 24 | 45 | Herman Beam | 19 | '63 Ford | Beam | 175 | 0 | 0 | running | 825 | 0 | |||
| 25 | 39 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | '62 Pontiac | Pete Stewart | 169 | 0 | 0 | transmission | 550 | 0 | |||
| 26 | 41 | Wendell Scott | 34 | '62 Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | 168 | 0 | 0 | engine | 550 | 0 | |||
| 27 | 7 | A.J. Foyt | 02 | '63 Pontiac | Nichels | 143 | 2 | 6 | spun out | 550 | 0 | |||
| 28 | 37 | Jim Hurtubise | 41 | '63 Plymouth | Petty | 113 | 0 | 0 | engine | 550 | 0 | |||
| 29 | 35 | Red Foote | 84 | '63 Ford | Hinton | 113 | 0 | 0 | connecting rod | 550 | 0 | |||
| 30 | 17 | Johnny Allen | 69 | '63 Mercury | Sidoit | 111 | 0 | 0 | engine | 550 | 0 | |||
| 31 | 33 | Len Sutton | 07 | '63 Pontiac | Nichels | 97 | 0 | 0 | engine | 550 | 0 | |||
| 32 | 21 | G.C. Spencer | 03 | '63 Chevrolet | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | 95 | 5 | 21 | engine | 1550 | 0 | ||
| 33 | 29 | Floyd Powell | 70 | '62 Pontiac | Floyd Powell | 94 | 0 | 0 | wheel studs | 550 | 0 | |||
| 34 | 44 | Frank Graham | 68 | '61 Ford | Ed Livingston | 93 | 0 | 0 | engine | 550 | 0 | |||
| 35 | 36 | John Rogers | 58 | '61 Pontiac | John Rogers | 72 | 0 | 0 | handling | 550 | 0 | |||
| 36 | 34 | Jim Paschal | 42 | '63 Plymouth | Petty | 72 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 550 | 0 | |||
| 37 | 19 | Dick Good | 81 | '63 Ford | Hammes | 68 | 0 | 0 | spun out | 550 | 0 | |||
| 38 | 43 | Jim McGuirk | 05 | '62 Pontiac | Nichels | 67 | 0 | 0 | fumes | 550 | 0 | |||
| 39 | 28 | Bob Cooper | 51 | '62 Pontiac | Bob Cooper | 53 | 0 | 0 | engine | 550 | 0 | |||
| 40 | 5 | Paul Goldsmith | 01 | '63 Pontiac | Nichels | 39 | 1 | 11 | piston | 1250 | 0 | |||
| 41 | 46 | Billy Wade | 5 | '63 Dodge | Owens | Owens | 32 | 0 | 0 | valves | 550 | 0 | ||
| 42 | 3 | Junior Johnson | 3 | '63 Chevrolet | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | 26 | 0 | 0 | distributor | 1750 | 0 | ||
| 43 | 31 | Bubba Farr | 71 | '63 Chevrolet | W.M. Harrison | 22 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump | 550 | 0 | |||
| 44 | 38 | Jack Smith | 47 | '63 Chrysler | Jack Smith | 19 | 0 | 0 | flywheel | 550 | 0 | |||
| 45 | 20 | Bunkie Blackburn | 10 | '62 Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 18 | 0 | 0 | water pump | 550 | 0 | |||
| 46 | 40 | Reb Wickersham | 67 | Reb's Sport Shop | '62 Pontiac | Wickersham | 18 | 0 | 0 | engine | 550 | 0 | ||
| 47 | 32 | Ralph Earnhardt | 73 | '62 Pontiac | Acey Taylor | 15 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump | 550 | 0 | |||
| 48 | 50 | David Pearson | 6 | '63 Dodge | Owens | Owens | 12 | 0 | 0 | handling | 550 | 0 | ||
| 49 | 24 | Ted Hairfield | 72 | '63 Ford | Snead | 11 | 0 | 0 | clutch | 550 | 0 | |||
| 50 | 48 | Curtis Crider | 62 | '62 Mercury | Crider | 4 | 0 | 0 | heating | 550 | 0 |
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