Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 7 of 55
Date: February 24, 1963
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Tiny Lund | Car | No. 21 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Wood Brothers Racing | Winner Start | 12th |
| Started First | Fireball Roberts | Most Laps Led | Fred Lorenzen (77) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 50 |
| Different Leaders | 10 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Ned Jarrett | Season Race | 7 of 55 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 21 | Tiny Lund | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 17 | running | 4250 |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 200 | 77 | running | 4080 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 200 | 26 | running | 3910 |
| 4 | 10 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 3740 |
| 5 | 11 | 0 | Dan Gurney | Holman Moody | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 198 | 0 | running | 3570 |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 198 | 22 | running | 3400 |
| 8 | 26 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 197 | 0 | running | 3230 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | Johnny Rutherford | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 44 | Tommy Irwin | Stewart McKinney (Owner) | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 3060 |
| 11 | 9 | 06 | Larry Frank | Holman Moody | Ford | 195 | 5 | running | 2890 |
| 12 | 15 | 14 | Troy Ruttman | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 195 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | E.A. McQuaig (Owner) | Pontiac | 194 | 0 | running | 2720 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Chevrolet | 194 | 4 | running | 2550 |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | Parnelli Jones | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 194 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 192 | 0 | running | 2380 |
| 17 | 25 | 80 | Sal Tovella | Tom Hawkins (Owner) | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 2210 |
| 18 | 27 | 32 | Bob James | Roscoe Sanders (Owner) | Plymouth | 191 | 0 | running | 2040 |
| 19 | 49 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | Bailey Racing | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 1870 |
| 20 | 30 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Toy Bolton (Owner) | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 1700 |
| 21 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Matthews Racing | Pontiac | 182 | 11 | connecting rod | 1530 |
| 22 | 42 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Owner) | Ford | 180 | 0 | running | 1360 |
| 23 | 47 | 95 | Jim Cushman | Jack Russell (Owner) | Plymouth | 176 | 0 | running | 1190 |
| 24 | 45 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 175 | 0 | running | 1020 |
| 25 | 39 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Pontiac | 169 | 0 | engine | 850 |
| 26 | 41 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 168 | 0 | engine | 680 |
| 27 | 7 | 02 | A.J. Foyt | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 143 | 6 | accident | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 41 | Jim Hurtubise | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 113 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 29 | 35 | 84 | Red Foote | Rocky Hinton (Owner) | Ford | 113 | 0 | engine | 510 |
| 30 | 17 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Lou Sidoit (Owner) | Mercury | 111 | 0 | engine | 340 |
| 31 | 33 | 07 | Len Sutton | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 97 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | 03 | G.C. Spencer | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 21 | engine | 170 |
| 33 | 29 | 70 | Floyd Powell | Paul Clayton (Owner) | Pontiac | 94 | 0 | did not finish | 170 |
| 34 | 44 | 68 | Frank Graham | Ed Livingston (Owner) | Ford | 93 | 0 | engine | 170 |
| 35 | 36 | 58 | John Rogers | John Rogers (Owner) | Pontiac | 72 | 0 | handling | 170 |
| 36 | 34 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 72 | 0 | engine | 170 |
| 37 | 19 | 81 | Dick Goode | Dick Goode (Owner) | Ford | 68 | 0 | steering | 170 |
| 38 | 43 | 05 | Jim McGuirk | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 67 | 0 | exhaust | 0 |
| 39 | 28 | 51 | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper (Owner) | Pontiac | 53 | 0 | engine | 170 |
| 40 | 5 | 01 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 39 | 11 | engine | 0 |
| 41 | 46 | 5 | Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 32 | 0 | valve | 170 |
| 42 | 3 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | distributor | 170 |
| 43 | 31 | 71 | Bubba Farr | W.M. Harrison (Owner) | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | fuel pump | 170 |
| 44 | 38 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Chrysler | 19 | 0 | fly wheel | 170 |
| 45 | 20 | 10 | Bunkie Blackburn | Jim Stephens (Owner) | Pontiac | 18 | 0 | water pump | 170 |
| 46 | 40 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Reb Wickersham (Owner) | Pontiac | 18 | 0 | engine | 170 |
| 47 | 32 | 73 | Ralph Earnhardt | Acey Taylor (Owner) | Pontiac | 15 | 0 | fuel pump | 170 |
| 48 | 50 | 6 | David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 12 | 0 | handling | 170 |
| 49 | 24 | 72 | Ted Hairfield | Parker Snead (Owner) | Ford | 11 | 0 | clutch | 170 |
| 50 | 48 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 4 | 0 | water pump | 170 |
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