Race: Firecracker 400
NASCAR Grand National Series: Race 29 of 55
Date: July 4, 1963
Track: Daytona International Speedway
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Firecracker 400 Race Information
| Winner | Fireball Roberts | Car | No. 22 Ford |
| Team / Owner | Holman Moody | Winner Start | 3rd |
| Started First | Junior Johnson | Most Laps Led | Junior Johnson (66) |
| Race Distance | 400 miles (160 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 35 |
| Different Leaders | 6 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Joe Weatherly | Season Race | 29 of 55 |
Firecracker 400 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Holman Moody | Ford | 160 | 63 | running | 2500 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Holman Moody | Ford | 160 | 16 | running | 2400 |
| 3 | 8 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 160 | 5 | running | 2300 |
| 4 | 5 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 158 | 0 | running | 2200 |
| 5 | 26 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Burton-Robinson | Ford | 156 | 0 | running | 2100 |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | David Pearson | Owens Racing | Dodge | 156 | 0 | running | 2000 |
| 7 | 17 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pete Stewart (Owner) | Ford | 154 | 0 | running | 1900 |
| 8 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | Plymouth | 154 | 0 | running | 1800 |
| 9 | 16 | 25 | G.C. Spencer | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 149 | 0 | engine | 1700 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Tiny Lund | Holman Moody | Ford | 145 | 2 | accident | 1600 |
| 11 | 31 | 13 | A.J. Foyt | Smokey Yunick Racing | Chevrolet | 145 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | 05 | Jim McGuirk | Possum Jones (Owner) | Pontiac | 142 | 0 | running | 1500 |
| 13 | 21 | 19 | Herman Beam | Herman Beam (Owner) | Ford | 142 | 0 | running | 1400 |
| 14 | 27 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Scott Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | running | 1300 |
| 15 | 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | Buck Baker Racing | Pontiac | 124 | 0 | engine | 1200 |
| 16 | 30 | 99 | Bobby Isaac | Bondy Long (Owner) | Ford | 112 | 0 | engine | 1100 |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 111 | 66 | piston | 1000 |
| 18 | 12 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Bud Moore Engineering | Pontiac | 102 | 0 | engine | 900 |
| 19 | 23 | 5 | Billy Wade | Owens Racing | Dodge | 95 | 0 | clutch | 800 |
| 20 | 20 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Wade Younts (Owner) | Dodge | 84 | 0 | fuel pump | 700 |
| 21 | 7 | 4 | Rex White | Rex White (Owner) | Mercury | 79 | 0 | engine | 600 |
| 22 | 25 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Mamie Reynolds (Owner) | Ford | 79 | 0 | timing | 500 |
| 23 | 2 | 03 | Jim Paschal | Fox Racing | Chevrolet | 61 | 8 | piston | 400 |
| 24 | 29 | 1 | Bob Perry | Coz Concilla (Owner) | Mercury | 58 | 0 | engine | 300 |
| 25 | 9 | 02 | Pedro Rodriguez | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 54 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 14 | Troy Ruttman | Stroppe Motorsports | Mercury | 50 | 0 | accident | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 01 | Paul Goldsmith | Nichels Engineering | Pontiac | 40 | 0 | windshield | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Shorty Johns (Owner) | Pontiac | 25 | 0 | radiator | 200 |
| 29 | 32 | 39 | Bob Welborn | E.A. McQuaig (Owner) | Pontiac | 23 | 0 | clutch | 100 |
| 30 | 19 | 86 | Neil Castles | Buck Baker Racing | Chrysler | 21 | 0 | vibration | 100 |
| 31 | 33 | 48 | Stick Elliott | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 16 | 0 | overheating | 100 |
| 32 | 34 | 47 | Jack Smith | Jack Smith (Owner) | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | overheating | 100 |
| 33 | 28 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Holman Moody | Ford | 11 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 34 | 35 | 97 | Cale Yarborough | Lewis Osborne (Owner) | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | engine | 100 |
| 35 | 22 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider (Owner) | Mercury | 4 | 0 | engine | 100 |
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