Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
February 24th, 1963
Race #7 of the 1963 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Drivers Entered: 50
- Makes
- Chevrolet (6)
- Chrysler (1)
- Dodge (2)
- Ford (14)
- Mercury (5)
- Plymouth (5)
- Pontiac (17)
- Last Daytona International Speedway
race (Daytona 500 Qualifier #1)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Dan Gurney | Ford | Lafayette Ford | Holman-Moody | ||
| 01 | Paul Goldsmith | Pontiac | Packer Pontiac | Ray Nichels | ||
| 02 | AJ Foyt | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | Ray Nichels | ||
| 03 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | ||
| 04 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 05 | Jim McGuirk | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | Ray Nichels | ||
| 06 | Larry Frank | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 07 | Len Sutton | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | Ray Nichels | ||
| 10 | Bunkie Blackburn | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | Jim Stephens | ||
| 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Burton-Robinson | Charles Robinson | ||
| 13 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | Smokey Yunick | ||
| 14 | Troy Ruttman | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 15 | Parnelli Jones | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 18 | Stick Elliott | Pontiac | Toy Bolton | Toy Bolton | ||
| 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | Herman Beam | ||
| 21 | Tiny Lund | Ford | English Motors | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Banjo Matthews | Banjo Matthews | ||
| 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | Bill Stroppe | ||
| 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holman-Moody | Holman-Moody | ||
| 3 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | Ray Fox | Ray Fox | ||
| 32 | Bob James | Plymouth | Roscoe Sanders | Roscoe Sanders | ||
| 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | Wendell Scott | ||
| 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Pontiac | E.A. McQuaig | E.A. McQuaig | ||
| 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Louis Clements | Rex White | ||
| 41 | Jim Hurtubise | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 42 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | Stewart McKinney | Stewart McKinney | ||
| 47 | Jack Smith | Chrysler | Jack Smith | Jack Smith | ||
| 5 | Billy Wade | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 51 | Bob Cooper | Pontiac | Bob Cooper | Bob Cooper | ||
| 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pontiac | Pete Stewart | Pete Stewart | ||
| 56 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Mamie Reynolds | Mamie Reynolds | ||
| 58 | John Rogers | Pontiac | John Rogers | John Rogers | ||
| 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | Cotton Owens | ||
| 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | Curtis Crider | ||
| 67 | Reb Wickersham | Pontiac | Reb's Sport Shop | Reb Wickersham | ||
| 68 | Frank Graham | Ford | Ed Livingston | Ed Livingston | ||
| 69 | Johnny Allen | Mercury | Lou Sidoit | Lou Sidoit | ||
| 7 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | Shorty Johns | ||
| 70 | Floyd Powell | Pontiac | Paul Clayton | Paul Clayton | ||
| 71 | Bubba Farr | Chevrolet | W.M. Harrison | W.M. Harrison | ||
| 72 | Ted Hairfield | Ford | Parker Snead | Parker Snead | ||
| 73 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Acey Taylor | Acey Taylor | ||
| 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | Bud Moore | ||
| 80 | Sal Tovella | Ford | Tom Hawkins | Tom Hawkins | ||
| 81 | Dick Good | Ford | Romy | Romy Hammes | ||
| 84 | Red Foote | Ford | Rocky Hinton | Rocky Hinton | ||
| 95 | Jim Cushman | Plymouth | Jack Russell | Jack Russell |