The 1963 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Sunday, February 24th, 1963
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 12 | 21 | Tiny Lund | Ford | 0 | 0 | 200 | 17 | 0 | running |
2 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | 0 | 0 | 200 | 77 | 0 | running |
3 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | 0 | 0 | 200 | 26 | 0 | running |
4 | 10 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
5 | 11 | 0 | Dan Gurney | Ford | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 23 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 14 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 198 | 22 | 0 | running |
8 | 26 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 4 | 13 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 13 | 44 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 9 | 06 | Larry Frank | Ford | 0 | 0 | 195 | 5 | 0 | running |
12 | 15 | 14 | Troy Ruttman | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 22 | 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 6 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 194 | 4 | 0 | running |
15 | 16 | 15 | Parnelli Jones | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 18 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 25 | 80 | Sal Tovella | Ford | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 27 | 32 | Bob James | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 49 | 04 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 30 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 182 | 11 | 0 | engine |
22 | 42 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Ford | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 47 | 95 | Jim Cushman | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 45 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | 0 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 39 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
26 | 41 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | engine |
27 | 7 | 02 | AJ Foyt | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 143 | 6 | 0 | spin out |
28 | 37 | 41 | Jim Hurtubise | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | engine |
29 | 35 | 84 | Red Foote | Ford | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | con rod |
30 | 17 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | engine |
31 | 33 | 07 | Len Sutton | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | engine |
32 | 21 | 03 | GC Spencer | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 95 | 21 | 0 | engine |
33 | 29 | 70 | Floyd Powell | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | wheel studs |
34 | 44 | 68 | Frank Graham | Ford | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | engine |
35 | 36 | 58 | John Rogers | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | handling |
36 | 34 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | ignition |
37 | 19 | 81 | Dick Good | Ford | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | spin out |
38 | 43 | 05 | Jim McGuirk | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | fumes |
39 | 28 | 51 | Bob Cooper | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | engine |
40 | 5 | 01 | Paul Goldsmith | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 0 | piston |
41 | 46 | 5 | Billy Wade | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | valves |
42 | 3 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | distributor |
43 | 31 | 71 | Bubba Farr | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump |
44 | 38 | 47 | Jack Smith | Chrysler | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | flywheel |
45 | 20 | 10 | Bunkie Blackburn | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | water pump |
46 | 40 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | engine |
47 | 32 | 73 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | fuel pump |
48 | 50 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | handling |
49 | 24 | 72 | Ted Hairfield | Ford | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | clutch |
50 | 48 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | handling |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.