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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1963

Race #29 of the 1963 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 160
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 150.927 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 19
  • Lead Changes: 39
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 22 Fireball Roberts Ford 0 0 0 160 63 Running
2 4 28 Fred Lorenzen Ford 0 0 0 160 16 Running
3 8 21 Marvin Panch Ford 0 0 0 160 5 Running
4 5 16 Darel Dieringer Mercury 0 0 0 158 0 Running
5 26 11 Ned Jarrett Ford 0 0 0 156 0 Running
6 13 6 David Pearson Dodge 0 0 0 156 0 Running
7 17 54 Jimmy Pardue Ford 0 0 0 154 0 Running
8 18 43 Richard Petty Plymouth 0 0 0 154 0 Running
9 16 25 GC Spencer Mercury 0 0 0 149 0 Engine
10 10 0 Tiny Lund Ford 0 0 0 145 2 Crash
11 31 13 AJ Foyt Chevrolet 0 0 0 145 0 Engine
12 24 05 Jim McGuirk Pontiac 0 0 0 142 0 Running
13 21 19 Herman Beam Ford 0 0 0 142 0 Running
14 27 34 Wendell Scott Chevrolet 0 0 0 135 0 Running
15 15 87 Buck Baker Pontiac 0 0 0 124 0 Engine
16 30 99 Bobby Isaac Ford 0 0 0 112 0 Engine
17 1 3 Junior Johnson Chevrolet 0 0 0 111 66 Piston
18 12 8 Joe Weatherly Pontiac 0 0 0 102 0 Engine
19 23 5 Billy Wade Dodge 0 0 0 95 0 Clutch
20 20 36 Larry Thomas Dodge 0 0 0 84 0 Fuel pump
21 7 4 Rex White Mercury 0 0 0 79 0 Engine
22 25 56 Ed Livingston Ford 0 0 0 79 0 Timing
23 2 03 Jim Paschal Chevrolet 0 0 0 61 8 Piston
24 29 1 Bob Perry Mercury 0 0 0 58 0 Engine
25 9 02 Pedro Rodriguez Pontiac 0 0 0 54 0 Engine
26 11 14 Troy Ruttman Mercury 0 0 0 50 0 Crash
27 6 01 Paul Goldsmith Pontiac 0 0 0 40 0 Windshield
28 14 7 Bobby Johns Pontiac 0 0 0 25 0 Radiator
29 32 39 Bob Welborn Pontiac 0 0 0 23 0 Clutch
30 19 86 Neil Castles Chrysler 0 0 0 21 0 Vibration
31 33 48 Stick Elliott Plymouth 0 0 0 16 0 Overheating
32 34 47 Jack Smith Plymouth 0 0 0 14 0 Overheating
33 28 29 Nelson Stacy Ford 0 0 0 11 0 Engine
34 35 97 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 0 0 0 9 0 Engine
35 22 62 Curtis Crider Mercury 0 0 0 4 0 Engine