1963 Firecracker 400

Race 29 of 55

Daytona
160 laps
Time of race: 2:39:01
Average speed of winner: 150.927 mph
Margin of victory: 3/4 car length
Lead changes: 39 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 19 laps
Lap leaders: Johnson pole, Paschal 1, Johnson 2-3, Lorenzen 4, Johnson 5-8, Lorenzen 9, Roberts 10-13, Johnson1 4, Lorenzen 15, Johnson 16-17, Paschal 18, Lorenzen 19, Roberts 20-21, Paschal 22-23, Johnson 24-26, Paschal 27, Roberts 28, Johnson 29-33, Roberts 34-345, Paschal 36-37, Lorenzen 38, Johnson 39, Lorenzen 40-44, Paschal 45, Panch 46-50, Johnson 51-63, Roberts 64-65, Johnson 66-77, Roberts 78-80, Johnson 81-87, Lorenzen 88-90, Lund 91-92, Johnson 93-106, Roberts 107-108, Johnson 109-110, Roberts 111-155, Lorenzen 156, Roberts 157, Lorenzen 158-159, Roberts 160

Race notes: Finale for Jim McGuirk.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Fireball Roberts	22		'62 Ford	Holman-Moody			160	10	63	running	12100	0
2	4	Fred Lorenzen	28		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			160	9	16	running	8015	0
3	8	Marvin Panch	21		'63 Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		160	1	5	running	5310	0
4	5	Darel Dieringer	16		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			158	0	0	running	3175	0
5	26	Ned Jarrett	11		'63 Ford	Burton-Robinson	Allman		156	0	0	running	1900	0
6	13	David Pearson	6		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		156	0	0	running	1550	0
7	17	Jimmy Pardue	54		'63 Ford	Pete Stewart			154	0	0	running	1350	0
8	18	Richard Petty	43		'63 Plymouth	Petty	Inman		154	0	0	running	1250	0
9	16	G.C. Spencer	25		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			149	0	0	engine	1150	0
10	10	Tiny Lund	0		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			145	1	2	accident	1100	0
11	31	A.J. Foyt	13		'63 Chevrolet	Yunick	Yunick		145	0	0	engine	750	0
12	24	Jim McGuirk	05		'62 Pontiac				142	0	0	running	650	0
13	21	Herman Beam	19		'63 Ford	Beam			142	0	0	running	650	0
14	27	Wendell Scott	34		'62 Chevrolet	Wendell Scott			135	0	0	running	550	0
15	15	Buck Baker	87		'63 Pontiac	Buck Baker			124	0	0	engine	550	0
16	30	Bobby Isaac	99		'63 Ford	Bondy Long			112	0	0	engine	450	0
17	1	Junior Johnson	3		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox	166.005	111	12	66	piston	1500	0
18	12	Joe Weatherly	8		'63 Pontiac	Moore	Moore		102	0	0	engine	850	0
19	23	Billy Wade	5		'63 Dodge	Owens	Owens		95	0	0	clutch	450	0
20	20	Larry Thomas	36		'63 Dodge	Younts			84	0	0	fuel pump	450	0
21	7	Rex White	4		'63 Mercury	Clements	Clements		79	0	0	engine	500	0
22	25	Ed Livingston	56		'63 Ford	Mamie Reynolds			79	0	0	timing	350	0
23	2	Jim Paschal	03		'63 Chevrolet	Ray Fox	Ray Fox		61	6	8	piston	900	0
24	29	Bob Perry	1		'63 Mercury				58	0	0	engine	350	0
25	9	Pedro Rodríguez	02		'63 Pontiac	Nichels			54	0	0	engine	400	0
26	11	Troy Ruttman	14		'63 Mercury	Stroppe			50	0	0	accident	350	0
27	6	Paul Goldsmith	01		'63 Pontiac	Nichels			40	0	0	windshield	600	0
28	14	Bobby Johns	7		'63 Pontiac	Shorty Johns			25	0	0	radiator	350	0
29	32	Bob Welborn	39		'62 Pontiac	McQuaig			23	0	0	clutch	325	0
30	19	Neil Castles	86		'61 Chrysler	Buck Baker			21	0	0	vibration	350	0
31	33	Stick Elliott	48		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			16	0	0	heating	300	0
32	34	Jack Smith	47		'63 Plymouth	Jack Smith			14	0	0	heating	275	0
33	28	Nelson Stacy	29		'63 Ford	Holman-Moody			11	0	0	engine	300	0
34	35	Cale Yarborough	97		'62 Chevrolet	Lewis Osborne			9	0	0	engine	250	0
35	22	Curtis Crider	62		'62 Mercury	Crider			4	0	0	engine	300	0