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1963 Firecracker 400

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NASCAR Grand National race number 29 of 55
July 4, 1963 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
160 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:39:01
Average Speed: 150.927 mph
Pole Speed: 166.005 mph

Cautions: 3 for 19 laps
Margin of Victory: 0.75 cl
Attendance: 26,640
Lead changes: 39

Glossary 1963 NASCAR Grand National results / 1963 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	3	22	Fireball Roberts	Young Ford (Holman-Moody)	'63 Ford	160	12,100	running	63
2	4	28	Fred Lorenzen	LaFayette (Holman-Moody)	'63 Ford	160	8,015	running	16
3	8	21	Marvin Panch	English Motors (Wood Brothers)	'63 Ford	160	5,310	running	5
4	5	16	Darel Dieringer	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	158	3,175	running	0
5	26	11	Ned Jarrett	Burton-Robinson (Charles Robinson)	'63 Ford	156	1,900	running	0
6	13	6	David Pearson	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	156	1,550	running	0
7	17	54	Jimmy Pardue	Pete Stewart	'63 Ford	154	1,350	running	0
8	18	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	154	1,250	running	0
9	16	25	G.C. Spencer	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	149	1,150	engine	0
10	10	0	Tiny Lund	Pulliam Ford (Holman-Moody)	'63 Ford	145	1,100	crash	2
11	31	13	A.J. Foyt	Smokey Yunick	'63 Chevrolet	145	750	engine	0
12	24	05	Jim McGuirk	Possum Jones	'62 Pontiac	142	650	running	0
13	21	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'63 Ford	142	650	running	0
14	27	34	Wendell Scott	Wendell Scott	'62 Chevrolet	135	550	running	0
15	15	87	Buck Baker	Buck Baker	'63 Pontiac	124	550	engine	0
16	30	99	Bobby Isaac	Bondy Long	'63 Ford	112	450	engine	0
17	1	3	Junior Johnson	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	111	1,500	piston	66
18	12	8	Joe Weatherly	Bud Moore	'63 Pontiac	102	850	engine	0
19	23	5	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	95	450	clutch	0
20	20	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'63 Dodge	84	450	fuel pump	0
21	7	4	Rex White	Louis Clements (Rex White)	'63 Mercury	79	500	engine	0
22	25	56	Ed Livingston	Mamie Reynolds	'62 Ford	79	350	timing	0
23	2	03	Jim Paschal	Holly Farms (Ray Fox)	'63 Chevrolet	61	900	piston	8
24	29	1	Bob Perry	Coz Concilla	'63 Mercury	58	350	engine	0
25	9	02	Pedro Rodriguez	Ray Nichels	'63 Pontiac	54	400	engine	0
26	11	14	Troy Ruttman	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	50	350	crash	0
27	6	01	Paul Goldsmith	Ray Nichels	'63 Pontiac	40	600	windshield	0
28	14	7	Bobby Johns	Shorty Johns	'63 Pontiac	25	350	radiator	0
29	32	39	Bob Welborn	E.A. McQuaig	'62 Pontiac	23	325	clutch	0
30	19	86	Neil Castles	Buck Baker	'61 Chrysler	21	350	vibration	0
31	33	48	Stick Elliott	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	16	300	overheating	0
32	34	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Plymouth	14	275	overheating	0
33	28	29	Nelson Stacy	Holman-Moody	'63 Ford	11	300	engine	0
34	35	97	Cale Yarborough	Lewis Osborne	'62 Chevrolet	9	250	engine	0
35	22	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	4	300	engine	0

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Jim Paschal	1	1	1
Junior Johnson	2	3	2
Fred Lorenzen	4	4	1
Junior Johnson	5	8	4
Fred Lorenzen	9	9	1
Fireball Roberts	10	13	4
Junior Johnson	14	14	1
Fred Lorenzen	15	15	1
Junior Johnson	16	17	2
Jim Paschal	18	18	1
Fred Lorenzen	19	19	1
Fireball Roberts	20	21	2
Jim Paschal	22	23	2
Junior Johnson	24	26	3
Jim Paschal	27	27	1
Fireball Roberts	28	28	1
Junior Johnson	29	33	5
Fireball Roberts	34	35	2
Jim Paschal	36	37	2
Fred Lorenzen	38	38	1
Junior Johnson	39	39	1
Fred Lorenzen	40	44	5
Jim Paschal	45	45	1
Marvin Panch	46	50	5
Junior Johnson	51	63	13
Fireball Roberts	64	65	2
Junior Johnson	66	77	12
Fireball Roberts	78	80	3
Junior Johnson	81	87	7
Fred Lorenzen	88	90	3
Tiny Lund	91	92	2
Junior Johnson	93	106	14
Fireball Roberts	107	108	2
Junior Johnson	109	110	2
Fireball Roberts	111	155	45
Fred Lorenzen	156	156	1
Fireball Roberts	157	157	1
Fred Lorenzen	158	159	2
Fireball Roberts	160	160	1

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