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NASCAR Grand National race number 5 of 55
Friday, February 22, 1963 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
40 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (100.000 miles)

Time of race: 0:36:34
Average speed: 164.083 mph
Pole speed: n/a

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 70 yards
Attendance: 27000
Lead changes: n/a

Glossary 1963 NASCAR Grand National results / 1963 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led
1	2	3	Junior Johnson	Ray Fox	'63 Chevrolet	40	1100	running	17
2	11	01	Paul Goldsmith	Packer Pontiac (Ray Nichels)	'63 Pontiac	40	600	running	–
3	10	02	A.J. Foyt	Ray Nichels	'63 Pontiac	40	400	running	–
4	4	06	Larry Frank	Holman-Moody Racing	'63 Ford	40	300	running	–
5	8	0	Dan Gurney	Holman-Moody Racing	'63 Ford	40	300	running	–
6	1	22	Fireball Roberts	Banjo Matthews	'63 Pontiac	39	230	running	–
7	18	44	Tommy Irwin	Stewart McKinney	'63 Ford	39	225	running	–
8	14	14	Troy Ruttman	Bill Stroppe	'63 Ford	39	200	running	–
9	19	69	Johnny Allen	Lou Sidoit	'63 Mercury	39	150	running	–
10	17	31	Dick Good	Romy (Romy Hammes)	'63 Ford	39	150	running	–
11	3	03	G.C. Spencer	Ray Fox	'63 Chevrolet	38	150	running	–
12	22	43	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	38	125	running	–
13	16	80	Sal Tovella	Tom Hawkins	'63 Ford	38	125	running	–
14	6	32	Bob James	Roscoe Sanders	'63 Plymouth	38	100	running	–
15	20	70	Floyd Powell	Paul Clayton	'62 Pontiac	38	100	running	–
16	21	84	Red Foote	Rocky Hinton	'63 Ford	38	100	running	–
17	23	42	Jim Hurtubise	Petty Enterprises	'63 Plymouth	38	100	running	–
18	24	57	Pete Stewart	Pete Stewart	'62 Pontiac	37	100	running	–
19	27	36	Larry Thomas	Wade Younts	'62 Dodge	37	75	running	–
20	15	25	Chuck Daigh	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	37	75	running	–
21	9	67	Reb Wickersham	Reb's Sport Shop (Reb Wickersham)	'62 Pontiac	36	75	running	–
22	25	19	Herman Beam	Herman Beam	'63 Ford	36	75	running	–
23	31	95	Jim Cushman	Russell Trucking Co. (Jack Russell)	'63 Plymouth	35	75	running	–
24	13	24	Whitey Gerken	Bill Stroppe	'63 Mercury	23	75	–	–
25	29	47	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	'63 Chrysler	17		flat tires	–
26	12	71	Bubba Farr	W.M. Harrison	'63 Chevrolet	12		–	–
27	7	62	Curtis Crider	Curtis Crider	'62 Mercury	12		overheating	–
28	5	74	Paul Clark	Paul Clark	'62 Pontiac	11		crash	–
29	30	5	Billy Wade	Cotton Owens	'63 Dodge	7		piston	–
30	28	68	Frank Graham	Ed Livingston	'61 Ford	4		spin out	–
31	26	9	Al Terrell	Wildcat Williams	'62 Ford	4		spin out	–