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1963 Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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 6 1 22   Fireball Roberts Banjo Matthews '63 Pontiac 39 230 running – 1 2 3   Junior Johnson Ray Fox '63 Chevrolet 40 1100 running 17 11 3 03   G.C. Spencer Ray Fox '63 Chevrolet 38 150 running – 4 4 06   Larry Frank Holman-Moody Racing '63 Ford 40 300 running – 28 5 74   Paul Clark Paul Clark '62 Pontiac 11   crash – 14 6 32   Bob James Roscoe Sanders '63 Plymouth 38 100 running – 27 7 62   Curtis Crider Curtis Crider '62 Mercury 12   overheating – 5 8 0   Dan Gurney Holman-Moody Racing '63 Ford 40 300 running – 21 9 67   Reb Wickersham Reb's Sport Shop   (Reb Wickersham) '62 Pontiac 36 75 running – 3 10 02   A.J. Foyt Ray Nichels '63 Pontiac 40 400 running – 2 11 01   Paul Goldsmith Packer Pontiac   (Ray Nichels) '63 Pontiac 40 600 running – 26 12 71   Bubba Farr W.M. Harrison '63 Chevrolet 12   – – 24 13 24   Whitey Gerken Bill Stroppe '63 Mercury 23 75 – – 8 14 14   Troy Ruttman Bill Stroppe '63 Ford 39 200 running – 20 15 25   Chuck Daigh Bill Stroppe '63 Mercury 37 75 running – 13 16 80   Sal Tovella Tom Hawkins '63 Ford 38 125 running – 10 17 31   Dick Good Romy   (Romy Hammes) '63 Ford 39 150 running – 7 18 44   Tommy Irwin Stewart McKinney '63 Ford 39 225 running – 9 19 69   Johnny Allen Lou Sidoit '63 Mercury 39 150 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 – 12 22 43   Richard Petty Petty Enterprises '63 Plymouth 38 125 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 – 22 25 19   Herman Beam Herman Beam '63 Ford 36 75 running – 31 26 9   Al Terrell Wildcat Williams '62 Ford 4   spin out – 19 27 36   Larry Thomas Wade Younts '62 Dodge 37 75 running – 30 28 68   Frank Graham Ed Livingston '61 Ford 4   spin out – 25 29 47   Jack Smith Jack Smith '63 Chrysler 17   flat tires – 29 30 5   Billy Wade Cotton Owens '63 Dodge 7   piston – 23 31 95   Jim Cushman Russell Trucking Co.   (Jack Russell) '63 Plymouth 35 75 running –