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1963 Daytona 500 Results

Fin. Pos. Str. Car Pos. Car No. Driver Laps Money Car
1 12 21 Tiny Lund 200 $24,550 Ford
2 2 28 Fred Lorenzen 200 $15,450 Ford
3 8 11 Ned Jarrett 200 $8,700 Ford
4 10 29 Nelson Stacy 199 $8,275 Ford
5 11 0 Dan Gurney 199 $3,550 Ford
6 23 43 Richard Petty 198 $2,500 Plymouth
7 14 7 Bobby Johns 198 $2,600 Pontiac
8 26 8 Joe Weatherly 197 $1,500 Pontiac
9 4 13 Johnny Rutherford 196 $1,250 Chevrolet
10 13 44 Tommy Irwin 195 $1,000 Ford
11 9 6 Larry Frank 195 $1,500 Ford
12 15 14 Troy Ruttman 195 $1,000 Mercury
13 22 39 LeeRoy Yarbrough 194 $1,000 Pontiac
14 6 4 Rex White 194 $1,100 Chevrolet
15 16 15 Parnelli Jones 194 $1,000 Mercury
16 18 26 Darel Dieringer 192 $675 Mercury
17 25 80 Sal Tovella 192 $675 Ford
18 27 32 Bob James 191 $675 Plymouth
19 49 4 H.B. Bailey 188 $675 Pontiac
20 30 18 Gene Elliott 188 $675 Pontiac
21 1 22 Fireball Roberts 182 $650 Pontiac
22 42 56 Ed Livingston 180 $550 Ford
23 47 95 Jim Cushman 176 $550 Plymouth
24 45 19 Herman Beam 175 $550 Ford
25 39 54 Jimmy Pardue 169 $550 Pontiac
26 41 34 Wendell Scott 168 $550 Chevrolet
27 7 2 A.J. Foyt 143 $550 Pontiac
28 37 41 Jim Hurtubise 113 $550 Plymouth
29 35 84 Red Foote 113 $550 Ford
30 17 69 Johnny Allen 111 $550 Mercury
31 33 7 Len Sutton 97 $550 Pontiac
32 21 3 G.C. Spencer 95 $1,550 Chevrolet
33 29 70 Floyd Powell 94 $550 Pontiac
34 44 68 Frank Graham 93 $550 Ford
35 36 58 John Rogers 72 $550 Pontiac
36 34 42 Jim Paschal 72 $550 Plymouth
37 19 81 Dick Goode 68 $550 Ford
38 43 5 Jim McGuirk 67 $550 Pontiac
39 28 51 Bob Cooper 53 $550 Pontiac
40 5 1 Paul Goldsmith 39 $1,250 Pontiac
41 46 5 Billy Wade 32 $550 Dodge
42 3 3 Junior Johnson 26 $1,750 Chevrolet
43 31 71 Bubba Farr 22 $550 Chevrolet
44 38 47 Jack Smith 19 $550 Chevrolet
45 20 10 Bunkie Blackburn 18 $550 Pontiac
46 40 67 Reb Wickersham 18 $550 Pontiac
47 32 73 Ralph Earnhardt 15 $550 Pontiac
48 50 6 David Pearson 12 $550 Dodge
49 24 72 Ted Hairfield 11 $550 Ford
50 48 62 Curtis Crider 4 $550 Mercury

Time of Race: 3 hours, 17 minutes, 56 seconds
Average Speed: 151.566 mph
Fastest Qualifier: Johnny Rutherford, 165.183 mph
Pole: Fireball Roberts, 160.943 mph
Margin of Victory: 24 Seconds
Caution Flags: 2 for 10 laps
Lead Changes: 28 lead changes among 11 drivers. Lap Leaders: Fireball Roberts 1-10, Bobby Johns 11-22, Paul Goldsmith 23-33, A.J. Foyt 34-38, G.C. Spencer 39-40, Rex White 41-42, Spencer 43-45, White 46-47, Spencer 48-50, Larry Frank 51-55, Spencer 56-63, Foyt 64, Spencer 65-69, Fred Lorenzen 70-105, Johns 106, Lorenzen 107-108, Johns 109-114, Roberts 115, Johns 116-118, Ned Jarrett 119-141, Lorenzen 142-155, Jarrett 156-157, Tiny Lund 158-162, Lorenzen 163-184, Lund 185, Lorenzen 186, Lund 187-189, Lorenzen 190-191, Jarrett 192, Lund 193-200.
Total Laps Led: Fred Lorenzen 77, Ned Jarrett 26, Bobby Johns 22, G.C. Spencer 21, Tiny Lund 17, Paul Goldsmith 11, Fireball Roberts 11, A.J. Foyt 6, Larry Frank 5, Rex White 4.
Note: First 10 laps of race run under yellow flag due to rain.

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