Official NASCAR Race Results
Tiny Lund won the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-24-1963 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 21 | Tiny Lund | Ford | English Motors | 0 | 200 | 17 | Running | 24,550 |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 200 | 77 | Running | 15,450 |
| 3 | 8 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Burton-Robinson | 0 | 200 | 26 | Running | 8,700 |
| 4 | 10 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 199 | 0 | Running | 8,275 |
| 5 | 11 | 0 | Dan Gurney | Ford | Lafayette Ford | 0 | 199 | 0 | Running | 3,550 |
| 6 | 23 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running | 2,500 |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | 0 | 198 | 22 | Running | 2,600 |
| 8 | 26 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running | 1,500 |
| 9 | 4 | 13 | Johnny Rutherford | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | 0 | 196 | 0 | Running | 1,250 |
| 10 | 13 | 44 | Tommy Irwin | Ford | Stewart McKinney | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 11 | 9 | 06 | Larry Frank | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 195 | 5 | Running | 1,500 |
| 12 | 15 | 14 | Troy Ruttman | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 13 | 22 | 39 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | Pontiac | E.A. McQuaig | 0 | 194 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Rex White | Chevrolet | Louis Clements | 0 | 194 | 4 | Running | 1,100 |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | Parnelli Jones | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 194 | 0 | Running | 1,000 |
| 16 | 18 | 26 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 192 | 0 | Running | 675 |
| 17 | 25 | 80 | Sal Tovella | Ford | Tom Hawkins | 0 | 192 | 0 | Running | 675 |
| 18 | 27 | 32 | Bob James | Plymouth | Roscoe Sanders | 0 | 191 | 0 | Running | 675 |
| 19 | 49 | 04 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | H.B. Bailey | 0 | 188 | 0 | Running | 675 |
| 20 | 30 | 18 | Stick Elliott | Pontiac | Toy Bolton | 0 | 188 | 0 | Running | 675 |
| 21 | 1 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Pontiac | Banjo Matthews | 0 | 182 | 11 | Engine | 650 |
| 22 | 42 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Mamie Reynolds | 0 | 180 | 0 | Running | 550 |
| 23 | 47 | 95 | Jim Cushman | Plymouth | Jack Russell | 0 | 176 | 0 | Running | 550 |
| 24 | 45 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | 0 | 175 | 0 | Running | 550 |
| 25 | 39 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Pontiac | Pete Stewart | 0 | 169 | 0 | Transmission | 550 |
| 26 | 41 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | 0 | 168 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 27 | 7 | 02 | A.J. Foyt | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | 0 | 143 | 6 | Spin out | 550 |
| 28 | 37 | 41 | Jim Hurtubise | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 113 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 29 | 35 | 84 | Red Foote | Ford | Rocky Hinton | 0 | 113 | 0 | Con rod | 550 |
| 30 | 17 | 69 | Johnny Allen | Mercury | Lou Sidoit | 0 | 111 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 31 | 33 | 07 | Len Sutton | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | 0 | 97 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 32 | 21 | 03 | G.C. Spencer | Chevrolet | Ray Fox | 0 | 95 | 21 | Engine | 1,550 |
| 33 | 29 | 70 | Floyd Powell | Pontiac | Paul Clayton | 0 | 94 | 0 | Wheel studs | 550 |
| 34 | 44 | 68 | Frank Graham | Ford | Ed Livingston | 0 | 93 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 35 | 36 | 58 | John Rogers | Pontiac | John Rogers | 0 | 72 | 0 | Handling | 550 |
| 36 | 34 | 42 | Jim Paschal | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 72 | 0 | Ignition | 550 |
| 37 | 19 | 81 | Dick Good | Ford | Romy | 0 | 68 | 0 | Spin out | 550 |
| 38 | 43 | 05 | Jim McGuirk | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | 0 | 67 | 0 | Fumes | 550 |
| 39 | 28 | 51 | Bob Cooper | Pontiac | Bob Cooper | 0 | 53 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 40 | 5 | 01 | Paul Goldsmith | Pontiac | Packer Pontiac | 0 | 39 | 11 | Piston | 1,250 |
| 41 | 46 | 5 | Billy Wade | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 32 | 0 | Valves | 550 |
| 42 | 3 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | Ray Fox | 0 | 26 | 0 | Distributor | 1,750 |
| 43 | 31 | 71 | Bubba Farr | Chevrolet | W.M. Harrison | 0 | 22 | 0 | Fuel pump | 550 |
| 44 | 38 | 47 | Jack Smith | Chrysler | Jack Smith | 0 | 19 | 0 | Flywheel | 550 |
| 45 | 20 | 10 | Bunkie Blackburn | Pontiac | Jim Stephens | 0 | 18 | 0 | Water pump | 550 |
| 46 | 40 | 67 | Reb Wickersham | Pontiac | Reb's Sport Shop | 0 | 18 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 47 | 32 | 73 | Ralph Earnhardt | Pontiac | Acey Taylor | 0 | 15 | 0 | Fuel pump | 550 |
| 48 | 50 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 12 | 0 | Handling | 550 |
| 49 | 24 | 72 | Ted Hairfield | Ford | Parker Snead | 0 | 11 | 0 | Clutch | 550 |
| 50 | 48 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | 0 | 4 | 0 | Handling | 550 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-24-1963
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 7
- Cars: 50
- Winner: Tiny Lund
- Start Position: 12th
- Car Make: 1963 Ford
- Avg Speed: 151.556 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $97,850
- Cautions: 2
- Caution Laps: 10
- Lead Changes: 29
- Pole: 160.943 mph


