Official NASCAR Race Results
Fireball Roberts won the 1963 NASCAR Grand National Series Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
07-04-1963 | Firecracker 400 | 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 | 3 | 22 | Fireball Roberts | Ford | Young Ford | 0 | 160 | 63 | Running | 12,100 |
| 2 | 4 | 28 | Fred Lorenzen | Ford | LaFayette | 0 | 160 | 16 | Running | 8,015 |
| 3 | 8 | 21 | Marvin Panch | Ford | English Motors | 0 | 160 | 5 | Running | 5,310 |
| 4 | 5 | 16 | Darel Dieringer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 158 | 0 | Running | 3,175 |
| 5 | 26 | 11 | Ned Jarrett | Ford | Burton-Robinson | 0 | 156 | 0 | Running | 1,900 |
| 6 | 13 | 6 | David Pearson | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 156 | 0 | Running | 1,550 |
| 7 | 17 | 54 | Jimmy Pardue | Ford | Pete Stewart | 0 | 154 | 0 | Running | 1,350 |
| 8 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | Plymouth | Petty Enterprises | 0 | 154 | 0 | Running | 1,250 |
| 9 | 16 | 25 | G.C. Spencer | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 149 | 0 | Engine | 1,150 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Tiny Lund | Ford | Pulliam Ford | 0 | 145 | 2 | Crash | 1,100 |
| 11 | 31 | 13 | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | Smokey Yunick | 0 | 145 | 0 | Engine | 750 |
| 12 | 24 | 05 | Jim McGuirk | Pontiac | Possum Jones | 0 | 142 | 0 | Running | 650 |
| 13 | 21 | 19 | Herman Beam | Ford | Herman Beam | 0 | 142 | 0 | Running | 650 |
| 14 | 27 | 34 | Wendell Scott | Chevrolet | Wendell Scott | 0 | 135 | 0 | Running | 550 |
| 15 | 15 | 87 | Buck Baker | Pontiac | Buck Baker | 0 | 124 | 0 | Engine | 550 |
| 16 | 30 | 99 | Bobby Isaac | Ford | Bondy Long | 0 | 112 | 0 | Engine | 450 |
| 17 | 1 | 3 | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 0 | 111 | 66 | Piston | 1,500 |
| 18 | 12 | 8 | Joe Weatherly | Pontiac | Bud Moore | 0 | 102 | 0 | Engine | 850 |
| 19 | 23 | 5 | Billy Wade | Dodge | Cotton Owens | 0 | 95 | 0 | Clutch | 450 |
| 20 | 20 | 36 | Larry Thomas | Dodge | Wade Younts | 0 | 84 | 0 | Fuel pump | 450 |
| 21 | 7 | 4 | Rex White | Mercury | Louis Clements | 0 | 79 | 0 | Engine | 500 |
| 22 | 25 | 56 | Ed Livingston | Ford | Mamie Reynolds | 0 | 79 | 0 | Timing | 350 |
| 23 | 2 | 03 | Jim Paschal | Chevrolet | Holly Farms | 0 | 61 | 8 | Piston | 900 |
| 24 | 29 | 1 | Bob Perry | Mercury | Coz Concilla | 0 | 58 | 0 | Engine | 350 |
| 25 | 9 | 02 | Pedro Rodriguez | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | 0 | 54 | 0 | Engine | 400 |
| 26 | 11 | 14 | Troy Ruttman | Mercury | Bill Stroppe | 0 | 50 | 0 | Crash | 350 |
| 27 | 6 | 01 | Paul Goldsmith | Pontiac | Ray Nichels | 0 | 40 | 0 | Windshield | 600 |
| 28 | 14 | 7 | Bobby Johns | Pontiac | Shorty Johns | 0 | 25 | 0 | Radiator | 350 |
| 29 | 32 | 39 | Bob Welborn | Pontiac | E.A. McQuaig | 0 | 23 | 0 | Clutch | 325 |
| 30 | 19 | 86 | Neil Castles | Chrysler | Buck Baker | 0 | 21 | 0 | Vibration | 350 |
| 31 | 33 | 48 | Stick Elliott | Plymouth | Jack Smith | 0 | 16 | 0 | Overheating | 300 |
| 32 | 34 | 47 | Jack Smith | Plymouth | Jack Smith | 0 | 14 | 0 | Overheating | 275 |
| 33 | 28 | 29 | Nelson Stacy | Ford | Holman-Moody | 0 | 11 | 0 | Engine | 300 |
| 34 | 35 | 97 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Lewis Osborne | 0 | 9 | 0 | Engine | 250 |
| 35 | 22 | 62 | Curtis Crider | Mercury | Curtis Crider | 0 | 4 | 0 | Engine | 300 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-04-1963
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Firecracker 400
- Race #: 29
- Cars: 35
- Winner: Fireball Roberts
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: 1963 Ford
- Avg Speed: 150.927 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $49,650
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 19
- Lead Changes: 39
- Pole: 166.005 mph
