NASCAR Grand National Series Series by Race
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NASCAR's premier series has been known as the NASCAR Cup Series since 2020, previously known as the Monster Energy Cup Series. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top top racing series of NASCAR. It holds 36 races over the season at tracks loacted in the United States. Although the roots of the series was in the use of "stock" manufacturers vehicles todays cars are custom built automobiles powered by custom built V8 engines.
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1963 - Firecracker 400 Race Results
| Race Name - Firecracker 400Date - 7/4/1963Race Track - Daytona International SpeedwayTrack Length (Miles) - 2.5 milesRace Length (Miles) - 400 milesPole Speed - 166.005 mphNumber of Cautions - 3Caution Laps - 19Average Race Speed - 150.92 mphLead Changes - 39Total Race Purse - $49,650Race Number - 29 | More Races from 1963 |
| Fin | St | Driver | # | Sponsor | Laps Run | Make | Laps Led | Purse |
| 1 | 3 | Fireball Roberts | 22 | Young Ford (HolmanMoody) | 160 | 63 Ford | 63 | $12,100 |
| 2 | 4 | Fred Lorenzen | 28 | LaFayette (HolmanMoody) | 160 | 63 Ford | 16 | $8,015 |
| 3 | 8 | Marvin Panch | 21 | English Motors (Wood Brothers) | 160 | 63 Ford | 5 | $5,310 |
| 4 | 5 | Darel Dieringer | 16 | Bill Stroppe | 158 | 63 Mercury | 0 | $3,175 |
| 5 | 26 | Ned Jarrett | 11 | BurtonRobinson (Charles Robinson) | 156 | 63 Ford | 0 | $1,900 |
| 6 | 13 | David Pearson | 6 | Cotton Owens | 156 | 63 Dodge | 0 | $1,550 |
| 7 | 17 | Jimmy Pardue | 54 | Pete Stewart | 154 | 63 Ford | 0 | $1,350 |
| 8 | 18 | Richard Petty | 43 | Petty Enterprises | 154 | 63 Plymout | 0 | $1,250 |
| 9 | 16 | GC Spencer | 25 | Bill Stroppe | 149 | 63 Mercury | 0 | $1,150 |
| 10 | 10 | Tiny Lund | 0 | Pulliam Ford (HolmanMoody) | 145 | 63 Ford | 2 | $1,100 |
| 11 | 31 | AJ Foyt | 13 | Smokey Yunick | 145 | 63 Chevrol | 0 | $750 |
| 12 | 24 | Jim McGuirk | 5 | Possum Jones | 142 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $650 |
| 13 | 21 | Herman Beam | 19 | Herman Beam | 142 | 63 Ford | 0 | $650 |
| 14 | 27 | Wendell Scott | 34 | Wendell Scott | 135 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $550 |
| 15 | 15 | Buck Baker | 87 | Buck Baker | 124 | 63 Pontiac | 0 | $550 |
| 16 | 30 | Bobby Isaac | 99 | Bondy Long | 112 | 63 Ford | 0 | $450 |
| 17 | 1 | Junior Johnson | 3 | Holly Farms (Ray Fox) | 111 | 63 Chevrol | 66 | $1,500 |
| 18 | 12 | Joe Weatherly | 8 | Bud Moore | 102 | 63 Pontiac | 0 | $850 |
| 19 | 23 | Billy Wade | 5 | Cotton Owens | 95 | 63 Dodge | 0 | $450 |
| 20 | 20 | Larry Thomas | 36 | Wade Younts | 84 | 63 Dodge | 0 | $450 |
| 21 | 7 | Rex White | 4 | Louis Clements (Rex White) | 79 | 63 Mercury | 0 | $500 |
| 22 | 25 | Ed Livingston | 56 | Mamie Reynolds | 79 | 62 Ford | 0 | $350 |
| 23 | 2 | Jim Paschal | 3 | Holly Farms (Ray Fox) | 61 | 63 Chevrol | 8 | $900 |
| 24 | 29 | Bob Perry | 1 | Coz Concilla | 58 | 63 Mercury | 0 | $350 |
| 25 | 9 | Pedro Rodriguez | 2 | Ray Nichels | 54 | 63 Pontiac | 0 | $400 |
| 26 | 11 | Troy Ruttman | 14 | Bill Stroppe | 50 | 63 Mercury | 0 | $350 |
| 27 | 6 | Paul Goldsmith | 1 | Ray Nichels | 40 | 63 Pontiac | 0 | $600 |
| 28 | 14 | Bobby Johns | 7 | Shorty Johns | 25 | 63 Pontiac | 0 | $350 |
| 29 | 32 | Bob Welborn | 39 | EA McQuaig | 23 | 62 Pontiac | 0 | $325 |
| 30 | 19 | Neil Castles | 86 | Buck Baker | 21 | 61 Chrysle | 0 | $350 |
| 31 | 33 | Stick Elliott | 48 | Jack Smith | 16 | 63 Plymout | 0 | $300 |
| 32 | 34 | Jack Smith | 47 | Jack Smith | 14 | 63 Plymout | 0 | $275 |
| 33 | 28 | Nelson Stacy | 29 | HolmanMoody | 11 | 63 Ford | 0 | $300 |
| 34 | 35 | Cale Yarborough | 97 | Lewis Osborne | 9 | 62 Chevrol | 0 | $250 |
| 35 | 22 | Curtis Crider | 62 | Curtis Crider | 4 | 62 Mercury | 0 | $300 |
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