By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
Today marks 13 days before NASCAR Cup Series drivers compete in the 67th running of the Great American Race. In 663 total starts in the NASCAR Cup Series, car No. 13 is credited with winning one race—the second qualifying race for the 1963 DAYTONA 500, with Johnny Rutherford behind the wheel of Smokey Yunick’s Chevrolet. In those days, the qualifiers counted as official races. Rutherford went on to finish ninth, four laps down, in the subsequent DAYTONA 500. Four years later, Curtis Turner won the DAYTONA 500 pole in Yunick’s No. 13 but fell out of the race after 142 laps because of engine failure.
Tune-in to the 2025 DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, February 16 at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
