Daytona 500
1983 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 30
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$898,197Race Date:Feb 20, 1983Daytona International Speedway
Margin of Victory:20 Car LengthsRace Duration:3Hr 12Min 20Sec.Daytona Beach, Florida
Lead Changes:58Average Speed:155.979 MPH2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:42No. of Cautions:6 For 36 Lapsdaytonainternationalspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughDriver: Ricky Rudd R. RuddPontiac:9
Car No.:#28 PontiacCar No.:#3 ChevroletFord:0
Team:Ranier RacingTeam:Richard Childress RacingChevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Waddell WilsonCrew Chief:Buick:0
Laps Led:23 of 200Pole Speed:198.864 MPH
Official 1983 Daytona 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1828 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughHardee's18020023Running
2179 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottMelling Oil Pumps1752006Running
3521 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerValvoline17020035Running
41198 Joe Ruttman J. RuttmanJoe RuttmanLevi Garrett17020057Running
51090 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksSunny King Ford16019915Running
64144 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteBudweiser1501990Running
72253 Tom Sneva T. SnevaTom SnevaBodyguard Express1461990Running
81516 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonChattanooga Chew1421980Running
93522 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonMiller High Life1381980Running
101884 Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody RidleyCumberland Carpets1341970Running
11914 A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. FoytValvoline1301970Running
123951 Lennie Pond L. PondLennie PondNative Tan1271970Running
133266 Phil Parsons P. ParsonsPhil ParsonsSkoal Bandit1241960Running
144252 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansBroadway Motors1211960Running
152789 Dean Roper D. RoperDean RoperEvinrude Motors1181940Running
163467 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonArrington GroceryChrysler1151940Running
173641 Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie ThomasAdvance Auto Parts1121920Running
18206 Jim Sauter J. SauterJim SauterUlrich Racing01910Running
192826 Ronnie Hopkins R. Hopkins (R)Ronnie HopkinsFood Country USA1061910Running
20304 Rick Baldwin R. BaldwinRick BaldwinBaldwin Racing01880Running
214010 Clark Dwyer C. DwyerClark DwyerKings Inn Daytona1001880Running
22475 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettWarner Hodgdon1021879Running
232948 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPalatine Automotive941840Running
2413 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddPiedmont Airlines961821Camshaft
25161 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedUno881780Engine
262347 Ron Bouchard R. BouchardRon BouchardFoster Grant851620Engine
272564 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleSunny King Ford821490Engine
28122 Mark Martin M. MartinMark MartinValvring Oil Corporation791360Accident
293770 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieMcDuffie Racing761320Engine
30288 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineGatorade7810614Engine
31380 Delma Cowart D. CowartDelma CowartCoastal Transmission701020Accident
322171 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisTransmissions Unlimited671000Piston
3377 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty7-Eleven69999Engine
343317 Sterling Marlin S. Marlin (R)Sterling MarlinHesco Exhaust Systems61690Piston
35315 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans63632Engine
363111 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripPepsi Challenger55620Accident
371333 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit52560Engine
38643 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP544729Engine
392632 Bosco Lowe B. LoweBosco LoweClinomint Toothpaste46360Accident
401923 Elliott Forbes-Robinson E. Forbes-RobinsonElliott Forbes-RobinsonYurika Foods43360Engine
412427 Tim Richmond T. RichmondTim RichmondOld Milwaukee40240Engine
421455 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsSkoal3780Push Rod

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