| 1983 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $266,650 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1983 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 29.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 23Min 20Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 39 | Average Speed: | 167.442 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 16 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Ford | Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 45 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 196.635 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 8 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running |  | 185 | 160 | 45 |
| 2 | 31 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Running |  | 175 | 160 | 2 |
| 3 | 15 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Running |  | 165 | 160 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 165 | 160 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 160 | 160 | 43 |
| 6 | 5 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Running |  | 150 | 159 | 0 |
| 7 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running | | 146 | 159 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Running | | 142 | 158 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 143 | 158 | 19 |
| 10 | 37 | 51 | Lennie Pond | Burger King | Running | | 139 | 157 | 3 |
| 11 | 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 130 | 157 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 77 | Ken Ragan (R) | Clinomint Toothpaste | Running | | 127 | 157 | 0 |
| 13 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 124 | 156 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 126 | 156 | 5 |
| 15 | 40 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. (R) | Hillin Racing | Running | | 0 | 155 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 115 | 155 | 0 |
| 17 | 32 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 112 | 153 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 6 | Connie Saylor | Native Tan | Running | | 0 | 153 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 4 | Mark Martin | Morgan-McClure Engines | Running |  | 106 | 153 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Running | | 103 | 152 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 100 | 149 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Native Tan | Running | Chrysler | 97 | 148 | 0 |
| 23 | 39 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 94 | 148 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Sales | Running | | 91 | 147 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 88 | 147 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Engine | | 90 | 145 | 16 |
| 27 | 33 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Bridgetender Inn | Running | | 82 | 128 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 79 | 124 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno / Bull Frog Knits | Engine | | 76 | 115 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Engine | | 73 | 112 | 0 |
| 31 | 11 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Ignition | | 70 | 102 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Accident | | 72 | 78 | 16 |
| 33 | 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 64 | 78 | 0 |
| 34 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Peacock Dodge | Engine | Chrysler | 61 | 74 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Coastal Transmission | Piston | | 58 | 69 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Engine | | 55 | 69 | 0 |
| 37 | 2 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 57 | 30 | 2 |
| 38 | 22 | 5 | Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons Farm | Engine | | 49 | 19 | 0 |
| 39 | 36 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Engine | | 46 | 9 | 0 |
| 40 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 48 | 5 | 1 |
