Race: Daytona 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 30
Date: February 20, 1983
Track: Daytona International Speedway
1983 Season Results | Richmond 400 →
Daytona 500 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 28 Pontiac |
| Team / Owner | Harry Ranier | Sponsor | Hardee's |
| Winner Start | 8th | Winner Laps Led | 23 |
| Started First | Ricky Rudd | Most Laps Led | Joe Ruttman (57) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 2.5 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 42 |
| Total Purse | $898,197 | Winner Earnings | $119,600 |
| Different Leaders | 11 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 4 |
| Points Leader After Race | Cale Yarborough | Season Race | 1 of 30 |
Daytona 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | Pontiac | 200 | 23 | running | 180 | $119,600 |
| 2 | 17 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Harry Melling | Ford | 200 | 6 | running | 175 | $66,425 |
| 3 | 5 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Wood Brothers | Ford | 200 | 35 | running | 170 | $59,650 |
| 4 | 11 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | Chevrolet | 200 | 57 | running | 170 | $55,980 |
| 5 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford & Honda / Burger King | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 199 | 15 | running | 160 | $44,545 |
| 6 | 41 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 150 | $33,175 |
| 7 | 22 | 53 | Tom Sneva | Simoniz BodyGard | Bay Darnell | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 146 | $27,900 |
| 8 | 15 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Bobby Hawkins | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 142 | $25,100 |
| 9 | 35 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 138 | $29,400 |
| 10 | 18 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Mills | Robert McEntyre | Buick | 197 | 0 | running | 134 | $20,900 |
| 11 | 9 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Valvoline | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 130 | $20,000 |
| 12 | 39 | 51 | Lennie Pond | Native Tan | Tom Beck | Buick | 197 | 0 | running | 127 | $15,000 |
| 13 | 32 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal | Johnny Hayes | Buick | 196 | 0 | running | 124 | $13,700 |
| 14 | 42 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | Buick | 196 | 0 | running | 121 | $15,965 |
| 15 | 27 | 89 | Dean Roper | Evinrude Motors | Mueller Brothers | Pontiac | 194 | 0 | running | 118 | $12,800 |
| 16 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | 194 | 0 | running | 115 | $14,055 |
| 17 | 36 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | 192 | 0 | running | 112 | $10,500 |
| 18 | 20 | 6 | Jim Sauter | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 109 | $13,735 |
| 19 | 28 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Food Country USA | Charlie Henderson | Buick | 191 | 0 | running | 106 | $9,400 |
| 20 | 30 | 4 | Rick Baldwin | Baldwin Racing | Rick Baldwin | Dodge | 188 | 0 | running | 103 | $8,900 |
| 21 | 40 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Kings Inn | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 100 | $7,100 |
| 22 | 4 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon | Rahmoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 187 | 9 | running | 102 | $32,400 |
| 23 | 29 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 184 | 0 | running | 94 | $9,400 |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 182 | 1 | cam | 96 | $16,515 |
| 25 | 16 | 1 | Lake Speed | UNO | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | engine | 88 | $7,550 |
| 26 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Foster Grant | Jack Beebe | Buick | 162 | 0 | engine | 85 | $9,205 |
| 27 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 149 | 0 | engine | 82 | $8,795 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Mark Martin | Valvring | Jim Stacy | Buick | 136 | 0 | crash | 79 | $15,000 |
| 29 | 37 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Wilder's | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 132 | 0 | engine | 76 | $7,375 |
| 30 | 2 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart | Pontiac | 106 | 14 | engine | 78 | $12,065 |
| 31 | 38 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Coastal Transmissions | H.L. Waters | Buick | 102 | 0 | crash | 70 | $4,300 |
| 32 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | piston | 67 | $13,650 |
| 33 | 7 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 99 | 9 | engine | 69 | $19,666 |
| 34 | 33 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 69 | 0 | piston | 61 | $6,485 |
| 35 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Bud Moore | Ford | 63 | 2 | engine | 63 | $37,011 |
| 36 | 31 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | crash | 55 | $16,100 |
| 37 | 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Buick | 56 | 0 | engine | 52 | $14,050 |
| 38 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 47 | 29 | engine | 54 | $22,600 |
| 39 | 26 | 32 | Bosco Lowe | Clinomint | Bill Terry | Buick | 36 | 0 | crash | 46 | $5,350 |
| 40 | 19 | 23 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Yurika Foods | Dick Bahre | Buick | 36 | 0 | engine | 43 | $5,550 |
| 41 | 24 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 24 | 0 | engine | 40 | $5,350 |
| 42 | 14 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Skoal | Johnny Hayes | Buick | 8 | 0 | push rod | 37 | $5,950 |
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