1983 Daytona 500

Race 1 of 30

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:12:20
Average speed of winner: 155.979 mph
Margin of victory: 5 car lengths
Lead changes: 58 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 36 laps
Lap leaders: Rudd 1, Bodine 2, R. Petty 3-4, Bodine 5, R. Petty 6, Earnhardt 7, K. Petty 8-13, Ruttman 14-15, K. Petty 16-18, R. Petty 19, Brooks 20, R. Petty 21-35, Brooks 36-37, R. Petty 38-47, Brooks 48-53, Elliott 54-58, Ruttman 59-60, Earnhardt 61, Brooks 62, Yarborough 63, Brooks 64-65, Elliott 66, Ruttman 67-76, Yarborough 77-78, Brooks 79, Bodine 80-84, Ruttman 85, Bodine 86-87, Ruttman 88, Bodine 89-93, Ruttman 94-95, Baker 96-97, Ruttman 98, Bonnett 99-107, Yarborough 108-109, Ruttman 110-115, Brooks 116, Ruttman 117, Brooks 118, Yarborough 119-122, Ruttman 123-124, Yarborough 125, Baker 126, Yarborough 127-134, Ruttman 135-141, Baker 142-149, Ruttman 150-151, Baker 152, Ruttman 153-159, Baker 160, Ruttman 161, Yarborough 162-163, Ruttman 164-174, Baker 175-183, Ruttman 184, Baker 185-186, Yarborough 187-188, Baker 189-199, Yarborough 200

Race notes: Debut for Clark Dwyer, Ronnie Hopkins, Phil Parsons, and Dean Roper.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 (Finish), Part 13 (Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Pontiac	Ranier	Wilson		200	9	23	running	119600	180
2	17	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Oil Pumps	Ford	Melling	Elliott		200	2	6	running	66425	175
3	5	Buddy Baker	21	Valvoline	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		200	8	35	running	59650	170
4	11	Joe Ruttman	98	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		200	16	57	running	55980	170
5	10	Dick Brooks	90	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Donlavey			199	8	15	running	44545	0
6	41	Terry Labonte	44	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		199	0	0	running	33175	150
7	22	Tom Sneva	53	Bodyguard Express	Chevrolet	Bignotti			199	0	0	running	27900	146
8	15	David Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Chevrolet	Hawkins			198	0	0	running	25100	142
9	35	Bobby Allison	22	Miller High Life	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		198	0	0	running	29400	138
10	18	Jody Ridley	84	Cumberland Carpets	Buick	McEntyre			197	0	0	running	20900	134
11	9	A.J. Foyt	14	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Foyt			197	0	0	running	20000	130
12	39	Lennie Pond	51	Native Tan	Buick	Tom Beck			197	0	0	running	15000	127
13	32	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal	Buick	Johnny Hayes			196	0	0	running	13700	124
14	42	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Buick	Means			196	0	0	running	15965	121
15	27	Dean Roper	89	Evinrude Motors	Pontiac	Mueller Brothers			194	0	0	running	12800	118
16	34	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington Racing	Chrysler	Arrington			194	0	0	running	14055	115
17	36	Ronnie Thomas	41	Advance Auto Parts	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			192	0	0	running	10500	112
18	20	Jim Sauter	6	Ulrich Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			191	0	0	running	13735	0
19	28	Ronnie Hopkins, Jr.	26	Food Country USA	Buick	Charlie Henderson			191	0	0	running	9400	106
20	30	Rick Baldwin	04	Baldwin Racing	Dodge	Rick Baldwin			188	0	0	running	8900	0
21	40	Clark Dwyer	10	Kings Inn	Chevrolet	Hamby			188	0	0	running	7100	100
22	4	Neil Bonnett	75	Warner Hodgdon	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		187	1	9	running	32400	102
23	29	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			184	0	0	running	9400	94
24	1	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine	198.864	182	1	1	camshaft	16515	96
25	16	Lake Speed	1	UNO	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		178	0	0	engine	7550	88
26	23	Ron Bouchard	47	Foster Grant	Buick	Jack Beebe	Ifft		162	0	0	engine	9205	85
27	25	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			149	0	0	engine	8795	82
28	12	Mark Martin	2	Valvring	Buick	Stacy			136	0	0	accident	15000	79
29	37	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	McDuffie			132	0	0	engine	7375	76
30	2	Geoff Bodine	88	Gatorade	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			106	5	14	engine	12065	78
31	38	Delma Cowart	01	Coastal Transmission	Buick	H.L. Waters			102	0	0	accident	4300	70
32	21	Dave Marcis	71	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Marcis			100	0	0	piston	13650	67
33	7	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Pontiac	Petty			99	1	9	engine	19666	69
34	33	Sterling Marlin	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Chevrolet	Hamby			69	0	0	piston	6485	61
35	3	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		63	2	2	engine	37011	63
36	31	Darrell Waltrip	11	Pepsi Challenger	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		62	0	0	accident	16100	55
37	13	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		56	0	0	engine	14050	52
38	6	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Pemberton		47	5	29	engine	22600	54
39	26	Bosco Lowe	32	Clinomint Toothpaste	Buick	Bill Terry			36	0	0	accident	5350	46
40	19	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	23	Yurika Foods	Buick	Bahre			36	0	0	engine	5550	43
41	24	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Brewer		24	0	0	engine	5350	40
42	14	Benny Parsons	55	Skoal	Buick	Johnny Hayes	Champion		8	0	0	push rod	5950	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	180	1	0	1	1	1
2	Bill Elliott	175	1	0	0	1	1
3	Buddy Baker	170	1	0	0	1	1
4	Joe Ruttman	170	1	0	0	1	1
5	Terry Labonte	150	1	0	0	0	1
6	Tom Sneva	146	1	0	0	0	1
7	David Pearson	142	1	0	0	0	1
8	Bobby Allison	138	1	0	0	0	1
9	Jody Ridley	134	1	0	0	0	1
10	A.J. Foyt	130	1	0	0	0	0
11	Lennie Pond	127	1	0	0	0	0
12	Phil Parsons	124	1	0	0	0	0
13	Jimmy Means	121	1	0	0	0	0
14	Dean Roper	118	1	0	0	0	0
15	Buddy Arrington	115	1	0	0	0	0
16	Ronnie Thomas	112	1	0	0	0	0
17	Ronnie Hopkins, Jr.	106	1	0	0	0	0
18	Neil Bonnett	102	1	0	0	0	0
19	Clark Dwyer	100	1	0	0	0	0
20	Ricky Rudd	96	1	1	0	0	0
21	James Hylton	94	1	0	0	0	0
22	Lake Speed	88	1	0	0	0	0
23	Ron Bouchard	85	1	0	0	0	0
24	Tommy Gale	82	1	0	0	0	0
25	Mark Martin	79	1	0	0	0	0