Official NASCAR Race Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.
02-20-1983 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Pontiac | Hardee's | 180 | 200 | 23 | Running | 119,600 |
| 2 | 17 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 175 | 200 | 6 | Running | 66,425 |
| 3 | 5 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 170 | 200 | 35 | Running | 59,650 |
| 4 | 11 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 170 | 200 | 57 | Running | 55,980 |
| 5 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 160 | 199 | 15 | Running | 44,545 |
| 6 | 41 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 150 | 199 | 0 | Running | 33,175 |
| 7 | 22 | 53 | Tom Sneva | Chevrolet | Simoniz BodyGard | 146 | 199 | 0 | Running | 27,900 |
| 8 | 15 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 142 | 198 | 0 | Running | 25,100 |
| 9 | 35 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Miller High Life | 138 | 198 | 0 | Running | 29,400 |
| 10 | 18 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Buick | Cumberland Mills | 134 | 197 | 0 | Running | 20,900 |
| 11 | 9 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 130 | 197 | 0 | Running | 20,000 |
| 12 | 39 | 51 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Native Tan | 127 | 197 | 0 | Running | 15,000 |
| 13 | 32 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Buick | Skoal | 124 | 196 | 0 | Running | 13,700 |
| 14 | 42 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 121 | 196 | 0 | Running | 15,965 |
| 15 | 27 | 89 | Dean Roper | Pontiac | Evinrude Motors | 118 | 194 | 0 | Running | 12,800 |
| 16 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 115 | 194 | 0 | Running | 14,055 |
| 17 | 36 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 112 | 192 | 0 | Running | 10,500 |
| 18 | 20 | 6 | Jim Sauter | Chevrolet | Ulrich Racing | 109 | 191 | 0 | Running | 13,735 |
| 19 | 28 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Buick | Food Country USA | 106 | 191 | 0 | Running | 9,400 |
| 20 | 30 | 04 | Rick Baldwin | Dodge | Baldwin Racing | 103 | 188 | 0 | Running | 8,900 |
| 21 | 40 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 100 | 188 | 0 | Running | 7,100 |
| 22 | 4 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | 102 | 187 | 9 | Running | 32,400 |
| 23 | 29 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | 94 | 184 | 0 | Running | 9,400 |
| 24 | 1 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 96 | 182 | 1 | Cam | 16,515 |
| 25 | 16 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | UNO | 88 | 178 | 0 | Engine | 7,550 |
| 26 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Foster Grant | 85 | 162 | 0 | Engine | 9,205 |
| 27 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 82 | 149 | 0 | Engine | 8,795 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Mark Martin | Buick | Valvring | 79 | 136 | 0 | Crash | 15,000 |
| 29 | 37 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 76 | 132 | 0 | Engine | 7,375 |
| 30 | 2 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 78 | 106 | 14 | Engine | 12,065 |
| 31 | 38 | 01 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Coastal Transmissions | 70 | 102 | 0 | Crash | 4,300 |
| 32 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 67 | 100 | 0 | Piston | 13,650 |
| 33 | 7 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 69 | 99 | 9 | Engine | 19,666 |
| 34 | 33 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust | 61 | 69 | 0 | Piston | 6,485 |
| 35 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 63 | 63 | 2 | Engine | 37,011 |
| 36 | 31 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 55 | 62 | 0 | Crash | 16,100 |
| 37 | 13 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 52 | 56 | 0 | Engine | 14,050 |
| 38 | 6 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 54 | 47 | 29 | Engine | 22,600 |
| 39 | 26 | 32 | Bosco Lowe | Buick | Clinomint | 46 | 36 | 0 | Crash | 5,350 |
| 40 | 19 | 23 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Yurika Foods | 43 | 36 | 0 | Engine | 5,550 |
| 41 | 24 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 40 | 24 | 0 | Engine | 5,350 |
| 42 | 14 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Skoal | 37 | 8 | 0 | Push rod | 5,950 |
Race Recap
- Date: 02-20-1983
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Daytona 500
- Race #: 1
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Cale Yarborough
- Start Position: 8th
- Car Make: Pontiac
- Avg Speed: 155.979 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $898,197
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 36
- Lead Changes: 58
- Pole: 198.864 mph


