Official NASCAR Race Results
Buddy Baker won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
07-04-1983 | Firecracker 400 | 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 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 185 | 160 | 45 | Running | 32,950 |
| 2 | 31 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 175 | 160 | 2 | Running | 27,175 |
| 3 | 15 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 165 | 160 | 0 | Running | 13,275 |
| 4 | 10 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 165 | 160 | 8 | Running | 13,380 |
| 5 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 160 | 160 | 43 | Running | 13,545 |
| 6 | 5 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 150 | 159 | 0 | Running | 9,625 |
| 7 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 146 | 159 | 0 | Running | 7,965 |
| 8 | 21 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Buick | Cumberland Mills | 142 | 158 | 0 | Running | 5,100 |
| 9 | 7 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 143 | 158 | 19 | Running | 11,900 |
| 10 | 37 | 51 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Burger King | 139 | 157 | 3 | Running | 3,550 |
| 11 | 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 130 | 157 | 0 | Running | 11,300 |
| 12 | 23 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | Clinomint | 127 | 157 | 0 | Running | 3,400 |
| 13 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 124 | 156 | 0 | Running | 10,600 |
| 14 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 126 | 156 | 5 | Running | 11,250 |
| 15 | 40 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Hillin Racing | 118 | 155 | 0 | Running | 3,500 |
| 16 | 28 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust | 115 | 155 | 0 | Running | 5,555 |
| 17 | 32 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | 112 | 153 | 0 | Running | 5,235 |
| 18 | 17 | 6 | Connie Saylor | Chevrolet | Native Tan | 109 | 153 | 0 | Running | 4,875 |
| 19 | 16 | 4 | Mark Martin | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure | 106 | 153 | 0 | Running | 2,100 |
| 20 | 24 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 103 | 152 | 0 | Running | 11,950 |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 100 | 149 | 0 | Running | 4,315 |
| 22 | 35 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Native Tan | 97 | 148 | 0 | Running | 1,800 |
| 23 | 39 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94 | 148 | 0 | Running | 3,905 |
| 24 | 27 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 91 | 147 | 0 | Running | 1,725 |
| 25 | 29 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 88 | 147 | 0 | Running | 1,650 |
| 26 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 90 | 145 | 16 | Engine | 2,250 |
| 27 | 33 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Bridgetender Inn | 82 | 128 | 0 | Running | 1,500 |
| 28 | 9 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | 79 | 124 | 0 | Running | 7,450 |
| 29 | 19 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | UNO / Bull Frog Knits | 76 | 115 | 0 | Engine | 1,400 |
| 30 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 73 | 112 | 0 | Engine | 3,395 |
| 31 | 11 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 70 | 102 | 0 | Ignition | 3,075 |
| 32 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 72 | 78 | 16 | Crash | 3,765 |
| 33 | 30 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 64 | 78 | 0 | Crash | 7,225 |
| 34 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Jim Peacock | 61 | 74 | 0 | Engine | 2,905 |
| 35 | 34 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Coastal Transmissions | 58 | 69 | 0 | Piston | 1,125 |
| 36 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 55 | 69 | 0 | Engine | 2,835 |
| 37 | 2 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 57 | 30 | 2 | Engine | 2,675 |
| 38 | 22 | 5 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons | 49 | 19 | 0 | Engine | 1,150 |
| 39 | 36 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Ford | Wangerin Racing | 46 | 9 | 0 | Engine | 1,025 |
| 40 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 48 | 5 | 1 | Engine | 3,250 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-04-1983
- Track: Daytona International Speedway
- Race: Firecracker 400
- Race #: 16
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Buddy Baker
- Start Position: 8th
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 167.442 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $266,650
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 16
- Lead Changes: 39
- Pole: 196.635 mph


