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1983 Daytona 500 First UNO Twin 125 Qualifier Second UNO Twin 125 Qualifier Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 30 Sunday, February 20, 1983 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 3:12:20 Average speed: 155.979 mph Pole speed: 198.864 mph Cautions: 6 for 36 laps Margin of victory: 5 cl Attendance: 115000 Lead changes: 58 Glossary    1983 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1983 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 31 38 0   Delma Cowart Coastal Transmissions   (H.L. Waters) Buick 102 4300 crash 0 70 25 16 1   Lake Speed UNO   (Hoss Ellington) Chevrolet 178 7550 engine 0 88 28 12 2   Mark Martin Valvring   (Jim Stacy) Buick 136 15000 crash 0 79 24 1 3   Ricky Rudd Piedmont Airlines   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 182 16515 cam 1 96 20 30 04   Rick Baldwin Baldwin Racing   (Rick Baldwin) Dodge 188 8900 running 0 103 18 20 6   Jim Sauter Ulrich Racing   (D.K. Ulrich) Chevrolet 191 13735 running 0 109 33 7 7   Kyle Petty 7-Eleven   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 99 19666 engine 9 69 2 17 9   Bill Elliott Melling Oil Pumps   (Harry Melling) Ford 200 66425 running 6 175 21 40 10   Clark Dwyer Kings Inn   (Roger Hamby) Chevrolet 188 7100 running 0 100 36 31 11   Darrell Waltrip Pepsi Challenger   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 62 16100 crash 0 55 11 9 14   A.J. Foyt Valvoline   (A.J. Foyt) Chevrolet 197 20000 running 0 130 35 3 15   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler   (Bud Moore) Ford 63 37011 engine 2 63 8 15 16   David Pearson Chattanooga Chew   (Bobby Hawkins) Chevrolet 198 25100 running 0 142 34 33 17   Sterling Marlin Hesco Exhaust   (Roger Hamby) Chevrolet 69 6485 piston 0 61 3 5 21   Buddy Baker Valvoline   (Wood Brothers) Ford 200 59650 running 35 170 9 35 22   Bobby Allison Miller High Life   (DiGard Racing) Chevrolet 198 29400 running 0 138 40 19 23   Elliott Forbes-Robinson Yurika Foods   (Dick Bahre) Buick 36 5550 engine 0 43 19 28 26   Ronnie Hopkins Food Country USA   (Charlie Henderson) Buick 191 9400 running 0 106 41 24 27   Tim Richmond Old Milwaukee   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 24 5350 engine 0 40 1 8 28   Cale Yarborough Hardee's   (Harry Ranier) Pontiac 200 119600 running 23 180 39 26 32   Bosco Lowe Clinomint   (Bill Terry) Buick 36 5350 crash 0 46 37 13 33   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Buick 56 14050 engine 0 52 17 36 41   Ronnie Thomas Advance Auto Parts   (Ronnie Thomas) Pontiac 192 10500 running 0 112 38 6 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 47 22600 engine 29 54 6 41 44   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 199 33175 running 0 150 26 23 47   Ron Bouchard Foster Grant   (Jack Beebe) Buick 162 9205 engine 0 85 23 29 48   James Hylton Palatine Auto Parts   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 184 9400 running 0 94 12 39 51   Lennie Pond Native Tan   (Tom Beck) Buick 197 15000 running 0 127 14 42 52   Jimmy Means Broadway Motors   (Jimmy Means) Buick 196 15965 running 0 121 7 22 53   Tom Sneva Simoniz BodyGard   (Bay Darnell) Chevrolet 199 27900 running 0 146 42 14 55   Benny Parsons Skoal   (Johnny Hayes) Buick 8 5950 push rod 0 37 27 25 64   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 149 8795 engine 0 82 13 32 66   Phil Parsons Skoal   (Johnny Hayes) Buick 196 13700 running 0 124 16 34 67   Buddy Arrington Arrington Racing   (Buddy Arrington) Chrysler 194 14055 running 0 115 29 37 70   J.D. McDuffie Wilder's   (J.D. McDuffie) Pontiac 132 7375 engine 0 76 32 21 71   Dave Marcis Transmissions Unlimited   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 100 13650 piston 0 67 22 4 75   Neil Bonnett Hodgdon   (Rahmoc Enterprises) Chevrolet 187 32400 running 9 102 10 18 84   Jody Ridley Cumberland Mills   (Robert McEntyre) Buick 197 20900 running 0 134 30 2 88   Geoffrey Bodine Gatorade   (Cliff Stewart) Pontiac 106 12065 engine 14 78 15 27 89   Dean Roper Evinrude Motors   (Mueller Brothers) Pontiac 194 12800 running 0 118 5 10 90   Dick Brooks Sunny King Ford & Honda / Burger King   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 199 44545 running 15 160 4 11 98   Joe Ruttman Levi Garrett   (Ron Benfield) Chevrolet 200 55980 running 57 170

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Morgan Shepherd 02, 93 Bud Reeder, Junie Donlavey Chevy, Ford Connie Saylor 4 Spencer Racing G.C. Spencer Oldsmobile Bruce Jacobi 05 Colonial Motors Dennis Taylor Pontiac Bill Scott 07 Verda Coal Spencer Brown Oldsmobile Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 B.J. Racing Bobby Hillin, Sr. Buick Joe Millikan 18 Leon Satterfield Buick Ronnie Sanders 19 Henley Gray Buick Rick Newsom 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet Lowell Cowell 24 Cecil Gordon Chrysler Laurent Rioux 38 Rioux Racing Laurent Rioux Chevrolet Blackie Wangerin 39 Wangerin Racing Blackie Wangerin Ford Ferrel Harris 40 Iron Peddlers Baxter Price / D.K. Ulrich Buick Slick Johnson 42 Billy Matthews Buick Travis Tiller 46 Morgan-McClure Chevrolet Travis Tiller Buick David Simko 54 Mound Steel Elmer Simko Oldsmobile Ken Kalla 57 K&K Enterprises Ken Kalla Buick Jerry Bowman 58 Grimes Holcomb Ford Alan West 61 Fogg Trucking Co. Ken Fogg Buick Rick Wilson 62 Rick Wilson Buick Jocko Maggiacomo 63 Jim Rosenblum Oldsmobile Joe Booher 65 Spohn's Body Shop Ron Spohn Ford Mike Kempton 69 KRC Mike Kempton Pontiac Rusty Wallace 72 Easter Seals / Ramada Inn John Childs Buick Steve Moore 73 Franklin City Music Park Steve Moore Pontiac Ralph Jones 74 Bridgetender Inn Bobby Wawak Buick Mike Potter 76 Cam Farm Mike Potter Oldsmobile Dick Skillen 78 Tom Goff Pontiac Darryl Sage 86 Sage Racing Lee Sage Chevrolet Bobby Wawak 94 Superior Piping Bobby Wawak Buick Philip Duffie 99 Duffie Sand & Gravel Philip Duffie Buick WD Jim Hurlbert 00 Hurlbert Racing Jim Hurlbert Buick WD Rodney Combs 5 J.D. Stacy Jim Stacy Buick WD Al Loquasto 06 Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich Buick WD Chet Fillip 13 Circle Bar Truck Corral Earle Canavan Buick WD John Haver 45 Kothera Racing Edwin Kothera Buick WD ? 49 Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton Chevrolet WD Howard Mark 68 Jim Fowler Oldsmobile WD John Callis 80 Callis Racing John Callis Pontiac WD ? 96 Cronkrite Racing Will Cronkrite Buick Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 52 52     53 57 5   #66 spun tri-oval   58 64 7     65 76 12   oil on track   77 108 32     109 114 6   #0 accident turn 2   115 137 23     138 140 3   #2 accident turn 4   141 144 4     145 149 5   #04,26,70 spun turn 1   150 162 13     163 167 5   oil on track   168 200 33       Percent of race run under caution: 18.0%             Average green flag run: 23.4 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Ricky Rudd 1 1 1   Geoffrey Bodine 2 2 1   Richard Petty 3 4 2   Geoffrey Bodine 5 5 1   Richard Petty 6 6 1   Dale Earnhardt 7 7 1   Kyle Petty 8 13 6   Joe Ruttman 14 15 2   Kyle Petty 16 18 3   Richard Petty 19 19 1   Dick Brooks 20 20 1   Richard Petty 21 35 15   Dick Brooks 36 37 2   Richard Petty 38 47 10   Dick Brooks 48 53 6   Bill Elliott 54 58 5   Joe Ruttman 59 60 2   Dale Earnhardt 61 61 1   Dick Brooks 62 62 1   Cale Yarborough 63 63 1   Dick Brooks 64 65 2   Bill Elliott 66 66 1   Joe Ruttman 67 76 10   Cale Yarborough 77 78 2   Dick Brooks 79 79 1   Geoffrey Bodine 80 84 5   Joe Ruttman 85 85 1   Geoffrey Bodine 86 87 2   Joe Ruttman 88 88 1   Geoffrey Bodine 89 93 5   Joe Ruttman 94 95 2   Buddy Baker 96 97 2   Joe Ruttman 98 98 1   Neil Bonnett 99 107 9   Cale Yarborough 108 109 2   Joe Ruttman 110 115 6   Dick Brooks 116 116 1   Joe Ruttman 117 117 1   Dick Brooks 118 118 1   Cale Yarborough 119 122 4   Joe Ruttman 123 124 2   Cale Yarborough 125 125 1   Buddy Baker 126 126 1   Cale Yarborough 127 134 8   Joe Ruttman 135 141 7   Buddy Baker 142 149 8   Joe Ruttman 150 151 2   Buddy Baker 152 152 1   Joe Ruttman 153 159 7   Buddy Baker 160 160 1   Joe Ruttman 161 161 1   Cale Yarborough 162 163 2   Joe Ruttman 164 174 11   Buddy Baker 175 183 9   Joe Ruttman 184 184 1   Buddy Baker 185 186 2   Cale Yarborough 187 188 2   Buddy Baker 189 199 11   Cale Yarborough 200 200 1 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Cale Yarborough 180     2   Bill Elliott 175   -5   3   Buddy Baker 170   -10   3   Joe Ruttman 170   -10   5   Dick Brooks 160   -20   6   Terry Labonte 150   -30   7   Tom Sneva 146   -34   8   David Pearson 142   -38   9   Bobby Allison 138   -42   10   Jody Ridley 134   -46   11   A.J. Foyt 130   -50   12   Lennie Pond 127   -53   13   Phil Parsons 124   -56   14   Jimmy Means 121   -59   15   Dean Roper 118   -62   16   Buddy Arrington 115   -65   17   Ronnie Thomas 112   -68   18   Jim Sauter 109   -71   19   Ronnie Hopkins 106   -74   20   Rick Baldwin 103   -77   21   Neil Bonnett 102   -78