Official Race Results
FireCracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway
July 04, 1983 | Race 16 of 30
Average Speed: 167.442 mph 
Margin of Victory: 29 seconds Time of Race: 02:23:20
Lead Changes: 39
Cautions: 3 for 16 laps.
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts / Bonus Laps Status Winnings
1 8 #21 Buddy Baker  Ford Valvoline 185/10 160 Running $32,950
2 31 #2 Morgan Shepherd  Buick Acm Equipment Sales 175/5 160 Running $27,175
3 15 #16 David Pearson  Chevrolet Chattanooga Chew 165/0 160 Running $13,275
4 10 #47 Ron Bouchard  Buick Race Hill Farm 165/5 160 Running $13,380
5 3 #44 Terry Labonte  Chevrolet Budweiser 160/5 160 Running $13,545
6 5 #88 Geoffrey Bodine  Pontiac Gatorade 150/0 159 Running $9,625
7 14 #9 Bill Elliott  Ford Melling Oil Pumps 146/0 159 Running $7,965
8 21 #84 Jody Ridley  Buick Cumberland Carpets 142/0 158 Running $5,100
9 7 #15 Dale Earnhardt  Ford Wrangler Jeans 143/5 158 Running $11,900
10 37 #51 Lennie Pond  Buick Burger King 139/5 157 Running $3,550
11 25 #33 Harry Gant  Buick Skoal Bandit 130/0 157 Running $11,300
12 23 #77 Ken Ragan  Chevrolet Clinomint Toothpaste 127/0 157 Running $3,400
13 26 #71 Dave Marcis  Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited 124/0 156 Running $10,600
14 13 #22 Bobby Allison  Buick Miller High Life 126/5 156 Running $11,250
15 40 #8 Bobby Hillin, Jr  Buick Hillin Racing PE 155 Running $3,500
16 28 #17 Sterling Marlin * Chevrolet Hesco Exhaust Systems 115/0 155 Running $5,555
17 32 #48 Trevor Boys  Chevrolet Hylton-Mccaig 112/0 153 Running $5,235
18 17 #6 Connie Saylor  Chevrolet Native Tan PE 153 Running $4,875
19 16 #4 Mark Martin  Oldsmobile Morgan-McClure Chevrolet 106/0 153 Running $2,100
20 24 #11 Darrell Waltrip  Chevrolet Pepsi Challenger 103/0 152 Running $11,950
21 6 #3 Ricky Rudd  Chevrolet Piedmont Airlines 100/0 149 Running $4,315
22 35 #24 Cecil Gordon  Chrysler Native Tan 97/0 148 Running $1,800
23 39 #64 Tommy Gale  Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 94/0 148 Running $3,905
24 27 #41 Ronnie Thomas  Pontiac Advance Auto Sales 91/0 147 Running $1,725
25 29 #10 Clark Dwyer  Chevrolet Kings Inn 88/0 147 Running $1,650
26 4 #55 Benny Parsons  Chevrolet Copenhagen 90/5 145 Engine Failure $2,250
27 33 #74 Bobby Wawak  Chevrolet Bridgetender Inn 82/0 128 Running $1,500
28 9 #75 Neil Bonnett  Chevrolet Hodgdon Tool 79/0 124 Running $7,450
29 19 #1 Lake Speed  Chevrolet Uno/Bull Frog Knits 76/0 115 Engine Failure $1,400
30 18 #7 Kyle Petty  Pontiac 7-Eleven 73/0 112 Engine Failure $3,395
31 11 #27 Tim Richmond  Pontiac Old Milwaukee 70/0 102 Ignition $3,075
32 12 #90 Dick Brooks  Ford Chameleon Sunglasses 72/5 78 Accident $3,765
33 30 #43 Richard Petty  Pontiac STP 64/0 78 Accident $7,225
34 20 #67 Buddy Arrington  Chrysler Jim Peacock Dodge 61/0 74 Engine Failure $2,905
35 34 #0 Delma Cowart  Buick Coastal Transmission 58/0 69 Piston $1,125
36 38 #52 Jimmy Means  Buick Broadway Motors 55/0 69 Engine Failure $2,835
37 2 #98 Joe Ruttman  Chevrolet Levi Garrett 57/5 30 Engine Failure $2,675
38 22 #5 Greg Sacks  Chevrolet Sacks & Sons Farm 49/0 19 Engine Failure $1,150
39 36 #39 Blackie Wangerin  Ford Wangerin Racing 46/0 9 Engine Failure $1,025
40 1 #28 Cale Yarborough  Chevrolet Hardee's 48/5 5 Engine Failure $3,250
* Denotes Rookie