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Firecracker 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
July 4, 1983
160 laps on 2.5 mile paved oval; 400 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 9
| Buddy Baker
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford Thunderbird
| 160
| 32,950
| running
| 45 |
2
| 32
| Morgan Shepherd
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick Regal
| 160
| 27,175
| running
| 2 |
3
| 16
| David Pearson
| 16
| Bobby Hawkins
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 160
| 13,275
| running
| 0 |
4
| 11
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick Regal
| 160
| 13,380
| running
| 8 |
5
| 3
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 160
| 13,545
| running
| 43 |
6
| 5
| Geoff Bodine
| 88
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac Grand Prix
| 159
| 9,625
| running
| 0 |
7
| 15
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford Thunderbird
| 159
| 7,965
| running
| 0 |
8
| 22
| Jody Ridley
| 84
| Robert McEntyre
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 158
| 5,100
| running
| 0 |
9
| 8
| Dale Earnhardt
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford Thunderbird
| 158
| 11,900
| running
| 19 |
10
| 38
| Lennie Pond
| 51
| Tom Beck
| Buick Regal
| 157
| 3,550
| running
| 3 |
11
| 26
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick Regal
| 157
| 11,300
| running
| 0 |
12
| 24
| Ken Ragan
| 77
| Marvin Ragan
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 157
| 3,400
| running
| 0 |
13
| 27
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 156
| 10,600
| running
| 0 |
14
| 14
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick Regal
| 156
| 11,250
| running
| 5 |
15
| 41
| Bobby Hillin
| 8
| Bobby Hillin Sr.
| Buick Regal
| 155
| 3,500
| running
| 0 |
16
| 29
| Sterling Marlin
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 155
| 5,555
| running
| 0 |
17
| 33
| Trevor Boys
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 153
| 5,235
| running
| 0 |
18
| 18
| Connie Saylor
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 153
| 4,875
| running
| 0 |
19
| 17
| Mark Martin
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Oldsmobile Cutlass
| 153
| 2,100
| running
| 0 |
20
| 25
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 152
| 11,950
| running
| 0 |
21
| 7
| Ricky Rudd
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 149
| 4,315
| running
| 0 |
22
| 36
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chrysler Imperial
| 148
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
23
| 40
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford Thunderbird
| 148
| 3,905
| running
| 0 |
24
| 28
| Ronnie Thomas
| 41
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac Grand Prix
| 147
| 1,725
| running
| 0 |
25
| 30
| Clark Dwyer
| 10
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 147
| 1,650
| running
| 0 |
26
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Johnny Hayes
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 145
| 2,250
| engine
| 16 |
27
| 34
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 128
| 1,500
| running
| 0 |
28
| 10
| Neil Bonnett
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 124
| 7,450
| running
| 0 |
29
| 20
| Lake Speed
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 115
| 1,400
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 19
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac Grand Prix
| 112
| 3,395
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 12
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac LeMans
| 102
| 3,075
| ignition
| 0 |
32
| 13
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford Thunderbird
| 78
| 3,765
| accident
| 16 |
33
| 31
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac Grand Prix
| 78
| 7,225
| accident
| 0 |
34
| 21
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Chrysler Imperial
| 74
| 2,905
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 35
| Delma Cowart
| 0
| H.L. Waters
| Buick Regal
| 69
| 1,125
| piston
| 0 |
36
| 39
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Buick Regal
| 69
| 2,835
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 2
| Joe Ruttman
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 30
| 2,675
| engine
| 2 |
38
| 23
| Greg Sacks
| 5
| Arnie Sacks
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 19
| 1,150
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 37
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Ford Thunderbird
| 9
| 1,025
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 1
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 5
| 3,250
| engine
| 1 |
41
| 6
| A.J. Foyt
| 14
| A.J. Foyt
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 0
| 0
| did not start
| 0 |
| 18
| D.K. Ulrich
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet Monte Carlo
| 0
|
| qualified car
| 0 |
|
| Sam Posey
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Chris Economaki
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Notes: A.J. Foyt qualified 6th, but withdrew after fracturing a vertebra in an accident during practice.
Time of race: 02:23:20
Average Speed: 167.442 MPH
Pole Speed: 45.77 seconds
3 cautions for 16 laps
Attendance: 60,000