1983 Daytona 500 Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1983 Daytona 500 at Daytona on February 20, 1983, leading 23 of 200 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 42 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 200 | 23 | Running |
| 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 17 | 200 | 6 | Running |
| 3 | 21 | Buddy Baker | 5 | 200 | 35 | Running |
| 4 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | 11 | 200 | 57 | Running |
| 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | 10 | 199 | 15 | Running |
| 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 41 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 53 | Tom Sneva | 22 | 199 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 16 | David Pearson | 15 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 35 | 198 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 84 | Jody Ridley | 18 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | 9 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 51 | Lennie Pond | 39 | 197 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 66 | Phil Parsons | 32 | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 42 | 196 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 89 | Dean Roper | 27 | 194 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 34 | 194 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | 36 | 192 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 6 | Jim Sauter | 20 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | 28 | 191 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 04 | Rick Baldwin | 30 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | 40 | 188 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | 4 | 187 | 9 | Running |
| 23 | 48 | James Hylton | 29 | 184 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | 1 | 182 | 1 | Cam |
| 25 | 1 | Lake Speed | 16 | 178 | 0 | Engine |
| 26 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | 23 | 162 | 0 | Engine |
| 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 25 | 149 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 2 | Mark Martin | 12 | 136 | 0 | Crash |
| 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 37 | 132 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | 2 | 106 | 14 | Engine |
| 31 | 0 | Delma Cowart | 38 | 102 | 0 | Crash |
| 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 21 | 100 | 0 | Piston |
| 33 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 99 | 9 | Engine |
| 34 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | 33 | 69 | 0 | Piston |
| 35 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 63 | 2 | Engine |
| 36 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 31 | 62 | 0 | Crash |
| 37 | 33 | Harry Gant | 13 | 56 | 0 | Engine |
| 38 | 43 | Richard Petty | 6 | 47 | 29 | Engine |
| 39 | 32 | Bosco Lowe | 26 | 36 | 0 | Crash |
| 40 | 23 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 19 | 36 | 0 | Engine |
| 41 | 27 | Tim Richmond | 24 | 24 | 0 | Engine |
| 42 | 55 | Benny Parsons | 14 | 8 | 0 | Push rod |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | February 20, 1983 |
| Track | Daytona |
| Laps | 200 |