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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Firecracker 400

Daytona International Speedway

July 4th, 1983

Race #16 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 160
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 167.442 mph
  • Cautions: 3
  • Caution Laps: 16
  • Lead Changes: 39
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 8 21 Buddy Baker Ford 185 175 10 160 45 Running
2 31 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 175 170 5 160 2 Running
3 15 16 David Pearson Chevrolet 165 165 0 160 0 Running
4 10 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 165 160 5 160 8 Running
5 3 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 160 155 5 160 43 Running
6 5 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 150 150 0 159 0 Running
7 14 9 Bill Elliott Ford 146 146 0 159 0 Running
8 21 84 Jody Ridley Buick 142 142 0 158 0 Running
9 7 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 143 138 5 158 19 Running
10 37 51 Lennie Pond Buick 139 134 5 157 3 Running
11 25 33 Harry Gant Buick 130 130 0 157 0 Running
12 23 77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 127 127 0 157 0 Running
13 26 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 124 124 0 156 0 Running
14 13 22 Bobby Allison Buick 126 121 5 156 5 Running
15 40 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 118 118 0 155 0 Running
16 28 17 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 115 115 0 155 0 Running
17 32 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 112 112 0 153 0 Running
18 17 6 Connie Saylor Chevrolet 109 109 0 153 0 Running
19 16 4 Mark Martin Oldsmobile 106 106 0 153 0 Running
20 24 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 103 103 0 152 0 Running
21 6 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 100 100 0 149 0 Running
22 35 24 Cecil Gordon Chrysler 97 97 0 148 0 Running
23 39 64 Tommy Gale Ford 94 94 0 148 0 Running
24 27 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 91 91 0 147 0 Running
25 29 10 Clark Dwyer Chevrolet 88 88 0 147 0 Running
26 4 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 90 85 5 145 16 Engine
27 33 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 82 82 0 128 0 Running
28 9 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 79 79 0 124 0 Running
29 19 1 Lake Speed Chevrolet 76 76 0 115 0 Engine
30 18 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 73 73 0 112 0 Engine
31 11 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 70 70 0 102 0 Ignition
32 12 90 Dick Brooks Ford 72 67 5 78 16 Crash
33 30 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 64 64 0 78 0 Crash
34 20 67 Buddy Arrington Chrysler 61 61 0 74 0 Engine
35 34 0 Delma Cowart Buick 58 58 0 69 0 Piston
36 38 52 Jimmy Means Buick 55 55 0 69 0 Engine
37 2 98 Joe Ruttman Chevrolet 57 52 5 30 2 Engine
38 22 5 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 49 49 0 19 0 Engine
39 36 39 Blackie Wangerin Ford 46 46 0 9 0 Engine
40 1 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 48 43 5 5 1 Engine