| 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 | |||||||||