| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Like Cola 500 | Pocono Raceway | |||||||||
| July 24, 1983 | Race 18 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 114.818 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds | Time of Race: 04:21:17 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 41 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 52 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 180/5 | 200 | Running | $27,430 |
| 2 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $23,375 |
| 3 | 12 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 175/10 | 200 | Running | $21,950 |
| 4 | 4 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $16,525 |
| 5 | 2 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 160/5 | 200 | Running | $14,700 |
| 6 | 8 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 155/5 | 200 | Running | $9,630 |
| 7 | 6 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 146/0 | 200 | Running | $7,460 |
| 8 | 19 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Fun Seasons | 147/5 | 200 | Running | $11,500 |
| 9 | 13 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Levi Garrett | 138/0 | 200 | Running | $6,350 |
| 10 | 9 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 139/5 | 200 | Running | $9,750 |
| 11 | 14 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 130/0 | 199 | Running | $5,880 |
| 12 | 5 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 132/5 | 199 | Running | $6,370 |
| 13 | 15 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 124/0 | 198 | Running | $5,260 |
| 14 | 17 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 121/0 | 197 | Running | $5,450 |
| 15 | 16 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 118/0 | 196 | Running | $4,740 |
| 16 | 22 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Trap-Rock Camper Staren | 115/0 | 196 | Running | $2,500 |
| 17 | 27 | #02 | D.k. Ulrich | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | 112/0 | 195 | Running | $4,380 |
| 18 | 20 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 109/0 | 195 | Running | $3,990 |
| 19 | 18 | #2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Acm Equipment Sales | 106/0 | 193 | Engine Failure | $9,800 |
| 20 | 33 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Yapaka Kennels | 108/5 | 193 | Running | $2,100 |
| 21 | 31 | #76 | Mike Potter | Oldsmobile | Cam Farm | 100/0 | 192 | Running | $2,000 |
| 22 | 30 | #6 | Al Elmore | Buick | Ulrich Racing | PE | 191 | Running | $3,580 |
| 23 | 36 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Boat Exchange | 94/0 | 189 | Running | $1,850 |
| 24 | 24 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 91/0 | 188 | Running | $3,470 |
| 25 | 39 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 88/0 | 183 | Running | $4,410 |
| 26 | 38 | #63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Oldsmobile | Televideo | 85/0 | 182 | Running | $1,700 |
| 27 | 25 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Superior Piping | 82/0 | 175 | Running | $4,650 |
| 28 | 37 | #58 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Bel Air Datsun | 79/0 | 152 | Oil Pressure | $1,600 |
| 29 | 21 | #5 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | H. Sacks & Sons | 76/0 | 128 | Accident | $2,050 |
| 30 | 10 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 73/0 | 71 | Engine Failure | $8,500 |
| 31 | 7 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 75/5 | 71 | Engine Failure | $1,450 |
| 32 | 23 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 67/0 | 62 | Crankshaft | $2,400 |
| 33 | 40 | #13 | Dick May | Buick | Halverson Racing | PE | 34 | Rear End | $1,350 |
| 34 | 26 | #19 | Bobby Gerhart | Buick | Gray Racing | 61/0 | 25 | Accident | $1,300 |
| 35 | 28 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 58/0 | 25 | Accident | $2,250 |
| 36 | 35 | #65 | Glenn Jarrett | Ford | Spohn's Body Shop | 55/0 | 24 | Accident | $1,200 |
| 37 | 29 | #18 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Satterfield Racing | 52/0 | 21 | Engine Failure | $1,175 |
| 38 | 32 | #60 | Bob Riley | Pontiac | Riley Racing | 49/0 | 10 | Engine Failure | $1,150 |
| 39 | 11 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 46/0 | 7 | Engine Failure | $3,125 |
| 40 | 34 | #10 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 43/0 | 6 | Oil Pressure | $1,100 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||