| Teams 1983 Daytona 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | H.L. Waters Racing | Delma Cowart | Buick |
| 1 | Ellington Racing | Lake Speed | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Jim Stacy Racing | Mark Martin | Buick |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Rick Baldwin | Rick Baldwin | Dodge |
| 6 | US Racing | Jim Sauter | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Petty Enterprises | Kyle Petty | Pontiac |
| 9 | Melling Racing | Bill Elliott | Ford |
| 10 | Hamby Racing | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Gilmore-Foyt Racing | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Dale Earnhardt | Ford |
| 16 | Bobby Hawkins Racing | David Pearson | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Buddy Baker | Ford |
| 22 | DiGard Racing | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Bahari Racing | Elliott Forbes-Robin | Buick |
| 26 | Henderson Motorsports | Ronnie Hopkins | Buick |
| 27 | Blue Max Racing | Tim Richmond | Pontiac |
| 28 | Ranier Racing with MDM | Cale Yarborough | Pontiac |
| 32 | Terry Motorsports | Bosco Lowe | Buick |
| 33 | Mach 1 Racing | Harry Gant | Buick |
| 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Pontiac |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Race Hill Farms Racing | Ron Bouchard | Buick |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | James Hylton | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Tom Beck | Lennie Pond | Buick |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Buick |
| 53 | Bay Darnell Racing | Tom Sneva | Chevrolet |
| 55 | Johnny Hayes Racing | Benny Parsons | Buick |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | Ford |
| 66 | Johnny Hayes Racing | Phil Parsons | Buick |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet |
| 84 | Robert McEntyre Racing | Jody Ridley | Buick |
| 88 | Cliff Stewart Racing | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac |
| 89 | Mueller Brothers Racing | Dean Roper | Pontiac |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Dick Brooks | Ford |
| 98 | Benfield Racing | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet |