| 1983 Like Cola 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $246,450 | Race Date: | Jul 24, 1983 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.950 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 21m 17s | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 41 | Average Speed: | 114.818 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 52 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tim Richmond T. Richmond | Driver: | Tim Richmond T. Richmond | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Blue Max Racing | Team: | Blue Max Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 39 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 151.981 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Like Cola 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 39 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 50 |
| 3 | 12 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 56 |
| 4 | 4 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 165 | 200 | 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 160 | 200 | 15 |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 155 | 200 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Fun Seasons | Running | | 147 | 200 | 3 |
| 9 | 13 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 139 | 200 | 5 |
| 11 | 14 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 130 | 199 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 132 | 199 | 2 |
| 13 | 15 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 124 | 198 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 121 | 197 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 118 | 196 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. (R) | Trap-Rock Camper Staren | Running | | 115 | 196 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 2 | D.K. Ulrich | Reeder Racing | Running | | 112 | 195 | 0 |
| 18 | 20 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 109 | 195 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Engine | | 106 | 193 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Yapaka Kennels | Running | | 108 | 193 | 1 |
| 21 | 31 | 76 | Mike Potter | Cam Farm | Running |  | 100 | 192 | 0 |
| 22 | 30 | 6 | Al Elmore | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Boat Exchange | Running | Chrysler | 94 | 189 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 91 | 188 | 0 |
| 25 | 39 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 88 | 183 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Televideo Computer Systems | Running | | 85 | 182 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Running | | 82 | 175 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 58 | Jerry Bowman | Bel Air Datsun | Oil Pressure | | 79 | 152 | 0 |
| 29 | 21 | 5 | Greg Sacks | H. Sacks & Sons | Accident | | 76 | 128 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 73 | 71 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Engine | | 75 | 71 | 2 |
| 32 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Crankshaft |  | 67 | 62 | 0 |
| 33 | 40 | 13 | Dick May | Halverson Racing | Rear Gear | | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | 19 | Bobby Gerhart | Gray Racing | Accident | | 61 | 25 | 0 |
| 35 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Accident | | 58 | 25 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 65 | Glenn Jarrett | Spohn's Body Shop | Accident | | 55 | 24 | 0 |
| 37 | 29 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Engine | | 52 | 21 | 0 |
| 38 | 32 | 60 | Bob Riley | Riley Racing | Engine | | 49 | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | 11 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Engine | | 46 | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | 34 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Kings Inn Daytona | Oil Pressure | | 43 | 6 | 0 |
