1983 Goody's 300
Daytona International Speedway · 1983 · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Waltrip | 5 | 40 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 120 | 300 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 17 | Darrell Waltrip | Darrell Waltrip Motorsports | Pontiac | 120 | 10 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 11 | 89 | Geoff Bodine | Pontiac | 120 | 1 | running | 170 | |
| 3 | 7 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | 120 | 11 | running | 165 | |
| 4 | 8 | 28 | Phil Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Pontiac | 120 | 10 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | Whitaker Racing | Oldsmobile | 120 | 43 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 1 | 00 | Sam Ard | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 120 | 24 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 10 | 12 | Tommy Ellis | Pontiac | 120 | running | 146 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 82 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | 120 | 7 | running | 142 | |
| 9 | 23 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Pontiac | 119 | running | 138 | |
| 10 | 28 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Mike Day (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 118 | running | 134 | |
| 11 | 18 | 26 | John Utsman | Oldsmobile | 118 | running | 130 | ||
| 12 | 21 | 08 | Ken Bouchard | Pontiac | 118 | running | 127 | ||
| 13 | 13 | 1 | Pete Silva | Pontiac | 117 | running | 124 | ||
| 14 | 26 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 117 | running | 121 | |
| 15 | 19 | 29 | Satch Worley | Dodge | 117 | running | 118 | ||
| 16 | 22 | 66 | Darryl Sage | Pontiac | 117 | running | 115 | ||
| 17 | 9 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | 116 | 3 | running | 112 | |
| 18 | 32 | 52 | Steve Lawrence | Pontiac | 116 | running | 109 | ||
| 19 | 25 | 03 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 116 | running | 106 | ||
| 20 | 27 | 95 | Bubba Nissen | Pontiac | 116 | running | 103 | ||
| 21 | 6 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 113 | 11 | running | 100 | |
| 22 | 40 | 42 | Allan Powell | Pontiac | 113 | running | 97 | ||
| 23 | 36 | 86 | Mike Watts | Pontiac | 112 | running | 94 | ||
| 24 | 39 | 65 | Bill Venturini | Pontiac | 110 | running | 91 | ||
| 25 | 29 | 4 | Joe Thurman | Pontiac | 108 | running | 88 | ||
| 26 | 30 | 57 | Ken Ragan | Pontiac | 100 | running | 85 | ||
| 27 | 33 | 9 | Bob Shreeves | Pontiac | 95 | rear end | 82 | ||
| 28 | 15 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Ford | 84 | running | 79 | ||
| 29 | 34 | 33 | George Dalton | Pontiac | 78 | running | 76 | ||
| 30 | 20 | 72 | Tommy Hilbert | Pontiac | 74 | vibration | 73 | ||
| 31 | 35 | 62 | John Linville | Pontiac | 74 | running | 70 | ||
| 32 | 37 | 8 | Mike Riley | Pontiac | 54 | clutch | 67 | ||
| 33 | 16 | 01 | Butch Lindley | Zervakis Enterprises | Oldsmobile | 45 | brakes | 64 | |
| 34 | 24 | 92 | David Rogers | Pontiac | 41 | engine | 61 | ||
| 35 | 38 | 50 | Larry Hoopaugh | Ford | 36 | timing chain | 58 | ||
| 36 | 31 | 44 | Rick Hanley | Pontiac | 29 | engine | 55 | ||
| 37 | 14 | 85 | Randy Tissot | Pontiac | 23 | engine | 52 | ||
| 38 | 12 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Jack Ingram Racing | Oldsmobile | 7 | dry sump | 49 | |
| 39 | 17 | 06 | Rodney Howard | Pontiac | 7 | accident | 46 | ||
| 40 | 4 | 3 | Mike Porter | Pontiac | 1 | engine | 43 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Shepherd | 43 | 35.8% | P5 |
| 2 | Sam Ard | 24 | 20.0% | P6 |
| 3 | Neil Bonnett | 11 | 9.2% | P3 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 11 | 9.2% | P21 |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 10 | 8.3% | P1 |
| 6 | Phil Parsons | 10 | 8.3% | P4 |
| 7 | Joe Ruttman | 7 | 5.8% | P8 |
| 8 | Bobby Allison | 3 | 2.5% | P17 |
| 9 | Geoff Bodine | 1 | 0.8% | P2 |