Coca-Cola 400

North Wilkesboro Speedway — January 1, 1983

Tommy Ellis

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Tommy Ellis won the 1983 Coca-Cola 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on January 1, 1983, leading 13 of 200 laps. Tommy Houston finished second; Jimmy Hensley rounded out the podium. The race featured 5 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, January 1, 1983

Track

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Season

1983

Winner

Tommy Ellis

Leaders

5 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	+2	Tommy Ellis	Ellis Racing	200	—	Running	13	180
2	6	+4	Tommy Houston	Mike Day (Owner)	200	—	Running	44	170
3	7	+4	Jimmy Hensley	Whitaker Racing	200	—	Running	—	165
4	8	+4	Larry Pearson	Pearson Racing	200	—	Running	—	160
5	5	—	Sam Ard	Thomas Brothers Racing	200	—	Running	4	155
6	2	-4	Jack Ingram	Jack Ingram Racing	200	—	Running	126	150
7	1	-6	Phil Parsons	Johnny Hayes (Owner)	200	—	Running	13	146
8	4	-4	Ronnie Silver		198	—	Running	—	142
9	26	+17	Bob Shreeves		195	—	Running	—	138
10	12	+2	Rodney Howard		194	—	Running	—	134
11	11	—	Jeff Hensley		194	—	Running	—	130
12	25	+13	Charlie Luck		194	—	Running	—	127
13	15	+2	Glenn Jarrett		193	—	Running	—	124
14	19	+5	Lowe Smith		193	—	Running	—	121
15	17	+2	Mike Messer		186	—	Running	—	118
16	23	+7	Dickie Linville		185	—	DNF	—	115
17	24	+7	Chip Lain		182	—	DNF	—	112
18	16	-2	Dale Jarrett	Isenhower Brothers Racing	172	—	DNF	—	109
19	18	-1	Tommy Hilbert		167	—	DNF	—	106
20	20	—	John Linville		103	—	DNF	—	103
21	9	-12	Eddie Falk		86	—	DNF	—	100
22	14	-8	Jimmy Lawson		83	—	DNF	—	97
23	22	-1	Bob Hatley		63	—	DNF	—	94
24	13	-11	Allan Powell		59	—	DNF	—	91
25	10	-15	Pete Silva		30	—	DNF	—	88
26	21	-5	Joe Thurman		1	—	DNF	—	85