1983 Daytona 500 Final lap

Cale yarborough passes Buddy Baker on the last lap to win the Daytona 500.There are some great incar shots here.

1983 Daytona 500 Top Ten
1.Cale Yarborough
2.Bill Elliott
3.Buddy Baker
4.Joe Ruttman
5.Dick Brooks
6.Terry Labonte
7.Tom Sneva
8.David Pearson
9.Bobby Allison
10.Jody Ridley

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Sports

Tags:

• Cale
• Yarborough
• Buddy
• Baker
• 1983
• nascar
• Daytona
• 500

[Crisgo3d]

I read someplace this was a Hardee's show car and they brought it back to being a race car.

[Crocfan20]

@Crisgo3d Correct,after the primary car got totaled they didn't have a back up so the team had to go with the Pontiac show car.It worked out pretty well for them in the end.

[tommylord]

Thank you so much for putting this up, Crocfan. You did a good job videoing. Even if it is off the TV, it's better than not being able to see it at all.

That '81 Lemans was one fine looking race car.

Way to go Cale!

[Crocfan20]

Thanks.

[emmtampa]

When I moved to FL, this channel showed the old races and I was in heaven...those were the best racing days. Todays COT cannot compare. I still watch NASCAR today but it aint the same.

[sn8byte]

Thanks for posting!!! My parents sent me to this race from Michigan when I was 15yrs old...  Cale was my favorite driver (looks like my dad) and could wheel a racecar.

[topmech71]

buddy later said he knew he was a sitting duck. cale and ruttman both slowed down about 10 laps earlier and baker went around both. but it wasnt like buddy to slow down and let someone pass, that wasnt racing so he just kept his foot in it

[checkfoldcallraise]

amazing this reminds me of 2005. i had my own apt. and every tuesday at i think 9 or 10 pm., sun sports would have nascar classics. tuesday nights i had church meeting from 7 30 to 8 30. after that i went to steak and shake drive-thru and ordered two double cheese burgers, fries and a strawberry-banana milk shake. got home and watched the old race and stuff my face lol. good times.

[snappy452]

Cale was one tough son of a bitch. I read a biography on him when I was really young. That book made me love NASCAR. What a character.

[sir945]

cale's daytona win in 83 would be the last win for pontiac in the 500

[Zoomer30]

I watched him when I was a kid, mr slingshot. Back before plates choked the life outta the cars.

[eric44ups]

Thanks for the post... Cale was a cool driver...

[DC322]

In a Pontiac LeMans which is his backup car. His primary Chevy Monte Carlo was destroyed during practice.

[ftsjr]

Thanks for the info. As I said, Buddy always seemed to be in the thick of it.