1983 Like Cola 500

Auto race held at Pocono International Raceway in 1983 February 2025 41.05539 -75.51152 title CUST Race 18 of 30 in the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Like Cola 500 Weather information for the 1983 Like Cola 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1983 07 24 1983 18 30 1983_Like_Cola_500_program_cover.png 1983 Like Cola 500 program cover Like Cola 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania Mild with temperatures of 75.9 F C; wind speeds of 8 mph km/h 2.500 3.400 200 501.0 804 114.818 mph on 65,000 Tim Richmond Blue Max Racing 59.218 seconds Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports 56 27 Tim Richmond Blue Max Racing Mizlou Ken Squier Buddy Baker The 1983 Like Cola 500, the 10th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held on July 24, 1983, at Pocono International Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Like Cola, the sponsor of the race, was an unsuccessful cola soft drink that was distributed and sold through the United States of America from 1982 to approximately 1985. During the early 1980s, the NASCAR Winston Cup Series was plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection. Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day. thumb|The layout of Pocono Raceway, where the race was held. Background Pocono Raceway is one of six superspeedways to hold NASCAR races; the others are Daytona International Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.NASCAR Race Tracks http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ December 20, 2011 NASCAR Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20130101145548/http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/ January 1, 2013 The standard track at Pocono Raceway is a three-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 mi km long.http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/poc/ Pocono Raceway NASCAR Turner Sports June 6, 2012 The track's turns are banked differently; the first is banked at 14°, the second turn at 8° and the final turn with 6°. However, each of the three straightaways are banked at 2°. Race report Out of the 42 drivers who tried to qualify for this event; 40 managed to qualify. John Callis and Jimmy Walker are the two drivers who failed to qualify for the race.1983 Like Cola 500 racing information at Racing Reference John Callis would never return to NASCAR after failing to qualify for this race. With the exception of Canadian-born Trevor Boys, the grid was born in the United States of America. Clark Dwyer managed to receive the last-place finish due to an oil pressure issue on lap 6 in this 200-lap extravaganza. Pontiac and Buick vehicles made up the majority of the racing grid. Bobby Wawak would be the lowest-finishing driver to complete the event while Morgan Shepherd's attempt at a "top ten" finish would be sabotaged by a problematic engine on lap 193. While Tim Richmond and Darrell Waltrip would dominate the opening laps of this event, the closing laps would see Bill Elliott, Dave Marcis and Tim Richmond exchange the first-place position during the closing laps. Richmond would eventually best Waltrip by almost two seconds in front of a live audience of 65,000 spectators driving in a used Pontiac LeMans machine as opposed to the newer Pontiac Grand Prix model. Other notable drivers in this event included Kyle Petty, J.D. McDuffie, Sterling Marlin, Benny Parsons and Buddy Arrington. Bobby Gerhart and Glenn Jarrett managed to collide into each other in a manner that would rip the entire rear end off of Gerhart's vehicle on lap 25. The average speeds for this vehicles in this event was 114.818 mph km/h while pole position winner Tim Richmond was practically sailing through the turns at speeds up to 151.981 mph km/h during the solo qualifying runs. Individual race earnings varied from the winner's portion of $27,430 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's portion of $1,100 ($ when adjusted for inflation). NASCAR officials authorized a grand total of $246,500 to be awarded to all qualifying drivers for this racing event ($ when adjusted for inflation).Winnings information for the 1983 Like Cola 500 at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet After this event, the racing never got super-competitive at Pocono Raceway until the July 1995 running of the Miller Genuine Draft 500. Glenn Jarrett would retire from NASCAR Cup Series racing after racing here.1983 Like Cola 500 racing information at Race Database Notable crew chiefs who were in attendance for this race were Darrell Bryant, Joey Arrington, Elmo Langley, Dale Inman, Robin Pemberton, Bud Moore and Kirk Shelmerdine.1983 Like Cola 500 crew chiefs at Racing Reference The most dominant drivers in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series during the 1980s were Bill Elliott, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte, Bobby Allison, and Dale Earnhardt. During the early 1980s, the NASCAR Winston Cup Series was plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection. Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Speed Speed in miles per hourAdditional qualifying information for the 1983 Like Cola 500 https://web.archive.org/web/20170329142444/http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1983-18/W March 29, 2017 at Racing Reference Qualifying time Owner 1 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 151.981 59.218 Raymond Beadle 2 33 Harry Gant Buick 150.809 59.678 Hal Needham 3 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 150.499 59.801 Junior Johnson 4 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 150.471 59.812 RahMoc Enterprises 5 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 150.461 59.816 Billy Hagan 6 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 149.778 1:00.089 Richard Childress 7 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 149.358 1:00.258 Johnny Hayes 8 9 Bill Elliott Ford 149.293 1:00.284 Harry Melling 9 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 148.984 1:00.409 Petty Enterprises 10 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 148.733 1:00.511 Bud Moore 11 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 148.692 1:00.528 12 22 Bobby Allison Buick 148.588 1:00.570 13 98 Joe Ruttman Buick 148.446 1:00.628 14 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 148.432 1:00.634 15 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 147.614 1:00.970 16 90 Dick Brooks Ford 147.196 1:01.143 17 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 147.150 1:01.162 18 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 147.020 1:01.216 19 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 146.000 1:01.644 20 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 145.337 1:01.925 21 5 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 147.481 1:01.025 22 8 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Buick 144.550 1:02.262 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 144.316 1:02.363 24 64 Tommy Gale Ford 143.938 1:02.527 25 74 Bobby Wawak Buick 143.816 1:02.580 26 19 Bobby Gerhart Buick 143.239 1:02.832 27 02 D.K. Ulrich Pontiac 143.087 1:02.899 28 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 142.939 1:02.964 29 18 Slick Johnson Buick 142.898 1:02.982 30 6 Al Elmore Buick 142.360 1:03.220 31 76 Mike Potter Oldsmobile 142.333 1:03.232 32 60 Bob Riley Pontiac 142.310 1:03.242 33 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 142.265 1:03.262 34 10 Clark Dwyer Chevrolet 142.135 1:03.320 35 65 Glenn Jarrett Ford 141.936 1:03.409 36 24 Cecil Gordon Chrysler 141.168 1:03.754 37 58 Jerry Bowman Ford 141.015 1:03.823 38 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Oldsmobile 140.988 1:03.835 39 70 J.D. McDuffie Pontiac 140.974 1:03.923 40 13 Dick May Buick 139.392 1:04.566 Race Fin1983 Like Cola 500 - The Third Turn https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1983_Like_Cola_500 2021-06-28 www.thethirdturn.com en1983 Like Cola 500 race results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1983_Like_Cola_500/W/ live Racing-Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20210428031040/https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1983_Like_Cola_500/W/ 2021-04-28 St # Driver Sponsor MakeTeam/Owner Laps LedStatusPtsWinnings 1127Tim RichmondOld MilwaukeePontiacBlue Max Racing 20039running180$27,430 2311Darrell WaltripPepsi ChallengerChevroletJunior Johnson & Associates 20050running175$23,375 31222Bobby AllisonMiller High LifeBuickDiGard Motorsports 20056running175$21,950 4475Neil BonnettHodgdonChevroletRahMoc Enterprises 20025running165$16,525 5233Harry GantSkoal BanditBuickMach 1 Racing 20015running160$14,700 689Bill ElliottMelling Oil PumpsFordMelling Racing 2002running155$9,630 763Ricky RuddPiedmont AirlinesChevroletRichard Childress Racing 2000running146$7,460 81971Dave MarcisFun SeasonsChevroletMarcis Auto Racing 2003running147$11,500 91398Joe RuttmanLevi GarrettBuickBenfield Racing 2000running138$6,350 10943Richard PettySTPPontiacPetty Enterprises 2005running139$9,750 11147Kyle Petty7-ElevenPontiacPetty Enterprises 1990running130$5,880 12544Terry LabonteBudweiserChevroletHagan Racing 1992running132$6,370 131547Ron BouchardRace Hill FarmBuickRace Hill Farm Team 1980running124$5,260 141748Trevor BoysHylton-McCaigChevroletJames Hylton Motorsports1970running121$5,450 151690Dick BrooksChameleon SunglassesFordDonlavey Racing 1960running118$4,740 16228Bobby Hillin, Jr.Trap Rock, Camper StoresBuickHillin Racing 1960running115$2,500 172702D.K. UlrichReeder RacingPontiacReeder Racing 1950running112$4,380 182017Sterling MarlinHesco ExhaustPontiacHamby Racing 1950running109$3,990 19182Morgan ShepherdACM Equipment SalesBuickJim Stacy Racing1930engine106$9,800 203341Ronnie ThomasYopaka KennelsPontiacRonnie Thomas 1931running108$2,100 213176Mike PotterCam FarmOldsmobileMike Potter 1920running100$2,000 22306Al ElmoreUlrich RacingBuickUlrich Racing 1910running97$3,580 233624Cecil GordonBoat ExchangeChryslerGordon Racing 1890running94$1,850 242464Tommy GaleSunny King Ford & HondaFordElmo Langley1880running91$3,470 253970J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiacMcDuffie Racing1830running88$4,410 263863Jocko MaggiacomoTele-VideoOldsmobileLinro Motorsports1820running85$1,700 272574Bobby WawakSuperior PipingBuickWawak Racing1750running82$1,650 283758Jerry BowmanBel Air DatsunFordJerry Bowman1520oil pressure79$1,600 29215Greg SacksSacks & SonsChevroletSacks & Sons1280crash76$2,050 301015Dale EarnhardtWranglerFordBud Moore Engineering710engine73$8,500 31755Benny ParsonsCopenhagenChevroletJohnny Hayes Racing712engine75$1,450 322367Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingDodgeArrington Racing620crank67$2,400 334013Dick MayHalverson RacingBuickHalverson Racing340rear end64$1,350 342619Bobby GerhartGray RacingBuickGray Racing250crash61$1,300 352852Jimmy MeansBroadway MotorsPontiacJimmy Means Racing250crash58$2,250 363565Glenn JarrettSpohn's Body ShopFordSpohn Racing240crash55$1,200 372918Slick JohnsonSatterfield RacingBuickSatterfield Racing210engine52$1,175 383260Bob RileyRiley RacingPontiacRiley Racing100engine49$1,150 391188Geoffrey BodineGatoradePontiacCliff Stewart Racing70engine46$3,125 403410Clark DwyerKings InnChevroletRoger Hamby60oil pressure43$1,100Failed to qualify56John CallisChevroletJohn Callis96Jimmy WalkerFordWill Cronkrite Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 10px Bobby Allison 2804 0 2 10px Darrell Waltrip 2602 -202 3 10px Bill Elliott 2535 -269 4 10px Harry Gant 2523 -281 5 10px Richard Petty 2439 -365 6 10px Neil Bonnett 2425 -379 7 10px Terry Labonte 2221 -583 8 10px Joe Ruttman 2208 -596 9 Ricky Rudd 2188 -616 10 Dale Earnhardt 2124 -680 References 1983 Busch Nashville 420 1983 Talladega 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1983 Like Cola 500 Like Cola 500 Category:NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway