# 24 uur van Daytona 1983

De 24 uur van Daytona 1983 was de 21e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 5 en 6 februari 1983 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de Henn's Swap Shop Racing #6 van Bob Wollek, Claude Ballot-Léna, Preston Henn en A.J. Foyt, die allemaal hun eerste Daytona-zege behaalden. De GTO-klasse werd gewonnen door de Racing Beat #7 van Pete Halsmer, Bob Reed en Rick Knoop. De GTU-klasse werd gewonnen door de Kent Racing #92 van Lee Mueller, Hugh McDonough en Terry Visger.

## Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Ronden |
| 1 | GTP | 6 | Henn's Swap Shop Racing | Bob Wollek Claude Ballot-Léna Preston Henn A.J. Foyt | Porsche 935 | 618 |
| 2 | GTP | 88 | Motorsports Marketing | Terry Wolters Randy Lanier Marty Hinze | March 83G | 612 |
| 3 | GTO | 7 | Racing Beat | Pete Halsmer Bob Reed Rick Knoop | Mazda RX-7 | 598 |
| 4 | GTP | 24 | Pegasus III Racing | M. L. Speer Ken Madren Ray Ratcliff | Porsche 935 | 578 |
| 5 | GTO | 50 | Latino Racing | Diego Febles Kikos Fonseca Roy Valverde | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 568 |
| 6 | GTP | 10 | Cooke Racing | Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams John Bright | Lola T600 | 563 |
| 7 | GTO | 05 | T&R Racing | Tico Almeida Miguel Morejon Ernesto Soto | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 561 |
| 8 | GTP | 77 | Z&W Enterprises | Walt Bohren Pierre Honneger David Palmer | Mazda GTP | 553 |
| 9 | GTO | 9 | Personalized Autohaus | Wayne Baker Jim Mullen Bob Garretson | Porsche 934 | 551 |
| 10 | GTO | 35 | Pegasus Racing | Paul Gilgan Al Leon Wayne Pickering | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 547 |
| 11 | GTP | 47 | Frank Rubino | Frank Rubino Pepe Romero Doc Bundy Dale Whittington | Porsche 935 | 546 |
| 12 | GTU | 92 | Kent Racing | Lee Mueller Hugh McDonough Terry Visger | Mazda RX-7 | 544 |
| 13 | GTO | 58 | Brumos Racing | Kathy Rude Deborah Gregg Bonnie Henn | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 531 |
| 14 | GTU | 90 | 901 Shop | Mike Schaefer Jack Refenning John Belperche Doug Zitza | Porsche 911 | 525 |
| 15 | GTO | 61 | Vista Racing | Brent O'Neill Don Courtney Luis Sereix | Chevrolet Monza | 525 |
| DNF | GTP | 86 | Bayside Disposal Racing | Hurley Haywood Bruce Leven Al Holbert | Porsche 935 | 515 |
| 17 | GTU | 60 | Team Morrison | Steve Dietrich Chris Ivey Jim Cook | Mazda RX-7 | 514 |
| 18 | GTO | 85 | Richard Lloyd | Richard Lloyd George Drolsom Jonathan Palmer | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 500 |
| 19 | GTU | 38 | Mandeville Auto/Tech | Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson Danny Smith | Mazda RX-7 | 476 |
| 20 | GTO | 4 | Statagraph, Inc. | Billy Hagan Terry Labonte Lloyd Frink | Chevrolet Camaro | 467 |
| 21 | GTU | 63 | RGP 500 Racing | Jim Downing John Maffucci Steve Potter | Mazda RX-7 | 466 |
| 22 | GTO | 29 | Overby's | Robert Overby Chris Doyle Don Bell | Chevrolet Camaro | 438 |
| 23 | GTU | 37 | Burdsall-Welter Racing | Tom Burdsall Peter Welter Al Bacon | Mazda RX-7 | 436 |
| DNF | GTO | 26 | Auriga Racing | Tom Nehl Nelson Silcox R. J. Valentine | Chevrolet Camaro | 426 |
| DNF | GTP | 1 | JLP Racing | John Paul jr. Rene Rodriguez Joe Castellano | Porsche 935 | 412 |
| DNF | GTO | 13 | Gordon Oftedahl | Duane Eitel Mike Brummer Phil Pate | Pontiac Firebird | 411 |
| 27 | GTO | 28 | Avanti | Herb Adams John Martin Joe Ruttman Leonard Emanuelson | Avanti II | 410 |
| 28 | GTO | 40 | Bieri Racing | Uli Bieri Matt Gysler Duff Hubbard | BMW M1 | 406 |
| 29 | GTU | 97 | All American Racers | Wally Dallenbach jr. Willy T. Ribbs Whitney Ganz | Toyota Celica | 365 |
| 30 | GTO | 75 | Bard Boand | Bard Boand Richard Anderson Mike Stephens | Chevrolet Corvette | 358 |
| DNF | GTP | 83 | Thomas T. Ciccone | Mike Gassaway Scott Smith Joe Cogbill Joe Cogbill jr. | Chevrolet Camaro | 357 |
| 32 | GTU | 52 | TFC Racing | Tom Cripe Dick Gauthier David Duncan Jack Swanson | Porsche 911 | 312 |
| DNF | GTU | 71 | Morgan Performance Technology | Charles Morgan Bill Johnson Jim Miller | Datsun 280ZX | 305 |
| DNF | GTU | 27 | Scuderia Rosso | Jim Fowells Ray Mummery Tom Sheehy | Mazda RX-7 | 300 |
| DNF | GTU | 78 | Der Klaus Haus | Klaus Bitterauf Vicki Smith Scott Flanders | Porsche 911 | 299 |
| DNF | GTP | 65 | Ron Spangler | Carson Baird Chip Mead Tom Pumpelly | Ferrari 512 | 294 |
| DNF | GTO | 23 | Superior Racing Team | Raul Garcia Vince DiLella Armando Fernandez | Chevrolet Camaro | 285 |
| 38 | GTO | 01 | Marketing Corporation | John Morton Tom Klausler Ronnie Bucknum | Ford Mustang | 284 |
| DNF | GTO | 72 | John Josey | Gary Baker Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet Corvette | 284 |
| 40 | GTO | 41 | Starved Rock Ledge | Rusty Schmidt Scott Schmidt | Chevrolet Corvette | 263 |
| 41 | GTO | 49 | OMR Engines | Hoyt Overbagh Peter Kirill David Price | Chevrolet Monza | 243 |
| DNF | GTU | 66 | Mike Meyer Racing | Jack Dunham Jeff Kline Jon Compton | Mazda RX-7 | 242 |
| DNF | GTO | 45 | Statagraph, Inc. | Gene Felton Tom Williams Lloyd Frink | Chevrolet Camaro | 223 |
| DNF | GTP | 21 | Nimrod Racing | Lyn St. James John Graham Drake Olson | Nimrod NRA/C2 | 208 |
| DNF | GTO | 79 | Whitehall Productions | Tom Winters Bob Bergstrom Peter Dawe | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 193 |
| DNF | GTO | 55 | B de T Racing | Diego Montoya Terry Herman Tony Garcia | BMW M1 | 172 |
| DNF | GTO | 14 | Oftedahl Racing | Bob Raub Sam Moses Carl Shafer | Pontiac Firebird | 165 |
| DNF | GTU | 16 | Paul Goral | Paul Goral Larry Figaro Nort Northam | Porsche 911 | 161 |
| DNF | GTP | 74 | Mark Wagoner | Del Russo Taylor Mike Angus Wayne Dessinger | Chevron GTP | 152 |
| DNF | GTP | 44 | Group 44 | Bob Tullius Bill Adam Pat Bedard | Jaguar XJR-5 | 130 |
| DNF | GTU | 98 | All American Racers | Dennis Aase Al Unser jr. Michael Chandler | Toyota Celica | 130 |
| DNF | GTO | 89 | Taca El Salvador | Jamsal Eduardo Galdamez Eduardo Barrientos | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 122 |
| DNF | GTO | 31 | Kendco | Dale Kreider Dick Neland | Chevrolet Camaro | 122 |
| DNF | GTP | 11 | Nimrod Racing | A.J. Foyt Darrell Waltrip Guillermo Maldonado | Nimrod NRA/C2 | 121 |
| DNF | GTO | 67 | Trans-Am Specialtes | Elliott Forbes-Robinson Gary Witzenburg Tony Swan | Pontiac Firebird | 121 |
| DNF | GTU | 42 | Gary Wonzer | Bill Bean Buzz Cason Gary Wonzer | Porsche 911 | 118 |
| DNF | GTU | 99 | All American Racers | Gene Hackman Masanori Sekiya Kaoru Hoshino | Toyota Celica | 118 |
| DNF | GTO | 64 | John Hulen | John Hulen Ron Coupland Bob Speakman | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 118 |
| DNF | GTO | 15 | D&L Performance | Doug Lutz Dave Panaccione Larry Connor Fern Prego | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 113 |
| DNF | GTO | 81 | Robert Whitaker | Robert Whitaker Bill McDill Karl Keck | Chevrolet Camaro | 98 |
| DNF | GTO | 36 | Herman & Miller P&A | Paul Miller Jim Busby Ron Grable | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 91 |
| 62 | GTO | 06 | Bobby Diehl | Bobby Diehl Roy Newsome | Mazda RX-7 | 87 |
| DNF | GTO | 43 | Bob Gregg Racing | Bob Richardson Bob Young Bob Gregg | Chevrolet Camaro | 85 |
| DNF | GTO | 04 | Paul Canary Racing | Paul Canary Jean-Paul Libert Pascal Witmeur Roger Carmillet | Pontiac Firebird | 85 |
| DNF | GTU | 32 | Richard Cline | Rick Cline Paul Romano Mike Powell | Mazda RX-7 | 82 |
| DNF | GTO | 84 | Motorsport Marketing | Emory Donaldson Steve Pope Ken Murray | Chevrolet Camaro | 79 |
| DNF | GTO | 07 | Heimrath Racing | Ludwig Heimrath Ludwig Heimrath jr. | Porsche 934 | 71 |
| DNF | GTU | 30 | Case Racing | Jack Rynerson Ron Case | Porsche 911 | 67 |
| DNF | GTU | 51 | Red Roof Inns | Doug Carmean Don Herman John Finger | Mazda RX-7 | 57 |
| DNF | GTU | 82 | Trinity Racing | Joe Varde John Casey Jack Baldwin | Mazda RX-7 | 52 |
| DNF | GTO | 87 | Bob Beasley | Bob Beasley John Ashford Jack Lewis | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 52 |
| DNF | GTP | 0 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Bill Whittington Danny Ongais | Lola T600 | 47 |
| DNF | GTP | 5 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Bob Akin John O'Steen Dale Whittington | Porsche 935 | 43 |
| DNF | GTP | 03 | Angelo Pallavicini | Angelo Pallavicini Werner Frank | Porsche 935 | 24 |
| DNF | GTO | 02 | Marketing Corp. of America | Milt Minter Ronnie Bucknum | Ford Mustang | 24 |
| DNF | GTP | 6 | JLP Racing | John Paul sr. Phil Currin | Porsche 935 | 15 |
| DNF | GTP | 25 | Red Lobster Racing | Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Mauricio de Narváez | March 82G | 14 |
| DNF | GTO | 09 | Mark Gassaway | Tom Ciccone Vic Shinn Joe Cogbill | Chevrolet Camaro | 6 |
| DNF | GTO | 19 | Van Every Racing | Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 0 |
| DNS | GTP | 00 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Bill Whittington Danny Ongais | Lola T600 | 0 |
| DNS | GTP | 2 | Hinze Fencing | Marty Hinze | Porsche 935 | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 17 | Dingman Bros. Racing | Billy Dingman Roger Bighouse John Gunn | Chevrolet Corvette | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 18 | Bill Nelson | Vincent Collins Bill Nelson Lojza Vosta | Pontiac Firebird | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 20 | Dale Kreider | Dale Kreider Dave Heinz | Chevrolet Corvette | 0 |
| DNS | GTU | 39 | Donald Flores | Donald Flores Robert Gottfried Howdy Holmes | Porsche 911 | 0 |
| DNS | GTU | 69 | Conrado Casado | Ricardo Londoño Diego Londoño Fred Flaquer | Porsche 911 | 0 |
| DNS | GTU | 73 | G.O. Racing | Ken Grostic Keith Lawhorn | Porsche 914 | 0 |
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