1. @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.
2. I read someplace this was a Hardee's show car and they brought it back to being a race car.
3. cale's daytona win in 83 would be the last win for pontiac in the 500
4. I watched him when I was a kid, mr slingshot. Back before plates choked the life outta the cars.
5. Thanks for the post... Cale was a cool driver...
6. In a Pontiac LeMans which is his backup car. His primary Chevy Monte Carlo was destroyed during practice.
7. Thanks for the info. As I said, Buddy always seemed to be in the thick of it.
8. Buddy won the Daytona 500 in 1980.
9. 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.
10. Buddy Baker was a great driver. He ALWAYS seemed to be in the action, throughout whatever race he competed in. However, I NEVER saw him actually WIN a major race. Baker always seemed to end up in the top 5, but I never saw him take the checkered flag. I'm sure he did win some races, but none of them ever seemed to be televised on a major network.
11. Thanks.
12. 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.
13. yeah like donnie did in '79, that's not racing
14. 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!
15. Well we saw what happens when you put Cale in the dirt at Daytona
16. Buddy should have put cale in the dirt
17. SWEET-probably the last time we'll ever see a NASCAR Pontiac win at Daytona-thanks for posting this!!!
18. Awesome race! Cale winning in the older Pontiac, and Bill Elliott running second in the '82 "Thunderbrick" instead of the sleeker '83 model like Baker's #21. Ruttman had a great run that day in the Levi Garrett #98 too.
19. cale owed it to the team since he destroyed their primary car during qualifying. he gave that back up pontiac quite a ride

1983 Daytona 500 Final lap

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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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