| 1983 Richmond 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $161,470 | Race Date: | Feb 27, 1983 | Richmond Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.100 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 43Min 45Sec. | Richmond, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 5 | Average Speed: | 79.584 MPH | .750 Mile D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 25 Laps | richmondraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 117 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 93.439 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Richmond 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 117 |
| 2 | 8 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 81 |
| 3 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 170 | 400 | 1 |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Running |  | 165 | 399 | 1 |
| 5 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 160 | 399 | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running | | 150 | 398 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 146 | 398 | 161 |
| 8 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 142 | 398 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | Running | | 138 | 397 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running | | 134 | 396 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 01 | Butch Lindley | Miller High Life | Running | | 135 | 396 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Foster Grant | Running | | 127 | 396 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 124 | 395 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 121 | 395 | 0 |
| 15 | 11 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno | Running | | 118 | 395 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 115 | 393 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 112 | 392 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 109 | 391 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 6 | Jim Sauter | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 0 | 389 | 0 |
| 20 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Peacock Dodge | Running |  | 103 | 380 | 0 |
| 21 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 100 | 372 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 97 | 359 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Running | | 94 | 356 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 2 | Mark Martin | Valvring Oil Corporation | Running | | 91 | 344 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 88 | 298 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 92 | Joe Fields | Fields Racing | Running | | 0 | 284 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 18 | Slick Johnson | The Pioneer | Engine | | 82 | 247 | 0 |
| 28 | 1 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 84 | 177 | 26 |
| 29 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Rear Gear | | 76 | 149 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 29 | Dave Dion | Champion Buses | Accident | | 73 | 50 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 35 | Morgan Shepherd | Beahr Racing | Head Gasket | | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | 2 | Tommy Gale | Midlothian Texaco | Accident | | 67 | 50 | 0 |
