| 1983 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $256,230 | Race Date: | Mar 27, 1983 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 1Min 27Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | None | Average Speed: | 124.055 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 62 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Geoffrey Bodine G. Bodine | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #88 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Cliff Stewart Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 78 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 167.703 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Coca-Cola 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 78 |
| 2 | 6 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 180 | 328 | 83 |
| 3 | 2 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running |  | 165 | 328 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 165 | 328 | 10 |
| 5 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 160 | 328 | 76 |
| 6 | 14 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Simoniz | Running | | 155 | 328 | 18 |
| 7 | 12 | 2 | Mark Martin | Valvring Oil Corporation | Running | | 146 | 328 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 142 | 328 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 138 | 327 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 134 | 326 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 130 | 326 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 127 | 325 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Atlantic Building Systems | Running | | 124 | 324 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Skoal | Engine | | 126 | 323 | 11 |
| 15 | 26 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno | Running | | 118 | 323 | 0 |
| 16 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Landmark | Running |  | 120 | 323 | 1 |
| 17 | 23 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Running | | 112 | 320 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Running | | 109 | 320 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. (R) | Bj Racing | Running | | 106 | 318 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 86 | Darryl Sage | Sage Racing | Running | | 103 | 318 | 0 |
| 21 | 31 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins (R) | Food Country USA | Running | | 100 | 315 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Running | | 97 | 315 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 94 | 312 | 0 |
| 24 | 41 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 311 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Engine | | 88 | 303 | 0 |
| 26 | 39 | 3 | Eddie Bierschwale | Indian Hill Park | Engine | | 85 | 289 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | 57 | Ken Ragan (R) | Clinomint Toothpaste | Accident | | 82 | 281 | 0 |
| 28 | 25 | 80 | Bob Senneker | Elk Custom Vans | Accident | | 0 | 277 | 0 |
| 29 | 27 | 6 | Jim Sauter | Ulrich Racing | Accident | | 76 | 275 | 0 |
| 30 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Engine | | 73 | 272 | 0 |
| 31 | 28 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Accident | | 70 | 270 | 0 |
| 32 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Accident | | 67 | 270 | 0 |
| 33 | 8 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 69 | 246 | 34 |
| 34 | 18 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Running | | 61 | 242 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Ignition | | 63 | 204 | 1 |
| 36 | 34 | 19 | J.D. McDuffie | Bojangles | Valves | | 55 | 177 | 0 |
| 37 | 30 | 54 | David Simko | Tom Company Mound Steel | Engine |  | 52 | 154 | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Valvoline | Valves | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 39 | 32 | 24 | Jim Vandiver | Js Dismuke Co | Accident | Chrysler | 0 | 79 | 0 |
| 40 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Engine | | 43 | 40 | 0 |
| 41 | 1 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Valves | | 45 | 18 | 16 |
