| 1983 Virginia National Bank 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 7 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $174,070 | Race Date: | Apr 24, 1983 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 57Min 14Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 66.460 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 32 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 105 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 296 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 89.910 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Virginia National Bank 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 295 |
| 2 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 170 | 500 | 33 |
| 4 | 4 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 160 | 500 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 160 | 500 | 100 |
| 6 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 150 | 499 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 146 | 497 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford | Running |  | 142 | 495 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 138 | 493 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 134 | 491 | 0 |
| 11 | 26 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running |  | 130 | 491 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 127 | 488 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 124 | 487 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 48 | Lennie Pond | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 121 | 485 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 123 | 485 | 58 |
| 16 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | National Engineering | Engine | | 115 | 480 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 117 | 434 | 1 |
| 18 | 29 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Accident | | 109 | 428 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | Running | | 106 | 425 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | 2 | Rick Newsom | Reeder Racing | Running | | 103 | 420 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running | | 100 | 417 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ulrich Racing | Engine | | 97 | 390 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno / Bull Frog Knits | Brakes | | 94 | 378 | 0 |
| 24 | 24 | 8 | Rick McCray | Coors | Rear Gear | | 91 | 359 | 0 |
| 25 | 2 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Accident | | 93 | 351 | 11 |
| 26 | 11 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Accident | | 85 | 351 | 0 |
| 27 | 10 | 2 | Mark Martin | ACM Equipment Sales | Rear Gear | | 82 | 301 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Havoline | Overheating | | 79 | 240 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 49 | Trevor Boys (R) | Palatine Automotive | | 0 | 204 | 0 | |
| 30 | 21 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins (R) | Food Country USA | Engine | | 73 | 129 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Accident | | 70 | 95 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | Zervakis Racing | | 67 | 8 | 0 |
