Winston 500
1983 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 30
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$361,820Race Date:May 1, 1983Talladega Superspeedway
Margin of Victory:18 Car LengthsRace Duration:3Hr 14Min 55Sec.Talladega, Alabama
Lead Changes:27Average Speed:153.936 MPH2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:42No. of Cautions:7 For 42 Lapstalladegasuperspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Richard Petty R. PettyDriver: Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughPontiac:9
Car No.:#43 PontiacCar No.:#28 ChevroletBuick:0
Team:Petty EnterprisesTeam:Ranier RacingChevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Crew Chief:Waddell WilsonFord:0
Laps Led:52 of 188Pole Speed:202.650 MPH
Official 1983 Winston 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
11543 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP18518852Running
21255 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsSkoal1751881Running
3101 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedUno17018813Running
42133 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit1651882Running
569 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottMelling Oil Pumps1601882Running
6744 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteBudweiser1501880Running
74152 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansBroadway Motors1511882Running
843 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddPiedmont Airlines1421870Running
93271 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisTransmissions Unlimited1431872Running
101922 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonMiller High Life1341860Running
11298 Joe Ruttman J. RuttmanJoe RuttmanLevi Garrett13518410Engine
123677 Ken Ragan K. Ragan (R)Ken RaganClinomint Toothpaste1271840Running
133164 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleSunny King Ford & Honda1241820Running
142090 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksChameleon Sunglasses1211810Running
15575 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettTeam America1181810Running
162824 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon RacingChrysler1151780Running
17272 Morgan Shepherd M. ShepherdMorgan ShepherdACM Equipment Sales1121750Engine
183089 Dean Roper D. RoperDean RoperMuellers Sales & Service1091700Running
192448 Lennie Pond L. PondLennie PondPalatine Automotive1061690Engine
202347 Ron Bouchard R. BouchardRon BouchardRace Hill Farm10814810Engine
21388 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineGatorade10513240Engine
223873 Steve Moore S. MooreSteve MooreC&H Enterprises971240Ignition
234067 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonArrington GroceryChrysler941210Engine
241715 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans961201Brakes
251121 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerValvoline88940Engine
263776 Lowell Cowell L. CowellLowell CowellLarry's Nightclub0930Engine
27827 Tim Richmond T. RichmondTim RichmondOld Milwaukee877210Engine
28966 Phil Parsons P. ParsonsPhil ParsonsSkoal Bandit79710Accident
29128 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughHardee's817143Accident
30187 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty7-Eleven73710Accident
311616 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonChattanooga Chew70710Accident
322984 Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody RidleyCumberland Carpets67710Accident
331411 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripPepsi Challenger64700Accident
341314 A.J. Foyt AJ FoytA.J. FoytValvoline0700Accident
354241 Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie ThomasAdvance Auto Parts58690Camshaft
36256 Mark Martin M. MartinMark MartinJim Magill55650Engine
373462 Rick Wilson R. WilsonRick WilsonWilson Racing52550Cylinder Head
383999 Philip Duffie P. DuffiePhilip DuffieDuffie Sand & Gravel49500Brakes
392610 Clark Dwyer C. DwyerClark DwyerKings Inn Daytona46300Valve Spring
40334 Connie Saylor C. SaylorConnie SaylorMorgan-McClure Engines43220Engine
412217 Sterling Marlin S. Marlin (R)Sterling MarlinHesco Exhaust Systems40200Engine
423596 Rick Baldwin R. BaldwinRick BaldwinWhite Crown Engineering3770Engine

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