| 1983 Winston 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $361,820 | Race Date: | May 1, 1983 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 3Hr 14Min 55Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 | Average Speed: | 153.936 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 42 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Pontiac | Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 52 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 202.650 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Winston 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 52 |
| 2 | 12 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Skoal | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 1 |
| 3 | 10 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno | Running |  | 170 | 188 | 13 |
| 4 | 21 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 165 | 188 | 2 |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 160 | 188 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 150 | 188 | 0 |
| 7 | 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 151 | 188 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 142 | 187 | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 143 | 187 | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 134 | 186 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 135 | 184 | 10 |
| 12 | 36 | 77 | Ken Ragan (R) | Clinomint Toothpaste | Running | | 127 | 184 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 124 | 182 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 121 | 181 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Team America | Running | | 118 | 181 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | Chrysler | 115 | 178 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Engine | | 112 | 175 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 89 | Dean Roper | Muellers Sales & Service | Running | | 109 | 170 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 48 | Lennie Pond | Palatine Automotive | Engine | | 106 | 169 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 108 | 148 | 10 |
| 21 | 3 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Engine | | 105 | 132 | 40 |
| 22 | 38 | 73 | Steve Moore | C&H Enterprises | Ignition | | 97 | 124 | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Engine | Chrysler | 94 | 121 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Brakes | | 96 | 120 | 1 |
| 25 | 11 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Engine | | 88 | 94 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 76 | Lowell Cowell | Larry's Nightclub | Engine |  | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| 27 | 8 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Engine | | 87 | 72 | 10 |
| 28 | 9 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 79 | 71 | 0 |
| 29 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Accident | | 81 | 71 | 43 |
| 30 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Accident | | 73 | 71 | 0 |
| 31 | 16 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Accident | | 70 | 71 | 0 |
| 32 | 29 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Accident | | 67 | 71 | 0 |
| 33 | 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Accident | | 64 | 70 | 0 |
| 34 | 13 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Valvoline | Accident | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 35 | 42 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Camshaft | | 58 | 69 | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | 6 | Mark Martin | Jim Magill | Engine | | 55 | 65 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing | Cylinder Head | | 52 | 55 | 0 |
| 38 | 39 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Duffie Sand & Gravel | Brakes | | 49 | 50 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Kings Inn Daytona | Valve Spring | | 46 | 30 | 0 |
| 40 | 33 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Morgan-McClure Engines | Engine | | 43 | 22 | 0 |
| 41 | 22 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Engine | | 40 | 20 | 0 |
| 42 | 35 | 96 | Rick Baldwin | White Crown Engineering | Engine | | 37 | 7 | 0 |
