| 1983 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $191,996 | Race Date: | May 15, 1983 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 4Hr 21Min 13Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 114.847 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 53 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Joe Ruttman J. Ruttman | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Buick | Car No.: | #98 Buick | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Benfield Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 256 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 139.616 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Mason-Dixon 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 256 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 158 |
| 3 | 1 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 170 | 499 | 51 |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 165 | 498 | 1 |
| 5 | 19 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Running | | 155 | 493 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 151 | 493 | 1 |
| 8 | 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 147 | 491 | 28 |
| 9 | 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 138 | 490 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 134 | 483 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 123 | 482 | 1 |
| 12 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 127 | 474 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 58 | Jerry Bowman | Aberdeen Travel Center | Running | | 124 | 468 | 0 |
| 14 | 33 | 2 | Rick Newsom | Reeder Racing | Running | | 121 | 467 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 118 | 466 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | 71 | Dave Marcis | W.H. Bolin | Engine | | 120 | 457 | 3 |
| 17 | 31 | 87 | Jimmy Ingalls | Red Diamond Lines | Running | | 112 | 454 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Jim Magill | | 109 | 438 | 0 | |
| 19 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Direct Connection | Running | Chrysler | 106 | 436 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 96 | John Callis | Bob Gailey Excavating | Running | | 103 | 428 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Delaware Trans-Am | Engine | Chrysler | 100 | 402 | 0 |
| 22 | 11 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Overheating | | 97 | 350 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 94 | 329 | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 91 | 277 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Engine | | 88 | 251 | 0 |
| 26 | 23 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins (R) | Food Country USA | Accident | | 85 | 244 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Transmission | | 82 | 235 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Water Pump | | 79 | 218 | 0 |
| 29 | 12 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Skoal | Engine | | 76 | 190 | 0 |
| 30 | 3 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Accident | | 73 | 104 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Engine | | 70 | 97 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Palatine Automotive | Engine | | 67 | 91 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 35 | Dick May | Hanover Printing | Engine | | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 34 | 7 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 61 | 60 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Accident | | 58 | 46 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Televideo Computer Systems | Accident |  | 55 | 39 | 0 |
