| 1983 Valleydale 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 11 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $146,170 | Race Date: | May 21, 1983 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.080 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 51Min 7Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 93.445 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 28 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 22 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #75 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | RahMoc Entrprises | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 288 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 110.409 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Valleydale 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 288 |
| 2 | 12 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 50 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Running | | 165 | 499 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 165 | 499 | 25 |
| 5 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 155 | 498 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 498 | 21 |
| 7 | 8 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 146 | 496 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 142 | 495 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 143 | 495 | 116 |
| 10 | 7 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 134 | 494 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 130 | 488 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | W.H. Bolin | Running | | 127 | 488 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 124 | 479 | 0 |
| 14 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 121 | 477 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Running | | 118 | 476 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Direct Connection | Running | Chrysler | 115 | 475 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins (R) | Food Country USA | Running | | 112 | 472 | 0 |
| 18 | 19 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 109 | 471 | 0 |
| 19 | 28 | 2 | Rick Newsom | Reeder Racing | Running | | 106 | 470 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 103 | 466 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 100 | 459 | 0 |
| 22 | 21 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 97 | 458 | 0 |
| 23 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Rear Gear | | 94 | 456 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 91 | 450 | 0 |
| 25 | 9 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Running | | 88 | 397 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 85 | 393 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Rear Gear | | 82 | 317 | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 76 | Mike Potter | Larry's Homes | Rear Gear | | 79 | 50 | 0 |
