| 1983 Budweiser 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $187,175 | Race Date: | Jun 5, 1983 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 7.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 49Min 35Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 88.063 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 35 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #3 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 57 of 95 | Pole Speed: | 116.421 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Budweiser 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 185 | 95 | 57 |
| 2 | 19 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 170 | 95 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 170 | 95 | 3 |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 160 | 95 | 0 |
| 5 | 20 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 155 | 95 | 0 |
| 6 | 23 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running |  | 155 | 95 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Running | | 151 | 95 | 5 |
| 8 | 13 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Running | | 142 | 95 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 93 | Bill Schmitt | Mountain Dew | Running | | 138 | 94 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 134 | 93 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Hammer Security Systems | Running |  | 130 | 92 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Miller Brothers | Running | | 127 | 92 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 124 | 90 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 3 | Glenn Francis | Guy-Co Tools | Running | | 121 | 90 | 0 |
| 15 | 37 | 83 | Sumner McKnight | Chuck E Cheese | Running | | 118 | 90 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 115 | 90 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Direct Connection | Running | Chrysler | 112 | 90 | 0 |
| 18 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 109 | 89 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 94 | Bob Kennedy | Erlich Motors | Running | | 106 | 89 | 0 |
| 20 | 24 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. Johns Auto Parts | Engine | | 103 | 88 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 13 | Doug Wheeler | W&W Machine | Running | | 100 | 88 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 97 | 87 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 96 | Jim Bown | Wholesale Truck Parts | | 94 | 81 | 0 | |
| 24 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Rear Gear | | 91 | 74 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Engine | | 88 | 73 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Antioch Speedway | Oil Pump | | 85 | 72 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 8 | Rick McCray | Coors | Running | | 82 | 66 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Oil Line | | 84 | 65 | 8 |
| 29 | 5 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Chassis | | 81 | 64 | 15 |
| 30 | 22 | 51 | Scott Miller | J.W. Mitchell | Clutch | | 73 | 61 | 0 |
| 31 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Accident | | 70 | 51 | 0 |
| 32 | 31 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Accident | | 72 | 50 | 1 |
| 33 | 32 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Engine | | 64 | 41 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 66 | 40 | 5 |
| 35 | 29 | 66 | Ron Esau | Lee & Humphreys | | 58 | 38 | 0 | |
| 36 | 16 | 64 | Randy Becker | J-L Machine Shop | Accident | | 55 | 23 | 0 |
| 37 | 36 | 35 | Pat Mintey | Grimes & Son | Overheating | | 52 | 3 | 0 |
