| 1983 Busch Nashville 420 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $138,770 | Race Date: | Jul 16, 1983 | Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville | |
| Margin of Victory: | 15.550 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 55Min 12Sec. | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 | Average Speed: | 85.726 MPH | .5 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 25 Laps | http | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Ron Bouchard R. Bouchard | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #47 Buick | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Yunick-Rich Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 212 of 420 | Pole Speed: | 103.020 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Busch Nashville 420 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 420 | 212 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Running |  | 175 | 420 | 129 |
| 3 | 13 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 165 | 419 | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 165 | 419 | 24 |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 155 | 417 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 155 | 417 | 50 |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running | | 146 | 416 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 142 | 416 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 71 | Dave Marcis | W.H. Bolin | Running | | 143 | 416 | 5 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Running | | 134 | 414 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 130 | 412 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 127 | 412 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 124 | 411 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 121 | 411 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 118 | 409 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Running | | 115 | 406 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 112 | 399 | 0 |
| 18 | 26 | 6 | Al Elmore | World Cup | Running | | 0 | 393 | 0 |
| 19 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 106 | 392 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 103 | 389 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 19 | Steve Gray | Gray Racing | Running | | 100 | 376 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 97 | 348 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Running | | 94 | 344 | 0 |
| 24 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Engine | Chrysler | 91 | 269 | 0 |
| 25 | 27 | 18 | Don Satterfield | Satterfield Racing | Engine | | 0 | 227 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 86 | Darryl Sage | Sage Racing | Engine | | 0 | 209 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 82 | 148 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 79 | 77 | 0 |
| 29 | 19 | 96 | Jimmy Walker | Cronkite Racing | Overheating | | 76 | 50 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 2 | D.K. Ulrich | Reeder Racing | Piston | | 73 | 3 | 0 |
