| 1983 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $282,315 | Race Date: | Sep 5, 1983 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 9.380 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 3Min 52Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 | Average Speed: | 123.343 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 60 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Buick | Car No.: | #75 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | RahMoc Entrprises | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 119 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 157.187 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 119 |
| 2 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 30 |
| 4 | 1 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 165 | 367 | 101 |
| 5 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 155 | 367 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running | | 155 | 366 | 18 |
| 7 | 15 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 151 | 366 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 142 | 366 | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Running | | 143 | 364 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 139 | 363 | 18 |
| 11 | 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 130 | 363 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 127 | 363 | 0 |
| 13 | 11 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Running | | 124 | 362 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Metromont Materials | Running | | 121 | 361 | 0 |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno / Bull Frog Knits | Running | | 118 | 359 | 0 |
| 16 | 41 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 115 | 353 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 4 | Mark Martin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Running |  | 112 | 351 | 0 |
| 18 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 109 | 351 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 77 | Ken Ragan (R) | Clinomint Toothpaste | Running | | 106 | 342 | 0 |
| 20 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 103 | 339 | 0 |
| 21 | 37 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Running | | 100 | 337 | 0 |
| 22 | 20 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 97 | 330 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 35 | Dick May | Hanover Printing | Ignition | | 94 | 318 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Accident | | 91 | 282 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 93 | 272 | 76 |
| 26 | 6 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Cylinder Head | | 85 | 245 | 0 |
| 27 | 39 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Handling | | 82 | 217 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Accident | | 79 | 217 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 76 | 207 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets | Engine | | 73 | 179 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Accident | | 70 | 142 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 67 | 117 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Brakes | | 64 | 113 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Duffie Sand & Gravel | Engine | | 61 | 109 | 0 |
| 35 | 22 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Accident | | 58 | 107 | 0 |
| 36 | 38 | 76 | Mike Potter | Cam Farm | Ignition | | 55 | 98 | 0 |
| 37 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 52 | 54 | 0 |
| 38 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Cylinder Head | | 49 | 34 | 0 |
| 39 | 31 | 42 | Lennie Pond | Sand Dunes Hotel | Accident | | 46 | 25 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins (R) | Food Country USA | Engine | | 43 | 15 | 0 |
| 41 | 29 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. (R) | Trap Rock Industries | Engine | | 40 | 11 | 0 |
