| 1983 Budweiser 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 24 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $200,160 | Race Date: | Sep 18, 1983 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 18Min 45Sec. | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 21 | Average Speed: | 116.077 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 51 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #22 Buick | Car No.: | #44 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Hagan Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 195 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 139.573 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Budweiser 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 195 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 67 |
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 170 | 500 | 97 |
| 4 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running |  | 165 | 499 | 51 |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Running | | 155 | 499 | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Running | | 155 | 499 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 146 | 493 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 147 | 491 | 29 |
| 9 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 143 | 491 | 1 |
| 10 | 27 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 134 | 480 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. (R) | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 130 | 479 | 0 |
| 12 | 25 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 127 | 470 | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 124 | 467 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 92 | Joe Fields | Hobart Sales & Service | Running | | 0 | 459 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Delaware Trans-Am | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 457 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Accident | | 115 | 452 | 0 |
| 17 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 112 | 452 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 87 | Jimmy Ingalls | Ingalls Construction | Running | | 0 | 447 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 38 | Laurent Rioux | Valvoline | Running | | 0 | 441 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 103 | 427 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 100 | 416 | 0 |
| 22 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Atlantic Equipment & Leasing | Engine | | 97 | 387 | 0 |
| 23 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Broken Spring |  | 94 | 382 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets | Engine | | 91 | 377 | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Engine | | 88 | 356 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Accident | | 85 | 337 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Engine | | 82 | 285 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | 2 | Tommy Gale | Reeder Racing | Steering | | 79 | 255 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 69 | Bob Riley | N.R.S. Carting | Ignition | | 76 | 221 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 64 | Jerry Bowman | Bowman Racing | Accident | | 73 | 139 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Engine | | 70 | 138 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Engine | | 67 | 125 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 77 | Dean Combs | Best Products | Engine | | 64 | 107 | 0 |
| 34 | 31 | 60 | Natz Peters | Mitton Electric | Engine | | 61 | 103 | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Head Gasket | | 63 | 90 | 59 |
| 36 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Engine | | 55 | 79 | 0 |
