| 1983 Goodys 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $176,845 | Race Date: | Sep 25, 1983 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 4.500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 27Min 16Sec. | Ridgeway, Virginia | |
| Lead Changes: | 6 | Average Speed: | 76.134 MPH | .526 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 29 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 37 Laps | martinsvillespeedway.com | |
| 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 | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Richard Childress Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 380 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 89.342 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Goodys 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 380 |
| 2 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 175 | 500 | 48 |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Running | | 170 | 500 | 70 |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | 322A | Running |  | 160 | 499 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Running |  | 155 | 499 | 0 |
| 6 | 11 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 150 | 499 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 146 | 499 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 142 | 498 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 138 | 489 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running |  | 134 | 487 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 130 | 487 | 0 |
| 12 | 21 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 127 | 480 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 124 | 474 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Engine | | 126 | 466 | 1 |
| 15 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 118 | 466 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 115 | 458 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 38 | Laurent Rioux | Valvoline | Running | | 0 | 443 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Rear Gear | | 109 | 431 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Steering | | 106 | 414 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 02 | Mike Potter | Reeder Racing | Running | | 0 | 355 | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets | Overheating | | 100 | 330 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Valves | | 97 | 290 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Washes | Cylinder | | 94 | 256 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Transmission | | 96 | 169 | 1 |
| 25 | 12 | 32 | Butch Lindley | Prototype Racing Engines | Rear Gear | | 88 | 122 | 0 |
| 26 | 4 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Ignition | | 85 | 80 | 0 |
| 27 | 13 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Accident | | 82 | 57 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission / Buck Stove | Engine | | 79 | 56 | 0 |
| 29 | 16 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Timing Chain | | 76 | 3 | 0 |
