| 1983 Miller High Life 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 27 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $352,430 | Race Date: | Oct 9, 1983 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 3.100 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 34Min 43Sec. | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 30 | Average Speed: | 139.998 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 35 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Richard Petty R. Petty | Driver: | Tim Richmond T. Richmond | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #43 Pontiac | Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Petty Enterprises | Team: | Blue Max Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 23 of 334 | Pole Speed: | 163.073 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Miller High Life 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 76 | 334 | 23 |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Running |  | 175 | 334 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 170 | 334 | 52 |
| 4 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 334 | 31 |
| 5 | 1 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running | | 165 | 334 | 99 |
| 6 | 3 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running |  | 155 | 334 | 37 |
| 7 | 25 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 151 | 334 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running | | 147 | 334 | 43 |
| 9 | 13 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 143 | 334 | 1 |
| 10 | 11 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 139 | 333 | 10 |
| 11 | 18 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno / Bull Frog Knits | Running | | 135 | 333 | 9 |
| 12 | 17 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Running | | 127 | 333 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 124 | 333 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 126 | 332 | 6 |
| 15 | 9 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 118 | 331 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 120 | 331 | 2 |
| 17 | 39 | 71 | Dave Marcis | American Legion Posts | Running |  | 112 | 330 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 109 | 329 | 0 |
| 19 | 15 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 106 | 329 | 0 |
| 20 | 35 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Rob's Roost | Running | | 103 | 322 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 02 | Jim Sauter | D.E.R. Incorporated | Running | | 100 | 321 | 0 |
| 22 | 33 | 12 | Rodney Combs | Stroh's | Engine | | 97 | 320 | 0 |
| 23 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 94 | 319 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 31 | John Anderson | Lebe's Tire Service | Running | | 0 | 317 | 0 |
| 25 | 31 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | My Car | Running | | 88 | 317 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 85 | 317 | 0 |
| 27 | 29 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Duffie Sand & Gravel | Running | | 82 | 314 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Engine | | 79 | 309 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Ignition | | 76 | 301 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 5 | Greg Sacks | Uniden | Accident | | 73 | 293 | 0 |
| 31 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 70 | 285 | 0 |
| 32 | 26 | 97 | Dean Combs | Best Products | Engine | | 67 | 283 | 0 |
| 33 | 21 | 4 | Mark Martin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | Rear Gear | | 64 | 274 | 0 |
| 34 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Head Gasket | Chrysler | 61 | 252 | 0 |
| 35 | 38 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Coastal Transmission | Engine | | 58 | 239 | 0 |
| 36 | 28 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. (R) | Trap Rock Industries | Engine | | 55 | 184 | 0 |
| 37 | 23 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Engine | | 52 | 161 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 77 | Ken Ragan (R) | Clinomint Toothpaste | Running | | 49 | 137 | 0 |
| 39 | 12 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Valves | | 46 | 106 | 0 |
| 40 | 30 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Engine | | 43 | 53 | 0 |
