| 1983 Warner W Hodgdon American 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $205,505 | Race Date: | Oct 30, 1983 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .680 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 11Min 36Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 36 | Average Speed: | 119.324 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 10 For 63 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #44 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #75 Chevrolet | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Hagan Racing | Team: | RahMoc Entrprises | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | 128 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 143.876 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Warner W Hodgdon American 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running |  | 180 | 492 | 128 |
| 2 | 11 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 180 | 492 | 143 |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 170 | 491 | 57 |
| 4 | 1 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 160 | 490 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Running | | 160 | 489 | 1 |
| 6 | 31 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running |  | 150 | 486 | 0 |
| 7 | 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 151 | 486 | 2 |
| 8 | 25 | 42 | Lennie Pond | Ted Parker Homes | Running | | 142 | 476 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 138 | 475 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 134 | 471 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 130 | 471 | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Henwood Video | Running |  | 127 | 460 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 4 | Rick Baldwin | Riveraide Raceway | Running | Chrysler | 124 | 457 | 0 |
| 14 | 34 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 121 | 455 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 118 | 443 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 120 | 437 | 44 |
| 17 | 16 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 117 | 436 | 14 |
| 18 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Engine | | 114 | 414 | 55 |
| 19 | 20 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 106 | 414 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | 96 | Slick Johnson | Precision Tune | Engine | | 0 | 397 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running | | 100 | 387 | 0 |
| 22 | 36 | 35 | Dick May | Hanover Printing | Running | | 97 | 381 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Head Gasket | | 94 | 350 | 0 |
| 24 | 13 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Valves | | 91 | 344 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 58 | Jerry Bowman | Bowman Racing | Accident | | 88 | 333 | 0 |
| 26 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 85 | 208 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | My Car | Timing Chain | | 82 | 205 | 0 |
| 28 | 7 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno / Bull Frog Knits | Wheel Bearing | | 79 | 184 | 0 |
| 29 | 14 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Ignition | | 76 | 155 | 0 |
| 30 | 4 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 78 | 139 | 39 |
| 31 | 26 | 02 | Mike Potter | Reeder Racing | Rear Gear | | 70 | 139 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Accident | | 67 | 54 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Accident | | 64 | 45 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Wangerin Racing | Rear Gear | | 61 | 39 | 0 |
| 35 | 30 | 45 | John McFadden | Joe Bean Auto | Ignition | | 58 | 11 | 0 |
| 36 | 2 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Accident | | 60 | 10 | 9 |
