| 1983 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $222,970 | Race Date: | Nov 20, 1983 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 3Hr 15Min 9Sec. | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 13 | Average Speed: | 95.859 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 26 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #11 Buick | Chevrolet: | 8 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 5 of 119 | Pole Speed: | 116.782 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Winston Western 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 180 | 119 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running |  | 175 | 119 | 33 |
| 3 | 11 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 165 | 119 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 165 | 119 | 4 |
| 5 | 26 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 160 | 119 | 31 |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Running | | 160 | 119 | 34 |
| 7 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 146 | 119 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Mark Bloome / Antioch Speedway | Running |  | 142 | 119 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 143 | 119 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 139 | 118 | 10 |
| 11 | 16 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 130 | 118 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Miller Brothers | Running |  | 127 | 118 | 0 |
| 13 | 32 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 124 | 117 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 88 | Donnie Allison | Gatorade | Running | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 87 | Randy Becker | Becker Trucking | Running | | 118 | 116 | 0 |
| 16 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 115 | 115 | 0 |
| 17 | 41 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 112 | 115 | 0 |
| 18 | 39 | 13 | Doug Wheeler | W&W Machine | Running | | 109 | 115 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 83 | Sumner McKnight | McKnight Racing | Running | | 106 | 114 | 0 |
| 20 | 15 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running | | 103 | 113 | 0 |
| 21 | 17 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Hammer Security Systems | Running | | 100 | 112 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 51 | Scott Miller | Mdb Systems | Running | | 97 | 112 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Broken Wheel |  | 94 | 109 | 0 |
| 24 | 23 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Drivetrain | | 91 | 101 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. Johns Auto Parts | Running | | 88 | 101 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 64 | D.K. Ulrich | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Rear Gear | | 85 | 101 | 0 |
| 27 | 31 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets | Rear Gear | | 82 | 96 | 0 |
| 28 | 33 | 3 | Glenn Francis | Francis Race Cars | No Radio | | 79 | 89 | 0 |
| 29 | 42 | 35 | Pat Mintey | AFR Signs | Engine | | 76 | 73 | 0 |
| 30 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Rocker Arm | | 73 | 66 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 70 | 61 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 91 | John Krebs | Coca-Cola | Engine | | 67 | 60 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | My Car | Engine | | 64 | 42 | 0 |
| 34 | 21 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | | 61 | 38 | 0 | |
| 35 | 13 | 93 | Jim Bown | Wholesale Truck Parts | Throttle Linkage | | 58 | 37 | 0 |
| 36 | 14 | 74 | Roy Smith | Edgett Excavating | Handling | | 55 | 36 | 0 |
| 37 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 57 | 32 | 1 |
| 38 | 24 | 66 | Ron Esau | McDonald's | Ignition | | 49 | 32 | 0 |
| 39 | 28 | 8 | Rick McCray | Coors | Engine | | 46 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 | 30 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Mountain Dew | Engine | | 43 | 13 | 0 |
| 41 | 4 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 40 | 12 | 0 |
| 42 | 19 | 12 | Jimmy Insolo | Miller High Life | Handling | | 37 | 1 | 0 |
