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Winston Western 500 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 30
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
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 Assoc.	Pontiac:	0
Crew Chief:	Ernie Elliott	Crew Chief:	Jeff Hammond	Buick:	0
Laps Led:	5 of 119	Pole Speed:	116.782 MPH

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Official 1983 Winston Western 500 Results

Finish	Start	Num	Driver	Sponsor	Points	Laps	Led	Status
1	10	9	Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill Elliott	Melling Oil Pumps	180	119	5	Running
2	5	55	Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny Parsons	Copenhagen	175	119	33	Running
3	11	75	Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil Bonnett	Hodgdon Tool	165	119	0	Running
4	9	15	Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans	165	119	4	Running
5	26	27	Tim Richmond T. RichmondTim Richmond	Old Milwaukee	160	119	31	Running
6	1	11	Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell Waltrip	Pepsi / Burger King	160	119	34	Running
7	3	44	Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry Labonte	Budweiser	146	119	0	Running
8	22	04	Hershel McGriff H. McGriffHershel McGriff	Mark Bloome / Antioch Speedway	142	119	0	Running
9	6	22	Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby Allison	Miller High Life	143	119	1	Running
10	8	43	Richard Petty R. PettyRichard Petty	STP	139	118	10	Running
11	16	47	Ron Bouchard R. BouchardRon Bouchard	Race Hill Farm	130	118	0	Running
12	29	71	Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave Marcis	Miller Brothers	127	118	0	Running
13	32	7	Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle Petty	7-Eleven	124	117	0	Running
14	20	88	Donnie Allison D. AllisonDonnie Allison	Gatorade	0	117	0	Running
15	25	87	Randy Becker R. BeckerRandy Becker	Becker Trucking	118	116	0	Running
16	40	52	Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy Means	Broadway Motors	115	115	0	Running
17	41	17	Sterling Marlin S. Marlin (R)Sterling Marlin	Hesco Exhaust Systems	112	115	0	Running
18	39	13	Doug Wheeler D. WheelerDoug Wheeler	W&W Machine	109	115	0	Running
19	35	83	Sumner McKnight S. McKnightSumner McKnight	McKnight Racing	106	114	0	Running
20	15	21	Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy Baker	Valvoline	103	113	0	Running
21	17	78	Jim Robinson J. RobinsonJim Robinson	Hammer Security Systems	100	112	0	Running
22	12	51	Scott Miller S. MillerScott Miller	Mdb Systems	97	112	0	Running
23	37	67	Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy Arrington	Arrington Grocery	94	109	0	Broken Wheel
24	23	48	Trevor Boys T. Boys (R)Trevor Boys	Hylton-McCaig	91	101	0	Drivetrain
25	18	38	Don Waterman D. WatermanDon Waterman	St. Johns Auto Parts	88	101	0	Running
26	34	64	D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. Ulrich	Sunny King Ford & Honda	85	101	0	Rear Gear
27	31	41	Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie Thomas	McCord Gaskets	82	96	0	Rear Gear
28	33	3	Glenn Francis G. FrancisGlenn Francis	Francis Race Cars	79	89	0	No Radio
29	42	35	Pat Mintey P. MinteyPat Mintey	AFR Signs	76	73	0	Engine
30	38	70	J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing	73	66	0	Rocker Arm
31	7	33	Harry Gant H. GantHarry Gant	Skoal Bandit	70	61	0	Engine
32	36	91	John Krebs J. KrebsJohn Krebs	Coca-Cola	67	60	0	Engine
33	27	2	Morgan Shepherd M. ShepherdMorgan Shepherd	My Car	64	42	0	Engine
34	21	90	Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick Brooks	Chameleon Sunglasses	61	38	0	Connecting Rod
35	13	93	Jim Bown J. BownJim Bown	Wholesale Truck Parts	58	37	0	Throttle Linkage
36	14	74	Roy Smith R. SmithRoy Smith	Edgett Excavating	55	36	0	Handling
37	2	3	Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky Rudd	Piedmont Airlines	57	32	1	Engine
38	24	66	Ron Esau R. EsauRon Esau	McDonald's	49	32	0	Ignition
39	28	8	Rick McCray R. McCrayRick McCray	Coors	46	29	0	Engine
40	30	73	Bill Schmitt B. SchmittBill Schmitt	Mountain Dew	43	13	0	Engine
41	4	98	Joe Ruttman J. RuttmanJoe Ruttman	Levi Garrett	40	12	0	Engine
42	19	12	Jimmy Insolo J. InsoloJimmy Insolo	Miller High Life	37	1	0	Handling
	(R) Denotes Rookie ◄► (I) Driver is Ineligible For Points Click on Driver's Name to View Driver's Statistics

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