1983 Southern 500 | ![]() |
Held on September 5, 1983 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC | |
367 L, 501.322 M, 806.666 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 14 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Buick | 367 | 119 | running | 185 |
2 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Ford | 367 | 3 | running | 175 |
3 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi, Burger King | Chevy | 367 | 30 | running | 170 |
4 | 1 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon | Chevy | 367 | 101 | running | 165 |
5 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Chevy | 367 | 0 | running | 155 |
6 | 9 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Ford | 366 | 18 | running | 155 |
7 | 15 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Chevy | 366 | 1 | running | 151 |
8 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Chevy | 366 | 0 | running | 142 |
9 | 19 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Buick | 364 | 1 | running | 143 |
10 | 5 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Chevy | 363 | 18 | running | 139 |
11 | 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Ford | 363 | 0 | running | 130 |
12 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Pontiac | 363 | 0 | running | 127 |
13 | 11 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Pontiac | 362 | 0 | running | 124 |
14 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Metromont Materials | Chevy | 361 | 0 | running | 121 |
15 | 3 | 1 | Lake Speed | UNO, Bull Frog Knits | Chevy | 359 | 0 | running | 118 |
16 | 41 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Buick | 353 | 0 | running | 115 |
17 | 27 | 4 | Mark Martin | Morgan-McClure | Oldsmobile | 351 | 0 | running | 112 |
18 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Dodge | 351 | 0 | running | 109 |
19 | 25 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Clinomint | Chevy | 342 | 0 | running | 106 |
20 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Chevy | 339 | 0 | running | 103 |
21 | 37 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Chevy | 337 | 0 | running | 100 |
22 | 20 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Buick | 330 | 0 | running | 97 |
23 | 35 | 35 | Dick May | Hanover Printing | Ford | 318 | 0 | ignition | 94 |
24 | 33 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust | Pontiac | 282 | 0 | crash | 91 |
25 | 8 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Chevy | 272 | 76 | engine | 93 |
26 | 6 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Pontiac | 245 | 0 | cylinder head | 85 |
27 | 39 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Buick | 217 | 0 | handling | 82 |
28 | 30 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | Chevy | 217 | 0 | crash | 79 |
29 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Ford | 207 | 0 | engine | 76 |
30 | 36 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets | Pontiac | 179 | 0 | engine | 73 |
31 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Ford | 142 | 0 | crash | 70 |
32 | 18 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Buick | 117 | 0 | engine | 67 |
33 | 16 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Mills | Chevy | 113 | 0 | brakes | 64 |
34 | 32 | 99 | Philip Duffie | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel | Buick | 109 | 0 | engine | 61 |
35 | 22 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Pontiac | 107 | 0 | crash | 58 |
36 | 38 | 76 | Mike Potter | Cam Farm | Oldsmobile | 98 | 0 | ignition | 55 |
37 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Pontiac | 54 | 0 | engine | 52 |
38 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Pontiac | 34 | 0 | cylinder head | 49 |
39 | 31 | 42 | Lennie Pond | Sand Dunes Hotel | Buick | 25 | 0 | crash | 46 |
40 | 24 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Food Country USA | Chevy | 15 | 0 | engine | 43 |
41 | 29 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Buick | 11 | 0 | engine | 40 |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |