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Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
March 6, 1983
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 12
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 492
| 24,150
| running
| 48 |
2
| 6
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 492
| 14,990
| running
| 10 |
3
| 11
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 17,760
| running
| 3 |
4
| 17
| Lake Speed
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 489
| 5,110
| running
| 0 |
5
| 7
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick
| 489
| 12,335
| running
| 0 |
6
| 1
| Ricky Rudd
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 489
| 8,465
| running
| 30 |
7
| 13
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 488
| 3,235
| running
| 2 |
8
| 19
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 486
| 6,645
| running
| 1 |
9
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 486
| 7,335
| running
| 161 |
10
| 3
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 484
| 10,695
| running
| 21 |
11
| 8
| Mark Martin
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 484
| 8,510
| running
| 0 |
12
| 2
| Neil Bonnett
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 483
| 5,155
| rear end
| 153 |
13
| 27
| Sterling Marlin
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Pontiac
| 477
| 5,190
| running
| 0 |
14
| 29
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 473
| 4,480
| running
| 0 |
15
| 15
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 468
| 4,370
| running
| 0 |
16
| 34
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 466
| 1,840
| running
| 0 |
17
| 23
| Ronnie Hopkins
| 26
| Charlie Henderson
| Buick
| 457
| 1,785
| running
| 0 |
18
| 32
| D.K. Ulrich
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Buick
| 416
| 3,900
| running
| 0 |
19
| 18
| Geoff Bodine
| 88
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 401
| 4,750
| accident
| 57 |
20
| 9
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 395
| 3,550
| running
| 0 |
21
| 28
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 382
| 3,195
| accident
| 0 |
22
| 31
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Chrysler
| 355
| 3,145
| rear end
| 0 |
23
| 20
| Slick Johnson
| 18
| Leon Satterfield
| Buick
| 307
| 1,425
| rear end
| 0 |
24
| 14
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 279
| 3,055
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 26
| Bobby Hillin
| 8
| Bobby Hillin Sr.
| Buick
| 250
| 1,345
| rear end
| 0 |
26
| 24
| Jim Sauter
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 238
| 2,965
| oil pump
| 0 |
27
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| 41
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 219
| 1,265
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 33
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Chevrolet
| 199
| 1,225
| engine
| 0 |
29
| 10
| Joe Ruttman
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Buick
| 176
| 3,685
| accident
| 0 |
30
| 30
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 157
| 2,145
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 21
| Lennie Pond
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 141
| 2,655
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 16
| Buddy Baker
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 108
| 1,390
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 4
| Dale Earnhardt
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 73
| 8,000
| accident
| 6 |
34
| 22
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 38
| 8,410
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 35
| Ernie Cline
| 06
| Ernie Cline
| Pontiac
| 35
| 910
| accident
| 0 |
|
| Bob Jenkins
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Notes: Red-flagged for rain after 143 laps; race completed on March 13.
Time of race: 04:25:30
Average Speed: 113.055 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.529 seconds
10 cautions for 94 laps
Attendance: 37,000