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Valleydale 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
May 21, 1983
500 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 266.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 13
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 29,965
| running
| 288 |
| 2
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 500
| 16,955
| running
| 50 |
| 3
| 6
| Morgan Shepherd
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 499
| 13,260
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 1
| Neil Bonnett
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 499
| 7,700
| running
| 25 |
| 5
| 11
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 498
| 7,930
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 2
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 498
| 5,450
| running
| 21 |
| 7
| 8
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 496
| 4,480
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 14
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 495
| 4,070
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 5
| Dale Earnhardt
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 495
| 7,930
| running
| 116 |
| 10
| 7
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 494
| 4,000
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 16
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 488
| 3,890
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 15
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 488
| 7,430
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 23
| D.K. Ulrich
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 479
| 3,080
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 22
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 477
| 2,870
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 18
| Ronnie Thomas
| 41
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 476
| 1,030
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 25
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Chrysler
| 475
| 2,585
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 24
| Ronnie Hopkins
| 26
| Charlie Henderson
| Buick
| 472
| 1,380
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 19
| Sterling Marlin
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Pontiac
| 471
| 2,300
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 28
| Rick Newsom
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Buick
| 470
| 2,430
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 20
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 466
| 1,905
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 17
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 459
| 1,230
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 21
| Trevor Boys
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 458
| 1,205
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 10
| Joe Ruttman
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 456
| 1,180
| rear end
| 0 |
| 24
| 26
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 450
| 1,155
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 9
| Geoff Bodine
| 88
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 397
| 2,130
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 3
| Ricky Rudd
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 393
| 1,120
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 4
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick
| 317
| 7,110
| rear end
| 0 |
| 28
| 27
| Mike Potter
| 76
| Mike Potter
| Buick
| 50
| 400
| rear end
| 0 |
Time of race: 02:51:07
Average Speed: 93.445 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.379 seconds
4 cautions for 22 laps
Attendance: 27,800