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Busch 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
August 27, 1983
419 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 223.327 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 419
| 30,400
| running
| 215 |
2
| 6
| Dale Earnhardt
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 419
| 15,725
| running
| 194 |
3
| 13
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 419
| 13,360
| running
| 0 |
4
| 9
| Geoff Bodine
| 88
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 418
| 7,370
| running
| 0 |
5
| 5
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 418
| 5,770
| running
| 0 |
6
| 8
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick
| 418
| 8,875
| running
| 1 |
7
| 7
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 418
| 4,450
| running
| 2 |
8
| 11
| Morgan Shepherd
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 410
| 8,200
| running
| 0 |
9
| 14
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 407
| 6,400
| running
| 0 |
10
| 15
| Neil Bonnett
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 405
| 6,660
| accident
| 2 |
11
| 19
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 405
| 3,590
| running
| 0 |
12
| 28
| Ronnie Thomas
| 41
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 402
| 1,350
| running
| 0 |
13
| 20
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Chrysler
| 399
| 3,320
| running
| 0 |
14
| 4
| Ricky Rudd
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 396
| 3,110
| running
| 0 |
15
| 23
| Sterling Marlin
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Pontiac
| 394
| 3,475
| running
| 0 |
16
| 24
| Al Elmore
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 393
| 2,765
| running
| 0 |
17
| 18
| Trevor Boys
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 389
| 2,705
| running
| 0 |
18
| 1
| Joe Ruttman
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 380
| 3,620
| running
| 0 |
19
| 27
| Don Satterfield
| 18
| Leon Satterfield
| Buick
| 368
| 925
| running
| 0 |
20
| 12
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 353
| 7,000
| running
| 0 |
21
| 17
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 314
| 2,325
| valve
| 0 |
22
| 3
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 271
| 2,000
| accident
| 5 |
23
| 22
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 254
| 1,325
| accident
| 0 |
24
| 25
| Mike Potter
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Pontiac
| 253
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
25
| 26
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 198
| 1,275
| running
| 0 |
26
| 21
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 147
| 1,250
| rear end
| 0 |
27
| 10
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 135
| 1,225
| clutch
| 0 |
28
| 16
| Ronnie Hopkins
| 26
| Charlie Henderson
| Chevrolet
| 67
| 1,200
| rear end
| 0 |
29
| 29
| John McFadden
| 45
| John McFadden
| Buick
| 44
| 675
| brakes
| 0 |
Notes: Scheduled for 500 laps; ended early because of rain.
Time of race: 02:29:50
Average Speed: 89.43 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.144 seconds
5 cautions for 31 laps
Attendance: 25,000