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Southern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 5, 1983
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 14
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 367
| 42,050
| running
| 119 |
2
| 12
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 367
| 19,045
| running
| 3 |
3
| 7
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 367
| 23,475
| running
| 30 |
4
| 1
| Neil Bonnett
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 367
| 19,320
| running
| 101 |
5
| 2
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 367
| 11,045
| running
| 0 |
6
| 9
| Buddy Baker
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 366
| 6,500
| running
| 18 |
7
| 15
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 366
| 4,875
| running
| 1 |
8
| 4
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Johnny Hayes
| Chevrolet
| 366
| 4,450
| running
| 0 |
9
| 19
| Morgan Shepherd
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 364
| 11,750
| running
| 1 |
10
| 5
| David Pearson
| 16
| Bobby Hawkins
| Chevrolet
| 363
| 5,175
| running
| 18 |
11
| 17
| Dale Earnhardt
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 363
| 11,855
| running
| 0 |
12
| 21
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 363
| 9,700
| running
| 0 |
13
| 11
| Geoff Bodine
| 88
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 362
| 7,725
| running
| 0 |
14
| 23
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 361
| 10,800
| running
| 0 |
15
| 3
| Lake Speed
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 359
| 3,650
| running
| 0 |
16
| 41
| D.K. Ulrich
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 353
| 6,155
| running
| 0 |
17
| 27
| Mark Martin
| 4
| Larry McClure
| Oldsmobile
| 351
| 3,275
| running
| 0 |
18
| 34
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 351
| 6,255
| running
| 0 |
19
| 25
| Ken Ragan
| 77
| Marvin Ragan
| Chevrolet
| 342
| 3,250
| running
| 0 |
20
| 26
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 339
| 5,645
| running
| 0 |
21
| 37
| Bobby Wawak
| 74
| Bobby Wawak
| Chevrolet
| 337
| 3,350
| running
| 0 |
22
| 20
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick
| 330
| 10,075
| running
| 0 |
23
| 35
| Dick May
| 35
| Wayne Beahr
| Ford
| 318
| 2,225
| ignition
| 0 |
24
| 33
| Sterling Marlin
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Pontiac
| 282
| 5,350
| accident
| 0 |
25
| 8
| Ricky Rudd
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 272
| 7,415
| engine
| 76 |
26
| 6
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 245
| 4,505
| cyl head
| 0 |
27
| 39
| Slick Johnson
| 18
| Leon Satterfield
| Buick
| 217
| 1,750
| handling
| 0 |
28
| 30
| Trevor Boys
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 217
| 3,745
| accident
| 0 |
29
| 28
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 207
| 3,450
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 36
| Ronnie Thomas
| 41
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 179
| 2,100
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 13
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 142
| 4,015
| accident
| 0 |
32
| 18
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 117
| 3,255
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 16
| Jody Ridley
| 84
| Robert McEntyre
| Chevrolet
| 113
| 1,500
| brakes
| 0 |
34
| 32
| Philip Duffie
| 99
| Philip Duffie
| Buick
| 109
| 1,400
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 22
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 107
| 3,085
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 38
| Mike Potter
| 76
| Mike Potter
| Oldsmobile
| 98
| 1,300
| ignition
| 0 |
37
| 40
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 54
| 2,250
| engine
| 0 |
38
| 10
| Joe Ruttman
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 34
| 2,200
| cyl head
| 0 |
39
| 31
| Lennie Pond
| 42
| Billy Matthews
| Buick
| 25
| 1,150
| accident
| 0 |
40
| 24
| Ronnie Hopkins
| 26
| Charlie Henderson
| Chevrolet
| 15
| 1,100
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 29
| Bobby Hillin
| 8
| Bobby Hillin Sr.
| Buick
| 11
| 1,100
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 04:03:52
Average Speed: 123.343 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.285 seconds
9 cautions for 60 laps
Attendance: 65,000