Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
08-27-1983 | Busch 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi / Burger King | 185 | 419 | 215 | Running | 30,400 |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 175 | 419 | 197 | Running | 15,725 |
| 3 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 165 | 419 | 0 | Running | 13,360 |
| 4 | 9 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 160 | 418 | 0 | Running | 7,370 |
| 5 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155 | 418 | 1 | Running | 5,770 |
| 6 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 155 | 418 | 1 | Running | 8,875 |
| 7 | 7 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 151 | 418 | 2 | Running | 4,450 |
| 8 | 11 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 142 | 410 | 0 | Running | 8,200 |
| 9 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 138 | 407 | 0 | Running | 6,400 |
| 10 | 15 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | 139 | 405 | 0 | Crash | 6,660 |
| 11 | 19 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 130 | 405 | 0 | Running | 3,590 |
| 12 | 28 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | McCord Gaskets | 127 | 402 | 0 | Running | 1,350 |
| 13 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 124 | 399 | 0 | Running | 3,320 |
| 14 | 4 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 121 | 396 | 0 | Running | 3,110 |
| 15 | 23 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust | 118 | 394 | 0 | Running | 3,475 |
| 16 | 24 | 6 | Al Elmore | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 115 | 393 | 0 | Running | 2,765 |
| 17 | 18 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | 112 | 389 | 0 | Running | 2,705 |
| 18 | 1 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 109 | 380 | 0 | Running | 3,620 |
| 19 | 27 | 18 | Don Satterfield | Buick | Satterfield Racing | 106 | 368 | 0 | Running | 925 |
| 20 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson | 103 | 353 | 0 | Running | 7,000 |
| 21 | 17 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 100 | 314 | 0 | Valve | 2,325 |
| 22 | 3 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 102 | 271 | 3 | Crash | 2,000 |
| 23 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94 | 254 | 0 | Crash | 1,325 |
| 24 | 25 | 02 | Mike Potter | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | 91 | 253 | 0 | Running | 1,300 |
| 25 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 88 | 198 | 0 | Running | 1,275 |
| 26 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 85 | 147 | 0 | Rear end | 1,250 |
| 27 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 82 | 135 | 0 | Clutch | 1,225 |
| 28 | 16 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 79 | 67 | 0 | Rear end | 1,200 |
| 29 | 29 | 45 | John McFadden | Buick | McFadden Racing | 76 | 44 | 0 | Brakes | 675 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-27-1983
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Busch 500
- Race #: 21
- Cars: 29
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 89.430 mph
- Distance: 223 miles
- Purse: $151,645
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 31
- Lead Changes: 12
- Pole: 111.923 mph
