Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Valleydale 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
05-21-1983 | Valleydale 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 | 13 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 185 | 500 | 288 | Running | 29,965 |
| 2 | 12 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 175 | 500 | 50 | Running | 16,955 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 165 | 499 | 0 | Running | 13,260 |
| 4 | 1 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | 165 | 499 | 25 | Running | 7,700 |
| 5 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 155 | 498 | 0 | Running | 7,930 |
| 6 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155 | 498 | 21 | Running | 5,450 |
| 7 | 8 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 146 | 496 | 0 | Running | 4,480 |
| 8 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 142 | 495 | 0 | Running | 4,070 |
| 9 | 5 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 143 | 495 | 116 | Running | 7,930 |
| 10 | 7 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 134 | 494 | 0 | Running | 4,000 |
| 11 | 16 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 130 | 488 | 0 | Running | 3,890 |
| 12 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | W.H. Bolin | 127 | 488 | 0 | Running | 7,430 |
| 13 | 23 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 124 | 479 | 0 | Running | 3,080 |
| 14 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 121 | 477 | 0 | Running | 2,870 |
| 15 | 18 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 118 | 476 | 0 | Running | 1,030 |
| 16 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Direct Connection | 115 | 475 | 0 | Running | 2,585 |
| 17 | 24 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Buick | Food Country USA | 112 | 472 | 0 | Running | 1,380 |
| 18 | 19 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust | 109 | 471 | 0 | Running | 2,300 |
| 19 | 28 | 02 | Rick Newsom | Buick | Reeder Racing | 106 | 470 | 0 | Running | 2,430 |
| 20 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 103 | 466 | 0 | Running | 1,905 |
| 21 | 17 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 100 | 459 | 0 | Running | 1,230 |
| 22 | 21 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | 97 | 458 | 0 | Running | 1,205 |
| 23 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 94 | 456 | 0 | Rear end | 1,180 |
| 24 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 91 | 450 | 0 | Running | 1,155 |
| 25 | 9 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 88 | 397 | 0 | Running | 2,130 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 85 | 393 | 0 | Engine | 1,120 |
| 27 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 82 | 317 | 0 | Rear end | 7,110 |
| 28 | 27 | 76 | Mike Potter | Buick | Larry's Nightclub | 79 | 50 | 0 | Rear end | 400 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-21-1983
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Valleydale 500
- Race #: 11
- Cars: 28
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 13th
- Car Make: Chevrolet
- Avg Speed: 93.445 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $146,170
- Cautions: 4
- Caution Laps: 22
- Lead Changes: 12
- Pole: 110.409 mph
