Official NASCAR Race Results
Bobby Allison won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
09-05-1983 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 14 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 185 | 367 | 119 | Running | 42,050 |
| 2 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 175 | 367 | 3 | Running | 19,045 |
| 3 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi / Burger King | 170 | 367 | 30 | Running | 23,475 |
| 4 | 1 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | 165 | 367 | 101 | Running | 19,320 |
| 5 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155 | 367 | 0 | Running | 11,045 |
| 6 | 9 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 155 | 366 | 18 | Running | 6,500 |
| 7 | 15 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 151 | 366 | 1 | Running | 4,875 |
| 8 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 142 | 366 | 0 | Running | 4,450 |
| 9 | 19 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 143 | 364 | 1 | Running | 11,750 |
| 10 | 5 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 139 | 363 | 18 | Running | 5,175 |
| 11 | 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 130 | 363 | 0 | Running | 11,855 |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 127 | 363 | 0 | Running | 9,700 |
| 13 | 11 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 124 | 362 | 0 | Running | 7,725 |
| 14 | 23 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Metromont Materials | 121 | 361 | 0 | Running | 10,800 |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | UNO / Bull Frog Knits | 118 | 359 | 0 | Running | 3,650 |
| 16 | 41 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 115 | 353 | 0 | Running | 6,155 |
| 17 | 27 | 4 | Mark Martin | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure | 112 | 351 | 0 | Running | 3,275 |
| 18 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 109 | 351 | 0 | Running | 6,255 |
| 19 | 25 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | Clinomint | 106 | 342 | 0 | Running | 3,250 |
| 20 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 103 | 339 | 0 | Running | 5,645 |
| 21 | 37 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 100 | 337 | 0 | Running | 3,350 |
| 22 | 20 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 97 | 330 | 0 | Running | 10,075 |
| 23 | 35 | 35 | Dick May | Ford | Hanover Printing | 94 | 318 | 0 | Ignition | 2,225 |
| 24 | 33 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust | 91 | 282 | 0 | Crash | 5,350 |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 93 | 272 | 76 | Engine | 7,415 |
| 26 | 6 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 85 | 245 | 0 | Cylinder head | 4,505 |
| 27 | 39 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Satterfield Racing | 82 | 217 | 0 | Handling | 1,750 |
| 28 | 30 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | 79 | 217 | 0 | Crash | 3,745 |
| 29 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 76 | 207 | 0 | Engine | 3,450 |
| 30 | 36 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | McCord Gaskets | 73 | 179 | 0 | Engine | 2,100 |
| 31 | 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 70 | 142 | 0 | Crash | 4,015 |
| 32 | 18 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 67 | 117 | 0 | Engine | 3,255 |
| 33 | 16 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Mills | 64 | 113 | 0 | Brakes | 1,500 |
| 34 | 32 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel | 61 | 109 | 0 | Engine | 1,400 |
| 35 | 22 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 58 | 107 | 0 | Crash | 3,085 |
| 36 | 38 | 76 | Mike Potter | Oldsmobile | Cam Farm | 55 | 98 | 0 | Ignition | 1,300 |
| 37 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 52 | 54 | 0 | Engine | 2,250 |
| 38 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 49 | 34 | 0 | Cylinder head | 2,200 |
| 39 | 31 | 42 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Sand Dunes Hotel | 46 | 25 | 0 | Crash | 1,150 |
| 40 | 24 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 43 | 15 | 0 | Engine | 1,100 |
| 41 | 29 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Trap Rock Industries | 40 | 11 | 0 | Engine | 1,100 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-05-1983
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Southern 500
- Race #: 22
- Cars: 41
- Winner: Bobby Allison
- Start Position: 14th
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 123.343 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $282,315
- Cautions: 9
- Caution Laps: 60
- Lead Changes: 17
- Pole: 157.187 mph


