Official NASCAR Race Results
Harry Gant won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series TranSouth 500 at Darlington Raceway.
04-10-1983 | TranSouth 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 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 180 | 367 | 2 | Running | 30,050 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 175 | 367 | 70 | Running | 24,525 |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | Mark Martin | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 170 | 367 | 1 | Running | 17,530 |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 160 | 366 | 0 | Running | 9,905 |
| 5 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 155 | 365 | 0 | Running | 9,225 |
| 6 | 14 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 150 | 365 | 0 | Running | 5,050 |
| 7 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | 151 | 363 | 4 | Running | 7,610 |
| 8 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 147 | 359 | 22 | Running | 12,450 |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 148 | 353 | 205 | Crash | 11,375 |
| 10 | 28 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 134 | 353 | 0 | Running | 7,130 |
| 11 | 35 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust | 130 | 352 | 0 | Running | 7,185 |
| 12 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 127 | 349 | 0 | Running | 5,910 |
| 13 | 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 129 | 348 | 2 | Engine | 7,890 |
| 14 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 121 | 344 | 0 | Running | 4,900 |
| 15 | 34 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Buick | Morgan-McClure | 118 | 337 | 0 | Running | 2,750 |
| 16 | 23 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Bridgetender Inn | 115 | 336 | 0 | Ignition | 2,480 |
| 17 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 112 | 320 | 0 | Running | 4,490 |
| 18 | 11 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 109 | 318 | 0 | Running | 4,230 |
| 19 | 20 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106 | 314 | 0 | Engine | 3,840 |
| 20 | 4 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Levi Garrett | 108 | 307 | 61 | Valve | 3,730 |
| 21 | 32 | 02 | Dick May | Buick | Price Racing | 100 | 301 | 0 | Running | 1,670 |
| 22 | 16 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 97 | 294 | 0 | Engine | 1,850 |
| 23 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington Racing | 94 | 288 | 0 | Engine | 2,870 |
| 24 | 33 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 91 | 275 | 0 | Engine | 1,700 |
| 25 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 88 | 269 | 0 | Crash | 7,675 |
| 26 | 29 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd | Chrysler | Lynch's Auto Sales | 85 | 263 | 0 | Ignition | 1,650 |
| 27 | 15 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Buick | Cumberland Mills | 82 | 214 | 0 | Valve | 1,630 |
| 28 | 6 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | UNO | 79 | 194 | 0 | Clutch | 1,610 |
| 29 | 24 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Satterfield Racing | 76 | 110 | 0 | Crash | 1,590 |
| 30 | 36 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 73 | 82 | 0 | Engine | 1,570 |
| 31 | 22 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 70 | 81 | 0 | Cylinder head | 3,210 |
| 32 | 21 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 67 | 29 | 0 | Steering | 2,530 |
| 33 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson | 64 | 4 | 0 | Crash | 8,810 |
| 34 | 19 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Skoal | 61 | 1 | 0 | Crash | 1,390 |
| 35 | 1 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 58 | 0 | 0 | Engine | 2,945 |
| 36 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 55 | 0 | 0 | Crash | 2,350 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-10-1983
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: TranSouth 500
- Race #: 5
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Harry Gant
- Start Position: 5th
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 130.406 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $227,305
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 37
- Lead Changes: 20
- Pole: 157.818 mph
