Official NASCAR Race Results
Bobby Allison won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Budweiser 500 at Dover International Speedway.
09-18-1983 | Budweiser 500 | Dover International 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 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 185 | 500 | 195 | Running | 30,985 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 175 | 500 | 67 | Running | 16,190 |
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 170 | 500 | 97 | Running | 11,565 |
| 4 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165 | 499 | 51 | Running | 10,470 |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi / Burger King | 155 | 499 | 0 | Running | 14,335 |
| 6 | 16 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 155 | 499 | 1 | Running | 10,985 |
| 7 | 8 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | 146 | 493 | 0 | Running | 8,985 |
| 8 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 147 | 491 | 29 | Running | 5,335 |
| 9 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 143 | 491 | 1 | Running | 8,385 |
| 10 | 27 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Hamby Automotive | 134 | 480 | 0 | Running | 2,685 |
| 11 | 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Trap Rock Industries | 130 | 479 | 0 | Running | 2,655 |
| 12 | 25 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 127 | 470 | 0 | Running | 4,665 |
| 13 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 124 | 467 | 0 | Running | 4,855 |
| 14 | 24 | 92 | Joe Fields | Buick | Hobart Sales & Service | 121 | 459 | 0 | Running | 1,885 |
| 15 | 36 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Delaware Trans-Am | 118 | 457 | 0 | Running | 2,785 |
| 16 | 11 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 115 | 452 | 0 | Crash | 4,045 |
| 17 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 112 | 452 | 0 | Crash | 9,385 |
| 18 | 28 | 87 | Jimmy Ingalls | Buick | Ingalls Construction | 109 | 447 | 0 | Running | 1,480 |
| 19 | 30 | 38 | Laurent Rioux | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 106 | 441 | 0 | Running | 1,380 |
| 20 | 6 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 103 | 427 | 0 | Engine | 3,530 |
| 21 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 100 | 416 | 0 | Running | 3,320 |
| 22 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Atlantic Equipment & Leasing | 97 | 387 | 0 | Engine | 8,530 |
| 23 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington Racing | 94 | 382 | 0 | Spring | 3,060 |
| 24 | 29 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | McCord Gaskets | 91 | 377 | 0 | Engine | 1,030 |
| 25 | 10 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 88 | 356 | 0 | Engine | 980 |
| 26 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 85 | 337 | 0 | Crash | 2,645 |
| 27 | 22 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust | 82 | 285 | 0 | Engine | 3,110 |
| 28 | 34 | 02 | Tommy Gale | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | 79 | 255 | 0 | Steering | 2,575 |
| 29 | 33 | 69 | Bob Riley | Pontiac | N.R.S. Carting | 76 | 221 | 0 | Ignition | 880 |
| 30 | 32 | 64 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Bowman Racing | 73 | 139 | 0 | Crash | 2,515 |
| 31 | 19 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | 70 | 138 | 0 | Engine | 1,830 |
| 32 | 15 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 67 | 125 | 0 | Engine | 1,820 |
| 33 | 20 | 77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Best Products | 64 | 107 | 0 | Engine | 810 |
| 34 | 31 | 60 | Natz Peters | Buick | Mitton Electric | 61 | 103 | 0 | Engine | 800 |
| 35 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 63 | 90 | 59 | Head gasket | 7,890 |
| 36 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 55 | 79 | 0 | Engine | 1,780 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-18-1983
- Track: Dover International Speedway
- Race: Budweiser 500
- Race #: 24
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Bobby Allison
- Start Position: 7th
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 116.077 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $200,160
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 51
- Lead Changes: 21
- Pole: 139.573 mph
