Official NASCAR Race Results
Bobby Allison won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover International Speedway.
05-15-1983 | Mason-Dixon 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 | 10 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 185 | 500 | 256 | Running | 28,500 |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 175 | 500 | 158 | Running | 20,425 |
| 3 | 1 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Levi Garrett | 170 | 499 | 51 | Running | 13,565 |
| 4 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 165 | 498 | 1 | Running | 8,655 |
| 5 | 19 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 155 | 497 | 0 | Running | 4,550 |
| 6 | 9 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 155 | 493 | 1 | Running | 11,000 |
| 7 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 151 | 493 | 1 | Running | 9,000 |
| 8 | 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 147 | 491 | 28 | Running | 10,500 |
| 9 | 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 138 | 490 | 0 | Running | 10,200 |
| 10 | 26 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust | 134 | 483 | 0 | Running | 6,260 |
| 11 | 15 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 135 | 482 | 1 | Running | 5,060 |
| 12 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 127 | 474 | 0 | Running | 4,680 |
| 13 | 27 | 58 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Aberdeen Travel Center | 124 | 468 | 0 | Running | 2,000 |
| 14 | 33 | 02 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Reeder Racing | 121 | 467 | 0 | Running | 4,370 |
| 15 | 18 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 118 | 466 | 0 | Running | 4,160 |
| 16 | 20 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | W.H. Bolin | 120 | 457 | 3 | Engine | 9,100 |
| 17 | 31 | 87 | Jimmy Ingalls | Buick | Red Diamond Lines | 112 | 454 | 0 | Running | 1,600 |
| 18 | 29 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Jim Magill | 109 | 438 | 0 | Oil leak | 3,750 |
| 19 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Direct Connection | 106 | 436 | 0 | Running | 3,540 |
| 20 | 36 | 96 | John Callis | Pontiac | Gailey Excavating | 103 | 428 | 0 | Running | 1,325 |
| 21 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Delaware Trans-Am | 100 | 402 | 0 | Engine | 1,200 |
| 22 | 11 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 97 | 350 | 0 | Overheating | 1,150 |
| 23 | 28 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 94 | 329 | 0 | Engine | 3,080 |
| 24 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 91 | 277 | 0 | Engine | 3,140 |
| 25 | 21 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 88 | 251 | 0 | Engine | 1,500 |
| 26 | 23 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 85 | 244 | 0 | Crash | 975 |
| 27 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 82 | 235 | 0 | Transmission | 2,630 |
| 28 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | 79 | 218 | 0 | Water pump | 2,595 |
| 29 | 12 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Skoal | 76 | 190 | 0 | Engine | 900 |
| 30 | 3 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 73 | 104 | 0 | Crash | 2,636 |
| 31 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 70 | 97 | 0 | Engine | 1,850 |
| 32 | 22 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | 67 | 91 | 0 | Engine | 1,840 |
| 33 | 35 | 35 | Dick May | Ford | Hanover Printing | 64 | 66 | 0 | Engine | 830 |
| 34 | 7 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 61 | 60 | 0 | Engine | 1,820 |
| 35 | 8 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 58 | 46 | 0 | Crash | 2,810 |
| 36 | 32 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Oldsmobile | Tele-Video | 55 | 39 | 0 | Crash | 800 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-15-1983
- Track: Dover International Speedway
- Race: Mason-Dixon 500
- Race #: 10
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Bobby Allison
- Start Position: 10th
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 114.847 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $191,996
- Cautions: 9
- Caution Laps: 53
- Lead Changes: 28
- Pole: 139.616 mph
