Official NASCAR Race Results

Darrell Waltrip won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Northwestern Bank 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

04-17-1983 | Northwestern Bank 400 | North Wilkesboro Speedway

Fin St # Driver Make Sponsor Pts Laps Led Status Money
1 10 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Pepsi Challenger 185 400 245 Running 28,075
2 4 22 Bobby Allison Buick Miller High Life 175 400 2 Running 16,975
3 8 33 Harry Gant Buick Skoal Bandit 170 400 26 Running 12,885
4 1 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Hodgdon 165 400 89 Running 10,995
5 3 88 Geoffrey Bodine Pontiac Gatorade 160 400 36 Running 7,070
6 5 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Budweiser 150 399 0 Running 4,750
7 2 98 Joe Ruttman Buick Levi Garrett 146 399 0 Running 7,440
8 13 1 Lake Speed Chevrolet UNO 142 398 0 Running 1,950
9 16 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet Hudson 138 398 0 Running 7,700
10 23 43 Richard Petty Pontiac STP 139 398 1 Running 6,510
11 12 47 Ron Bouchard Buick Race Hill Farm 130 396 0 Running 3,170
12 24 48 Lennie Pond Buick Palatine Auto Parts 127 394 0 Running 3,010
13 27 6 D.K. Ulrich Buick Mastin Pool 124 392 0 Running 2,875
14 29 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Broadway Motors 121 391 0 Running 2,655
15 26 67 Buddy Arrington Chrysler Arrington Racing 118 390 0 Running 2,600
16 21 8 Bobby Hillin, Jr. Buick B.J. Racing 115 388 0 Running 1,645
17 28 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac Advance Auto Parts 112 386 0 Running 1,050
18 22 35 Joe Millikan Ford Millikan Racing 109 384 0 Running 1,075
19 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 106 381 0 Running 2,325
20 17 90 Dick Brooks Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 103 369 0 Running 2,150
21 9 9 Bill Elliott Ford Melling Oil Pumps 105 357 1 Running 2,100
22 20 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac Hesco Exhaust 97 331 0 Running 1,470
23 25 08 Rick McCray Pontiac Coors 94 306 0 Engine 900
24 19 26 Ronnie Hopkins Chevrolet Food Country USA 91 219 0 Engine 925
25 18 18 Slick Johnson Buick Seamless Machine 88 190 0 Oil pump 900
26 6 2 Mark Martin Buick ACM Equipment Sales 85 163 0 Transmission 7,200
27 7 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Piedmont Airlines 82 59 0 Crash 1,875
28 14 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac Old Milwaukee 79 55 0 Oil leak 825
29 11 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford Wrangler 76 40 0 Engine 6,450
30 15 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 7-Eleven 73 19 0 Oil cooler 1,275

Race Recap

  • Date: 04-17-1983
  • Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway
  • Race: Northwestern Bank 400
  • Race #: 6
  • Cars: 30
  • Winner: Darrell Waltrip
  • Start Position: 10th
  • Car Make: Chevrolet
  • Avg Speed: 91.436 mph
  • Distance: 250 miles
  • Purse: $150,825
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 49
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Pole: 112.332 mph

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