Official NASCAR Race Results
Dale Earnhardt won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
07-31-1983 | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 4 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 185 | 188 | 41 | Running | 46,950 |
| 2 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi / Burger King | 175 | 188 | 21 | Running | 32,965 |
| 3 | 18 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 175 | 188 | 41 | Running | 20,680 |
| 4 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 165 | 188 | 3 | Running | 17,475 |
| 5 | 23 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 155 | 188 | 0 | Running | 17,650 |
| 6 | 9 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 155 | 188 | 2 | Running | 12,445 |
| 7 | 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 146 | 187 | 0 | Running | 9,575 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 142 | 187 | 0 | Running | 8,445 |
| 9 | 24 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 143 | 186 | 8 | Running | 12,925 |
| 10 | 8 | 4 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Jim Magill | 134 | 186 | 0 | Running | 5,775 |
| 11 | 13 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 130 | 186 | 0 | Running | 7,205 |
| 12 | 19 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 127 | 185 | 0 | Running | 6,860 |
| 13 | 31 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Trap Rock Industries | 124 | 184 | 0 | Running | 5,300 |
| 14 | 29 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | Clinomint | 121 | 183 | 0 | Running | 3,575 |
| 15 | 21 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 118 | 182 | 0 | Running | 7,125 |
| 16 | 17 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 115 | 182 | 0 | Running | 5,750 |
| 17 | 26 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | 112 | 181 | 0 | Lug bolts | 5,510 |
| 18 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington Racing | 109 | 178 | 0 | Running | 5,315 |
| 19 | 33 | 6 | Al Elmore | Chevrolet | Ulrich Racing | 106 | 174 | 0 | Running | 4,785 |
| 20 | 37 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | McCord Gaskets | 103 | 173 | 0 | Running | 3,000 |
| 21 | 22 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust | 100 | 167 | 0 | Engine | 5,555 |
| 22 | 3 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 102 | 151 | 1 | Ignition | 2,880 |
| 23 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 94 | 144 | 0 | Running | 4,325 |
| 24 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 96 | 140 | 21 | Engine | 5,820 |
| 25 | 15 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 88 | 127 | 0 | Valve | 2,450 |
| 26 | 11 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | UNO / Bull Frog Knits | 85 | 90 | 0 | Piston | 2,390 |
| 27 | 32 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 82 | 78 | 0 | Engine | 9,930 |
| 28 | 6 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 84 | 69 | 30 | Brakes | 3,770 |
| 29 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 81 | 64 | 20 | Crank | 5,045 |
| 30 | 35 | 76 | Mike Potter | Oldsmobile | Cam Farm / Larry's | 73 | 60 | 0 | Overheating | 2,150 |
| 31 | 20 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Mills | 70 | 37 | 0 | Oil pressure | 2,090 |
| 32 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson / Transmissions Unlimited | 67 | 22 | 0 | Push rod | 9,430 |
| 33 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Talladega Short Track | 64 | 13 | 0 | Ignition | 2,020 |
| 34 | 27 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 61 | 5 | 0 | Crash | 1,935 |
| 35 | 14 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | 58 | 1 | 0 | Engine | 8,350 |
| 36 | 16 | 29 | Grant Adcox | Chevrolet | Adcox Racing | 55 | 1 | 0 | Crash | 1,790 |
| 37 | 30 | 31 | Billie Harvey | Buick | Gray Racing | 52 | 1 | 0 | Crash | 1,730 |
| 38 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 49 | 1 | 0 | Crash | 2,670 |
| 39 | 40 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Chevrolet | Intermtn. Video Stms. | 46 | 1 | 0 | Crash | 1,610 |
| 40 | 39 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Pontiac | Truss Builders | 43 | 1 | 0 | Crash | 1,450 |
Race Recap
- Date: 07-31-1983
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Talladega 500
- Race #: 19
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Dale Earnhardt
- Start Position: 4th
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 170.611 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $316,700
- Cautions: 2
- Caution Laps: 16
- Lead Changes: 46
- Pole: 201.744 mph
