Official NASCAR Race Results
Richard Petty won the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
05-01-1983 | Winston 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 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 185 | 188 | 52 | Running | 46,650 |
| 2 | 12 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Skoal | 175 | 188 | 1 | Running | 24,575 |
| 3 | 10 | 1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | UNO | 170 | 188 | 13 | Running | 18,975 |
| 4 | 21 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 165 | 188 | 2 | Running | 22,425 |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 160 | 188 | 2 | Running | 15,905 |
| 6 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 150 | 188 | 0 | Running | 16,295 |
| 7 | 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 151 | 188 | 2 | Running | 12,275 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 142 | 187 | 0 | Running | 10,665 |
| 9 | 32 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 143 | 187 | 2 | Running | 13,875 |
| 10 | 19 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 134 | 186 | 0 | Running | 14,475 |
| 11 | 2 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 135 | 184 | 10 | Engine | 9,130 |
| 12 | 36 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Buick | Clinomint | 127 | 184 | 0 | Running | 9,950 |
| 13 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 124 | 182 | 0 | Running | 7,520 |
| 14 | 20 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 121 | 181 | 0 | Running | 7,160 |
| 15 | 5 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Team America | 118 | 181 | 0 | Running | 6,975 |
| 16 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Gordon Racing | 115 | 178 | 0 | Running | 4,085 |
| 17 | 27 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 112 | 175 | 0 | Engine | 11,485 |
| 18 | 30 | 89 | Dean Roper | Pontiac | Mueller Sales & Service | 109 | 170 | 0 | Running | 3,685 |
| 19 | 24 | 48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | 106 | 169 | 0 | Engine | 5,835 |
| 20 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 108 | 148 | 10 | Engine | 6,280 |
| 21 | 3 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 105 | 132 | 40 | Engine | 13,460 |
| 22 | 38 | 73 | Steve Moore | Pontiac | C & H Enterprises | 97 | 124 | 0 | Ignition | 3,285 |
| 23 | 40 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 94 | 121 | 0 | Engine | 4,900 |
| 24 | 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler | 96 | 120 | 1 | Brakes | 10,035 |
| 25 | 11 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 88 | 94 | 0 | Engine | 3,935 |
| 26 | 37 | 76 | Lowell Cowell | Oldsmobile | Larry's Nightclub | 85 | 93 | 0 | Engine | 3,335 |
| 27 | 8 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 87 | 72 | 10 | Crash | 3,335 |
| 28 | 9 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Pontiac | Skoal | 79 | 71 | 0 | Crash | 2,635 |
| 29 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 81 | 71 | 43 | Crash | 5,885 |
| 30 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 73 | 71 | 0 | Crash | 4,290 |
| 31 | 16 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 70 | 71 | 0 | Crash | 2,485 |
| 32 | 29 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Buick | Cumberland Mills | 67 | 71 | 0 | Crash | 2,435 |
| 33 | 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 64 | 70 | 0 | Crash | 12,285 |
| 34 | 13 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | Valvoline | 61 | 70 | 0 | Crash | 1,935 |
| 35 | 42 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 58 | 69 | 0 | Cam | 2,235 |
| 36 | 25 | 6 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Jim Magill | 55 | 65 | 0 | Engine | 3,920 |
| 37 | 34 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Buick | Wilson Racing | 52 | 55 | 0 | Cylinder head | 2,135 |
| 38 | 39 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel | 49 | 50 | 0 | Brakes | 2,085 |
| 39 | 26 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 46 | 30 | 0 | Oil pan | 2,035 |
| 40 | 33 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure | 43 | 22 | 0 | Engine | 1,985 |
| 41 | 22 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust | 40 | 20 | 0 | Engine | 2,985 |
| 42 | 35 | 96 | Rick Baldwin | Buick | White Crown Engineering | 37 | 7 | 0 | Engine | 1,985 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-01-1983
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Winston 500
- Race #: 8
- Cars: 42
- Winner: Richard Petty
- Start Position: 15th
- Car Make: Pontiac
- Avg Speed: 153.936 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $361,820
- Cautions: 7
- Caution Laps: 42
- Lead Changes: 27
- Pole: 202.650 mph


