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Entry List

The official 1983 Busch 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Busch 500

Saturday, August 27th, 1983

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 4 Ford
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 7 Buick
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 419 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 89.430
  • Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Busch 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Oct 8, 1955 27 Ford Melling Oil Pumps Harry Melling
2 7 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Jun 2, 1960 23 Pontiac 7-Eleven Petty Enterprises
3 2 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Oct 21, 1941 41 Buick ACM Equipment Sales Jim Stacy
4 3 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Sep 12, 1956 26 Chevrolet Piedmont Airlines Richard Childress Racing
5 17 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Jun 30, 1957 26 Pontiac Hesco Exhaust Roger Hamby
6 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 26 Chevrolet Budweiser Billy Hagan
7 6 Al Elmore , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
8 22 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Miller High Life DiGard
9 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chrysler Arrington Racing Buddy Arrington
10 15 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 32 Ford Wrangler Bud Moore
11 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 36 Chevrolet Pepsi / Burger King Junior Johnson
12 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 42 Chevrolet Hudson Dave Marcis
13 90 Dick Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Chameleon Sunglasses Junie Donlavey
14 18 Don Satterfield , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Satterfield Racing Leon Satterfield
15 88 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 34 Pontiac Gatorade Cliff Stewart
16 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
17 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac McDuffie Racing J.D. McDuffie
18 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
19 98 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 38 Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
20 45 John McFadden , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick McFadden Racing John McFadden
21 02 Mike Potter , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Reeder Racing Bud Reeder
22 75 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Hodgdon RahMoc Enterprises
23 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac STP Petty Enterprises
24 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
25 26 Ronnie Hopkins , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Food Country USA Charlie Henderson
26 41 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac McCord Gaskets Ronnie Thomas
27 27 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Old Milwaukee Raymond Beadle
28 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
29 48 Trevor Boys Calgary, Alberta Canada Nov 3, 1957 25 Chevrolet Hylton-McCaig James Hylton