Entry List
Busch 500
Saturday, August 27th, 1983
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
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- 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
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 68 | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | Harry Melling | |
| 2 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 64 | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises | |
| 3 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 82 | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | Jim Stacy | |
| 4 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 68 | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress Racing | |
| 5 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 67 | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust | Roger Hamby | |
| 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 67 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Billy Hagan | |
| 7 | 6 | Al Elmore | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 8 | 22 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Miller High Life | DiGard | |
| 9 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | |
| 10 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 73 | Ford | Wrangler | Bud Moore | |
| 11 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 77 | Chevrolet | Pepsi / Burger King | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 83 | Chevrolet | Hudson | Dave Marcis | |
| 13 | 90 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey | |
| 14 | 18 | Don Satterfield | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Satterfield Racing | Leon Satterfield | |
| 15 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 75 | Pontiac | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart | |
| 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | |
| 17 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | |
| 18 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | |
| 19 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 79 | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | |
| 20 | 45 | John McFadden | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | McFadden Racing | John McFadden | |
| 21 | 02 | Mike Potter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | Bud Reeder | |
| 22 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 23 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 24 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Buick | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | |
| 25 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | Charlie Henderson | |
| 26 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | McCord Gaskets | Ronnie Thomas | |
| 27 | 27 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | |
| 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 2024 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | |
| 29 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Nov 3, 1957 | 66 | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | James Hylton |