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The official 1983 Valleydale 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.

Valleydale 500

Saturday, May 21st, 1983

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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

  • Drivers Entered: 28
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 93.445
  • Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Valleydale 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 22 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 25 Pontiac Hesco Exhaust Roger Hamby
6 44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Nov 16, 1956 26 Chevrolet Budweiser Billy Hagan
7 22 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Miller High Life DiGard
8 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chrysler Direct Connection Buddy Arrington
9 6 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
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 Challenger Junior Johnson
12 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 42 Chevrolet W.H. Bolin Dave Marcis
13 90 Dick Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Chameleon Sunglasses Junie Donlavey
14 88 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 34 Pontiac Gatorade Cliff Stewart
15 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
16 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac McDuffie Racing J.D. McDuffie
17 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
18 98 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 38 Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
19 76 Mike Potter , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Larry's Nightclub Mike Potter
20 75 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Hodgdon RahMoc Enterprises
21 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac STP Petty Enterprises
22 02 Rick Newsom , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Reeder Racing Bud Reeder
23 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
24 26 Ronnie Hopkins , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Food Country USA Charlie Henderson
25 41 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Advance Auto Parts Ronnie Thomas
26 27 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Old Milwaukee Raymond Beadle
27 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
28 48 Trevor Boys Calgary, Alberta Canada Nov 3, 1957 25 Chevrolet Hylton-McCaig James Hylton