Entry List

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

Budweiser 500

Sunday, September 18th, 1983

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 5 Ford
  • 10 Pontiac
  • 10 Buick
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 1 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 116.077
  • Cautions: 7 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Budweiser 500 at Dover 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 27 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 69 Bob Riley , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac N.R.S. Carting Bob Riley
8 22 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Miller High Life DiGard
9 8 Bobby Hillin Jr , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Trap Rock Industries Bobby Hillin, Sr.
10 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Dodge Arrington Racing Buddy Arrington
11 21 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Valvoline Wood Brothers Racing
12 24 Cecil Gordon , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chrysler Delaware Trans-Am Cecil Gordon
13 10 Clark Dwyer , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Hamby Automotive Roger Hamby
14 6 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
15 15 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 32 Ford Wrangler Bud Moore
16 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 36 Chevrolet Pepsi / Burger King Junior Johnson
17 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 42 Chevrolet Atlantic Equipment & Leasing Dave Marcis
18 77 Dean Combs , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Best Products Irv Sanderson
19 90 Dick Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Chameleon Sunglasses Junie Donlavey
20 88 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 34 Pontiac Gatorade Cliff Stewart
21 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
22 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac McDuffie Racing J.D. McDuffie
23 64 Jerry Bowman , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Bowman Racing Jerry Bowman
24 87 Jimmy Ingalls , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Ingalls Construction Jimmy Ingalls
25 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
26 92 Joe Fields , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Hobart Sales & Service Joe Fields
27 98 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 38 Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
28 38 Laurent Rioux , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Valvoline Laurent Rioux
29 60 Natz Peters , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Mitton Electric Natz Peters
30 75 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Hodgdon RahMoc Enterprises
31 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac STP Petty Enterprises
32 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
33 41 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac McCord Gaskets Ronnie Thomas
34 27 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Old Milwaukee Raymond Beadle
35 02 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Reeder Racing Bud Reeder
36 48 Trevor Boys Calgary, Alberta Canada Nov 3, 1957 25 Chevrolet Hylton-McCaig James Hylton