Entry List
The official 1983 Busch Nashville 420 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Busch Nashville 420
Saturday, July 16th, 1983
Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, TN
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- Drivers Entered: 30
- Laps Scheduled: 420
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 85.726
- Cautions: 4 for 25 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 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 | World Cup | 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 | 02 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Reeder Racing | Bud Reeder |
| 11 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 32 | Ford | Wrangler | Bud Moore |
| 12 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 36 | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | Junior Johnson |
| 13 | 86 | Darryl Sage | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Chevrolet | Sage Racing | Lee Sage |
| 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 42 | Chevrolet | W.H. Bolin | Dave Marcis |
| 15 | 90 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey |
| 16 | 18 | Don Satterfield | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Satterfield Racing | Leon Satterfield |
| 17 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 34 | Pontiac | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart |
| 18 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 19 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie |
| 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means |
| 21 | 96 | Jimmy Walker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Ford | Cronkrite Racing | Will Cronkrite |
| 22 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 38 | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |
| 23 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 24 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 25 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe |
| 26 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | Ronnie Thomas |
| 27 | 19 | Steve Gray | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Gray Racing | Henley Gray |
| 28 | 27 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle |
| 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |
| 30 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Nov 3, 1957 | 25 | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | James Hylton |