Entry List
The official 1983 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Michigan International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Champion Spark Plug 400
Sunday, August 21st, 1983
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
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- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 147.511
- Cautions: 2 for 7 laps
- Lead Changes: 27
- 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 | 5 | Greg Sacks | Mattituck, NY | Nov 3, 1952 | 30 | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons | Arnie Sacks |
| 3 | 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 23 | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises |
| 4 | 4 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 24 | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure | Larry McClure |
| 5 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 41 | Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | Jim Stacy |
| 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 26 | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress Racing |
| 7 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 26 | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust | Roger Hamby |
| 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 26 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Billy Hagan |
| 9 | 55 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | Johnny Hayes |
| 10 | 80 | Bob Senneker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Pontiac | Elk Custom Vans | Terry Marra |
| 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Miller High Life | DiGard |
| 12 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Trap Rock Industries | Bobby Hillin, Sr. |
| 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Dodge | Prange Chrysler-Plymouth | Buddy Arrington |
| 14 | 21 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Ford | Valvoline | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 15 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Chevrolet | Hardee's | Harry Ranier |
| 16 | 02 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | Bud Reeder |
| 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 32 | Ford | Wrangler | Bud Moore |
| 18 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 36 | Chevrolet | Pepsi / Burger King | Junior Johnson |
| 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 42 | Chevrolet | Throttle's Food & Fuel | Dave Marcis |
| 20 | 16 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | Bobby Hawkins |
| 21 | 77 | Dean Combs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Best Products | Irv Sanderson |
| 22 | 90 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey |
| 23 | 03 | Eddie Bierschwale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Mission Ice / Lone Star | Don Bierschwale |
| 24 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 34 | Pontiac | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart |
| 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 26 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie |
| 27 | 84 | Jody Ridley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Chevrolet | Cumberland Mills | Robert McEntyre |
| 28 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 38 | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |
| 29 | 1 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 35 | Chevrolet | UNO / Bull Frog Knits | Hoss Ellington |
| 30 | 52 | Lennie Pond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means |
| 31 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 32 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Jun 21, 1957 | 26 | Chevrolet | Skoal | Johnny Hayes |
| 33 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 34 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Buick | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe |
| 35 | 27 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle |
| 36 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1983 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |
| 37 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Nov 3, 1957 | 25 | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | James Hylton |