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The official 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at North Carolina Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Warner W. Hodgdon American 500

Sunday, October 30th, 1983

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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  • 8 Ford
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 6 Buick
  • 11 Chevrolet
  • 1 Dodge
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 119.324
  • Cautions: 10 for 63 laps
  • Lead Changes: 36
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 at North Carolina Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM
1 9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Oct 8, 1955 28 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 42 Buick My Car 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 39 Blackie Wangerin , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Wangerin Racing Blackie Wangerin
8 22 Bobby Allison , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Miller High Life DiGard
9 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Dodge Henwood Video Buddy Arrington
10 21 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Valvoline Wood Brothers Racing
11 28 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Hardee's Harry Ranier
12 6 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
13 15 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 32 Ford Wrangler Bud Moore
14 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 36 Chevrolet Pepsi / Burger King Junior Johnson
15 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 42 Chevrolet Transmissions Unlimited Dave Marcis
16 90 Dick Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Chameleon Sunglasses Junie Donlavey
17 35 Dick May , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Hanover Printing Wayne Beahr
18 88 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 34 Pontiac Gatorade Cliff Stewart
19 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
20 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac McDuffie Racing J.D. McDuffie
21 58 Jerry Bowman , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Bowman Racing Jerry Bowman
22 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
23 98 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 39 Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
24 45 John McFadden , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Bean Auto John McFadden
25 1 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 35 Chevrolet UNO / Bull Frog Knits Hoss Ellington
26 42 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Parker Homes Billy Matthews
27 02 Mike Potter , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Reeder Racing Bud Reeder
28 75 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Hodgdon RahMoc Enterprises
29 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac STP Petty Enterprises
30 04 Rick Baldwin , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chrysler Riverside Raceway Rick Baldwin
31 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
32 41 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac McCord Gaskets Ronnie Thomas
33 96 Slick Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Precision Tune Precision Tune
34 27 Tim Richmond , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Old Milwaukee Raymond Beadle
35 64 Tommy Gale , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
36 48 Trevor Boys Calgary, Alberta Canada Nov 3, 1957 25 Chevrolet Hylton-McCaig James Hylton