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The official 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 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 Carolina 500

Sunday, March 13th, 1983

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

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

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 113.055
  • Cautions: 10 for 94 laps
  • Lead Changes: 30
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Results
Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 at North Carolina 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 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Jan 9, 1959 24 Buick Valvring 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 Chevrolet Miller High Life DiGard
8 8 Bobby Hillin Jr , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Hillin Racing Bobby Hillin, Sr.
9 74 Bobby Wawak , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Superior Piping Bobby Wawak
10 67 Buddy Arrington , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chrysler Arrington Racing Buddy Arrington
11 21 Buddy Baker , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Valvoline Wood Brothers Racing
12 28 Cale Yarborough , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Hardee's Harry Ranier
13 02 DK Ulrich , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Price Racing Bud Reeder
14 15 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Apr 29, 1951 31 Ford Wrangler Bud Moore
15 11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Feb 5, 1947 36 Chevrolet Pepsi Challenger Junior Johnson
16 71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Mar 1, 1941 42 Chevrolet Hudson Dave Marcis
17 90 Dick Brooks , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Ford Chameleon Sunglasses Junie Donlavey
18 06 Ernie Cline , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Brochure Furniture Ernie Cline
19 88 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Apr 18, 1949 33 Pontiac Gatorade Cliff Stewart
20 33 Harry Gant , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
21 70 JD McDuffie , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac McDuffie Racing J.D. McDuffie
22 6 Jim Sauter , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
23 52 Jimmy Means , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
24 98 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Oct 28, 1944 38 Buick Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
25 1 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Jan 17, 1948 35 Chevrolet UNO Hoss Ellington
26 48 Lennie Pond , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts James Hylton
27 75 Neil Bonnett , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Hodgdon RahMoc Enterprises
28 43 Richard Petty , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac STP Petty Enterprises
29 20 Rick Newsom , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Chevrolet Bull Frog Knits Rick Newsom
30 47 Ron Bouchard , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
31 26 Ronnie Hopkins , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Food Country USA Charlie Henderson
32 41 Ronnie Thomas , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Pontiac Advance Auto Parts Ronnie Thomas
33 18 Slick Johnson , Nov 30, -0001 1983 Buick Satterfield Racing Leon Satterfield
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