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Southern 500

Monday, September 5th, 1983

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 6 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 9 Buick
  • 15 Chevrolet
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 123.343
  • Cautions: 9 for 60 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
2 12 9 Bill Elliott Ford 175 170 5 0 367 3 0 0 0 running
35 22 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 58 58 0 0 107 0 0 0 0 crash
17 27 4 Mark Martin Oldsmobile 112 112 0 0 351 0 0 0 0 running
9 19 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 143 138 5 0 364 1 0 0 0 running
25 8 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 93 88 5 0 272 76 0 0 0 engine
24 33 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 91 91 0 0 282 0 0 0 0 crash
5 2 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 155 155 0 0 367 0 0 0 0 running
8 4 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 142 142 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 running
1 14 22 Bobby Allison Buick 185 175 10 0 367 119 0 0 0 running
41 29 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 40 40 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 engine
21 37 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 100 100 0 0 337 0 0 0 0 running
18 34 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 109 109 0 0 351 0 0 0 0 running
6 9 21 Buddy Baker Ford 155 150 5 0 366 18 0 0 0 running
7 15 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 151 146 5 0 366 1 0 0 0 running
16 41 6 DK Ulrich Buick 115 115 0 0 353 0 0 0 0 running
11 17 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 130 130 0 0 363 0 0 0 0 running
3 7 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 0 367 30 0 0 0 running
14 23 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 361 0 0 0 0 running
10 5 16 David Pearson Chevrolet 139 134 5 0 363 18 0 0 0 running
31 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford 70 70 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 crash
23 35 35 Dick May Ford 94 94 0 0 318 0 0 0 0 ignition
13 11 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 124 124 0 0 362 0 0 0 0 running
22 20 33 Harry Gant Buick 97 97 0 0 330 0 0 0 0 running
37 40 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 52 52 0 0 54 0 0 0 0 engine
20 26 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 103 103 0 0 339 0 0 0 0 running
33 16 84 Jody Ridley Chevrolet 64 64 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 brakes
38 10 98 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 49 49 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 cylinder head
19 25 77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 106 106 0 0 342 0 0 0 0 running
15 3 1 Lake Speed Chevrolet 118 118 0 0 359 0 0 0 0 running
39 31 42 Lennie Pond Buick 46 46 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 crash
36 38 76 Mike Potter Oldsmobile 55 55 0 0 98 0 0 0 0 ignition
4 1 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 165 160 5 0 367 101 0 0 0 running
34 32 99 Philip Duffie Buick 61 61 0 0 109 0 0 0 0 engine
12 21 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 127 127 0 0 363 0 0 0 0 running
32 18 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 67 67 0 0 117 0 0 0 0 engine
40 24 26 Ronnie Hopkins Chevrolet 43 43 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 engine
30 36 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 73 73 0 0 179 0 0 0 0 engine
27 39 18 Slick Johnson Buick 82 82 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 handling
26 6 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 85 85 0 0 245 0 0 0 0 cylinder head
29 28 64 Tommy Gale Ford 76 76 0 0 207 0 0 0 0 engine
28 30 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 79 79 0 0 217 0 0 0 0 crash

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