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Results

The 1983 Budweiser 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Dover Motor Speedway race.

Budweiser 500

Sunday, September 18th, 1983

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

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

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 116.077
  • Cautions: 7 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Budweiser 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
8 12 9 Bill Elliott Ford 147 142 491 29 0 running
26 18 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 85 85 337 0 0 crash
6 16 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 155 150 499 1 0 running
13 2 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 124 124 467 0 0 running
27 22 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 82 82 285 0 0 engine
4 1 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 165 160 499 51 0 running
29 33 69 Bob Riley Pontiac 76 76 221 0 0 ignition
1 7 22 Bobby Allison Buick 185 175 500 195 0 running
11 21 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 130 130 479 0 0 running
23 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 94 94 382 0 0 spring
25 10 21 Buddy Baker Ford 88 88 356 0 0 engine
15 36 24 Cecil Gordon Chrysler 118 118 457 0 0 running
10 27 10 Clark Dwyer Chevrolet 134 134 480 0 0 running
12 25 6 DK Ulrich Buick 127 127 470 0 0 running
35 3 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 63 58 90 59 0 head gasket
5 14 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 155 155 499 0 0 running
22 13 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 97 97 387 0 0 engine
33 20 77 Dean Combs Buick 64 64 107 0 0 engine
32 15 90 Dick Brooks Ford 67 67 125 0 0 engine
2 4 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 175 170 500 67 0 running
17 9 33 Harry Gant Buick 112 112 452 0 0 crash
36 35 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 55 55 79 0 0 engine
30 32 64 Jerry Bowman Ford 73 73 139 0 0 crash
18 28 87 Jimmy Ingalls Buick 109 109 447 0 0 running
21 26 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 100 100 416 0 0 running
14 24 92 Joe Fields Buick 121 121 459 0 0 running
20 6 98 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 103 103 427 0 0 engine
19 30 38 Laurent Rioux Chevrolet 106 106 441 0 0 running
34 31 60 Natz Peters Buick 61 61 103 0 0 engine
7 8 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 146 146 493 0 0 running
9 17 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 143 138 491 1 0 running
16 11 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 115 115 452 0 0 crash
24 29 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 91 91 377 0 0 engine
3 5 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 170 165 500 97 0 running
28 34 02 Tommy Gale Pontiac 79 79 255 0 0 steering
31 19 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 70 70 138 0 0 engine

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