Results

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

Mason-Dixon 500

Sunday, May 15th, 1983

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

  • 7 Ford
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 8 Buick
  • 9 Chevrolet
  • 2 Chrysler
  • 1 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 114.847
  • Cautions: 9 for 53 laps
  • Lead Changes: 28
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
4 6 9 Bill Elliott Ford 165 160 498 1 0 running
11 15 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 135 130 482 1 0 running
6 9 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 155 150 493 1 0 running
24 2 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 91 91 277 0 0 engine
10 26 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 134 134 483 0 0 running
31 5 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 70 70 97 0 0 engine
29 12 55 Benny Parsons Buick 76 76 190 0 0 engine
1 10 22 Bobby Allison Buick 185 175 500 256 0 running
19 24 67 Buddy Arrington Chrysler 106 106 436 0 0 running
5 19 21 Buddy Baker Ford 155 155 497 0 0 running
22 11 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 97 97 350 0 0 overheating
21 34 24 Cecil Gordon Chrysler 100 100 402 0 0 engine
18 29 6 DK Ulrich Buick 109 109 438 0 0 oil leak
8 17 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 147 142 491 28 0 running
2 4 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 175 170 500 158 0 running
16 20 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 120 115 457 3 0 engine
15 18 90 Dick Brooks Ford 118 118 466 0 0 running
33 35 35 Dick May Ford 64 64 66 0 0 engine
35 8 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 58 58 46 0 0 crash
9 16 33 Harry Gant Buick 138 138 490 0 0 running
23 28 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 94 94 329 0 0 engine
13 27 58 Jerry Bowman Ford 124 124 468 0 0 running
17 31 87 Jimmy Ingalls Buick 112 112 454 0 0 running
12 30 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 127 127 474 0 0 running
36 32 63 Jocko Maggiacomo Oldsmobile 55 55 39 0 0 crash
3 1 98 Joe Ruttman Buick 170 165 499 51 0 running
20 36 96 John Callis Pontiac 103 103 428 0 0 running
28 13 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 79 79 218 0 0 water pump
7 14 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 151 146 493 1 0 running
14 33 02 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 121 121 467 0 0 running
34 7 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 61 61 60 0 0 engine
26 23 26 Ronnie Hopkins Chevrolet 85 85 244 0 0 crash
25 21 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 88 88 251 0 0 engine
30 3 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 73 73 104 0 0 crash
27 25 64 Tommy Gale Ford 82 82 235 0 0 transmission
32 22 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 67 67 91 0 0 engine

Race Infractions

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