Results

The 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the North Carolina Speedway race.

Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500

Sunday, March 13th, 1983

North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham, NC

  • 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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Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 at North Carolina Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
2 6 9 Bill Elliott Ford 175 170 492 10 0 running
15 15 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 118 118 468 0 0 running
11 8 2 Mark Martin Buick 130 130 484 0 0 running
6 1 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 155 150 489 30 0 running
13 27 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 124 124 477 0 0 running
24 14 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 91 91 279 0 0 engine
10 3 22 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 139 134 484 21 0 running
25 26 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 88 88 250 0 0 rear end
16 34 74 Bobby Wawak Buick 115 115 466 0 0 running
22 31 67 Buddy Arrington Chrysler 97 97 355 0 0 rear end
32 16 21 Buddy Baker Ford 67 67 108 0 0 engine
9 5 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 148 138 486 161 0 running
18 32 02 DK Ulrich Buick 109 109 416 0 0 running
33 4 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 69 64 73 6 0 crash
3 11 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 492 3 0 running
34 22 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 61 61 38 0 0 engine
8 19 90 Dick Brooks Ford 147 142 486 1 0 running
35 35 06 Ernie Cline Pontiac 58 58 35 0 0 crash
19 18 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 111 106 401 57 0 crash
5 7 33 Harry Gant Buick 155 155 489 0 0 running
30 30 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 73 73 157 0 0 engine
26 24 6 Jim Sauter Buick 85 85 238 0 0 oil pump
14 29 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 121 121 473 0 0 running
29 10 98 Joe Ruttman Buick 76 76 176 0 0 crash
4 17 1 Lake Speed Chevrolet 160 160 489 0 0 running
31 21 48 Lennie Pond Pontiac 70 70 141 0 0 engine
12 2 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 132 127 483 153 0 rear end
1 12 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 180 175 492 48 0 running
28 33 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 79 79 199 0 0 engine
20 9 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 103 103 395 0 0 running
17 23 26 Ronnie Hopkins Buick 112 112 457 0 0 running
27 25 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 82 82 219 0 0 engine
23 20 18 Slick Johnson Buick 94 94 307 0 0 rear end
7 13 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 151 146 488 2 0 running
21 28 64 Tommy Gale Ford 100 100 382 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.