Standings After Race #8 at Talladega Superspeedway - Sunday, May 1st, 1983
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | 8 | Harry Gant | 33 | Buick | 1187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | -1 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 22 | Buick | 1171 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 8 | Neil Bonnett | 75 | Chevrolet | 1133 | -54 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 8 | Joe Ruttman | 98 | Buick | 1116 | -71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 8 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 1093 | -94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 8 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 1065 | -122 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | +1 | 8 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | Chevrolet | 1013 | -174 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 8 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 985 | -202 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | +4 | 8 | Lake Speed | 1 | Chevrolet | 969 | -218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 8 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Chevrolet | 957 | -230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -5 | 8 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Chevrolet | 953 | -234 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | -2 | 8 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 935 | -252 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | 8 | Geoff Bodine | 88 | Pontiac | 905 | -282 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 8 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Chrysler | 879 | -308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +3 | 8 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 841 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | 8 | Mark Martin | 2 | Buick | 838 | -349 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | +4 | 8 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 791 | -396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -1 | 8 | Tim Richmond | 27 | Pontiac | 788 | -399 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +5 | 8 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Ford | 774 | -413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +2 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | Ford | 762 | -425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 7 | Buddy Baker | 21 | Ford | 761 | -426 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | -6 | 8 | Sterling Marlin | 17 | Pontiac | 758 | -429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | -4 | 8 | Ronnie Thomas | 41 | Pontiac | 749 | -438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | Chevrolet | 739 | -448 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 8 | Kyle Petty | 7 | Pontiac | 717 | -470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 6 | Ronnie Hopkins | 26 | Chevrolet | 555 | -632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 4 | DK Ulrich | 6 | Buick | 491 | -696 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +2 | 5 | Lennie Pond | 48 | Chevrolet | 481 | -706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 6 | Slick Johnson | 18 | Buick | 480 | -707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | -1 | 5 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 404 | -783 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | +3 | 4 | Benny Parsons | 55 | Buick | 399 | -788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 4 | Jody Ridley | 84 | Buick | 395 | -792 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | -2 | 3 | Bobby Wawak | 74 | Buick | 339 | -848 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | -1 | 3 | David Pearson | 16 | Chevrolet | 309 | -878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +4 | 4 | Morgan Shepherd | 2 | Buick | 264 | -923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +8 | 2 | Dean Roper | 89 | Pontiac | 227 | -960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -2 | 3 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 221 | -966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | +12 | 2 | Ken Ragan | 77 | Chevrolet | 209 | -978 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | +4 | 2 | Phil Parsons | 28 | Pontiac | 203 | -984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -4 | 2 | James Hylton | 48 | Chevrolet | 194 | -993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | -4 | 2 | Rick McCray | 08 | Pontiac | 185 | -1002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | -4 | 2 | Rick Newsom | 02 | Buick | 182 | -1005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -3 | 1 | Tom Sneva | 53 | Chevrolet | 146 | -1041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | +3 | 2 | Clark Dwyer | 10 | Chevrolet | 146 | -1041 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -4 | 1 | Butch Lindley | 36 | Pontiac | 135 | -1052 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -4 | 3 | AJ Foyt | 14 | Chevrolet | 130 | -1057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -2 | 1 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Buick | 118 | -1069 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | - | 1 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Chrysler | 115 | -1072 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -3 | 1 | Darryl Sage | 86 | Chevrolet | 103 | -1084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -2 | 1 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 97 | -1090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | - | 1 | Steve Moore | 73 | Pontiac | 97 | -1090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -3 | 1 | Eddie Bierschwale | 03 | Buick | 85 | -1102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | -2 | 4 | Jim Sauter | 6 | Chevrolet | 76 | -1111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | -2 | 1 | Dave Dion | 29 | Ford | 73 | -1114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | -2 | 1 | Delma Cowart | 0 | Buick | 70 | -1117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | -2 | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 58 | -1129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | -2 | 1 | David Simko | 54 | Oldsmobile | 52 | -1135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 1 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Buick | 52 | -1135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 1 | Philip Duffie | 99 | Buick | 49 | -1138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -4 | 1 | Bosco Lowe | 20 | Pontiac | 46 | -1141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | -4 | 1 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 23 | Buick | 43 | -1144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 43 | -1144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | -4 | 2 | Rick Baldwin | 04 | Dodge | 37 | -1150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | -6 | 1 | Joe Millikan | 35 | Ford | 0 | -1187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | -5 | 1 | Dick May | 35 | Ford | 0 | -1187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Lowell Cowell | 76 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -1187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | -6 | 1 | Joe Fields | 92 | Buick | 0 | -1187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -6 | 1 | Bob Senneker | 80 | Pontiac | 0 | -1187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -6 | 1 | Trevor Boys | 48 | Chevrolet | 0 | -1187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -6 | 1 | Jim Vandiver | 24 | Chrysler | 0 | -1187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |