Entry List

The official 1983 Busch 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Bristol Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Busch 500

Saturday, August 27th, 1983

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 4 Ford
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 7 Buick
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 1 Chrysler

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 419 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 89.430
  • Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM

1
9
Dawsonville, GA
Oct 8, 1955
27
Ford
Melling Oil Pumps
2
7
Trinity, NC
Jun 2, 1960
23
Pontiac
7-Eleven
3
2
Conover, NC
Oct 21, 1941
41
Buick
ACM Equipment Sales
4
3
Chesapeake, VA
Sep 12, 1956
26
Chevrolet
Piedmont Airlines
5
17
Columbia, TN
Jun 30, 1957
26
Pontiac
Hesco Exhaust
6
44
Corpus Christi, TX
Nov 16, 1956
26
Chevrolet
Budweiser
7
6
 
 
Buick
Ulrich Racing
8
22
 
 
Buick
Miller High Life
9
67
 
 
Chrysler
Arrington Racing
10
15
Kannapolis, NC
Apr 29, 1951
32
Ford
Wrangler
11
11
Franklin, TN
Feb 5, 1947
36
Chevrolet
Pepsi / Burger King
12
71
Wausau, WI
Mar 1, 1941
42
Chevrolet
Hudson
13
90
 
 
Ford
Chameleon Sunglasses
14
18
 
 
Buick
Satterfield Racing
15
88
Chemung, NY
Apr 18, 1949
34
Pontiac
Gatorade
16
33
 
 
Buick
Skoal Bandit
17
70
 
 
Pontiac
McDuffie Racing
18
52
 
 
Chevrolet
Broadway Motors
19
98
Upland, CA
Oct 28, 1944
38
Pontiac
Levi Garrett
20
45
 
 
Buick
McFadden Racing
21
02
 
 
Pontiac
Reeder Racing
22
75
 
 
Chevrolet
Hodgdon
24
47
 
 
Buick
Race Hill Farm
25
26
 
 
Chevrolet
Food Country USA
26
41
 
 
Pontiac
McCord Gaskets
27
27
 
 
Pontiac
Old Milwaukee
28
64
 
 
Ford
Sunny King Ford & Honda
29
48
Calgary, Alberta Canada
Nov 3, 1957
25
Chevrolet
Hylton-McCaig