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Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 5th, 1983

Race #22 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Drivers Entered: 41
  • Makes
    • Buick (9)
    • Chevrolet (15)
    • Dodge (1)
    • Ford (6)
    • Oldsmobile (2)
    • Pontiac (8)
  • Last Darlington Raceway race (TranSouth 500)
    • Pole: (-- mph)
    • Winner:
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
1 Lake Speed Jackson, MS Chevrolet UNO / Bull Frog Knits Hoss Ellington
11 Darrell Waltrip Franklin, TN Chevrolet Pepsi / Burger King Junior Johnson
15 Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis, NC Ford Wrangler Bud Moore
16 David Pearson Chevrolet Chattanooga Chew Bobby Hawkins
17 Sterling Marlin Columbia, TN Pontiac Hesco Exhaust Roger Hamby
18 Slick Johnson Buick Satterfield Racing Leon Satterfield
2 Morgan Shepherd Conover, NC Buick ACM Equipment Sales Jim Stacy
21 Buddy Baker Ford Valvoline Wood Brothers
22 Bobby Allison Buick Miller High Life DiGard
26 Ronnie Hopkins Chevrolet Food Country USA Charlie Henderson
27 Tim Richmond Pontiac Old Milwaukee Raymond Beadle
28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Hardee's Harry Ranier
3 Ricky Rudd Chesapeake, VA Chevrolet Piedmont Airlines Richard Childress
33 Harry Gant Buick Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
35 Dick May Ford Hanover Printing Wayne Beahr
4 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Oldsmobile Morgan-McClure Larry McClure
41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac McCord Gaskets Ronnie Thomas
42 Lennie Pond Buick Sand Dunes Hotel Billy Matthews
43 Richard Petty Pontiac STP Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet Budweiser Billy Hagan
47 Ron Bouchard Buick Race Hill Farm Jack Beebe
48 Trevor Boys Calgary, Alberta Canada Chevrolet Hylton-McCaig James Hylton
52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet Broadway Motors Jimmy Means
55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet Copenhagen Johnny Hayes
6 DK Ulrich Buick Ulrich Racing D.K. Ulrich
64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda Elmo Langley
67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Reid Trailer Sales Buddy Arrington
7 Kyle Petty Trinity, NC Pontiac 7-Eleven Petty Enterprises
70 JD McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating J.D. McDuffie
71 Dave Marcis Wausau, WI Chevrolet Metromont Materials Dave Marcis
74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet Superior Piping Bobby Wawak
75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Hodgdon RahMoc Enterprises
76 Mike Potter Oldsmobile Cam Farm Mike Potter
77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet Clinomint Marvin Ragan
8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick Trap Rock Industries Bobby Hillin, Sr.
84 Jody Ridley Chevrolet Cumberland Mills Robert McEntyre
88 Geoff Bodine Chemung, NY Pontiac Gatorade Cliff Stewart
9 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford Melling Oil Pumps Harry Melling
90 Dick Brooks Ford Chameleon Sunglasses Junie Donlavey
98 Joe Ruttman Upland, CA Pontiac Levi Garrett Ron Benfield
99 Philip Duffie Buick U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel Philip Duffie