Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 5th, 1983
Race #22 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- 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:
| 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 |