Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500
North Carolina Speedway
March 13th, 1983
Race #3 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 35
- Makes
- Buick (10)
- Chevrolet (9)
- Chrysler (1)
- Ford (5)
- Pontiac (10)
- Last North Carolina Speedway
race (Warner W. Hodgdon American 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | DK Ulrich | Buick | Price Racing | Bud Reeder | ||
| 06 | Ernie Cline | Pontiac | Brochure Furniture | Ernie Cline | ||
| 1 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Chevrolet | UNO | Hoss Ellington | |
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | Junior Johnson | |
| 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Ford | Wrangler | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust | Roger Hamby | |
| 18 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Satterfield Racing | Leon Satterfield | ||
| 2 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Buick | Valvring | Jim Stacy | |
| 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | Rick Newsom | ||
| 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Miller High Life | DiGard | ||
| 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Buick | 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 | ||
| 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 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 | Lennie Pond | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 6 | Jim Sauter | Buick | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises | |
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Hudson | Dave Marcis | |
| 74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Superior Piping | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Buick | Hillin Racing | Bobby Hillin, Sr. | ||
| 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 | Buick | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |