Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Richmond 400
Richmond Raceway
February 27th, 1983
Race #2 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 400
- Drivers Entered: 32
- Makes
- Buick (9)
- Chevrolet (9)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (6)
- Pontiac (7)
- Last Richmond Raceway
race (Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Butch Lindley | Buick | Miller Time | Emanuel Zervakis | ||
| 02 | Tommy Gale | Buick | Midlothian Texaco | Bud Reeder | ||
| 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 | The Pioneer | Leon Satterfield | ||
| 2 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Buick | Valvring | Jim Stacy | |
| 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Miller High Life | DiGard | ||
| 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | ||
| 29 | Dave Dion | Ford | Champion Buses | Dave Dion | ||
| 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress | |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 35 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Ford | Beahr Racing | Wayne Beahr | |
| 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | Billy Matthews | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Foster Grant | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 6 | Jim Sauter | Buick | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Jim Peacock | 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 | Hudson | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 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 | ||
| 92 | Joe Fields | Buick | Fields Racing | Joe Fields | ||
| 98 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |