Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Winston Western 500
Riverside International Raceway
November 20th, 1983
Race #30 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 119
- Drivers Entered: 42
- Makes
- Buick (12)
- Chevrolet (10)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (5)
- Oldsmobile (3)
- Pontiac (11)
- Last Riverside International Raceway
race (Budweiser 400)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Glenn Francis | Pontiac | Francis Race Cars | Trent Francis | ||
| 04 | Hershel McGriff | Buick | M. Bloome / Antioch Speedway | Gary Smith | ||
| 08 | Rick McCray | Pontiac | Coors | Rick McCray | ||
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Pepsi / Burger King | Junior Johnson | |
| 12 | Jimmy Insolo | Buick | Miller High Life | DiGard | ||
| 13 | Doug Wheeler | Buick | W & W Machine | Matt Puskarich | ||
| 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Ford | Wrangler | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust | Roger Hamby | |
| 2 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | My Car | Jim Stacy | |
| 21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | Wood Brothers | ||
| 22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | DiGard | ||
| 27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | ||
| 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress | |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 35 | Pat Mintey | Chevrolet | AFR Signs | Pat Mintey | ||
| 38 | Don Waterman | Buick | St. John's Auto Parts | Don Waterman | ||
| 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | McCord Gaskets | 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 | Trevor Boys | Calgary, Alberta Canada | Chevrolet | Hylton-McCaig | James Hylton | |
| 51 | Scott Miller | Pontiac | MDB Systems | Scott Miller | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | Johnny Hayes | ||
| 64 | DK Ulrich | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Ron Esau | Buick | McDonald's | Jack Lee | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington Grocery | 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 | Oldsmobile | Miller Brothers | Dave Marcis | |
| 73 | Bill Schmitt | Chevrolet | Mountain Dew | Bill Schmitt | ||
| 74 | Roy Smith | Buick | Edgett Excavating | John Edgett | ||
| 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 78 | Jim Robinson | Oldsmobile | Hammer Security Systems | Lois Williams | ||
| 83 | Sumner McKnight | Chevrolet | McKnight Racing | Sumner McKnight | ||
| 87 | Randy Becker | Buick | Becker Trucking | Randy Becker | ||
| 88 | Donnie Allison | Pontiac | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 91 | John Krebs | Oldsmobile | Coca-Cola | John Krebs | ||
| 93 | Jim Bown | Buick | Wholesale Truck Parts | John Kieper | ||
| 98 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |