Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Winston 500
Talladega Superspeedway
May 1st, 1983
Race #8 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 188
- Drivers Entered: 42
- Makes
- Buick (11)
- Chevrolet (14)
- Chrysler (2)
- Ford (5)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Pontiac (8)
- Last Talladega Superspeedway
race (Talladega 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Chevrolet | UNO | Hoss Ellington | |
| 10 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby | ||
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | Junior Johnson | |
| 14 | AJ Foyt | Chevrolet | Valvoline | A.J. Foyt | ||
| 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Ford | Wrangler | Bud Moore | |
| 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | Bobby Hawkins | ||
| 17 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust | Roger Hamby | |
| 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 | ||
| 24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Gordon Racing | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 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 | ||
| 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure | Larry McClure | ||
| 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 | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Skoal | Johnny Hayes | ||
| 6 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Chevrolet | Jim Magill | D.K. Ulrich | |
| 62 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Buick | Wilson Racing | Rick Wilson | |
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Phil Parsons | Denver, NC | Pontiac | Skoal | Johnny Hayes | |
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 7 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises | |
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | Dave Marcis | |
| 73 | Steve Moore | Pontiac | C & H Enterprises | Steve Moore | ||
| 75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Team America | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 76 | Lowell Cowell | Oldsmobile | Larry's Nightclub | Mike Potter | ||
| 77 | Ken Ragan | Buick | Clinomint | Marvin Ragan | ||
| 84 | Jody Ridley | Buick | Cumberland Mills | Robert McEntyre | ||
| 88 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Pontiac | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart | |
| 89 | Dean Roper | Pontiac | Mueller Sales & Service | Mueller Brothers | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 96 | Rick Baldwin | Buick | White Crown Engineering | Will Cronkrite | ||
| 98 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | |
| 99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel | Philip Duffie |