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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Atlanta Journal 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway

November 6th, 1983

Race #29 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 328
  • Miles: 505.1
  • Average Speed: 137.643 mph
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 39
  • Lead Changes: 28
Kyle Larson his wife, son and daughter
Nashville, Tennessee - December 1st, 2021: The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship driver, Kyle Larson his wife, Katelyn, son, Owen and daughter Audrey for pose for photos on Broadway December 01, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 15 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 180 175 5 328 21 Running
2 3 21 Buddy Baker Ford 175 170 5 328 6 Running
3 8 22 Bobby Allison Buick 175 165 10 328 128 Running
4 9 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 165 160 5 327 5 Running
5 11 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 160 155 5 326 1 Running
6 7 9 Bill Elliott Ford 150 150 0 326 0 Running
7 31 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 146 146 0 325 0 Running
8 23 97 Dean Combs Oldsmobile 142 142 0 324 0 Running
9 6 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 138 138 0 323 0 Running
10 19 84 Jody Ridley Chevrolet 134 134 0 323 0 Running
11 20 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 130 130 0 323 0 Running
12 17 1 Lake Speed Chevrolet 127 127 0 321 0 Running
13 33 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 124 124 0 321 0 Running
14 32 67 Buddy Arrington Chrysler 121 121 0 320 0 Running
15 25 80 Bob Senneker Pontiac 118 118 0 319 0 Running
16 26 17 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 115 115 0 319 0 Running
17 37 77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 112 112 0 319 0 Running
18 29 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 109 109 0 311 0 Crash
19 22 64 Tommy Gale Ford 106 106 0 310 0 Running
20 30 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 103 103 0 308 0 Engine
21 28 6 DK Ulrich Chevrolet 100 100 0 303 0 Running
22 38 02 Mike Potter Pontiac 97 97 0 280 0 Crash
23 4 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 99 94 5 258 108 Engine
24 34 0 Delma Cowart Buick 91 91 0 233 0 Cylinder head
25 5 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 88 88 0 154 0 Overheating
26 18 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 85 85 0 148 0 Engine
27 27 04 Rick Baldwin Chrysler 82 82 0 132 0 Engine
28 16 66 Phil Parsons Chevrolet 79 79 0 122 0 Engine
29 1 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 81 76 5 120 40 Engine
30 12 98 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 73 73 0 97 0 Rear end
31 10 90 Dick Brooks Ford 70 70 0 84 0 Engine
32 35 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 67 67 0 66 0 Engine
33 2 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 69 64 5 49 19 Clutch
34 36 03 Eddie Bierschwale Buick 61 61 0 46 0 Crash
35 13 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 58 58 0 30 0 Engine
36 21 88 Donnie Allison Pontiac 55 55 0 21 0 Engine
37 14 33 Harry Gant Buick 52 52 0 21 0 Engine
38 24 5 Greg Sacks Chevrolet 49 49 0 3 0 Crash
39 39 18 Joe Booher Buick 46 46 0 2 0 Engine