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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
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | 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