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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Busch 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

August 27th, 1983

Race #21 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 419
  • Miles: 223.3
  • Average Speed: 89.430 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 31
  • Lead Changes: 12
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 2 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 185 175 10 419 215 Running
2 6 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 175 170 5 419 197 Running
3 13 22 Bobby Allison Buick 165 165 0 419 0 Running
4 9 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 160 160 0 418 0 Running
5 5 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 160 155 5 418 1 Running
6 8 33 Harry Gant Buick 155 150 5 418 1 Running
7 7 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 151 146 5 418 2 Running
8 11 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 142 142 0 410 0 Running
9 14 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 138 138 0 407 0 Running
10 15 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 134 134 0 405 0 Crash
11 19 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 130 130 0 405 0 Running
12 28 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 127 127 0 402 0 Running
13 20 67 Buddy Arrington Chrysler 124 124 0 399 0 Running
14 4 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 121 121 0 396 0 Running
15 23 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 118 118 0 394 0 Running
16 24 6 Al Elmore Buick 115 115 0 393 0 Running
17 18 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 112 112 0 389 0 Running
18 1 98 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 109 109 0 380 0 Running
19 27 18 Don Satterfield Buick 106 106 0 368 0 Running
20 12 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 103 103 0 353 0 Running
21 17 90 Dick Brooks Ford 100 100 0 314 0 Valve
22 3 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 102 97 5 271 3 Crash
23 22 64 Tommy Gale Ford 94 94 0 254 0 Crash
24 25 02 Mike Potter Pontiac 91 91 0 253 0 Running
25 26 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 88 88 0 198 0 Running
26 21 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 85 85 0 147 0 Rear end
27 10 9 Bill Elliott Ford 82 82 0 135 0 Clutch
28 16 26 Ronnie Hopkins Chevrolet 79 79 0 67 0 Rear end
29 29 45 John McFadden Buick 76 76 0 44 0 Brakes