Race Results : Darlington Raceway

Southern 500

Monday, September 5th, 1983

Darlington Raceway , Darlington, SC

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  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 123.343
  • Cautions: 9 for 60 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 14 22 Bobby Allison Buick 185 175 367 119 0 running
2 12 9 Bill Elliott Ford 175 170 367 3 0 running
3 7 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 367 30 0 running
4 1 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 165 160 367 101 0 running
5 2 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 155 155 367 0 0 running
6 9 21 Buddy Baker Ford 155 150 366 18 0 running
7 15 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 151 146 366 1 0 running
8 4 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 142 142 366 0 0 running
9 19 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 143 138 364 1 0 running
10 5 16 David Pearson Chevrolet 139 134 363 18 0 running
11 17 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 130 130 363 0 0 running
12 21 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 127 127 363 0 0 running
13 11 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 124 124 362 0 0 running
14 23 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 121 121 361 0 0 running
15 3 1 Lake Speed Chevrolet 118 118 359 0 0 running
16 41 6 DK Ulrich Buick 115 115 353 0 0 running
17 27 4 Mark Martin Oldsmobile 112 112 351 0 0 running
18 34 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 109 109 351 0 0 running
19 25 77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 106 106 342 0 0 running
20 26 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 103 103 339 0 0 running
21 37 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 100 100 337 0 0 running
22 20 33 Harry Gant Buick 97 97 330 0 0 running
23 35 35 Dick May Ford 94 94 318 0 0 ignition
24 33 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 91 91 282 0 0 crash
25 8 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 93 88 272 76 0 engine
26 6 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 85 85 245 0 0 cylinder head
27 39 18 Slick Johnson Buick 82 82 217 0 0 handling
28 30 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 79 79 217 0 0 crash
29 28 64 Tommy Gale Ford 76 76 207 0 0 engine
30 36 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 73 73 179 0 0 engine
31 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford 70 70 142 0 0 crash
32 18 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 67 67 117 0 0 engine
33 16 84 Jody Ridley Chevrolet 64 64 113 0 0 brakes
34 32 99 Philip Duffie Buick 61 61 109 0 0 engine
35 22 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 58 58 107 0 0 crash
36 38 76 Mike Potter Oldsmobile 55 55 98 0 0 ignition
37 40 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 52 52 54 0 0 engine
38 10 98 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 49 49 34 0 0 cylinder head
39 31 42 Lennie Pond Buick 46 46 25 0 0 crash
40 24 26 Ronnie Hopkins Chevrolet 43 43 15 0 0 engine
41 29 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 40 40 11 0 0 engine

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