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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Southern 500

Darlington Raceway

September 5th, 1983

Race #22 of the 1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 123.343 mph
  • Cautions: 9
  • Caution Laps: 60
  • Lead Changes: 17
#19 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 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 14 22 Bobby Allison Buick 185 175 10 367 119 Running
2 12 9 Bill Elliott Ford 175 170 5 367 3 Running
3 7 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 5 367 30 Running
4 1 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 165 160 5 367 101 Running
5 2 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 155 155 0 367 0 Running
6 9 21 Buddy Baker Ford 155 150 5 366 18 Running
7 15 28 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 151 146 5 366 1 Running
8 4 55 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 142 142 0 366 0 Running
9 19 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 143 138 5 364 1 Running
10 5 16 David Pearson Chevrolet 139 134 5 363 18 Running
11 17 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 130 130 0 363 0 Running
12 21 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 127 127 0 363 0 Running
13 11 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 124 124 0 362 0 Running
14 23 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 121 121 0 361 0 Running
15 3 1 Lake Speed Chevrolet 118 118 0 359 0 Running
16 41 6 DK Ulrich Buick 115 115 0 353 0 Running
17 27 4 Mark Martin Oldsmobile 112 112 0 351 0 Running
18 34 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 109 109 0 351 0 Running
19 25 77 Ken Ragan Chevrolet 106 106 0 342 0 Running
20 26 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 103 103 0 339 0 Running
21 37 74 Bobby Wawak Chevrolet 100 100 0 337 0 Running
22 20 33 Harry Gant Buick 97 97 0 330 0 Running
23 35 35 Dick May Ford 94 94 0 318 0 Ignition
24 33 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 91 91 0 282 0 Crash
25 8 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 93 88 5 272 76 Engine
26 6 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 85 85 0 245 0 Cylinder head
27 39 18 Slick Johnson Buick 82 82 0 217 0 Handling
28 30 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 79 79 0 217 0 Crash
29 28 64 Tommy Gale Ford 76 76 0 207 0 Engine
30 36 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 73 73 0 179 0 Engine
31 13 90 Dick Brooks Ford 70 70 0 142 0 Crash
32 18 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 67 67 0 117 0 Engine
33 16 84 Jody Ridley Chevrolet 64 64 0 113 0 Brakes
34 32 99 Philip Duffie Buick 61 61 0 109 0 Engine
35 22 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 58 58 0 107 0 Crash
36 38 76 Mike Potter Oldsmobile 55 55 0 98 0 Ignition
37 40 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 52 52 0 54 0 Engine
38 10 98 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 49 49 0 34 0 Cylinder head
39 31 42 Lennie Pond Buick 46 46 0 25 0 Crash
40 24 26 Ronnie Hopkins Chevrolet 43 43 0 15 0 Engine
41 29 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 40 40 0 11 0 Engine