Race Results : Dover Motor Speedway

Budweiser 500

Sunday, September 18th, 1983

Dover Motor Speedway , Dover, DE

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  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 116.077
  • Cautions: 7 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Budweiser 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 7 22 Bobby Allison Buick 185 175 500 195 0 running
2 4 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 175 170 500 67 0 running
3 5 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 170 165 500 97 0 running
4 1 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 165 160 499 51 0 running
5 14 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 155 155 499 0 0 running
6 16 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 155 150 499 1 0 running
7 8 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 146 146 493 0 0 running
8 12 9 Bill Elliott Ford 147 142 491 29 0 running
9 17 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 143 138 491 1 0 running
10 27 10 Clark Dwyer Chevrolet 134 134 480 0 0 running
11 21 8 Bobby Hillin Jr Buick 130 130 479 0 0 running
12 25 6 DK Ulrich Buick 127 127 470 0 0 running
13 2 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 124 124 467 0 0 running
14 24 92 Joe Fields Buick 121 121 459 0 0 running
15 36 24 Cecil Gordon Chrysler 118 118 457 0 0 running
16 11 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 115 115 452 0 0 crash
17 9 33 Harry Gant Buick 112 112 452 0 0 crash
18 28 87 Jimmy Ingalls Buick 109 109 447 0 0 running
19 30 38 Laurent Rioux Chevrolet 106 106 441 0 0 running
20 6 98 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 103 103 427 0 0 engine
21 26 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 100 100 416 0 0 running
22 13 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 97 97 387 0 0 engine
23 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 94 94 382 0 0 spring
24 29 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 91 91 377 0 0 engine
25 10 21 Buddy Baker Ford 88 88 356 0 0 engine
26 18 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 85 85 337 0 0 crash
27 22 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 82 82 285 0 0 engine
28 34 02 Tommy Gale Pontiac 79 79 255 0 0 steering
29 33 69 Bob Riley Pontiac 76 76 221 0 0 ignition
30 32 64 Jerry Bowman Ford 73 73 139 0 0 crash
31 19 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 70 70 138 0 0 engine
32 15 90 Dick Brooks Ford 67 67 125 0 0 engine
33 20 77 Dean Combs Buick 64 64 107 0 0 engine
34 31 60 Natz Peters Buick 61 61 103 0 0 engine
35 3 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 63 58 90 59 0 head gasket
36 35 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 55 55 79 0 0 engine

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