Results

The 1983 Goody's 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Martinsville Speedway race.

Goody's 500

Sunday, September 25th, 1983

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 6 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 6 Buick
  • 8 Chevrolet
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 29
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 76.134
  • Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Goody's 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 3 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 185 175 500 380 0 running
2 6 22 Bobby Allison Buick 175 170 500 48 0 running
3 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 170 165 500 70 0 running
4 5 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 160 160 499 0 0 running
5 7 88 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 155 155 499 0 0 running
6 11 75 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 150 150 499 0 0 running
7 3 98 Joe Ruttman Buick 146 146 499 0 0 running
8 15 33 Harry Gant Buick 142 142 498 0 0 running
9 10 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 138 138 489 0 0 running
10 24 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 487 0 0 running
11 18 48 Trevor Boys Chevrolet 130 130 487 0 0 running
12 21 7 Kyle Petty Pontiac 127 127 480 0 0 running
13 28 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 124 124 474 0 0 running
14 14 9 Bill Elliott Ford 126 121 466 1 0 engine
15 20 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 118 118 466 0 0 running
16 17 90 Dick Brooks Ford 115 115 458 0 0 running
17 29 38 Laurent Rioux Chevrolet 112 112 443 0 0 running
18 29 6 DK Ulrich Buick 109 109 431 0 0 rear end
19 23 64 Tommy Gale Ford 106 106 414 0 0 steering
20 27 02 Mike Potter Pontiac 103 103 355 0 0 running
21 25 41 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 100 100 330 0 0 overheating
22 9 21 Buddy Baker Ford 97 97 290 0 0 valve
23 24 82 Mark Stahl Ford 94 94 256 0 0 engine
24 8 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 96 91 169 1 0 transmission
25 12 32 Butch Lindley Buick 88 88 122 0 0 rear end
26 4 27 Tim Richmond Pontiac 85 85 80 0 0 ignition
27 13 17 Sterling Marlin Pontiac 82 82 57 0 0 crash
28 19 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 79 79 56 0 0 engine
29 18 2 Morgan Shepherd Buick 76 76 3 0 0 timing chain

Race Infractions

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