1983 Richmond 400

Race 2 of 30

Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 2:43:45
Average speed of winner: 79.584 mph
Margin of victory: 1.1 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Rudd 1-11, Ruttman 12-54, Earnhardt 55-59, Allison 60-67, Bodine 68, Rudd 69-82, Lindley 83-89, Rudd 90, Ruttman 91-193, Allison 194-231, Gant 232-237, Earnhardt 238-245, Bonnett 246, Ruttman 247-261, Earnhardt 262-329, Allison 330-400

Race notes: Finale for Dave Dion. Joe Ruttman took the points lead from Cale Yarborough.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	6	Bobby Allison	22	Miller High Life	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		400	3	117	running	23725	180
2	8	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		400	3	81	running	16575	175
3	13	Neil Bonnett	75	Hodgdon Tool	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		400	1	1	running	9975	170
4	7	Geoff Bodine	88	Gatorade	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			399	1	1	running	8445	165
5	12	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		399	1	6	running	11260	160
6	18	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Oil Pumps	Ford	Melling	Elliott		398	0	0	running	5660	150
7	2	Joe Ruttman	98	Levi Garrett	Buick	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		398	3	161	running	8075	156
8	10	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Pemberton		398	0	0	running	7210	142
9	16	Dave Marcis	71	Hudson	Chevrolet	Marcis			397	0	0	running	8360	138
10	19	Buddy Baker	21	Valvoline	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		396	0	0	running	2510	134
11	21	Butch Lindley	01	Miller Time	Buick	Zervakis			396	1	7	running	2485	135
12	5	Ron Bouchard	47	Foster Grant	Buick	Jack Beebe	Ifft		396	0	0	running	3940	127
13	17	Dick Brooks	90	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Donlavey			395	0	0	running	3600	0
14	31	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Pontiac	Petty			395	0	0	running	3410	121
15	11	Lake Speed	1	UNO	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		395	0	0	running	1530	118
16	28	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			393	0	0	running	3140	115
17	27	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Brewer		392	0	0	running	1320	112
18	25	Sterling Marlin	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Pontiac	Hamby			391	0	0	running	3520	109
19	15	Jim Sauter	6	Ulrich Racing	Buick	Ulrich			389	0	0	running	2665	0
20	32	Buddy Arrington	67	Jim Peacock	Dodge	Arrington			380	0	0	running	2400	103
21	23	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			372	0	0	running	2705	100
22	3	Terry Labonte	44	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		359	0	0	running	1710	97
23	20	Ronnie Thomas	41	Advance Auto Parts	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			356	0	0	running	1015	94
24	9	Mark Martin	2	Valvring	Buick	Stacy			344	0	0	running	7270	91
25	29	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Pontiac	McDuffie			298	0	0	running	1425	88
26	26	Joe Fields	92	Fields Racing	Buick	Joe Fields			284	0	0	running	880	0
27	22	Slick Johnson	18	The Pioneer	Buick	Satterfield			247	0	0	engine	1000	82
28	1	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine	93.439	177	3	26	engine	3615	84
29	4	Darrell Waltrip	11	Pepsi Challenger	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		149	0	0	rear end	9295	76
30	14	Dave Dion	29	Champion Buses	Ford	Dave Dion			50	0	0	accident	700	73
31	24	Morgan Shepherd	35	Beahr Racing	Ford	Beahr			50	0	0	head gasket	850	0
32	30	Tommy Gale	02	Midlothian Texaco	Buick	Reeder			50	0	0	accident	1200	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Joe Ruttman	326	2	0	0	1	2
2	Bill Elliott	325	2	0	0	1	2
3	Bobby Allison	318	2	0	1	1	2
4	Buddy Baker	304	2	0	0	1	2
5	Neil Bonnett	272	2	0	0	1	1
6	Terry Labonte	247	2	0	0	0	1
7	Geoff Bodine	243	2	0	0	1	1
8	Dale Earnhardt	238	2	0	0	1	1
9	Jimmy Means	236	2	0	0	0	0
10	Buddy Arrington	218	2	0	0	0	0
11	Harry Gant	212	2	0	0	1	1
12	Ron Bouchard	212	2	0	0	0	0
13	Lake Speed	206	2	0	0	0	0
14	Ronnie Thomas	206	2	0	0	0	0
15	Dave Marcis	205	2	0	0	0	1
16	Richard Petty	196	2	0	0	0	1
17	James Hylton	194	2	0	0	0	0
18	Kyle Petty	190	2	0	0	0	0
19	Cale Yarborough	180	1	0	1	1	1
20	Ricky Rudd	180	2	2	0	0	0
21	Sterling Marlin	170	2	0	0	0	0
22	Mark Martin	170	2	0	0	0	0
23	J.D. McDuffie	164	2	0	0	0	0
24	Tim Richmond	152	2	0	0	0	0
25	Tommy Gale	149	2	0	0	0	0