1983 Miller High Life 500

Race 27 of 30

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:34:43
Average speed of winner: 139.998 mph
Margin of victory: 3.1 sec.
Lead changes: 31 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 8 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: Richmond pole, B. Parsons 1-9, Baker 10-16, Labonte 17, Baker 18-28, Labonte 29, Baker 30-42, Allison 43, Boys 44-45, Parsons 46, Earnhardt 47-51, Parsons 52-53, Earnhardt 54, Parsons 55-68, Yarborough 69-78, Baker 79-83, Labonte 84-112, Elliott 113-137, Allison 138-139, Speed 140-148, Parsons 149-174, Richmond 175-183, Waltrip 184, Elliott 185-201, Richmond 202-221, Elliott 222, Richmond 223-251, Baker 252, Richmond 253-293, Rudd 294, Waltrip 295-311, R. Petty 312-334

Race notes: Finale for John Anderson.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	20	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Pemberton		334	1	23	running	40400	76
2	6	Darrell Waltrip	11	Pepsi/Burger King	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		334	2	18	running	34850	175
3	2	Benny Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Chevrolet	Johnny Hayes	Champion		334	5	52	running	43775	170
4	5	Terry Labonte	44	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		334	3	31	running	16230	165
5	1	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Brewer	163.073	334	4	99	running	35195	165
6	3	Buddy Baker	21	Valvoline	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		334	5	37	running	8500	155
7	25	Bobby Allison	22	Miller High Life	Buick	DiGard	Nelson		334	2	3	running	16000	151
8	7	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Oil Pumps	Ford	Melling	Elliott		334	3	43	running	12875	147
9	13	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		334	1	1	running	8265	143
10	11	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		333	1	10	running	6650	139
11	18	Lake Speed	1	UNO/Bull Frog Knits	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		333	1	9	running	6000	135
12	17	Jody Ridley	84	Cumberland Carpets	Chevrolet	McEntyre			333	0	0	running	3850	127
13	10	Joe Ruttman	98	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		333	0	0	running	7205	124
14	16	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		332	2	6	running	11650	126
15	9	Ron Bouchard	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick	Jack Beebe	Ifft		331	0	0	running	7085	118
16	27	Trevor Boys	48	Hylton-McCaig	Chevrolet	Hylton			331	1	2	running	6525	120
17	39	Dave Marcis	71	American Legion Posts	Oldsmobile	Marcis			330	0	0	running	11650	112
18	24	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Pontiac	Petty			329	0	0	running	5615	109
19	15	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal Brother	Chevrolet	Johnny Hayes			329	0	0	running	3650	106
20	35	D.K. Ulrich	6	Rob's Roost	Chevrolet	Ulrich			322	0	0	running	5355	103
21	22	Jim Sauter	02	D.E.R., Inc.	Chevrolet	Reeder			321	0	0	running	4145	100
22	33	Rodney Combs	12	Stroh's	Buick	Stacy			320	0	0	engine	1725	97
23	40	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			319	0	0	running	3200	94
24	19	John Anderson	31	Lebe's Tire Service	Chevrolet	Henley Gray			317	0	0	running	1350	0
25	31	Morgan Shepherd	2	My Car	Buick	Stacy			317	0	0	running	8900	88
26	14	Neil Bonnett	75	Hodgdon Tool	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		317	0	0	running	7775	85
27	29	Philip Duffie	99	U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel	Buick	Duffie			314	0	0	running	1250	82
28	4	Geoff Bodine	88	Gatorade	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			309	0	0	engine	5490	79
29	8	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		301	0	0	ignition	9500	76
30	34	Greg Sacks	5	Uniden	Chevrolet	Sacks and Sons			293	0	0	accident	1175	73
31	37	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			285	0	0	running	2905	70
32	26	Dean Combs	97	Best Products	Oldsmobile	Sanderson			283	0	0	engine	1125	67
33	21	Mark Martin	4	Morgan-McClure	Chevrolet	Morgan-McClure			274	0	0	rear end	1100	64
34	32	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Chrysler	Arrington			252	0	0	head gasket	2810	61
35	38	Delma Cowart	0	Coastal Transmission	Chevrolet	H.L. Waters			239	0	0	engine	1050	58
36	28	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Trap Rock Industries	Buick	Hillin	Hyde		184	0	0	engine	1040	55
37	23	Dick Brooks	90	Chameleon Sunglasses	Ford	Donlavey			161	0	0	engine	2030	52
38	36	Ken Ragan	77	Clinomint Toothpaste	Chevrolet	Ragan			137	0	0	running	1020	49
39	12	David Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Chevrolet	Hawkins			106	0	0	valve	1505	46
40	30	Sterling Marlin	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Chevrolet	Hamby			53	0	0	engine	2000	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	4229	27	0	6	17	23
2	Darrell Waltrip	4162	27	6	6	21	22
3	Bill Elliott	3849	27	0	0	11	20
4	Richard Petty	3658	27	0	3	8	19
5	Harry Gant	3574	27	0	1	10	16
6	Terry Labonte	3513	27	3	0	9	17
7	Neil Bonnett	3497	27	3	1	7	14
8	Dale Earnhardt	3381	27	0	2	8	13
9	Ricky Rudd	3381	27	4	2	6	13
10	Tim Richmond	3176	27	3	1	8	13
11	Joe Ruttman	3151	27	2	0	4	10
12	Dave Marcis	2959	27	0	0	0	6
13	Geoff Bodine	2955	27	1	0	5	9
14	Kyle Petty	2943	27	0	0	0	2
15	Buddy Arrington	2816	27	0	0	0	2
16	Ron Bouchard	2775	25	1	0	1	6
17	Dick Brooks	2701	27	0	0	2	6
18	Sterling Marlin	2635	27	0	0	0	1
19	Jimmy Means	2621	25	0	0	0	2
20	Morgan Shepherd	2526	23	0	0	3	12
21	Ronnie Thomas	2327	24	0	0	0	0
22	Tommy Gale	2267	26	0	0	0	0
23	Buddy Baker	2257	18	1	1	4	11
24	D.K. Ulrich	2085	19	0	0	0	2
25	Trevor Boys	2005	20	0	0	0	1