1983 Winston 500

Race 8 of 30

Talladega
188 laps
Time of race: 3:14:55
Average speed of winner: 153.936 mph
Margin of victory: 2 car lengths
Lead changes: 27 among 13 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 42 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough pole, Ruttman 1, Yarborough 2-36, Richmond 37-41, Yarborough 42-47, Gant 48, Richmond 49-52, Bodine 53-62, Richmond 63, Earnhardt 64, Yarborough 65-66, Marcis 67-68, Bouchard 69-78, Ruttman 79-82, Elliott 83-84, Speed 85-86, Bodine 87-94, R. Petty 95-98, Bodine 99-105, Means 106-107, Ruttman 108-112, Bodine 113-127, Speed 128-138, R. Petty 139-142, Gant 143, R. Petty 144-163, B. Parsons 164, R. Petty 165-188

Race notes: Finale for Lowell Cowell. Harry Gant took the points lead from Bobby Allison.

Video links: P. Parsons flip

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	15	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Pemberton		188	4	52	running	46650	185
2	12	Benny Parsons	55	Skoal	Buick	Johnny Hayes	Champion		188	1	1	running	24575	175
3	10	Lake Speed	1	UNO	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		188	2	13	running	18975	170
4	21	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		188	2	2	running	22425	165
5	6	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Oil Pumps	Ford	Melling	Elliott		188	1	2	running	15905	160
6	7	Terry Labonte	44	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		188	0	0	running	16295	150
7	41	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Buick	Means			188	1	2	running	12275	151
8	4	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		187	0	0	running	10865	142
9	32	Dave Marcis	71	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Marcis			187	1	2	running	13875	143
10	19	Bobby Allison	22	Miller High Life	Buick	DiGard	Nelson		186	0	0	running	14475	134
11	2	Joe Ruttman	98	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		184	3	10	running	9130	135
12	36	Ken Ragan	77	Clinomint Toothpaste	Buick	Ragan			184	0	0	engine	9950	127
13	31	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			182	0	0	running	7520	124
14	20	Dick Brooks	90	Chameleon Sunglasses	Ford	Donlavey			181	0	0	running	7160	121
15	5	Neil Bonnett	75	Team America	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		181	0	0	running	6975	118
16	28	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon Racing	Chrysler	Cecil Gordon			178	0	0	running	4085	115
17	27	Morgan Shepherd	2	ACM Equipment Sales	Buick	Stacy			175	0	0	engine	11485	112
18	30	Dean Roper	89	Mueller's Sales & Service	Pontiac	Mueller Brothers			170	0	0	running	3685	109
19	24	Lennie Pond	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			169	0	0	engine	5835	106
20	23	Ron Bouchard	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick	Jack Beebe	Ifft		148	1	10	engine	6280	108
21	3	Geoff Bodine	88	Gatorade	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			132	4	40	engine	13460	105
22	38	Steve Moore	73	C&H Enterprises	Pontiac	Steve Moore			124	0	0	ignition	3285	97
23	40	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington Racing	Chrysler	Arrington			121	0	0	engine	4900	94
24	17	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		120	1	1	brake stud	10035	96
25	11	Buddy Baker	21	Valvoline	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		94	0	0	engine	3935	88
26	37	Lowell Cowell	76	Larry's Nightclub	Oldsmobile	Potter			93	0	0	engine	3335	0
27	8	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Brewer		72	3	10	engine	3335	87
28	9	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal Brother	Pontiac	Johnny Hayes			71	0	0	accident	2635	79
29	1	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson	202.650	71	3	43	accident	5885	81
30	18	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Pontiac	Petty			71	0	0	accident	4290	73
31	16	David Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Chevrolet	Hawkins			71	0	0	accident	2485	70
32	29	Jody Ridley	84	Cumberland Carpets	Buick	McEntyre			71	0	0	accident	2435	67
33	14	Darrell Waltrip	11	Pepsi Challenger	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		70	0	0	accident	12285	64
34	13	A.J. Foyt	14	Valvoline	Chevrolet	Foyt			70	0	0	accident	1935	0
35	42	Ronnie Thomas	41	Advance Auto Parts	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			69	0	0	camshaft	2235	58
36	25	Mark Martin	6	Jim Magill	Chevrolet	Ulrich			65	0	0	engine	3920	55
37	34	Rick Wilson	62	Wilson Racing	Buick	Rick Wilson			55	0	0	cylinder head	2135	52
38	39	Philip Duffie	99	Duffie Sand & Gravel	Buick	Duffie			50	0	0	brake stud	2085	49
39	26	Clark Dwyer	10	Kings Inn Daytona	Chevrolet	Hamby			30	0	0	oil pan	2035	46
40	33	Connie Saylor	4	Morgan-McClure Chevrolet	Oldsmobile	Morgan-McClure			22	0	0	engine	1985	43
41	22	Sterling Marlin	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Chevrolet	Hamby			20	0	0	engine	2985	40
42	35	Rick Baldwin	96	White Crown Engineering	Buick	Cronkite			7	0	0	engine	1985	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Harry Gant	1187	8	0	1	6	6
2	Bobby Allison	1171	8	0	1	3	7
3	Neil Bonnett	1133	8	1	0	3	4
4	Joe Ruttman	1116	8	0	0	3	5
5	Bill Elliott	1093	8	0	0	4	5
6	Richard Petty	1065	8	0	2	3	5
7	Ricky Rudd	1013	8	4	0	2	5
8	Terry Labonte	985	8	0	0	0	5
9	Lake Speed	969	8	0	0	2	3
10	Jimmy Means	957	8	0	0	0	2
11	Darrell Waltrip	953	8	0	2	4	4
12	Ron Bouchard	935	8	0	0	0	1
13	Geoff Bodine	905	8	1	0	2	3
14	Buddy Arrington	879	8	0	0	0	1
15	Dave Marcis	841	8	0	0	0	3
16	Mark Martin	838	8	0	0	1	2
17	Tommy Gale	791	8	0	0	0	0
18	Tim Richmond	788	8	1	0	0	2
19	Dick Brooks	774	8	0	0	1	4
20	Dale Earnhardt	762	8	0	0	1	1
21	Buddy Baker	761	7	0	0	2	3
22	Sterling Marlin	758	8	0	0	0	0
23	Ronnie Thomas	749	8	0	0	0	0
24	Cale Yarborough	739	5	1	2	2	4
25	Kyle Petty	717	8	0	0	0	0