1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series is the 35th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 12th modern-era Cup series season. The season began on Sunday, February 20 and ended on Sunday, November 20. Bobby Allison was Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 47 points ahead of Darrell Waltrip.

Teams and drivers[]

Team	Make	No.	Driver	Car Owner	Crew Chief
Arrington Racing	Chrysler Imperial Dodge Mirada	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington
	Buick Regal	98	Joe Ruttman		Buddy Parrott
Blue Max Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix Pontiac LeMans	27	Tim Richmond	Raymond Beadle	Tim Brewer
	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	16	David Pearson
Bud Moore Engineering	Ford Thunderbird	15	Dale Earnhardt	Bud Moore	Bud Moore
	Pontiac Grand Prix	88	Geoff Bodine	Cliff Stewart
DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Buick Regal	22	Bobby Allison		Gary Nelson
Donlavey Racing	Ford Thunderbird	90	Dick Brooks	Junie Donlavey
Ellington Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	1	Lake Speed	Hoss Ellington
Hagan Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	44	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	Dale Inman
Hamby Motorsports	Pontiac Grand Prix	17	Sterling Marlin (R)	Roger Hamby
Henderson Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Buick Regal	26	Ronnie Hopkins (R)
	Buick Regal	8	Bobby Hillin Jr. (R)		Harry Hyde
Hylton Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	48	Trevor Boys (R)/James Hylton	James Hylton
Jim Stacy Racing	Buick Regal	2	Morgan Shepherd	Jim Stacy
	Buick Regal Chevrolet Monte Carlo	55	Benny Parsons
Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson	Jeff Hammond
Langley Racing	Ford Thunderbird	64	Tommy Gale	Elmo Langley
Mach 1 Racing	Buick Regal	33	Harry Gant	Hal Needham	Travis Carter
Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	71	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis
McDuffie Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix	70	J. D. McDuffie	J. D. McDuffie
Means Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means
Melling Racing	Ford Thunderbird	9	Bill Elliott	Harry Melling
Morgan-McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	4	Mark Martin	Larry McClure
Petty Enterprises	Pontiac Grand Prix	7	Kyle Petty	Richard Petty	Maurice Petty
Petty Enterprises	Pontiac Grand Prix	43	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Robin Pemberton
Race Hill Farm Team	Buick Regal	47	Ron Bouchard	Jack Beebe
RahMoc Enterprises	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	75	Neil Bonnett
Ranier-Lundy Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	28	Cale Yarborough	Harry Ranier	Waddell Wilson
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	3	Ricky Rudd	Richard Childress	Kirk Shelmerdine
	Buick Regal Chevrolet Monte Carlo	84	Jody Ridley
Thomas Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix	41	Ronnie Thomas	Ronnie Thomas
Ulrich Racing	Buick Regal	6	D. K. Ulrich	D. K. Ulrich
Wood Brothers Racing	Ford Thunderbird	21	Buddy Baker	Glen Wood	Leonard Wood

Schedule[]

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 13–14*
	UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers		February 17
	Daytona 500 Consolation Race		February 18
1	Daytona 500		February 20
2	Richmond 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	February 27
3	Hodgdon Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	March 6 & 13
4	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	March 27
5	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	April 10
6	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	April 17
7	Virginia National Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 24
8	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	May 1
9	Marty Robbins 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville	May 8
10	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	May 15
11	Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	May 22
12	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 29
13	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	June 5
14	Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond	June 12
15	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 19
16	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 4
17	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville	July 16
18	Like Cola 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond	July 24
19	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	July 31
20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	August 21
21	Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	August 27
22	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 5
23	Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	September 11
24	Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	September 18
25	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	September 25
26	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	October 2
27	Miller High Life 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 9
28	Warner W. Hodgdon American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	October 30
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	November 6
30	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	November 20

The Busch Clash was scheduled for Sunday, February 13 but rain forced the race to be postponed until Monday, February 14.

Season Results and Standings[]

Races[]

Rd.	Race Name	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Winning manufacturer	Report
NC	Busch Clash	Bill Elliott	Darrell Waltrip	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
	First UNO Twin 125 Qualifier	Ricky Rudd		Dale Earnhardt	Ford Thunderbird	Report
	Second UNO Twin 125 Qualifier	Geoff Bodine		Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
	Daytona 500 Consolation Race		Blackie Wangerin	Blackie Wangerin	Ford Thunderbird	Report
1	Daytona 500	Ricky Rudd	Joe Ruttman	Cale Yarborough	Pontiac LeMans	Report
2	Richmond 400	Ricky Rudd	Joe Ruttman	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
3	Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500	Ricky Rudd	Cale Yarborough	Richard Petty	Pontiac Grand Prix	Report
4	Coca-Cola 500	Geoff Bodine	Neil Bonnett	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
5	TranSouth 500	Tim Richmond	Geoff Bodine	Harry Gant	Buick Regal	Report
6	Northwestern Bank 400	Neil Bonnett	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
7	Virginia National Bank 500	Ricky Rudd	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
8	Winston 500	Cale Yarborough	Richard Petty	Richard Petty	Pontiac Grand Prix	Report
9	Marty Robbins 420	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
10	Mason-Dixon 500	Joe Ruttman	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Buick Regal	Report
11	Valleydale 500	Neil Bonnett	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
12	World 600	Buddy Baker	Bobby Allison	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
13	Budweiser 400	Darrell Waltrip	Ricky Rudd	Ricky Rudd	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
14	Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500	Darrell Waltrip	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Buick Regal	Report
15	Gabriel 400	Terry Labonte	Terry Labonte	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
16	Firecracker 400	Cale Yarborough	Buddy Baker	Buddy Baker	Ford Thunderbird	Report
17	Busch Nashville 420	Ron Bouchard	Dale Earnhardt	Dale Earnhardt	Ford Thunderbird	Report
18	Like Cola 500	Tim Richmond	Bobby Allison	Tim Richmond	Pontiac Grand Prix	Report
19	Talladega 500	Cale Yarborough	Dale Earnhardt Tim Richmond	Dale Earnhardt	Ford Thunderbird	Report
20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Terry Labonte	Cale Yarborough	Cale Yarborough	Ford Thunderbird	Report
21	Busch 500	Joe Ruttman	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
22	Southern 500	Neil Bonnett	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Buick Regal	Report
23	Wrangler SanforSet 400	Darrell Waltrip	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Buick Regal	Report
24	Budweiser 500	Terry Labonte	Bobby Allison	Bobby Allison	Buick Regal	Report
25	Goody's 500	Darrell Waltrip	Ricky Rudd	Ricky Rudd	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
26	Holly Farms 400	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
27	Miller High Life 500	Tim Richmond	Tim Richmond	Richard Petty	Pontiac Grand Prix	Report
28	Warner W. Hodgdon American 500	Neil Bonnett	Tim Richmond	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Tim Richmond	Bobby Allison	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	Report
30	Winston Western 500	Darrell Waltrip	Darrell Waltrip	Bill Elliott	Ford Thunderbird	Report

Bold indicates a NASCAR Crown Jewel race.
The Busch 500 was shortened to 419 of 500 laps due to rain.

Winston Cup Final Standings[]

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 1982 Owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos.	#	Driver	Make	DAY	RCH			DAR	NWS	MAR	ALA	NAS	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MIC	DAY	NAS	POC	ALA	MIC	BRI	DAR		DOV	MAR		CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD	Pts
1	22	Bobby Allison	Buick	9	1	10	25	8	2	3	10	2	1*	2	3*	22	1*	2	14	4	3*	9	34	3	1*	1*	1*	2	3	7	16	3*	9	4667
2	11	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	36	29	3	40	2	1*	1*	33	1*	2	1*	4	7	2	4	20	2	2	2	2	1*	3	3	5	3	1*	2	5	9	6*	4620
3	9	Bill Elliott	Ford	2	6	2	30	5	21	21	5	5	4	8	16	2	6	25	7	7	6	8	3	27	2	4	8	14	4	8	21	6	1	4279
4	43	Richard Petty	Pontiac	38	8	1	5	25	10	17	1*	6	7	5	2	10	3	11	33	19	10	4	6	9	12	6	9	9	12	1	26	5	10	4042
5	44	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	6	22	24	8	36	6	6	6	8	31	6	33	31	9	5	5	11	12	29	4	5	5	5	4	24	5	4	1	4	7	4004
6	75	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	22	3	12	2	7	4	16	15	13	28	4	1	13	7	31	28	6	4	35	35	10	4	8	7	6	13	26	4	1	3	3842
7	33	Harry Gant	Buick	37	5	5	11	1	3	2	4	3	9	27	25	3	18	8	11	8	5	5	30	6	22	20	17	8	9	29	23	37	31	3790
8	15	Dale Earnhardt	Ford	35	2	33	33	13	29	26	24	24	8	9	5	4	8	15	9	1	35	1*	7	2	11	22	35	4	2	14	17	33	4	3732
9	3	Ricky Rudd	Chevrolet	24	28	6	10	4	27	5	8	14	24	26	32	1	31	6	21	5	7	16	27	14	25	2	13	1	6	9	3	26	37	3693
10	27	Tim Richmond	Pontiac	41	17	7	9	35	28	15	27	10	30	10	40	28	4	3	31	3	1*	3*	5	22	26	23	3	26	10	5	2	29	5	3612
11	71	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	32	9	34	13	33	9	19	9	27	16	12	10	12	11	30	13	9	8	32	11	20	14	18	22	28	25	17	7	13	12	3361
12	98	Joe Ruttman	Buick Chevrolet	4*	7	29	4	20	7	4	11	7	3	23	14	34	10	33	37	22	9	15	24	18	38	27	20	7	14	13	30	30	41	3342
13	7	Kyle Petty	Pontiac	33	14	15	35	31	30	11	30	17	11	11	8	6	13	16	30	20	11	11	14	11	35	12	26	12	16	18	24	20	13	3261
14	90	Dick Brooks	Ford	5	13	8	6	19	20	8	14	25	15	21	37	5	28	12	32	14	15	7	21	21	31	13	32	16	15	37	18	31	34	3230
15	67	Buddy Arrington	Chrysler Dodge	16	20	22	16	23	15	9	23	16	19	16	12	17	17	29	34	24	32	18	23	13	18	14	23	10	18	34	12	14	23	3158
16	47	Ron Bouchard	Buick	26	12	20	12	18	11	7	20	9	34	7	41		34	28	4	27	13	12	12	7	32	25	16		7	15	6	23	11	3113
17	88	Geoff Bodine	Pontiac	30	4	19	41	9	5	25	21	20	35	25	36	29	30	9	6	16	39	6	36	4	13	21	2	5	11	28	33			3019
18	52	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet Buick Pontiac	14	16	14	32	12	14	10	7	12	12	14	38	18	20	21	36	12	35			26	20	24	21	15	22	23	9	18	16	2983
19	17	Sterling Marlin (R)	Chevrolet Pontiac	34	18	13	31	11	22	12	41	11	10	18	19	25	29	20	16	15	18	21	29	15	24	26	27	27	17	40	15	16	17	2980
20	35 26 01 2	Morgan Shepherd	Buick	DNQ	31			26		32	17	4	6	3	9	8	15	10	2	10	19	27	37	8	9	16	6	29	8	25	27	7	33	2733
21	21	Buddy Baker	Ford	3	10	32	3	32		31	25		5		7			7	1			28	10		6	7	25	22		6	29	2	20	2621
22	41	Ronnie Thomas	Pontiac	17	23	27	24	24	17	18	35	15	25	15	DNQ	33	21	24	24	23	20	20	DNQ	12	30	17	24	21	21		19	DNQ	27	2515
23	64 02	Tommy Gale	Ford Buick	27	32	21	23	14	19	22	13	28	27	20	35		25	26	23	28	24	38	28	23	29	30	28	19	24	31	10	19		2507
24	02 6 64	D. K. Ulrich	Buick Ford Chevrolet			18		10	13	13			18	13	23	16	16	22		30	17		33		16	10	12	18	20	20	11	21	26	2400
25	48	Trevor Boys (R)	Chevrolet							29		19	32	22	20	32	14	18	17	13	14	17	19	17	28	9	31	11	19	16	32	11	24	2293
26	70	J. D. McDuffie	Pontiac	29	25	30	36	17	DNQ		DNQ	18	23	24	26	24	19	34		17	25	23	32	25	37	11	36	13	26	DNQ	14	32	30	2197
27	1	Lake Speed	Chevrolet	25	15	4	15	28	8	23	3				6		12	19	29			26	8		15					11	28	12		2114
28	28	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet Pontiac	1		9	1	6			29		22		28		27	1	40			24	1		7					10	36	23		1960
29	55	Benny Parsons	Buick Chevrolet	42			14	34			2		29		34		5	13	26		31	22	13		8					3		25	2	1657
30	2 6 01 4	Mark Martin	Buick Chevrolet Oldsmobile	28	24	11	7	3	26	27	36	21			29			27	19			10	18		17					33		DNQ		1627
31	26	Ronnie Hopkins (R)	Buick Chevrolet	19		17	21	30	24	30		29	26	17			26	17						28	40									1147
32	84	Jody Ridley	Buick Chevrolet	10			17	27			32				DNQ				8			31	15		33					12		10		1050
33	16	David Pearson	Chevrolet	8				22			31				39			35	3			25	9		10					39				943
34	51 48 52 42	Lennie Pond	Buick Pontiac Chevrolet	12		31			12	14	19				DNQ				10				22		39	28					8			887
35	57 97 77	Ken Ragan (R)	Buick Chevrolet				27				12				17				12			14			19					38		17		836
36	74	Bobby Wawak	Buick Chevrolet	DNQ	DNQ	16	18	16	DNQ		DNQ				18			37	27		27	34	DNQ	DNQ	21									825
37	8	Bobby Hillin Jr. (R)	Buick	DNQ		25	19	DNQ	16						11		37		15		16	13	25		41		11			36			DNQ	737
38	18 96	Slick Johnson	Buick Chevrolet	DNQ	27	23	34	29	25	28					24						37				27						20			905
39	76 02	Mike Potter	Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac	DNQ				DNQ						28			22	DNQ			21	30	DNQ	24	36	19		20	29		31	22		662
40	24	Cecil Gordon	Chrysler		DNQ				DNQ		16		21				23		22		23	33					15							649
41	20 02	Rick Newsom	Chevrolet Buick	DNQ	DNQ	28		DNQ	DNQ	20	DNQ	23	14	19	31																			573
42	77 97	Dean Combs	Buick Oldsmobile												13								20				33			32		8		500
43	66	Phil Parsons	Buick Pontiac Chevrolet	13							28												31							19		28		458
44	80	Bob Senneker	Pontiac				28								27			14					16									15		436
45	58 64	Jerry Bowman	Ford	DNQ	DNQ								13				36				28						30				25			419
46	10		Chevrolet	21					DNQ		39								25		40		DNQ				10							411
47	5	Greg Sacks	Chevrolet																38		29		17							30		38		359
48	08		Pontiac						23	24						27																	39	313
49	0	Delma Cowart	Buick Chevrolet	31															35											35		24		277
50	99		Buick	DNQ							38				30										34					27				265
51	03	Eddie Bierschwale	Buick				26											DNQ					26									34		231
52	78	Jim Robinson	Oldsmobile													11																	21	230
53	04	Hershel McGriff	Buick													26																	8	227
53	89	Dean Roper	Pontiac	15							18																							227
55	01 32	Butch Lindley	Buick		11																							25						223
56	45	John McFadden	Buick						DNQ																29					28		35		213
57	13		Buick													21																	18	209
58	03		Pontiac													14																	28	200
59	63	Jocko Maggiacomo	Oldsmobile Buick	DNQ									36				35				26													198
60	36	H. B. Bailey	Pontiac				22								22			DNQ					DNQ											194
61	60 69	Bob Riley	Pontiac														32				38						29							192
62	38	Don Waterman	Buick													20																	25	191
62	02 35 13	Dick May	Buick Ford					21					33					DNQ			33				23							22		191
62	73	Steve Moore	Pontiac	DNQ							22							23																191
65	82	Mark Stahl	Ford																									23	23			DNQ		188
66	73		Chevrolet													9																	40	181
67	64 87	Randy Becker	Buick													36																	15	173
68	51		Pontiac													30																	22	170
69	96 56		Pontiac Chevrolet										20				33				DNQ											DNQ		167
70	46		Buick Chevrolet	DNQ				15			DNQ											39								DNQ		DNQ		164
71	96 93		Buick													23																	35	152
72	35		Pontiac Chevrolet													37																	29	128
73	32	Tommy Ellis	Buick												15																			118
74	19	Bobby Gerhart	Buick														38				34													110
75	66	Ron Esau	Buick													35																	38	107
76	94		Chevrolet													19																	DNQ	106
77	12	Rodney Combs																												22				97
78	68		Chevrolet						DNQ																				30			DNQ		73
78	29		Ford		30				DNQ																									73
80	91	John Krebs	Oldsmobile																														32	67
81	60		Buick																				DNQ				34					DNQ		61
82	06	Ernie Cline	Pontiac			35																												58
83	65	Glenn Jarrett	Ford															DNQ			36													55
84	29	Grant Adcox	Chevrolet																			36												55
85	74	Roy Smith	Buick																														36	55
86	54	David Simko	Oldsmobile	DNQ			37											DNQ					DNQ											52
87	62	Rick Wilson	Buick								37																							52
88	32	Bosco Lowe	Buick	39																										DNQ				46
89	4 6	Connie Saylor	Oldsmobile Chevrolet	DNQ							40								18															43
90	78		Pontiac	DNQ																		40												43
91	23	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Buick	40																														43
92	12	Jimmy Insolo	Buick																														42	37
Ineligible for NASCAR Cup driver points
Pos.	#	Driver	Make	DAY	RCH			DAR	NWS	MAR	ALA	NAS	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MIC	DAY	NAS	POC	ALA	MIC	BRI	DAR		DOV	MAR		CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD	Pts
93	31	Billie Harvey	Buick																			37	DNQ
94	18	Joe Booher	Buick	DNQ														DNQ					DNQ									39
95	6 02	Jim Sauter	Chevrolet Buick			26	29
96	04 96	Rick Baldwin	Dodge Buick Chrysler	11								42			DNQ				36												13	27
97	53	Tom Sneva	Chevrolet	7														32
98	14	A. J. Foyt	Chevrolet	11			38				34
99	92	Joe Fields	Buick		26																					15	14
100	39	Blackie Wangerin	Ford	DNQ	DNQ														39				DNQ								34
101	87		Buick										17														18					DNQ
102	86		Chevrolet	DNQ	DNQ		20					26								26
103	19 10	Steve Gray	Buick									22					24			21
104	24	Jim Vandiver	Chrysler				39								21
105	96		Ford		DNQ															29	DNQ								27
106	6		Buick Chevrolet																	18	22	19	DNQ	16
107	18		Buick								DNQ									25				19		29
108	83		Chevrolet													15																	19
109	38	Laurent Rioux	Chevrolet	DNQ																							19	17		DNQ
110	48	James Hylton	Chevrolet	23	21
111	88	Donnie Allison	Pontiac																													36	14
112	35	Joe Millikan	Ford	DNQ					18
113	31	John Anderson	Chevrolet																											24
114	76	Lowell Cowell	Oldsmobile	DNQ							26
Pos.	#	Driver	Make	DAY	RCH			DAR	NWS	MAR	ALA	NAS	DOV	BRI	CLT	RSD	POC	MIC	DAY	NAS	POC	ALA	MIC	BRI	DAR		DOV	MAR		CLT	CAR	ATL	RSD	Pts

Rookie of the year[]

Sterling Marlin was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He beat Trevor Boys, Bobby Hillin Jr., Ronnie Hopkins, and Ken Ragan for the award. Of the drivers that competed for the award, only Marlin ran all 30 races. The closest a driver got to competing in all 30 races was Trevor Boys competing in 23 races (skipped rounds 1-6, and 8).

References[]

Racing-Reference.info (links to race results)