| Teams 1983 Southern 500 |
|---|
| No. | Team | Driver | Mfg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellington Racing | Lake Speed | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Jim Stacy Racing | Morgan Shepherd | Buick |
| 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Morgan McClure Motorsports | Mark Martin | Oldsmobile |
| 6 | US Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Buick |
| 7 | Petty Enterprises | Kyle Petty | Pontiac |
| 8 | Bobby Hillin Racing | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick |
| 9 | Melling Racing | Bill Elliott | Ford |
| 11 | Junior Johnson and Associates | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Bud Moore Engineering | Dale Earnhardt | Ford |
| 16 | Bobby Hawkins Racing | David Pearson | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Hamby Racing | Sterling Marlin | Pontiac |
| 18 | Leon Satterfield | Slick Johnson | Buick |
| 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Buddy Baker | Ford |
| 22 | DiGard Racing | Bobby Allison | Buick |
| 26 | Henderson Motorsports | Ronnie Hopkins | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Blue Max Racing | Tim Richmond | Pontiac |
| 28 | Ranier Racing with MDM | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Mach 1 Racing | Harry Gant | Buick |
| 35 | Beahr Racing | Dick May | Ford |
| 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac |
| 42 | Billy Matthews Racing | Lennie Pond | Buick |
| 43 | Petty Enterprises | Richard Petty | Pontiac |
| 44 | Hagan Racing | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Race Hill Farms Racing | Ron Bouchard | Buick |
| 48 | Hylton Engineering | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Jimmy Means Racing | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet |
| 55 | Johnny Hayes Racing | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet |
| 64 | Langley Racing | Tommy Gale | Ford |
| 67 | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Dodge |
| 70 | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac |
| 71 | Marcis Auto Racing | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet |
| 74 | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet |
| 75 | RahMoc Entrprises | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet |
| 76 | Potter Racing | Mike Potter | Oldsmobile |
| 77 | Branch-Ragan Racing | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet |
| 84 | Robert McEntyre Racing | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Cliff Stewart Racing | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac |
| 90 | Donlavey Racing | Dick Brooks | Ford |
| 98 | Benfield Racing | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac |
| 99 | Duffie Racing | Philip Duffie | Buick |