| 1983 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $227,305 | Race Date: | Apr 10, 1983 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.300 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 50m 5s | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 130.406 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 37 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Driver: | Tim Richmond T. Richmond | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #33 Buick | Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Mach 1 Racing | Team: | Mach 1 Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Travis Carter | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 2 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 157.818 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 TranSouth 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 180 | 367 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 70 |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | Mark Martin | ACM Equipment Sales | Running | | 170 | 367 | 1 |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 160 | 366 | 0 |
| 5 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 155 | 365 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running | | 150 | 365 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running | | 151 | 363 | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 147 | 359 | 22 |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Accident |  | 148 | 353 | 205 |
| 10 | 28 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 134 | 353 | 0 |
| 11 | 35 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 130 | 352 | 0 |
| 12 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 127 | 349 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 129 | 348 | 2 |
| 14 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 121 | 344 | 0 |
| 15 | 34 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Morgan-McClure Engines | Running | | 118 | 337 | 0 |
| 16 | 23 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Bridgetender Inn | Ignition | | 115 | 336 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 112 | 320 | 0 |
| 18 | 11 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 109 | 318 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford | Engine | | 106 | 314 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Valves | | 108 | 307 | 61 |
| 21 | 32 | 2 | Dick May | Reeder Racing | Running | | 0 | 301 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Engine | | 97 | 294 | 0 |
| 23 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Engine |  | 94 | 288 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Running | | 91 | 275 | 0 |
| 25 | 18 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 88 | 269 | 0 |
| 26 | 29 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd | Lynch's Auto Sales | Ignition | Chrysler | 85 | 263 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Valves | | 82 | 214 | 0 |
| 28 | 6 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno | Clutch | | 79 | 194 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Accident | | 76 | 110 | 0 |
| 30 | 36 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins (R) | Food Country USA | Engine | | 73 | 82 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Cylinder Head | | 70 | 81 | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Steering | | 67 | 29 | 0 |
| 33 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | Accident | | 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Skoal | Accident | | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | 1 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Engine | | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Accident | | 55 | 0 | 0 |
