| 1983 World 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 12 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $407,190 | Race Date: | May 29, 1983 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .800 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 15m 51s | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 140.707 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 41 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 28 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Buddy Baker B. Baker | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #75 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #21 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | RahMoc Entrprises | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bob Rahilly | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 69 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 162.841 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 World 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running |  | 180 | 400 | 69 |
| 2 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 4 |
| 3 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 188 |
| 4 | 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Running | | 160 | 399 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 160 | 399 | 55 |
| 6 | 32 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno | Running | | 150 | 398 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running | | 146 | 398 | 0 |
| 8 | 21 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 147 | 395 | 1 |
| 9 | 22 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Running | | 138 | 392 | 0 |
| 10 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running | | 134 | 390 | 0 |
| 11 | 40 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. (R) | Danelle Jeans | Running | | 130 | 388 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Motorsports Design | Running | Chrysler | 127 | 388 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 77 | Dean Combs | Best Products | Running | | 124 | 388 | 0 |
| 14 | 6 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 121 | 388 | 0 |
| 15 | 35 | 32 | Tommy Ellis | Big Daddy's BBQ | Running | | 118 | 386 | 0 |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running | | 120 | 384 | 47 |
| 17 | 18 | 97 | Ken Ragan (R) | Clinomint Toothpaste | Running | | 112 | 381 | 0 |
| 18 | 38 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Running | | 109 | 378 | 0 |
| 19 | 30 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 106 | 377 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 103 | 376 | 0 |
| 21 | 34 | 24 | Jim Vandiver | Western Carolina Forklift | Running | Chrysler | 0 | 369 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | R.l. Monroe RV | Running | | 97 | 369 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 94 | 366 | 0 |
| 24 | 26 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Satterfield Racing | Running | | 91 | 359 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 93 | 352 | 2 |
| 26 | 39 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Running | | 85 | 344 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 80 | Bob Senneker | Elk Custom Vans | Battery | | 82 | 326 | 0 |
| 28 | 12 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 84 | 321 | 31 |
| 29 | 20 | 1 | Mark Martin | Activision | Accident | | 76 | 279 | 0 |
| 30 | 31 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Duffie Sand & Gravel | Overheating | | 73 | 277 | 0 |
| 31 | 41 | 2 | Rick Newsom | Louise Smith Special | Running | | 70 | 261 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 67 | 245 | 0 |
| 33 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Oil Pump | | 69 | 231 | 3 |
| 34 | 7 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Skoal | Rear Gear | | 61 | 201 | 0 |
| 35 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Engine | | 58 | 94 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Accident | | 55 | 67 | 0 |
| 37 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Accident | | 52 | 67 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Accident | | 49 | 65 | 0 |
| 39 | 4 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Accident | | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| 40 | 11 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Engine | | 43 | 17 | 0 |
| 41 | 27 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Oil Seal | | 40 | 14 | 0 |
