| 1983 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $316,700 | Race Date: | Jul 31, 1983 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 18 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2h 55m 52s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 46 | Average Speed: | 170.611 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 16 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Kirk Shelmerdine | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 41 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 201.744 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 4 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 185 | 188 | 41 |
| 2 | 10 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 21 |
| 3 | 18 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 175 | 188 | 41 |
| 4 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 165 | 188 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 155 | 188 | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Running | | 155 | 188 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 146 | 187 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running | | 142 | 187 | 0 |
| 9 | 24 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 143 | 186 | 8 |
| 10 | 8 | 4 | Mark Martin | Jim Magill | Running | | 134 | 186 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 130 | 186 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 127 | 185 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. (R) | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 124 | 184 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 77 | Ken Ragan (R) | Clinomint Toothpaste | Running | | 121 | 183 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 118 | 182 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 115 | 182 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Wheel Stud | | 112 | 181 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running |  | 109 | 178 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 6 | Al Elmore | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 0 | 174 | 0 |
| 20 | 37 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 103 | 173 | 0 |
| 21 | 22 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Engine | | 100 | 167 | 0 |
| 22 | 3 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Ignition | | 102 | 151 | 1 |
| 23 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 94 | 144 | 0 |
| 24 | 1 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Cylinder Head | | 96 | 140 | 21 |
| 25 | 15 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Valves | | 88 | 127 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno / Bull Frog Knits | Piston | | 85 | 90 | 0 |
| 27 | 32 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Engine | | 82 | 78 | 0 |
| 28 | 6 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Brakes | | 84 | 69 | 30 |
| 29 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Crankshaft | | 81 | 64 | 20 |
| 30 | 35 | 76 | Mike Potter | Canfarm / Larry's Nightclub | Overheating |  | 73 | 60 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Oil Pressure | | 70 | 37 | 0 |
| 32 | 36 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission | Push Rod | | 67 | 22 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Talladega Short Track | Ignition | Chrysler | 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | 27 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Accident | | 61 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Engine | | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 29 | Grant Adcox | Adcox Racing | Accident | | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | 30 | 31 | Billie Harvey | Gray Racing | Accident | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Accident | | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | 40 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Intermountain Video Systems | Accident | | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | 78 | Dick Skillen | Truse Builders | Accident | | 43 | 1 | 0 |
