| 1983 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $2,446,530 | Race Date: | Aug 21, 1983 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .500 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 42m 42s | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 27 | Average Speed: | 147.511 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 2 For 7 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #44 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Hagan Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Buick: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 85 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 162.437 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 85 |
| 2 | 11 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Running | | 175 | 200 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 200 | 59 |
| 5 | 8 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 1 |
| 6 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 155 | 200 | 3 |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno / Bull Frog Knits | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 138 | 199 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running | | 139 | 199 | 3 |
| 11 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Throttles Food & Fuel | Running | | 135 | 199 | 9 |
| 12 | 4 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Running |  | 127 | 198 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 124 | 198 | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 121 | 197 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Running | | 118 | 197 | 0 |
| 16 | 33 | 80 | Bob Senneker | Elk Custom Vans | Running | | 115 | 196 | 0 |
| 17 | 27 | 5 | Greg Sacks | Sacks & Sons Racing | Running | | 112 | 195 | 0 |
| 18 | 35 | 4 | Mark Martin | Morgan-McClure Engines | Running |  | 109 | 195 | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 106 | 195 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 77 | Dean Combs | Best Products | Running | | 103 | 194 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Running | | 105 | 193 | 3 |
| 22 | 28 | 52 | Lennie Pond | Broadway Motors | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Tom Prange Chrysler-Plymouth | Running |  | 94 | 192 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 91 | 192 | 0 |
| 25 | 26 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. (R) | Trap Rock Industries | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 26 | 36 | 3 | Eddie Bierschwale | Mission Ice / Lone Star Beer | Running | | 85 | 189 | 0 |
| 27 | 9 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 82 | 188 | 0 |
| 28 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 79 | 186 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 76 | 175 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 73 | 171 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 70 | 169 | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Overheating | | 67 | 164 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 2 | D.K. Ulrich | Reeder Racing | Engine | | 64 | 158 | 0 |
| 34 | 15 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Engine | | 66 | 137 | 3 |
| 35 | 14 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Piston | | 58 | 133 | 0 |
| 36 | 3 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Push Rod | | 60 | 92 | 21 |
| 37 | 31 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Valves | | 52 | 63 | 0 |
