| 1983 Atlanta Journal 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 29 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $251,990 | Race Date: | Nov 6, 1983 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .410 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 37Min 37Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 28 | Average Speed: | 137.643 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 39 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 39 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Tim Richmond T. Richmond | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #75 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #27 Pontiac | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | RahMoc Entrprises | Team: | Blue Max Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bob Rahilly | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 21 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 168.151 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Atlanta Journal 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 21 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 128 |
| 4 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Running | | 165 | 327 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 160 | 326 | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Running | | 150 | 326 | 0 |
| 7 | 31 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | My Car | Running | | 146 | 325 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | 97 | Dean Combs | Best Products | Running |  | 142 | 324 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Running | | 138 | 323 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Carpets | Running | | 134 | 323 | 0 |
| 11 | 20 | 48 | Trevor Boys (R) | Hylton-McCaig | Running | | 130 | 323 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | 1 | Lake Speed | Uno / Bull Frog Knits | Running | | 127 | 321 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Running | | 124 | 321 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Running | Chrysler | 121 | 320 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 80 | Bob Senneker | Elk Custom Vans | Running | | 118 | 319 | 0 |
| 16 | 26 | 17 | Sterling Marlin (R) | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Running | | 115 | 319 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 77 | Ken Ragan (R) | Clinomint Toothpaste | Running | | 112 | 319 | 0 |
| 18 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Accident | | 109 | 311 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 106 | 310 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Engine | | 103 | 308 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Fligels Uniform | Running | | 100 | 303 | 0 |
| 22 | 38 | 02 | Mike Potter | Reeder Racing | Accident | | 97 | 280 | 0 |
| 23 | 4 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 99 | 258 | 108 |
| 24 | 34 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Coastal Transmission | Cylinder Head | | 91 | 233 | 0 |
| 25 | 5 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Overheating | | 88 | 154 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 85 | 148 | 0 |
| 27 | 27 | 4 | Rick Baldwin | Spirit Of Corpus Christi | Engine | Chrysler | 82 | 132 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 79 | 122 | 0 |
| 29 | 1 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Engine | | 81 | 120 | 40 |
| 30 | 12 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Rear Gear | | 73 | 97 | 0 |
| 31 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Engine | | 70 | 84 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bob Gailey Excavating | Engine | | 67 | 66 | 0 |
| 33 | 2 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Clutch | | 69 | 49 | 19 |
| 34 | 36 | 93 | Eddie Bierschwale | Mission Ice | Accident | | 61 | 46 | 0 |
| 35 | 13 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 58 | 30 | 0 |
| 36 | 21 | 88 | Donnie Allison | Gatorade | Engine | | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 37 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 52 | 21 | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | 5 | Greg Sacks | Uniden Force | Accident | | 49 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | 39 | 18 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms | Engine | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
