| 1983 Coca-Cola 400 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 29 of 35 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $17,400 | Race Date: | Sep 11, 1983 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | 1h 21m 15s | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 7 | Average Speed: | 92.308 MPH | .625 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 26 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 31 Laps | savethespeedway.net/history.html | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tommy Ellis T. Ellis | Driver: | Phil Parsons P. Parsons | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #12 Pontiac | Car No.: | #28 Pontiac | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Joey Cefalia Racing | Team: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 116.507 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Coca-Cola 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 12 | Tommy Ellis | Ellis Racing | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 13 |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Mike Day (Car Owner) | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 44 |
| 3 | 7 | 7 | Jimmy Hensley | Ed Whitaker (Car Owner) | Running |  | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Running | | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Sam Ard | Thomas Brothers Country Ham | Running | | 155 | 200 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Ingram Racing | Running | | 150 | 200 | 126 |
| 7 | 1 | 28 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 146 | 200 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 14 | Ronnie Silver | Silver Racing | Running | | 142 | 198 | 0 |
| 9 | 26 | 82 | Bob Shreeves | Running | | 138 | 195 | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | 6 | Rodney Howard | Shirley Howard (Car Owner) | Running | | 134 | 194 | 0 |
| 11 | 11 | 2 | Jeff Hensley | Running | | 130 | 194 | 0 | |
| 12 | 25 | 45 | Charlie Luck | Luck Stone | Running | | 127 | 194 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Thackston Racing | Running |  | 124 | 193 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 85 | Lowe Smith | Lowe Smith (Car Owner) | Running | | 121 | 193 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 57 | Mike Messer | Running |  | 118 | 186 | 0 | |
| 16 | 23 | 43 | Dickie Linville | Wayne Dennis Heating | DNF | | 115 | 185 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | 37 | Chip Lain | Lain Racing | DNF | | 112 | 182 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Pet Dairy | DNF | | 109 | 172 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | 72 | Tommy Hilbert | Hilbert Racing | DNF | | 106 | 167 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 62 | John Linville | John Linville (Car Owner) | DNF | | 103 | 103 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | Eddie Falk | Falk Racing | DNF | | 100 | 86 | 0 |
| 22 | 14 | 16 | Jimmy Lawson | DNF | | 97 | 83 | 0 | |
| 23 | 22 | 39 | Bob Hatley | DNF | | 94 | 63 | 0 | |
| 24 | 13 | 42 | Allan Powell | DNF | | 91 | 59 | 0 | |
| 25 | 10 | 1 | Pete Silva | Lindy White (Car Owner) | DNF | | 88 | 30 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 4 | Joe Thurman | Thurman Enterprises | DNF | | 85 | 1 | 0 |
