1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

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Darrell Waltrip, finished second in points. Darrell Lee Waltrip.jpg
Darrell Waltrip, finished second in points.
Bill Elliott, future champion, finished third in the standings. Bill Elliott Champion 1985.jpg
Bill Elliott, future champion, finished third in the standings.
Richard Petty, the seven time champion finished fourth in the standings. Richard Petty 1984 Photo.jpg
Richard Petty, the seven time champion finished fourth in the standings.
Sterling Marlin, the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year. SterlingMarlinExitingCar1996 (cropped).jpg
Sterling Marlin, the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year.

The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 35th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 12th modern-era Cup series season. The season began on Sunday, February 20 and ended on Sunday, November 20. Bobby Allison was crowned Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 47 points ahead of Darrell Waltrip.

Contents

Teams and drivers

TeamMakeNo.DriverCar OwnerCrew Chief
Arrington Racing Chrysler Imperial
Dodge Mirada
67 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington
Benfield Racing Buick Regal 98 Joe Ruttman Ron Benfield Buddy Parrott
Blue Max Racing Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac LeMans
27 Tim Richmond Raymond Beadle Tim Brewer
Bobby Hawkins Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 16 David Pearson Bobby Hawkins
Bud Moore Engineering Ford Thunderbird 15 Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Bud Moore
Cliff Stewart Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 88 Geoff Bodine Cliff Stewart
DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Buick Regal
22 Bobby Allison Bill Gardner Gary Nelson
Donlavey Racing Ford Thunderbird 90 Dick Brooks Junie Donlavey
Ellington Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1 Lake Speed Hoss Ellington Runt Pittman
Hagan Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Dale Inman
Hamby Motorsports Pontiac Grand Prix 17 Sterling Marlin (R) Roger Hamby
Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Buick Regal
26 Ronnie Hopkins (R) Charlie Henderson
Hillin Racing Buick Regal 8 Bobby Hillin Jr. (R) Bobby Hillin Sr. Harry Hyde
Hylton Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 48 Trevor Boys (R)/James Hylton James Hylton
Jim Stacy Racing Buick Regal 2 Morgan Shepherd Jim Stacy
Johnny Hayes Racing Buick Regal
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
55 Benny Parsons Johnny Hayes Cliff Champion
Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet Monte Carlo 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Jeff Hammond
Langley Racing Ford Thunderbird 64 Tommy Gale Elmo Langley
Mach 1 Racing Buick Regal 33 Harry Gant Hal Needham Travis Carter
Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 71 Dave Marcis Dave Marcis
McDuffie Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 70 J. D. McDuffie J. D. McDuffie
Means Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means
Melling Racing Ford Thunderbird 9 Bill Elliott Harry Melling Ernie Elliott
Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 4 Mark Martin Larry McClure
Petty Enterprises Pontiac Grand Prix 7 Kyle Petty Richard Petty Maurice Petty
43 Richard Petty Robin Pemberton
Race Hill Farm Team Buick Regal 47 Ron Bouchard Jack Beebe David Ifft
RahMoc Enterprises Chevrolet Monte Carlo 75 Neil Bonnett Bob Rahilly Bob Rahilly
Ranier-Lundy Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 28 Cale Yarborough Harry Ranier Waddell Wilson
Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3 Ricky Rudd Richard Childress Kirk Shelmerdine
Robert McEntyre Racing Buick Regal
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
84 Jody Ridley Robert McEntyre
Thomas Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 41 Ronnie Thomas Ronnie Thomas
Ulrich Racing Buick Regal 6 D. K. Ulrich D. K. Ulrich
Wood Brothers Racing Ford Thunderbird 21 Buddy Baker Glen Wood Leonard Wood

Schedule

No.Race Title Track Date
Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 13–14*
UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers February 17
Daytona 500 Consolation RaceFebruary 18
1 Daytona 500 February 20
2 Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond February 27
3 Hodgdon Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham March 6 & 13
4 Coca-Cola 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton March 27
5 TranSouth 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington April 10
6 Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro April 17
7 Virginia National Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway April 24
8 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega May 1
9 Marty Robbins 420 Nashville Speedway, Nashville May 8
10 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover May 15
11 Valleydale 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol May 22
12 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 29
13 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside June 5
14 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond June 12
15 Gabriel 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn June 19
16 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 4
17 Busch Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway, Nashville July 16
18 Like Cola 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond July 24
19 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega July 31
20 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 21
21 Busch 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol August 27
22 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington September 5
23 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond September 11
24 Budweiser 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover September 18
25 Goody's 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway September 25
26 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro October 2
27 Miller High Life 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 9
28 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham October 30
29 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton November 6
30 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside November 20

Season Results and Standings

Races

Rd.Race Name Pole position Most laps ledWinning
driver
Winning
manufacturer
Report
NC Busch Clash Bill Elliott Darrell Waltrip Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
First UNO Twin 125 Qualifier Ricky Rudd Dale Earnhardt Ford Thunderbird Report
Second UNO Twin 125 Qualifier Geoff Bodine Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
Daytona 500 Consolation Race Darryl Sage Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin Ford Thunderbird Report
1 Daytona 500 Ricky Rudd Joe Ruttman Cale Yarborough Pontiac LeMans Report
2 Richmond 400 Ricky Rudd Joe Ruttman Bobby Allison Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
3 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 Ricky Rudd Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Report
4 Coca-Cola 500 Geoff Bodine Neil Bonnett Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
5 TranSouth 500 Tim Richmond Geoff Bodine Harry Gant Buick Regal Report
6 Northwestern Bank 400 Neil Bonnett Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
7 Virginia National Bank 500 Ricky Rudd Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
8 Winston 500 Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Report
9 Marty Robbins 420 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
10 Mason-Dixon 500 Joe Ruttman Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report
11 Valleydale 500 Neil Bonnett Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
12 World 600 Buddy Baker Bobby Allison Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
13 Budweiser 400 Darrell Waltrip Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
14 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 Darrell Waltrip Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report
15 Gabriel 400 Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
16 Firecracker 400 Cale Yarborough Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Ford Thunderbird Report
17 Busch Nashville 420 Ron Bouchard Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ford Thunderbird Report
18 Like Cola 500 Tim Richmond Bobby Allison Tim Richmond Pontiac LeMans Report
19 Talladega 500 Cale Yarborough Dale Earnhardt
Tim Richmond
Dale Earnhardt Ford Thunderbird Report
20 Champion Spark Plug 400 Terry Labonte Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Ford Thunderbird Report
21 Busch 500 Joe Ruttman Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
22 Southern 500 Neil Bonnett Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report
23 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Darrell Waltrip Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report
24 Budweiser 500 Terry Labonte Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report
25 Goody's 500 Darrell Waltrip Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
26 Holly Farms 400 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
27 Miller High Life 500 Tim Richmond Tim Richmond Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Report
28 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 Neil Bonnett Tim Richmond Terry Labonte Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
29 Atlanta Journal 500 Tim Richmond Bobby Allison Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report
30 Winston Western 500 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Bill Elliott Ford Thunderbird Report

Winston Cup Final Standings

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or 1982 Owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Pos.Driver DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD Pts
1 Bobby Allison 9110258231021*23*221*21443*93431*1*1*237163*94667
2 Darrell Waltrip 362934021*1*331*21*47242022221*33531*2596*4620
3 Bill Elliott 262305212155481626257768327248144821614279
4 Richard Petty 388152510171*67521031133191046912699121265104042
5 Terry Labonte 62224836666831633319551112294555424541474004
6 Neil Bonnett 223122741615132841137312864353510487613264133842
7 Harry Gant 375511132439272531881185530622201789292337313790
8 Dale Earnhardt 35233331329262424895481591351*721122354214173343732
9 Ricky Rudd 242861042758142426321316215716271425213169326373693
10 Tim Richmond 411779352815271030104028433131*3*522262332610522953612
11 Dave Marcis 3293413339199271612101211301398321120141822282517713123361
12 Joe Ruttman 4*729420741173231434103337229152418382720714133030413342
13 Kyle Petty 33141535313011301711118613163020111114113512261216182420133261
14 Dick Brooks 5138619208142515213752812321415721213113321615371831343230
15 Buddy Arrington 162022162315923161916121717293424321823131814231018341214233158
16 Ron Bouchard 26122012181172093474134284271312127322516715623113113
17 Geoff Bodine 304194195252120352536293096163963641321251128333019
18 Jimmy Means 1416143212141071212143818202136123526202421152223918162983
19 Sterling Marlin (R)3418133111221241111018192529201615182129152426272717401516172980
20 Morgan Shepherd DNQ312632174639815102101927378916629825277332733
21 Buddy Baker 310323323125577128106725226292202621
22 Ronnie Thomas 1723272424171835152515DNQ33212424232020DNQ12301724212119DNQ272515
23 Tommy Gale 273221231419221328272035252623282438282329302819243110192507
24 D. K. Ulrich 181013131813231616223017331610121820201121262400
25 Trevor Boys (R)2919322220321418171314171917289311119163211242293
26 J. D. McDuffie 2925303617DNQDNQ1823242624193417252332253711361326DNQ1432302197
27 Lake Speed 25154152882336121929268151128122114
28 Cale Yarborough 19162922282714024171036231960
29 Benny Parsons 4214342293451326312213832521657
30 Mark Martin 282411732627362129271910181733DNQ1627
31 Ronnie Hopkins (R)191721302430292617261728401147
32 Jody Ridley 10172732DNQ831153312101050
33 David Pearson 82231393532591039943
34 Lennie Pond 1231121419DNQ102239288887
35 Ken Ragan (R)2712171214193817836
36 Bobby Wawak DNQDNQ161816DNQDNQ1837272734DNQDNQ21825
37 Bobby Hillin Jr. (R)DNQ2519DNQ16113715161325411136DNQ737
38 Slick Johnson DNQ27233429252824372720905
39 Mike Potter DNQDNQ2822DNQ2130DNQ24361920293122662
40 Cecil Gordon DNQDNQ16212322233315649
41 Rick Newsom DNQDNQ28DNQDNQ20DNQ23141931573
42 Dean Combs 132033328500
43 Phil Parsons 1328311928458
44 Bob Senneker 2827141615436
45 Jerry Bowman DNQDNQ1336283025419
46 Clark Dwyer 21DNQ392540DNQ10411
47 Greg Sacks 3829173038359
48 Rick McCray 23242739313
49 Delma Cowart 31353524277
50 Philip Duffie DNQ38303427265
51 Eddie Bierschwale 26DNQ2634231
52 Jim Robinson 1121230
53 Hershel McGriff 268227
54 Dean Roper 1518227
55 Sumner McKnight 1519224
56 Butch Lindley 1125223
57 John McFadden DNQ292835213
58 Doug Wheeler 2118209
59 Glenn Francis 1428200
60 Jocko Maggiacomo DNQ363526198
61 H. B. Bailey 2222DNQDNQ194
62 Bob Riley 323829192
63 Don Waterman 2025191
64 Dick May 2133DNQ332322191
65 Steve Moore DNQ2223191
66 Mark Stahl 2323DNQ188
67 Bill Schmitt 940181
68 Jim Sauter 1819262921176
69 Rick Baldwin 2042DNQ361327174
70 Randy Becker 3615173
71 Scott Miller 3022170
72 John Callis 2033DNQDNQ167
73 Travis Tiller DNQ15DNQ39DNQDNQ164
74 Jim Bown 2335152
75 Tom Sneva 732146
76 A. J. Foyt 113834Wth130
77 Pat Mintey 3729128
78 Joe Fields 261514121
79 Tommy Ellis 15118
80 Blackie Wangerin DNQDNQ39DNQ34115
81 Jimmy Ingalls 1718DNQ112
82 Bobby Gerhart 3834110
83 Ron Esau 3538107
84 Bob Kennedy 19DNQ106
85 Darryl Sage DNQDNQ202626103
86 Steve Gray 222421100
87 Rodney Combs Wth2297
88 Jim Vandiver 392188
89 Jimmy Walker DNQ29DNQ2782
90 Ed Baugess DNQ30DNQ73
91 Dave Dion 30DNQ73
92 John Krebs 3267
93 Natz Peters DNQ34DNQ61
94 Ernie Cline 3558
95 Grant Adcox 3655
96 Glenn Jarrett DNQ3655
97 Roy Smith 3655
98 David Simko DNQ37DNQDNQ52
99 Rick Wilson 3752
100 Bosco Lowe 39DNQ46
101 Connie Saylor DNQ401843
102 Dick Skillen DNQ4043
103 Elliott Forbes-Robinson 4043
104 Jimmy Insolo 4237
105 Al Elmore 182219DNQ16
106 Don Satterfield DNQ251929
107 Laurent Rioux DNQ1917DNQ
108 James Hylton 2321
109 Donnie Allison 3614
110 Joe Millikan DNQ18
111 John Anderson 24
112 Lowell Cowell DNQ26
113 Billie Harvey 37DNQ
114 Joe Booher DNQDNQDNQ39
115 Bruce Jacobi DNQ
116 Ronnie Sanders DNQ
117 Ferrel Harris DNQ
118 Alan West DNQ
119 Mike Kempton DNQ
120 Rusty Wallace DNQ
121 Ralph Jones DNQ
122 Bill Scott DNQDNQDNQ
123 Ken Kalla DNQDNQ
124 Jim Hurlbert WthDNQ
125 Jeff Halverson DNQ
126 Maurice Randall DNQ
127 Randy Baker DNQ
128 Wayne Peterson DNQDNQ
129 John Ingalls DNQ
130 Dennis DeVea DNQ
131 Jim Southard DNQ
132 Graham Duxbury DNQ
133 John Haver WthDNQ
134 Mark Perry DNQ
134 St. James Davis DNQ
135 Steve Pfeifer DNQ
136 Harry Goularte DNQ
137 Dan Noble DNQ
138 Tony Settember DNQ
139 Al Loquasto Wth
140 Chet Fillip Wth
141 Howard Mark Wth
142 Mike Alexander Wth
Pos.Driver DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD Pts

Rookie of the year

Sterling Marlin was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He beat Trevor Boys, Bobby Hillin Jr., Ronnie Hopkins, and Ken Ragan for the award. Of the drivers that competed for the award, only Marlin ran all 30 races. The closest a driver got to competing in all 30 races was Trevor Boys competing in 23 races (skipped rounds 1–6, and 8).

See also

References