Race: Budweiser 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 24 of 30
Date: September 18, 1983
Track: Dover Downs International Speedway
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Budweiser 500 Race Information
| Winner | Bobby Allison | Car | No. 22 Buick |
| Team / Owner | DiGard Racing | Sponsor | Miller High Life |
| Winner Start | 7th | Winner Laps Led | 195 |
| Started First | Terry Labonte | Most Laps Led | Bobby Allison (195) |
| Race Distance | 500 miles (500 laps) | Track Length | 1 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 36 |
| Total Purse | $200,160 | Winner Earnings | $30,985 |
| Different Leaders | 8 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 3 |
| Points Leader After Race | Bobby Allison | Season Race | 24 of 30 |
Budweiser 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | DiGard Racing | Buick | 500 | 195 | running | 185 | $30,985 |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart | Pontiac | 500 | 67 | running | 175 | $16,190 |
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 500 | 97 | running | 170 | $11,565 |
| 4 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 499 | 51 | running | 165 | $10,470 |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 499 | 0 | running | 155 | $14,335 |
| 6 | 16 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | Jim Stacy | Buick | 499 | 1 | running | 155 | $10,985 |
| 7 | 8 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon | Rahmoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 493 | 0 | running | 146 | $8,985 |
| 8 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Harry Melling | Ford | 491 | 29 | running | 147 | $5,335 |
| 9 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 491 | 1 | running | 143 | $8,385 |
| 10 | 27 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Hamby Automotive | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 480 | 0 | running | 134 | $2,685 |
| 11 | 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Bobby Hillin, Sr. | Buick | 479 | 0 | running | 130 | $2,655 |
| 12 | 25 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | 470 | 0 | running | 127 | $4,665 |
| 13 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 467 | 0 | running | 124 | $4,855 |
| 14 | 24 | 92 | Joe Fields | Hobart Sales & Service | Joe Fields | Buick | 459 | 0 | running | 121 | $1,885 |
| 15 | 36 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Delaware Trans-Am | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | 457 | 0 | running | 118 | $2,785 |
| 16 | 11 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | Buick | 452 | 0 | crash | 115 | $4,045 |
| 17 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Buick | 452 | 0 | crash | 112 | $9,385 |
| 18 | 28 | 87 | Jimmy Ingalls | Ingalls Construction | Jimmy Ingalls | Buick | 447 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,480 |
| 19 | 30 | 38 | Laurent Rioux | Valvoline | Laurent Rioux | Chevrolet | 441 | 0 | running | 106 | $1,380 |
| 20 | 6 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | Pontiac | 427 | 0 | engine | 103 | $3,530 |
| 21 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | 416 | 0 | running | 100 | $3,320 |
| 22 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Atlantic Equipment & Leasing | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 387 | 0 | engine | 97 | $8,530 |
| 23 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 382 | 0 | spring | 94 | $3,060 |
| 24 | 29 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | 377 | 0 | engine | 91 | $1,030 |
| 25 | 10 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Wood Brothers | Ford | 356 | 0 | engine | 88 | $980 |
| 26 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 337 | 0 | crash | 85 | $2,645 |
| 27 | 22 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust | Roger Hamby | Pontiac | 285 | 0 | engine | 82 | $3,110 |
| 28 | 34 | 2 | Tommy Gale | Reeder Racing | Bud Reeder | Pontiac | 255 | 0 | steering | 79 | $2,575 |
| 29 | 33 | 69 | Bob Riley | N.R.S. Carting | Bob Riley | Pontiac | 221 | 0 | ignition | 76 | $880 |
| 30 | 32 | 64 | Jerry Bowman | Bowman Racing | Jerry Bowman | Ford | 139 | 0 | crash | 73 | $2,515 |
| 31 | 19 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | James Hylton | Chevrolet | 138 | 0 | engine | 70 | $1,830 |
| 32 | 15 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 125 | 0 | engine | 67 | $1,820 |
| 33 | 20 | 77 | Dean Combs | Best Products | Irv Sanderson | Buick | 107 | 0 | engine | 64 | $810 |
| 34 | 31 | 60 | Natz Peters | Mitton Electric / Seminole Mall | Natz Peters | Buick | 103 | 0 | engine | 61 | $800 |
| 35 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Bud Moore | Ford | 90 | 59 | head gasket | 63 | $7,890 |
| 36 | 35 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 79 | 0 | engine | 55 | $1,780 |
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