Race: Coca-Cola 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 4 of 30
Date: March 27, 1983
Track: Atlanta International Raceway
← Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 | 1983 Season Results | TranSouth 500 →
Coca-Cola 500 Race Information
| Winner | Cale Yarborough | Car | No. 28 Chevrolet |
| Team / Owner | Harry Ranier | Sponsor | Hardee's |
| Winner Start | 22nd | Winner Laps Led | 78 |
| Started First | Geoffrey Bodine | Most Laps Led | Neil Bonnett (83) |
| Race Distance | 499.216 miles (328 laps) | Track Length | 1.522 miles |
| Track Type | Paved oval | Starters | 41 |
| Total Purse | $256,230 | Winner Earnings | $33,300 |
| Different Leaders | 10 | Lead-Lap Finishers | 8 |
| Points Leader After Race | Dick Brooks | Season Race | 4 of 30 |
Coca-Cola 500 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Sponsor | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Harry Ranier | Chevrolet | 328 | 78 | running | 180 | $33,300 |
| 2 | 6 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon | Rahmoc Enterprises | Chevrolet | 328 | 83 | running | 180 | $34,530 |
| 3 | 2 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Wood Brothers | Ford | 328 | 0 | running | 165 | $12,125 |
| 4 | 5 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | Buick | 328 | 10 | running | 165 | $13,620 |
| 5 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 328 | 76 | running | 160 | $12,650 |
| 6 | 14 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Simoniz | Junie Donlavey | Ford | 328 | 18 | running | 155 | $8,575 |
| 7 | 12 | 2 | Mark Martin | Valvring | Jim Stacy | Buick | 328 | 0 | running | 146 | $12,400 |
| 8 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Billy Hagan | Chevrolet | 328 | 0 | running | 142 | $7,265 |
| 9 | 16 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Raymond Beadle | Pontiac | 327 | 0 | running | 138 | $5,000 |
| 10 | 20 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress | Chevrolet | 326 | 0 | running | 134 | $6,805 |
| 11 | 19 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | Buick | 326 | 0 | running | 130 | $10,475 |
| 12 | 15 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | Buick | 325 | 0 | running | 127 | $5,360 |
| 13 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Atlantic Building System | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 324 | 0 | running | 124 | $9,800 |
| 14 | 17 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Skoal | Johnny Hayes | Buick | 323 | 11 | engine | 126 | $2,300 |
| 15 | 26 | 1 | Lake Speed | UNO | Hoss Ellington | Chevrolet | 323 | 0 | running | 118 | $2,375 |
| 16 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid's Trailer Sales / Landmark Dodge | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | 323 | 1 | running | 120 | $4,725 |
| 17 | 23 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Mills | Robert McEntyre | Buick | 320 | 0 | running | 112 | $1,965 |
| 18 | 33 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Bobby Wawak | Buick | 320 | 0 | running | 109 | $1,830 |
| 19 | 35 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | B.J. Racing | Bobby Hillin, Sr. | Buick | 318 | 0 | running | 106 | $2,225 |
| 20 | 36 | 86 | Darryl Sage | Sage Racing | Lee Sage | Chevrolet | 318 | 0 | running | 103 | $1,620 |
| 21 | 31 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Food Country USA | Charlie Henderson | Buick | 315 | 0 | running | 100 | $1,515 |
| 22 | 37 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | 315 | 0 | running | 97 | $1,410 |
| 23 | 13 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | Ford | 312 | 0 | running | 94 | $3,770 |
| 24 | 41 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | 311 | 0 | running | 91 | $1,300 |
| 25 | 4 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | DiGard Racing | Buick | 303 | 0 | engine | 88 | $9,270 |
| 26 | 39 | 3 | Eddie Bierschwale | Indian Hill Park | Don Bierschwale | Buick | 289 | 0 | engine | 85 | $1,240 |
| 27 | 40 | 57 | Ken Ragan | Clinomint | Marvin Ragan | Buick | 281 | 0 | crash | 82 | $1,210 |
| 28 | 25 | 80 | Bob Senneker | Elk Vans | Terry Marra | Pontiac | 277 | 0 | crash | 79 | $1,180 |
| 29 | 27 | 6 | Jim Sauter | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich | Chevrolet | 275 | 0 | crash | 76 | $3,400 |
| 30 | 3 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Harry Melling | Ford | 272 | 0 | engine | 73 | $3,165 |
| 31 | 28 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust | Roger Hamby | Chevrolet | 270 | 0 | crash | 70 | $2,880 |
| 32 | 38 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | Buick | 270 | 0 | crash | 67 | $2,855 |
| 33 | 8 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Bud Moore | Ford | 246 | 34 | engine | 69 | $8,075 |
| 34 | 18 | 18 | Slick Johnson | — | Leon Satterfield | Buick | 242 | 0 | running | 61 | $1,060 |
| 35 | 21 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Petty Enterprises | Pontiac | 204 | 1 | oil pump | 63 | $2,800 |
| 36 | 34 | 19 | J.D. McDuffie | Bojangles' | Henley Gray | Buick | 177 | 0 | valve | 55 | $1,030 |
| 37 | 30 | 54 | David Simko | Mound Steel | Elmer Simko | Oldsmobile | 154 | 0 | engine | 52 | $1,315 |
| 38 | 10 | 14 | A.J. Foyt | Foyt Enterprises | A.J. Foyt | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | valve | 49 | $1,000 |
| 39 | 32 | 24 | Jim Vandiver | J.S. Dismuke | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | 79 | 0 | crash | 46 | $1,985 |
| 40 | 7 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger | Junior Johnson | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | engine | 43 | $10,920 |
| 41 | 1 | 88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Gatorade | Cliff Stewart | Pontiac | 18 | 16 | valve | 45 | $5,905 |
Season Navigation
1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Results
← Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 | 1983 Season Results | TranSouth 500 →