1983 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 30 of 30
Date: November 20, 1983
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	Bill Elliott	Car	No. 9 Ford
Team / Owner	Harry Melling	Sponsor	Melling Oil Pumps
Winner Start	10th	Winner Laps Led	5
Started First	Darrell Waltrip	Most Laps Led	Darrell Waltrip (34)
Race Distance	311.78 miles (119 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	42
Total Purse	$222,970	Winner Earnings	$26,380
Different Leaders	8	Lead-Lap Finishers	9
Points Leader After Race	Bobby Allison	Season Race	30 of 30

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	10	9	Bill Elliott	Melling Oil Pumps	Harry Melling	Ford	119	5	running	180	$26,380
2	5	55	Benny Parsons	Copenhagen	Johnny Hayes	Chevrolet	119	33	running	175	$13,225
3	11	75	Neil Bonnett	Hodgdon	Rahmoc Enterprises	Chevrolet	119	0	running	165	$18,375
4	9	15	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler	Bud Moore	Ford	119	4	running	165	$13,725
5	26	27	Tim Richmond	Old Milwaukee	Raymond Beadle	Pontiac	119	31	running	160	$8,930
6	1	11	Darrell Waltrip	Pepsi / Burger King	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	119	34	running	160	$19,200
7	3	44	Terry Labonte	Budweiser	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	119	0	running	146	$6,110
8	22	4	Hershel McGriff	M. Bloome / Antioch Speedway	Gary Smith	Buick	119	0	running	142	$4,700
9	6	22	Bobby Allison	Miller High Life	DiGard Racing	Buick	119	1	running	143	$10,850
10	8	43	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	118	10	running	139	$8,650
11	16	47	Ron Bouchard	Race Hill Farm	Jack Beebe	Buick	118	0	running	130	$5,030
12	29	71	Dave Marcis	Miller Brothers	Dave Marcis	Oldsmobile	118	0	running	127	$9,650
13	32	7	Kyle Petty	7-Eleven	Petty Enterprises	Pontiac	117	0	running	124	$4,620
14	20	88	Donnie Allison	Gatorade	Cliff Stewart	Pontiac	117	0	running	121	$4,410
15	25	87	Randy Becker	Becker Trucking	Randy Becker	Buick	116	0	running	118	$1,950
16	40	52	Jimmy Means	Broadway Motors	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet	115	0	running	115	$5,125
17	41	17	Sterling Marlin	Hesco Exhaust	Roger Hamby	Pontiac	115	0	running	112	$4,465
18	39	13	Doug Wheeler	W & W Machine	Matt Puskarich	Buick	115	0	running	109	$2,755
19	35	83	Sumner McKnight	McKnight Racing	Sumner McKnight	Chevrolet	114	0	running	106	$2,415
20	15	21	Buddy Baker	Valvoline	Wood Brothers	Ford	113	0	running	103	$1,675
21	17	78	Jim Robinson	Hammer Security Systems	Lois Williams	Oldsmobile	112	0	running	100	$2,305
22	12	51	Scott Miller	MDB Systems	Scott Miller	Pontiac	112	0	running	97	$1,575
23	37	67	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Grocery	Buddy Arrington	Chrysler	109	0	wheel	94	$3,195
24	23	48	Trevor Boys	Hylton-McCaig	James Hylton	Chevrolet	101	0	drive line	91	$3,135
25	18	38	Don Waterman	St. John's Auto Parts	Don Waterman	Buick	101	0	running	88	$1,425
26	34	64	D.K. Ulrich	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Elmo Langley	Ford	101	0	differential	85	$2,325
27	31	41	Ronnie Thomas	McCord Gaskets	Ronnie Thomas	Pontiac	96	0	differential	82	$1,275
28	33	3	Glenn Francis	Francis Race Cars	Trent Francis	Pontiac	89	0	shifter	79	$1,225
29	42	35	Pat Mintey	AFR Signs	Pat Mintey	Chevrolet	73	0	engine	76	$1,175
30	38	70	J.D. McDuffie	Wilder's	J.D. McDuffie	Pontiac	66	0	rocker arm	73	$2,150
31	7	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit	Hal Needham	Buick	61	0	engine	70	$8,925
32	36	91	John Krebs	Coca-Cola	John Krebs	Oldsmobile	60	0	engine	67	$1,100
33	27	2	Morgan Shepherd	My Car	Jim Stacy	Buick	42	0	engine	64	$8,675
34	21	90	Dick Brooks	Chameleon Sunglasses	Junie Donlavey	Ford	38	0	engine	61	$2,050
35	13	93	Jim Bown	Wholesale Truck Parts	Johnny Kieper	Buick	37	0	throttle	58	$1,025
36	14	74	Roy Smith	Edgett Excavating	John Edgett	Buick	36	0	ignition	55	$2,025
37	2	3	Ricky Rudd	Piedmont Airlines	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	32	1	engine	57	$1,900
38	24	66	Ron Esau	McDonald's	Jack Lee	Buick	32	0	ignition	49	$875
39	28	8	Rick McCray	Coors	Rick McCray	Pontiac	29	0	engine	46	$850
40	30	73	Bill Schmitt	Mountain Dew	Bill Schmitt	Chevrolet	13	0	engine	43	$840
41	4	98	Joe Ruttman	Levi Garrett	Ron Benfield	Pontiac	12	0	engine	40	$1,840
42	19	12	Jimmy Insolo	Miller High Life	DiGard Racing	Buick	1	0	quit	37	$840

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