1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

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

Teams and drivers

Team	Make	No.	Driver	Car Owner	Crew 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	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	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

Daytona 500

Main article: 1983 Daytona 500

Season recap

Race #	Date	Event	Circuit	Winner
	February 14	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Neil Bonnett
1	February 20	Daytona 500		Cale Yarborough
2	February 27	Richmond 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Bobby Allison
3	March 6 & 13	Hodgdon Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Richard Petty
4	March 27	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Cale Yarborough
5	April 10	TranSouth 500	Darlington International Raceway	Harry Gant
6	April 17	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
7	April 24	Virginia National Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
8	May 1	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Richard Petty
9	May 7	Marty Robbins 420	Nashville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
10	May 15	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Bobby Allison
11	May 22	Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
12	May 28	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Neil Bonnett
13	June 5	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway	Ricky Rudd
14	June 12	Van Scoy 500	Pocono Raceway	Bobby Allison
15	June 19	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough
16	July 4	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Buddy Baker
17	July 16	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Dale Earnhardt
18	July 24	Like Cola 500	Pocono Raceway	Tim Richmond
19	July 31	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt
20	August 21	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough
21	August 27	Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
22	September 5	Southern 500	Darlington International Raceway	Bobby Allison
23	September 11	Wrangler SanforSet 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Bobby Allison
24	September 18	Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Bobby Allison
25	September 25	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ricky Rudd
26	October 2	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
27	October 9	Miller 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Richard Petty
28	October 30	Hodgdon American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Terry Labonte
29	November 6	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Neil Bonnett
30	November 20	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Bill Elliott

Final Point Standings

1. 22-Bobby Allison 4667
2. 11-Darrell Waltrip 4620
3. 9-Bill Elliott 4279
4. 43-Richard Petty 4042
5. 44-Terry Labonte 4004
6. 75-Neil Bonnett 3842
7. 33-Harry Gant 3790
8. 15-Dale Earnhardt 3732
9. 3-Ricky Rudd 3693
10. 27-Tim Richmond 3612

References

• Racing-Reference.info (links to race results)