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Mason-Dixon 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
May 15, 1983
500 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 500 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 10
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 500
| 28,500
| running
| 256 |
| 2
| 4
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 500
| 20,425
| running
| 158 |
| 3
| 1
| Joe Ruttman
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Buick
| 499
| 13,565
| running
| 51 |
| 4
| 6
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 498
| 8,655
| running
| 1 |
| 5
| 19
| Buddy Baker
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 497
| 4,550
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 9
| Morgan Shepherd
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 493
| 11,000
| running
| 1 |
| 7
| 14
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 493
| 9,000
| running
| 1 |
| 8
| 17
| Dale Earnhardt
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 491
| 10,500
| running
| 28 |
| 9
| 16
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick
| 490
| 10,200
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 26
| Sterling Marlin
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Pontiac
| 483
| 6,260
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 15
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 482
| 5,060
| running
| 1 |
| 12
| 30
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 474
| 4,680
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 27
| Jerry Bowman
| 58
| Jerry Bowman
| Ford
| 468
| 2,000
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 33
| Rick Newsom
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Chevrolet
| 467
| 4,370
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 18
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 466
| 4,160
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 20
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 457
| 9,100
| engine
| 3 |
| 17
| 31
| Jim Ingalls
| 87
| Jimmy Ingalls
| Buick
| 454
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 29
| D.K. Ulrich
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 438
| 3,750
| oil leak
| 0 |
| 19
| 24
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Chrysler
| 436
| 3,540
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 36
| John Callis
| 96
| John Callis
| Pontiac
| 428
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 34
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Chrysler
| 402
| 1,200
| engine
| 0 |
| 22
| 11
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 350
| 1,150
| overheating
| 0 |
| 23
| 28
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 329
| 3,080
| engine
| 0 |
| 24
| 2
| Ricky Rudd
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 277
| 3,140
| engine
| 0 |
| 25
| 21
| Ronnie Thomas
| 41
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 251
| 1,500
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 23
| Ronnie Hopkins
| 26
| Charlie Henderson
| Chevrolet
| 244
| 975
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 25
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 235
| 2,630
| transmission
| 0 |
| 28
| 13
| Neil Bonnett
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 218
| 2,595
| water pump
| 0 |
| 29
| 12
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Johnny Hayes
| Buick
| 190
| 900
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 3
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 104
| 2,636
| accident
| 0 |
| 31
| 5
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 97
| 1,850
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 22
| Trevor Boys
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 91
| 1,840
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 35
| Dick May
| 35
| Wayne Beahr
| Ford
| 66
| 830
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 7
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 60
| 1,820
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 8
| Geoff Bodine
| 88
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 46
| 2,810
| accident
| 0 |
| 36
| 32
| Jocko Maggiacomo
| 63
| Jim Rosenblum
| Oldsmobile
| 39
| 800
| accident
| 0 |
|
|
| Phil Parsons
|
| Mizlou Television
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
|
| Ken Squier
|
| Mizlou Television
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Notes: Nine spectators were struck by lightning after the race.
David and Sandra Fowble were killed by the strike.
Time of race: 04:21:13
Average Speed: 114.847 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.785 seconds
9 cautions for 53 laps
Attendance: 43,000