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Warner W. Hodgdon American 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC
October 30, 1983
492 laps on 1.017 mile paved oval; 500.364 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 492
| 25,505
| running
| 128 |
| 2
| 11
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 492
| 18,490
| running
| 143 |
| 3
| 8
| Ricky Rudd
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 491
| 11,370
| running
| 57 |
| 4
| 1
| Neil Bonnett
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 490
| 13,410
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 5
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 489
| 14,335
| running
| 1 |
| 6
| 31
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 486
| 6,085
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 33
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 486
| 11,435
| running
| 2 |
| 8
| 25
| Lennie Pond
| 42
| Billy Matthews
| Buick
| 476
| 2,835
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 23
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 475
| 5,215
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 24
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 471
| 5,155
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| D.K. Ulrich
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 471
| 4,595
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 35
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 460
| 4,330
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 28
| Rick Baldwin
| 04
| Rick Baldwin
| Chrysler
| 457
| 1,935
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 34
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 455
| 3,975
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 22
| Sterling Marlin
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Pontiac
| 443
| 4,215
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 437
| 9,635
| running
| 44 |
| 17
| 16
| Dale Earnhardt
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 436
| 9,330
| engine
| 14 |
| 18
| 10
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 414
| 3,165
| engine
| 55 |
| 19
| 20
| Ronnie Thomas
| 41
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 414
| 1,435
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 19
| Slick Johnson
| 96
|
| Chevrolet
| 397
| 1,395
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 9
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 387
| 3,035
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 36
| Dick May
| 35
| Wayne Beahr
| Ford
| 381
| 1,315
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 12
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick
| 350
| 9,075
| head gasket
| 0 |
| 24
| 13
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 344
| 2,905
| valve
| 0 |
| 25
| 29
| Jerry Bowman
| 58
| Jerry Bowman
| Ford
| 333
| 1,195
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 17
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 208
| 7,205
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 32
| Morgan Shepherd
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 205
| 8,715
| timing chain
| 0 |
| 28
| 7
| Lake Speed
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 184
| 1,075
| wheel bearing
| 0 |
| 29
| 14
| Buddy Baker
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 155
| 1,035
| ignition
| 0 |
| 30
| 4
| Joe Ruttman
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 139
| 2,655
| accident
| 39 |
| 31
| 26
| Mike Potter
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Pontiac
| 139
| 1,955
| rear end
| 0 |
| 32
| 18
| Trevor Boys
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 54
| 1,940
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 15
| Geoff Bodine
| 88
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 45
| 2,875
| accident
| 0 |
| 34
| 27
| Blackie Wangerin
| 39
| Blackie Wangerin
| Ford
| 39
| 835
| rear end
| 0 |
| 35
| 30
| John McFadden
| 45
| John McFadden
| Buick
| 11
| 810
| ignition
| 0 |
| 36
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 10
| 1,035
| accident
| 9 |
|
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| Benny Parsons
|
| ESPN
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| color commentary
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Notes: Scheduled for October 23; postponed because of rain.
Time of race: 04:11:36
Average Speed: 119.324 MPH
Pole Speed: 25.447 seconds
10 cautions for 63 laps
Attendance: 37,000