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Atlanta Journal 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
November 6, 1983
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 15
| Neil Bonnett
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 328
| 36,975
| running
| 21 |
| 2
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 328
| 15,800
| running
| 6 |
| 3
| 8
| Bobby Allison
| 22
| DiGard
| Buick
| 328
| 31,025
| running
| 128 |
| 4
| 9
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 327
| 12,955
| running
| 5 |
| 5
| 11
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 326
| 12,100
| running
| 1 |
| 6
| 7
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| Harry Melling
| Ford
| 326
| 8,295
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 31
| Morgan Shepherd
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 325
| 13,900
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 23
| Dean Combs
| 97
| Irv Sanderson
| Oldsmobile
| 324
| 3,800
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 6
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 323
| 13,150
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 19
| Jody Ridley
| 84
| Robert McEntyre
| Chevrolet
| 323
| 3,500
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 20
| Trevor Boys
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 323
| 6,675
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 17
| Lake Speed
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Chevrolet
| 321
| 2,400
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 33
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Oldsmobile
| 321
| 9,675
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 32
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Chrysler
| 320
| 5,240
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 25
| Bob Senneker
| 80
| Terry Marra
| Pontiac
| 319
| 2,175
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| Sterling Marlin
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 319
| 4,925
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 37
| Ken Ragan
| 77
| Marvin Ragan
| Chevrolet
| 319
| 1,875
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 29
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 311
| 4,610
| accident
| 0 |
| 19
| 22
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 310
| 4,350
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 30
| Kyle Petty
| 7
| Petty Enterprises
| Pontiac
| 308
| 3,990
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 28
| D.K. Ulrich
| 6
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 303
| 3,655
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 38
| Mike Potter
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Pontiac
| 280
| 3,395
| accident
| 0 |
| 23
| 4
| Cale Yarborough
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 258
| 1,800
| engine
| 108 |
| 24
| 34
| Delma Cowart
| 0
| H.L. Waters
| Buick
| 233
| 1,275
| cyl head
| 0 |
| 25
| 5
| Benny Parsons
| 55
| Johnny Hayes
| Chevrolet
| 154
| 1,250
| overheating
| 0 |
| 26
| 18
| Ricky Rudd
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 148
| 3,000
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 27
| Rick Baldwin
| 04
| Rick Baldwin
| Chrysler
| 132
| 1,200
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 16
| Phil Parsons
| 66
| Johnny Hayes
| Chevrolet
| 122
| 2,675
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 1
| Tim Richmond
| 27
| Raymond Beadle
| Pontiac
| 120
| 5,115
| engine
| 40 |
| 30
| 12
| Joe Ruttman
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 97
| 2,880
| rear end
| 0 |
| 31
| 10
| Dick Brooks
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 84
| 2,750
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 35
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 66
| 2,005
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 2
| Dale Earnhardt
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 49
| 7,995
| clutch
| 19 |
| 34
| 36
| Eddie Bierschwale
| 03
| Don Bierschwale
| Buick
| 46
| 985
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 13
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 30
| 1,975
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 21
| Donnie Allison
| 88
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 21
| 1,965
| engine
| 0 |
| 37
| 14
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick
| 21
| 8,775
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 24
| Greg Sacks
| 5
| Arnie Sacks
| Chevrolet
| 3
| 945
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 39
| Joe Booher
| 18
| Leon Satterfield
| Buick
| 2
| 935
| engine
| 0 |
|
|
| Geoff Bodine
|
| TBS
|
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| 0
| color commentary
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| Ken Squier
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| TBS
|
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| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 03:37:37
Average Speed: 137.643 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.585 seconds
6 cautions for 39 laps
Attendance: 28,000