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Lowe's Motor Speedway
May 29, 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.5-Mile Superspeedway 400 Laps/600 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Chevrolet | 400 | 180 | 50,405 | Running | |
| 2 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 400 | 175 | 31,450 | Running | |
| 3 | 13 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life Buick | 400 | 175 | 66,925 | Running | |
| 4 | 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger Chevrolet | 399 | 160 | 23,425 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Ford | 399 | 160 | 23,700 | Running | |
| 6 | 32 | 1 | Lake Speed | UNO Chevrolet | 398 | 150 | 10,825 | Running | |
| 7 | 1 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline Ford | 398 | 146 | 27,400 | Running | |
| 8 | 21 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Pontiac | 395 | 147 | 10,845 | Running | |
| 9 | 22 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales Buick | 392 | 138 | 14,350 | Running | |
| 10 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 390 | 134 | 13,500 | Running | |
| 11 | 40 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Danelle Jeans Buick | 388 | 130 | 6,200 | Running | |
| 12 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Motorsports Designs Chrysler | 388 | 127 | 8,125 | Running | |
| 13 | 23 | 77 | Dean Combs | Best Products Buick | 388 | 124 | 4,450 | Running | |
| 14 | 6 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 388 | 121 | 7,515 | Running | |
| 15 | 35 | 32 | Tommy Ellis | Big Daddy's Buick | 386 | 118 | 4,350 | Running | |
| 16 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps Ford | 384 | 120 | 13,355 | Running | |
| 17 | 18 | 97 | Ken Ragan | Clinomint Buick | 381 | 112 | 3,625 | Running | |
| 18 | 38 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping Chevrolet | 378 | 109 | 3,425 | Running | |
| 19 | 30 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust Chevrolet | 377 | 106 | 6,160 | Running | |
| 20 | 33 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig Chevrolet | 376 | 103 | 6,150 | Running | |
| 21 | 34 | 24 | Jim Vandiver | Western Carolina Forklift Chrysler | 369 | 0 | 2,825 | Running | |
| 24 | 26 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Buick | 359 | 91 | 2,350 | Running | |
| 25 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Buick | 352 | 93 | 10,250 | Running | |
| 27 | 28 | 80 | Bob Senneker | Elk Vans Pontiac | 326 | 82 | 1,690 | Battery | |
| 28 | 12 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's Chevrolet | 321 | 84 | 6,765 | Engine | |
| 29 | 20 | 01 | Mark Martin | Activision Chevrolet | 279 | 76 | 1,640 | Accident | |
| 30 | 31 | 99 | Philip Duffie | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel Buick | 277 | 73 | 1,745 | Overheating | |
| 31 | 41 | 02 | Rick Newsom | Louise Smith Special Chevrolet | 261 | 70 | 3,595 | Running | |
| 32 | 9 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet | 245 | 67 | 3,425 | Running | |
| 33 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 231 | 69 | 3,290 | Oil Pump | |
| 34 | 7 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Skoal Buick | 201 | 61 | 1,550 | Rear End | |
| 35 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 94 | 58 | 3,130 | Engine | |
| 36 | 16 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | Gatorade Pontiac | 67 | 55 | 4,760 | Accident | |
| 37 | 10 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses Ford | 67 | 52 | 2,475 | Accident | |
| 38 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Buick | 65 | 49 | 2,300 | Accident | |
| 39 | 4 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew Chevrolet | 65 | 0 | 2,575 | Accident | |
| 40 | 11 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee Pontiac | 17 | 43 | 2,350 | Engine | |
| 41 | 27 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Buick | 14 | 40 | 2,250 | Grease Seal |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 15 Minutes 51 Seconds
Average Speed .:140.707
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds