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Richmond International Raceway
February 27, 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.75-Mile Short Track 400 Laps/300 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life Chevrolet | 400 | 180 | 23,725 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Ford | 400 | 175 | 16,575 | Running | |
| 3 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Chevrolet | 400 | 170 | 9,975 | Running | |
| 4 | 7 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | Gatorade Pontiac | 399 | 165 | 8,445 | Running | |
| 5 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Buick | 399 | 160 | 11,260 | Running | |
| 6 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps Ford | 398 | 150 | 5,660 | Running | |
| 7 | 2 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett Buick | 398 | 156 | 8,075 | Running | |
| 8 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 398 | 142 | 7,210 | Running | |
| 9 | 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | 397 | 138 | 8,360 | Running | |
| 10 | 19 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline Ford | 396 | 134 | 2,510 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 01 | Butch Lindley | Miller Time Buick | 396 | 135 | 2,485 | Running | |
| 12 | 5 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Foster Grant Buick | 396 | 127 | 3,940 | Running | |
| 13 | 17 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses Ford | 395 | 0 | 3,600 | Running | |
| 14 | 31 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Pontiac | 395 | 121 | 3,410 | Running | |
| 15 | 11 | 1 | Lake Speed | UNO Chevrolet | 395 | 118 | 1,530 | Running | |
| 16 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Chevrolet | 393 | 115 | 3,140 | Running | |
| 17 | 27 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee Pontiac | 392 | 112 | 1,320 | Running | |
| 18 | 25 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust Pontiac | 391 | 109 | 3,520 | Running | |
| 19 | 15 | 6 | Jim Sauter | Ulrich Racing Buick | 389 | 0 | 2,665 | Running | |
| 20 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Peacock Dodge | 380 | 103 | 2,400 | Running | |
| 21 | 23 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Chevrolet | 372 | 100 | 2,705 | Running | |
| 22 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 359 | 97 | 1,710 | Running | |
| 23 | 20 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts Pontiac | 356 | 94 | 1,015 | Running | |
| 24 | 9 | 2 | Mark Martin | Valvring Buick | 344 | 91 | 7,270 | Running | |
| 26 | 26 | 92 | Joe Fields | Fields Racing Buick | 284 | 0 | 880 | Running | |
| 27 | 22 | 18 | Slick Johnson | The Pioneer Buick | 247 | 82 | 1,000 | Engine | |
| 28 | 1 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet | 177 | 84 | 3,615 | Engine | |
| 29 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger Chevrolet | 149 | 76 | 9,295 | Rear End | |
| 30 | 14 | 29 | Dave Dion | Champion Buses Ford | 50 | 73 | 700 | Accident | |
| 31 | 24 | 35 | Morgan Shepherd | Beahr Racing Ford | 50 | 0 | 850 | Head Gasket | |
| 32 | 30 | 02 | Tommy Gale | Midlothian Texaco Buick | 50 | 67 | 1,200 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 43 Minutes 45 Seconds
Average Speed .:79.584
Margin of Victory .: 4.000 Seconds