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Dover International Speedway
September 18, 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life Buick | 500 | 185 | 30,985 | Running | |
| 2 | 4 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | Gatorade Pontiac | 500 | 175 | 16,190 | Running | |
| 3 | 5 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee Pontiac | 500 | 170 | 11,565 | Running | |
| 4 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 499 | 165 | 10,470 | Running | |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King Chevrolet | 499 | 155 | 14,335 | Running | |
| 6 | 16 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales Buick | 499 | 155 | 10,985 | Running | |
| 7 | 8 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Chevrolet | 493 | 146 | 8,985 | Running | |
| 8 | 12 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps Ford | 491 | 147 | 5,335 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 491 | 143 | 8,385 | Running | |
| 10 | 27 | 10 | Clark Dwyer | Hamby Automotive Chevrolet | 480 | 134 | 2,685 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Trap Rock Industries Buick | 479 | 0 | 2,655 | Running | |
| 13 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet | 467 | 124 | 4,855 | Running | |
| 14 | 24 | 92 | Joe Fields | Hobart Sales & Service Buick | 459 | 0 | 1,885 | Running | |
| 15 | 36 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Delaware Trans-Am Chrysler | 457 | 0 | 2,785 | Running | |
| 16 | 11 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Buick | 452 | 115 | 4,045 | Accident | |
| 17 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Buick | 452 | 112 | 9,385 | Accident | |
| 18 | 28 | 87 | Jimmy Ingalls | Ingalls Construction Buick | 447 | 0 | 1,480 | Running | |
| 19 | 30 | 38 | Laurent Rioux | Valvoline Chevrolet | 441 | 0 | 1,380 | Running | |
| 20 | 6 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett Pontiac | 427 | 103 | 3,530 | Engine | |
| 21 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Chevrolet | 416 | 100 | 3,320 | Running | |
| 22 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Atlantic Equipment & Leasing Chevrolet | 387 | 97 | 8,530 | Engine | |
| 23 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing Dodge | 382 | 94 | 3,060 | Spring | |
| 24 | 29 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets Pontiac | 377 | 91 | 1,030 | Engine | |
| 25 | 10 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline Ford | 356 | 88 | 980 | Engine | |
| 26 | 18 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Pontiac | 337 | 85 | 2,645 | Accident | |
| 27 | 22 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust Pontiac | 285 | 82 | 3,110 | Engine | |
| 28 | 34 | 02 | Tommy Gale | Reeder Racing Pontiac | 255 | 79 | 2,575 | Steering | |
| 29 | 33 | 69 | Bob Riley | N.R.S. Carting Pontiac | 221 | 76 | 880 | Ignition | |
| 30 | 32 | 64 | Jerry Bowman | Bowman Racing Ford | 139 | 73 | 2,515 | Accident | |
| 31 | 19 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig Chevrolet | 138 | 70 | 1,830 | Engine | |
| 32 | 15 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses Ford | 125 | 67 | 1,820 | Engine | |
| 33 | 20 | 77 | Dean Combs | Best Products Buick | 107 | 64 | 810 | Engine | |
| 34 | 31 | 60 | Natz Peters | Mitton Electric Buick | 103 | 61 | 800 | Engine | |
| 35 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Ford | 90 | 63 | 7,890 | Head Gasket |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 18 Minutes 45 Seconds
Average Speed .:116.077
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds