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Martinsville Speedway
September 25, 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.526-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/263 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 31,395 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life Buick | 500 | 175 | 19,600 | Running | |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King Chevrolet | 500 | 170 | 20,150 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Ford | 499 | 160 | 11,200 | Running | |
| 5 | 7 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | Gatorade Pontiac | 499 | 155 | 7,670 | Running | |
| 6 | 11 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Chevrolet | 499 | 150 | 8,750 | Running | |
| 7 | 3 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett Buick | 499 | 146 | 6,100 | Running | |
| 8 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Buick | 498 | 142 | 8,825 | Running | |
| 9 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 489 | 138 | 6,500 | Running | |
| 10 | 24 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Racing Dodge | 487 | 134 | 4,290 | Running | |
| 11 | 18 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig Chevrolet | 487 | 130 | 4,070 | Running | |
| 12 | 21 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Pontiac | 480 | 127 | 3,260 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps Ford | 466 | 126 | 2,990 | Engine | |
| 15 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Chevrolet | 466 | 118 | 2,950 | Running | |
| 16 | 17 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses Ford | 458 | 115 | 2,670 | Running | |
| 17 | 29 | 38 | Laurent Rioux | Valvoline Chevrolet | 443 | 0 | 1,175 | Running | |
| 19 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 414 | 106 | 2,275 | Steering | |
| 20 | 27 | 02 | Mike Potter | Reeder Racing Pontiac | 355 | 0 | 1,700 | Running | |
| 21 | 25 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets Pontiac | 330 | 100 | 1,090 | Overheating | |
| 22 | 9 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline Ford | 290 | 97 | 1,080 | Valve | |
| 23 | 26 | 82 | Mark Stahl | Auto Bell Car Wash Ford | 256 | 94 | 1,070 | Engine | |
| 24 | 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 169 | 96 | 1,560 | Transmission | |
| 25 | 12 | 32 | Butch Lindley | Prototype Racing Engines Buick | 122 | 88 | 1,050 | Rear End | |
| 26 | 4 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee Pontiac | 80 | 85 | 2,040 | Ignition | |
| 27 | 13 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust Pontiac | 57 | 82 | 2,530 | Accident | |
| 28 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | 56 | 79 | 7,120 | Engine | |
| 29 | 20 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales Buick | 3 | 76 | 7,310 | Timing Chain |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 27 Minutes 16 Seconds
Average Speed .:76.134
Margin of Victory .: 4.500 Seconds