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Lowe's Motor Speedway
October 09, 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.5-Mile Superspeedway 334 Laps/501 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 334 | 76 | 40,400 | Running | |
| 2 | 6 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi / Burger King Chevrolet | 334 | 175 | 34,850 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen Chevrolet | 334 | 170 | 43,775 | Running | |
| 4 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 334 | 165 | 16,230 | Running | |
| 5 | 1 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee Pontiac | 334 | 165 | 35,195 | Running | |
| 6 | 3 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline Ford | 334 | 155 | 8,500 | Running | |
| 7 | 25 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life Buick | 334 | 151 | 16,000 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps Ford | 334 | 147 | 12,875 | Running | |
| 9 | 13 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet | 334 | 143 | 8,265 | Running | |
| 10 | 11 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's Chevrolet | 333 | 139 | 6,650 | Running | |
| 11 | 18 | 1 | Lake Speed | UNO / Bull Frog Knits Chevrolet | 333 | 135 | 6,000 | Running | |
| 12 | 17 | 84 | Jody Ridley | Cumberland Mills Chevrolet | 333 | 127 | 3,850 | Running | |
| 13 | 10 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett Chevrolet | 333 | 124 | 7,205 | Running | |
| 14 | 16 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Ford | 332 | 126 | 11,650 | Running | |
| 15 | 9 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Buick | 331 | 118 | 7,085 | Running | |
| 16 | 27 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig Chevrolet | 331 | 120 | 6,525 | Running | |
| 17 | 39 | 71 | Dave Marcis | American Legion Posts Oldsmobile | 330 | 112 | 11,650 | Running | |
| 18 | 24 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Pontiac | 329 | 109 | 5,615 | Running | |
| 19 | 15 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Chevrolet | 329 | 106 | 3,650 | Running | |
| 21 | 22 | 02 | Jim Sauter | D.E.R. Inc. Chevrolet | 321 | 100 | 4,145 | Running | |
| 22 | 33 | 12 | Rodney Combs | Stroh's Buick | 320 | 97 | 1,725 | Engine | |
| 23 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Chevrolet | 319 | 94 | 3,200 | Running | |
| 24 | 19 | 31 | John Anderson | Lebe's Tire Service Chevrolet | 317 | 0 | 1,350 | Running | |
| 25 | 31 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | My Car Buick | 317 | 88 | 8,900 | Running | |
| 26 | 14 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Chevrolet | 317 | 85 | 7,775 | Running | |
| 27 | 29 | 99 | Philip Duffie | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel Buick | 314 | 82 | 1,250 | Running | |
| 28 | 4 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | Gatorade Pontiac | 309 | 79 | 5,490 | Engine | |
| 29 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Buick | 301 | 76 | 9,500 | Ignition | |
| 30 | 34 | 5 | Greg Sacks | Uniden Chevrolet | 293 | 73 | 1,175 | Accident | |
| 31 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 285 | 70 | 2,905 | Running | |
| 32 | 26 | 97 | Dean Combs | Best Products Oldsmobile | 283 | 67 | 1,125 | Engine | |
| 33 | 21 | 4 | Mark Martin | Morgan-McClure Chevrolet | 274 | 64 | 1,110 | Rear End | |
| 34 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Chrysler | 252 | 61 | 2,810 | Head Gasket | |
| 35 | 38 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Coastal Transmissions Chevrolet | 239 | 58 | 1,050 | Engine | |
| 36 | 28 | 8 | Bobby Hillin Jr | Trap Rock Industries Buick | 184 | 55 | 1,040 | Engine | |
| 37 | 23 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses Ford | 161 | 52 | 2,030 | Engine | |
| 38 | 36 | 77 | Ken Ragan | Clinomint Chevrolet | 137 | 49 | 1,020 | Running | |
| 39 | 12 | 16 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew Chevrolet | 106 | 46 | 1,505 | Valve | |
| 40 | 30 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust Chevrolet | 53 | 43 | 2,000 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 34 Minutes 43 Seconds
Average Speed .:139.998
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds