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Martinsville Speedway
April 24, 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 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi Challenger Chevrolet | 500 | 185 | 35,225 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Buick | 500 | 175 | 20,200 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life Buick | 500 | 170 | 15,780 | Running | |
| 4 | 4 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett Buick | 500 | 160 | 8,870 | Running | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines Chevrolet | 500 | 160 | 9,670 | Running | |
| 6 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser Chevrolet | 499 | 150 | 5,600 | Running | |
| 7 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Buick | 497 | 146 | 4,890 | Running | |
| 8 | 16 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 495 | 142 | 4,095 | Running | |
| 9 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 493 | 138 | 3,760 | Running | |
| 10 | 23 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Chevrolet | 491 | 134 | 3,550 | Running | |
| 11 | 26 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven Pontiac | 491 | 130 | 3,240 | Running | |
| 12 | 19 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust Pontiac | 488 | 127 | 3,930 | Running | |
| 14 | 20 | 48 | Lennie Pond | Palatine Auto Parts Chevrolet | 485 | 121 | 2,400 | Running | |
| 15 | 18 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee Pontiac | 485 | 123 | 1,775 | Running | |
| 16 | 13 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | National Engineering Chevrolet | 480 | 115 | 2,350 | Engine | |
| 17 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 434 | 117 | 5,875 | Accident | |
| 18 | 29 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | Advance Auto Parts Pontiac | 428 | 109 | 1,150 | Accident | |
| 19 | 25 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | 425 | 106 | 7,225 | Running | |
| 20 | 31 | 02 | Rick Newsom | Reeder Racing Buick | 420 | 103 | 1,600 | Running | |
| 21 | 17 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps Ford | 417 | 100 | 1,590 | Running | |
| 22 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ulrich Racing Buick | 390 | 97 | 1,580 | Engine | |
| 23 | 14 | 1 | Lake Speed | UNO / Bull Frog Knits Chevrolet | 378 | 94 | 1,170 | Brakes | |
| 24 | 24 | 08 | Rick McCray | Coors Pontiac | 359 | 91 | 1,060 | Rear End | |
| 25 | 2 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | Gatorade Pontiac | 351 | 93 | 4,550 | Accident | |
| 26 | 11 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Ford | 351 | 85 | 7,240 | Accident | |
| 27 | 10 | 2 | Mark Martin | ACM Equipment Sales Buick | 301 | 82 | 7,330 | Rear End | |
| 28 | 28 | 18 | Slick Johnson | Havoline Buick | 240 | 79 | 1,020 | Overheating | |
| 29 | 30 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Palatine Auto Parts Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | 1,010 | Oil Leak | |
| 30 | 21 | 26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Food Country USA Buick | 129 | 73 | 1,000 | Engine | |
| 31 | 5 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline Ford | 95 | 70 | 1,500 | Accident | |
| 32 | 15 | 01 | Morgan Shepherd | Zervakis Racing Buick | 8 | 67 | 1,000 | Oil Leak |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 57 Minutes 14 Seconds
Average Speed .:66.46
Margin of Victory .: 0.500 Second