1983 World 600

Race 12 of 30

Charlotte
400 laps
Time of race: 4:15:51
Average speed of winner: 140.707 mph
Margin of victory: 0.8 sec.
Lead changes: 23 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 28 laps
Lap leaders: Baker pole, Earnhardt 1-18, Allison 19-42, Earnhardt 43-49, Allison 50-67, Gant 68-69, K. Petty 70, Earnhardt 71-93, Bonnett 94-101, Earnhardt 102-108, Allison 109-170, Yarborough 171-201, Labonte 202-204, Allison 205-241, Elliott 242-265, Allison 266-307, Elliott 308-328, Bonnett 329-336, Elliott 337-338, Allison 339-342, R. Petty 343-344, Allison 345, R. Petty 346-347, Bonnett 348-400

Race notes: Finale for Jim Vandiver.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	5	Neil Bonnett	75	Hodgdon Tool	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		400	3	69	running	50405	180
2	17	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Pemberton		400	2	4	running	31450	175
3	13	Bobby Allison	22	Miller High Life	Buick	DiGard	Nelson		400	7	188	running	66925	175
4	14	Darrell Waltrip	11	Pepsi Challenger	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		399	0	0	running	23425	160
5	3	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		399	4	55	running	23700	160
6	32	Lake Speed	1	UNO	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		398	0	0	running	10825	150
7	1	Buddy Baker	21	Valvoline	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood	162.841	398	0	0	running	27400	146
8	21	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Pontiac	Petty			395	1	1	running	10845	147
9	22	Morgan Shepherd	2	ACM Equipment Sales	Buick	Stacy			392	0	0	running	14350	138
10	29	Dave Marcis	71	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Marcis			390	0	0	running	13500	134
11	40	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	8	Danelle Jeans	Buick	Hillin	Hyde		388	0	0	running	6200	130
12	19	Buddy Arrington	67	Motorsports Design	Chrysler	Arrington			388	0	0	running	8125	127
13	23	Dean Combs	77	Best Products	Buick	Sanderson			388	0	0	running	4450	124
14	6	Joe Ruttman	98	Levi Garrett	Chevrolet	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		388	0	0	running	7515	121
15	35	Tommy Ellis	32	Big Daddy's BBQ	Buick	Bill Terry			386	0	0	running	4350	118
16	2	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Oil Pumps	Ford	Melling	Elliott		384	3	47	running	13355	120
17	18	Ken Ragan	97	Clinomint Toothpaste	Buick	Ragan			381	0	0	running	3625	112
18	38	Bobby Wawak	74	Superior Piping	Chevrolet	Wawak			378	0	0	running	3425	109
19	30	Sterling Marlin	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Chevrolet	Hamby			377	0	0	running	6160	106
20	33	Trevor Boys	48	Hylton-McCaig	Chevrolet	Hylton			376	0	0	running	6150	103
21	34	Jim Vandiver	24	Western Carolina Forklift	Chrysler	Cecil Gordon			369	0	0	running	2825	0
22	37	H.B. Bailey	36	R.L. Monroe RV	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			369	0	0	running	2700	97
23	24	D.K. Ulrich	6	Ulrich Racing	Chevrolet	Ulrich			366	0	0	running	4965	94
24	26	Slick Johnson	18	Satterfield Racing	Buick	Satterfield			359	0	0	running	2350	91
25	8	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		352	1	2	running	10250	93
26	39	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	McDuffie			344	0	0	running	4135	85
27	28	Bob Senneker	80	Elk Vans	Pontiac	Marra			326	0	0	battery	1690	82
28	12	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		321	1	31	engine	6765	84
29	20	Mark Martin	01	Activision	Chevrolet	Zervakis			279	0	0	accident	1640	76
30	31	Philip Duffie	99	U.S. Sand & Gravel	Buick	Duffie			277	0	0	overheating	1745	73
31	41	Rick Newsom	02	Louise Smith Special	Chevrolet	Reeder			261	0	0	running	3595	70
32	9	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		245	0	0	running	3425	67
33	15	Terry Labonte	44	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		231	1	3	oil pump	3290	69
34	7	Benny Parsons	55	Skoal	Buick	Johnny Hayes	Champion		201	0	0	rear end	1550	61
35	25	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			94	0	0	engine	3130	58
36	16	Geoff Bodine	88	Gatorade	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			67	0	0	accident	4760	55
37	10	Dick Brooks	90	Chameleon Sunglasses	Ford	Donlavey			67	0	0	accident	2475	52
38	36	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Buick	Means			65	0	0	accident	2300	49
39	4	David Pearson	16	Chattanooga Chew	Chevrolet	Hawkins			65	0	0	accident	2575	0
40	11	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Brewer		17	0	0	engine	2350	43
41	27	Ron Bouchard	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick	Jack Beebe	Ifft		14	0	0	oil seal	2250	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	1881	12	0	2	7	11
2	Richard Petty	1696	12	0	2	5	9
3	Neil Bonnett	1681	12	2	1	5	6
4	Bill Elliott	1675	12	0	0	6	8
5	Harry Gant	1665	12	0	1	7	8
6	Darrell Waltrip	1658	12	1	4	8	8
7	Joe Ruttman	1647	12	1	0	4	7
8	Terry Labonte	1421	12	0	0	0	7
9	Jimmy Means	1381	12	0	0	0	2
10	Ricky Rudd	1377	12	4	0	2	5
11	Buddy Arrington	1342	12	0	0	0	1
12	Ron Bouchard	1320	12	0	0	0	3
13	Dave Marcis	1304	12	0	0	0	4
14	Dale Earnhardt	1303	12	0	0	2	4
15	Kyle Petty	1241	12	0	0	0	1
16	Sterling Marlin	1237	12	0	0	0	1
17	Geoff Bodine	1209	12	1	0	2	3
18	Tim Richmond	1172	12	1	0	0	4
19	Dick Brooks	1132	12	0	0	1	4
20	Lake Speed	1119	9	0	0	2	4
21	Tommy Gale	1113	12	0	0	0	0
22	Ronnie Thomas	1073	11	0	0	0	0
23	Buddy Baker	1062	9	1	0	3	5
24	Mark Martin	1014	10	0	0	1	2
25	Cale Yarborough	920	7	1	2	2	4