1983 Budweiser 400

Race 13 of 30

Riverside
95 laps
Time of race: 2:49:35
Average speed of winner: 88.063 mph
Margin of victory: 7 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 35 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-3, Rudd 4-10, Waltrip 11-12, K. Petty 13, Bodine 14-28, Boys 29, Ruttman 30-34, Gant 35-36, Rudd 37-40, Richmond 41-48, Rudd 49-53, Gant 54, Rudd 55-95

Race notes: First win for Ricky Rudd. Debut for Doug Wheeler. Only start for Bob Kennedy.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		95	4	57	running	24530	185
2	19	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Oil Pumps	Ford	Melling	Elliott		95	0	0	running	14655	170
3	6	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		95	2	3	running	14775	170
4	15	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		95	0	0	running	11475	160
5	20	Dick Brooks	90	Chameleon Sunglasses	Ford	Donlavey			95	0	0	running	6760	155
6	23	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Pontiac	Petty			95	1	1	running	5450	155
7	1	Darrell Waltrip	11	Pepsi Challenger	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond	116.421	95	2	5	running	13950	151
8	13	Morgan Shepherd	2	ACM Equipment Sales	Buick	Stacy			95	0	0	running	9900	142
9	17	Bill Schmitt	93	Mountain Dew	Chevrolet	Schmitt			94	0	0	running	3680	138
10	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Pemberton		93	0	0	running	8250	134
11	21	Jim Robinson	78	Hammer Security Systems	Oldsmobile	Lois Williams			92	0	0	running	3770	130
12	12	Dave Marcis	71	Miller Brothers	Pontiac	Marcis			92	0	0	running	9100	127
13	11	Neil Bonnett	75	Hodgdon Tool	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		90	0	0	running	7600	124
14	26	Glenn Francis	03	Guy-Co Tools	Pontiac	Glenn Francis			90	0	0	running	1550	121
15	37	Sumner McKnight	83	Chuck E. Cheese	Chevrolet	McKnight			90	0	0	running	2860	118
16	28	D.K. Ulrich	6	Ulrich Racing	Buick	Ulrich			90	0	0	running	3700	115
17	34	Buddy Arrington	67	Direct Connection	Chrysler	Arrington			90	0	0	running	3540	112
18	33	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			89	0	0	running	3330	109
19	35	Bob Kennedy	94	Erlich Motors	Chevrolet	Kord			89	0	0	running	1990	106
20	24	Don Waterman	38	St. John's Auto Parts	Buick	Waterman			88	0	0	engine	1930	103
21	25	Doug Wheeler	13	W&W Machine	Buick	Puskarich			88	0	0	running	1870	100
22	10	Bobby Allison	22	Miller High Life	Buick	DiGard	Nelson		87	0	0	running	9150	97
23	7	Jim Bown	96	Wholesale Truck Parts	Buick	Morehart			81	0	0	crank pulley	1100	94
24	27	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	McDuffie			74	0	0	rear end	2710	91
25	30	Sterling Marlin	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Pontiac	Hamby			73	0	0	engine	2500	88
26	18	Hershel McGriff	04	Antioch Speedway	Buick	Gary Smith			72	0	0	oil pump	950	85
27	14	Rick McCray	08	Coors	Pontiac	McCray			66	0	0	running	900	82
28	2	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Brewer		65	1	8	oil line	2375	84
29	5	Geoff Bodine	88	Gatorade	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			64	1	15	frame	2850	81
30	22	Scott Miller	51	J.W. Mitchell	Pontiac	Scott Miller			61	0	0	clutch	825	73
31	3	Terry Labonte	44	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		51	0	0	accident	1800	70
32	31	Trevor Boys	48	Hylton-McCaig	Chevrolet	Hylton			50	1	1	accident	1775	72
33	32	Ronnie Thomas	41	Advance Auto Parts	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			41	0	0	engine	750	64
34	9	Joe Ruttman	98	Levi Garrett	Buick	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		40	1	5	engine	1725	66
35	29	Ron Esau	66	Lee & Humphreys	Buick	Jack Lee			38	0	0	crank pulley	700	58
36	16	Randy Becker	64	J-L Machine Shop	Buick	Robert Palmer			23	0	0	accident	1700	55
37	36	Pat Mintey	35	Grimes & Son	Pontiac	Mintey			3	0	0	overheating	700	52

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	1978	13	0	2	7	11
2	Bill Elliott	1845	13	0	0	7	9
3	Harry Gant	1835	13	0	1	8	9
4	Richard Petty	1830	13	0	2	5	10
5	Darrell Waltrip	1809	13	2	4	8	9
6	Neil Bonnett	1805	13	2	1	5	6
7	Joe Ruttman	1713	13	1	0	4	7
8	Ricky Rudd	1562	13	4	1	3	6
9	Terry Labonte	1491	13	0	0	0	7
10	Jimmy Means	1490	13	0	0	0	2
11	Dale Earnhardt	1463	13	0	0	3	5
12	Buddy Arrington	1454	13	0	0	0	1
13	Dave Marcis	1431	13	0	0	0	4
14	Kyle Petty	1396	13	0	0	0	2
15	Sterling Marlin	1325	13	0	0	0	1
16	Ron Bouchard	1320	12	0	0	0	3
17	Geoff Bodine	1290	13	1	0	2	3
18	Dick Brooks	1287	13	0	0	2	5
19	Tim Richmond	1256	13	1	0	0	4
20	Ronnie Thomas	1137	12	0	0	0	0
21	Lake Speed	1119	9	0	0	2	4
22	Tommy Gale	1113	12	0	0	0	0
23	Buddy Baker	1062	9	1	0	3	5
24	Mark Martin	1014	10	0	0	1	2
25	D.K. Ulrich	933	8	0	0	0	1