1983 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500

Race 14 of 30

Pocono
200 laps
Time of race: 3:53:13
Average speed of winner: 128.636 mph
Margin of victory: 9.56 sec.
Lead changes: 22 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 25 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-2, Rudd 3-10, Bonnett 11-16, Allison 17-26, R. Petty 27-40, Bodine 41-42, Allison 43-50, Bodine 51, Allison 52-56, Labonte 57, Richmond 58-66, R. Petty 67-73, Allison 74-86, Bodine 87-88, Allison 89-110, Gant 111, Waltrip 112, Ruttman 113, Allison 114-133, Gant 134, Allison 135-154, Elliott 155, Allison 156-200

Race notes: Debut for Bobby Gerhart. Finale for John Callis.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Bobby Allison	22	Miller High Life	Buick	DiGard	Nelson		200	8	143	running	31100	185
2	1	Darrell Waltrip	11	Pepsi Challenger	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond	152.315	200	2	3	running	25950	175
3	10	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Pemberton		200	2	21	running	17225	170
4	14	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Brewer		199	1	9	running	10580	165
5	11	Benny Parsons	55	Skoal	Buick	Johnny Hayes	Champion		199	0	0	running	7100	155
6	17	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Oil Pumps	Ford	Melling	Elliott		199	1	1	running	8730	155
7	6	Neil Bonnett	75	Hodgdon Tool	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		199	1	6	running	10700	151
8	9	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		199	0	0	running	11200	142
9	4	Terry Labonte	44	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		199	1	1	running	6960	143
10	12	Joe Ruttman	98	Levi Garrett	Pontiac	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		198	1	1	running	6600	139
11	19	Dave Marcis	71	Hudson	Chevrolet	Marcis			197	0	0	running	10800	130
12	13	Lake Speed	1	UNO/Bull Frog Knits	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		197	0	0	running	3200	127
13	16	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Pontiac	Petty			197	0	0	running	5580	124
14	22	Trevor Boys	48	Hylton-McCaig	Chevrolet	Hylton			195	0	0	running	5770	121
15	15	Morgan Shepherd	2	ACM Equipment Sales	Buick	Stacy			194	0	0	running	10300	118
16	24	D.K. Ulrich	6	Coffee's	Buick	Ulrich			194	0	0	running	4960	115
17	26	Buddy Arrington	67	Direct Connection	Dodge	Arrington			193	0	0	running	4750	112
18	8	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		191	2	2	running	10700	114
19	27	J.D. McDuffie	70	McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	McDuffie			190	0	0	running	4440	106
20	31	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			190	0	0	running	4180	103
21	38	Ronnie Thomas	41	Advance Auto Parts	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			188	0	0	running	2100	100
22	35	Mike Potter	76	Larry's	Buick	Potter			187	0	0	running	2000	97
23	32	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon Racing	Chrysler	Cecil Gordon			181	0	0	running	1950	94
24	25	Steve Gray	10	Gray Racing	Buick	Henley Gray			181	0	0	running	1900	0
25	28	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			167	0	0	engine	3540	88
26	23	Ronnie Hopkins, Jr.	26	Food Country USA	Chevrolet	C.W. Henderson			165	0	0	engine	1800	85
27	5	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		150	0	0	oil pan	1750	82
28	18	Dick Brooks	90	Chameleon Sunglasses	Ford	Donlavey			148	0	0	transmission	3380	79
29	20	Sterling Marlin	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Pontiac	Hamby			138	0	0	engine	3320	76
30	3	Geoff Bodine	88	Gatorade	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			116	3	5	ball joint	4260	78
31	2	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		100	1	8	engine	2550	75
32	36	Bob Riley	60	Riley Racing	Pontiac	Bob Riley			98	0	0	rear end	1500	67
33	37	John Callis	56	Bob Gailey Excavating	Chevrolet	Callis			97	0	0	ignition	1450	64
34	21	Ron Bouchard	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick	Jack Beebe	Ifft		91	0	0	engine	2900	61
35	34	Jocko Maggiacomo	63	Televideo	Buick	Rosenblum			91	0	0	engine	1350	58
36	30	Jerry Bowman	58	Bel Air Datsun	Ford	Bowman			91	0	0	oil pump	1300	55
37	29	Bobby Hillin, Jr.	96	Hillin Racing	Buick	Hillin	Hyde		47	0	0	engine	1275	52
38	33	Bobby Gerhart	19	Gray Racing	Buick	Henley Gray			44	0	0	engine	1250	49

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	2163	14	0	3	8	12
2	Richard Petty	2000	14	0	2	6	11
3	Bill Elliott	2000	14	0	0	7	10
4	Darrell Waltrip	1984	14	3	4	9	10
5	Neil Bonnett	1956	14	2	1	5	7
6	Harry Gant	1949	14	0	1	8	9
7	Joe Ruttman	1852	14	1	0	4	8
8	Ricky Rudd	1637	14	4	1	3	6
9	Terry Labonte	1634	14	0	0	0	8
10	Dale Earnhardt	1605	14	0	0	3	6
11	Jimmy Means	1593	14	0	0	0	2
12	Buddy Arrington	1566	14	0	0	0	1
13	Dave Marcis	1561	14	0	0	0	4
14	Kyle Petty	1520	14	0	0	0	2
15	Tim Richmond	1421	14	1	0	1	5
16	Sterling Marlin	1401	14	0	0	0	1
17	Ron Bouchard	1381	13	0	0	0	3
18	Geoff Bodine	1368	14	1	0	2	3
19	Dick Brooks	1366	14	0	0	2	5
20	Lake Speed	1246	10	0	0	2	4
21	Ronnie Thomas	1237	13	0	0	0	0
22	Tommy Gale	1201	13	0	0	0	0
23	Buddy Baker	1062	9	1	0	3	5
24	D.K. Ulrich	1048	9	0	0	0	1
25	Mark Martin	1014	10	0	0	1	2