1983 Atlanta Journal 500

Race 29 of 30

Atlanta
328 laps
Time of race: 3:37:37
Average speed of winner: 137.643 mph
Margin of victory: 0.41 sec.
Lead changes: 28 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 39 laps
Lap leaders: Richmond pole, Baker 1-2, Earnhardt 3-13, Yarborough 14-16, Earnhardt 17, B. Allison 18-19, Earnhardt 20-26, B. Allison 27-49, Labonte 50, B. Allison 51-62, Yarborough 63-77, Richmond 78-117, Bonnett 118-119, Labonte 120-123, B. Allison 124-140, R. Petty 141, Bonnett 142-153, Yarborough 154-206, B. Allison 207-209, Yarborough 210-243, B. Allison 244-246, Bonnett 247, B. Allison 248-255, Yarborough 256-258, B. Allison 259-260, Bonnett 261-263, B. Allison 264-321, Baker 322-325, Bonnett 326-328

Race notes: Finale for Bob Senneker.

Video links: Part 1 (Intro/Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (Finish/Post-race)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	15	Neil Bonnett	75	Hodgdon Tool	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		328	4	9	running	36975	180
2	3	Buddy Baker	21	Valvoline	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		328	2	6	running	15800	175
3	8	Bobby Allison	22	Miller High Life	Buick	DiGard	Nelson		328	10	140	running	31025	175
4	9	Terry Labonte	44	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		327	2	5	running	12955	165
5	11	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Pemberton		326	1	1	running	12100	160
6	7	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Oil Pumps	Ford	Melling	Elliott		326	0	0	running	8295	150
7	31	Morgan Shepherd	2	My Car	Buick	Stacy			325	0	0	running	13900	146
8	23	Dean Combs	97	Best Products	Oldsmobile	Sanderson			324	0	0	running	3800	142
9	6	Darrell Waltrip	11	Pepsi/Burger King	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		323	0	0	running	13150	138
10	19	Jody Ridley	84	Cumberland Carpets	Chevrolet	McEntyre			323	0	0	running	3500	134
11	20	Trevor Boys	48	Hylton-McCaig	Chevrolet	Hylton			323	0	0	running	6675	130
12	17	Lake Speed	1	UNO/Bull Frog Knits	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		321	0	0	running	2400	127
13	33	Dave Marcis	71	AEL Rentals	Oldsmobile	Marcis			321	0	0	running	9675	124
14	32	Buddy Arrington	67	Arrington Racing	Chrysler	Arrington			320	0	0	running	5240	121
15	25	Bob Senneker	80	Elk Enterprises	Pontiac	Marra			319	0	0	running	2175	118
16	26	Sterling Marlin	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Chevrolet	Hamby			319	0	0	running	4925	115
17	37	Ken Ragan	77	Clinomint Toothpaste	Chevrolet	Ragan			319	0	0	running	1875	112
18	29	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			311	0	0	accident	4610	109
19	22	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			310	0	0	running	4350	106
20	30	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Pontiac	Petty			308	0	0	engine	3990	103
21	28	D.K. Ulrich	6	Fligels Uniform	Chevrolet	Ulrich			303	0	0	running	3655	100
22	38	Mike Potter	02	Reeder Racing	Pontiac	Reeder			280	0	0	accident	3395	97
23	4	Cale Yarborough	28	Hardee's	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		258	5	108	engine	1800	99
24	34	Delma Cowart	0	Coastal Transmissions	Buick	H.L. Waters			233	0	0	cylinder head	1275	91
25	5	Benny Parsons	55	Copenhagen	Chevrolet	Johnny Hayes	Champion		154	0	0	overheating	1250	88
26	18	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		148	0	0	engine	3000	85
27	27	Rick Baldwin	04	Spirit of Corpus Christi	Chrysler	Rick Baldwin			132	0	0	engine	1200	82
28	16	Phil Parsons	66	Skoal Brother	Chevrolet	Johnny Hayes			122	0	0	engine	2675	79
29	1	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Brewer	168.151	97	1	40	engine	5115	81
30	12	Joe Ruttman	98	Levi Garrett	Pontiac	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		97	0	0	rear end	2880	73
31	10	Dick Brooks	90	Chameleon Sunglasses	Ford	Donlavey			84	0	0	engine	2750	70
32	35	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bob Gailey Excavating	Pontiac	McDuffie			66	0	0	engine	2005	67
33	2	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		49	3	19	clutch	7995	69
34	36	Eddie Bierschwale	03	Mission Ice	Buick	Bierschwale			46	0	0	accident	985	61
35	13	Ron Bouchard	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick	Jack Beebe	Ifft		30	0	0	engine	1975	58
36	21	Donnie Allison	88	Gatorade	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			21	0	0	engine	1965	0
37	14	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		21	0	0	engine	8755	52
38	24	Greg Sacks	5	Uniden Force	Chevrolet	Sacks and Sons			3	0	0	accident	945	49
39	39	Joe Booher	18	Booher Farms	Buick	Satterfield			2	0	0	engine	935	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	4524	29	0	6	18	24
2	Darrell Waltrip	4460	29	6	6	22	24
3	Bill Elliott	4099	29	0	0	11	21
4	Richard Petty	3903	29	0	3	9	20
5	Terry Labonte	3858	29	3	1	11	19
6	Harry Gant	3720	29	0	1	10	16
7	Neil Bonnett	3677	29	4	2	9	16
8	Ricky Rudd	3636	29	4	2	7	14
9	Dale Earnhardt	3567	29	0	2	8	13
10	Tim Richmond	3437	29	4	1	9	14
11	Joe Ruttman	3302	29	2	0	4	10
12	Dave Marcis	3234	29	0	0	0	7
13	Kyle Petty	3137	29	0	0	0	2
14	Buddy Arrington	3064	29	0	0	0	2
15	Geoff Bodine	3019	28	1	0	5	9
16	Ron Bouchard	2983	27	1	0	1	7
17	Dick Brooks	2885	29	0	0	2	6
18	Jimmy Means	2868	27	0	0	0	3
19	Sterling Marlin	2868	29	0	0	0	1
20	Morgan Shepherd	2754	25	0	0	3	13
21	Buddy Baker	2508	20	1	1	5	12
22	Tommy Gale	2507	28	0	0	0	1
23	Ronnie Thomas	2433	25	0	0	0	0
24	D.K. Ulrich	2315	21	0	0	0	2
25	Trevor Boys	2202	22	0	0	0	1