1983 Virginia National Bank 500

Race 7 of 30

Martinsville
500 laps
Time of race: 3:57:14
Average speed of winner: 66.460 mph
Margin of victory: 0.8 sec.
Lead changes: 13 among 7 drivers
Cautions: 9 for 105 laps
Lap leaders: Rudd 1-51, Bodine 52-61, Waltrip 62-127, Allison 128-158, Richmond 159-212, R. Petty 213, Richmond 214-217, Rudd 218-266, Bodine 267, Waltrip 268-354, Gant 355, Waltrip 356-483, Allison 484-485, Waltrip 486-500

Race notes: Bobby Allison took the points lead from Neil Bonnett.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Darrell Waltrip	11	Pepsi Challenger	Chevrolet	Johnson	Hammond		500	4	296	running	35225	185
2	8	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		500	1	1	running	20200	175
3	6	Bobby Allison	22	Miller High Life	Buick	DiGard	Nelson		500	2	33	running	15780	170
4	4	Joe Ruttman	98	Levi Garrett	Buick	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		500	0	0	running	8870	160
5	1	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine	89.910	500	2	100	running	9670	160
6	7	Terry Labonte	44	Budweiser	Chevrolet	Hagan	Inman		499	0	0	running	5600	150
7	12	Ron Bouchard	47	Race Hill Farm	Buick	Jack Beebe	Ifft		497	0	0	running	4890	146
8	16	Dick Brooks	90	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Donlavey			495	0	0	running	4095	142
9	22	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Dodge	Arrington			493	0	0	running	3760	138
10	23	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			491	0	0	running	3550	134
11	26	Kyle Petty	7	7-Eleven	Pontiac	Petty			491	0	0	running	3240	130
12	19	Sterling Marlin	17	Hesco Exhaust Systems	Pontiac	Hamby			488	0	0	running	3930	127
13	32	D.K. Ulrich	6	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Ulrich			487	0	0	running	2745	124
14	20	Lennie Pond	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			485	0	0	running	2400	121
15	18	Tim Richmond	27	Old Milwaukee	Pontiac	Beadle	Brewer		485	2	58	running	1775	123
16	13	Neil Bonnett	75	National Engineering	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		480	0	0	engine	2350	115
17	9	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Pemberton		434	1	1	accident	5875	117
18	29	Ronnie Thomas	41	Advance Auto Parts	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			428	0	0	accident	1150	109
19	25	Dave Marcis	71	Hudson	Chevrolet	Marcis			425	0	0	running	7225	106
20	31	Rick Newsom	02	Reeder Racing	Buick	Reeder			420	0	0	running	1600	103
21	17	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Oil Pumps	Ford	Melling	Elliott		417	0	0	running	1590	100
22	27	Tommy Gale	64	Ulrich Racing	Buick	Ulrich			390	0	0	engine	1580	97
23	14	Lake Speed	1	UNO/Bull Frog Knits	Chevrolet	Ellington	Pittman		378	0	0	brakes	1170	94
24	24	Rick McCray	08	Coors	Pontiac	McCray			359	0	0	rear end	1060	91
25	2	Geoff Bodine	88	Gatorade	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			351	2	11	accident	4550	93
26	11	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		351	0	0	accident	7240	85
27	10	Mark Martin	2	ACM Equipment Sales	Buick	Stacy			301	0	0	rear end	7330	82
28	28	Slick Johnson	18	Havoline	Buick	Satterfield			240	0	0	overheating	1020	79
29	30	Trevor Boys	49	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			404	0	0	oil leak	1010	0
30	21	Ronnie Hopkins, Jr.	26	Food Country USA	Buick	C.W. Henderson			129	0	0	engine	1000	73
31	5	Buddy Baker	21	Valvoline	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		95	0	0	accident	1500	70
32	15	Morgan Shepherd	01	Zervakis Racing	Buick	Zervakis			8	0	0	oil leak	1000	67

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	1037	7	0	1	3	6
2	Harry Gant	1022	7	0	1	5	5
3	Neil Bonnett	1015	7	1	0	3	4
4	Joe Ruttman	981	7	0	0	3	5
5	Bill Elliott	933	7	0	0	3	4
6	Darrell Waltrip	889	7	0	2	4	4
7	Richard Petty	880	7	0	1	2	4
8	Ricky Rudd	871	7	4	0	2	4
9	Terry Labonte	835	7	0	0	0	4
10	Ron Bouchard	827	7	0	0	0	1
11	Jimmy Means	806	7	0	0	0	1
12	Geoff Bodine	800	7	1	0	2	3
13	Lake Speed	799	7	0	0	1	2
14	Buddy Arrington	785	7	0	0	0	1
15	Mark Martin	783	7	0	0	1	2
16	Sterling Marlin	718	7	0	0	0	0
17	Tim Richmond	701	7	1	0	0	2
18	Dave Marcis	698	7	0	0	0	2
19	Ronnie Thomas	691	7	0	0	0	0
20	Buddy Baker	673	6	0	0	2	3
21	Tommy Gale	667	7	0	0	0	0
22	Dale Earnhardt	666	7	0	0	1	1
23	Cale Yarborough	658	4	0	2	2	4
24	Dick Brooks	653	7	0	0	1	4
25	Kyle Petty	644	7	0	0	0	0