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1983 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400
Race 23 of 30
Richmond
400 laps
Time of race: 2:43:08
Average speed of winner: 79.381 mph
Margin of victory: 0.86 sec. 
Lead changes: 6 among 4 drivers
Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-43, Bonnett 44-55, Allison 56-117, Rudd 118-132, Allison 133-166, Rudd 167-284, Allison 285-400
Race notes:  Finale for Don Satterfield. 
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Car | Owner | Crew Chief | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points | 
| 1 | 6 | Bobby Allison | 22 | Miller High Life | Buick | DiGard | Nelson | 400 | 3 | 212 | running | 39925 | 185 | |
| 2 | 13 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | Piedmont Airlines | Chevrolet | Childress | Shelmerdine | 400 | 2 | 133 | running | 19025 | 175 | |
| 3 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Pepsi/Burger King | Chevrolet | Johnson | Hammond | 96.069 | 400 | 1 | 43 | running | 24010 | 170 | 
| 4 | 7 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Melling Oil Pumps | Ford | Melling | Elliott | 399 | 0 | 0 | running | 8270 | 160 | |
| 5 | 2 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Budweiser | Chevrolet | Hagan | Inman | 398 | 0 | 0 | running | 8005 | 155 | |
| 6 | 17 | Richard Petty | 43 | STP | Pontiac | Petty | Pemberton | 396 | 0 | 0 | running | 8080 | 150 | |
| 7 | 15 | Buddy Baker | 21 | Valvoline | Ford | Wood Brothers | Leonard Wood | 396 | 0 | 0 | running | 2790 | 146 | |
| 8 | 16 | Neil Bonnett | 75 | Hodgdon Tool | Chevrolet | RahMoc | Rahilly | 396 | 1 | 12 | running | 7400 | 147 | |
| 9 | 20 | Trevor Boys | 48 | Hylton-McCaig | Chevrolet | Hylton | 392 | 0 | 0 | running | 5020 | 138 | ||
| 10 | 24 | D.K. Ulrich | 6 | Ulrich Racing | Buick | Ulrich | 384 | 0 | 0 | running | 5850 | 134 | ||
| 11 | 22 | J.D. McDuffie | 70 | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | McDuffie | 383 | 0 | 0 | running | 3950 | 130 | ||
| 12 | 25 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 7-Eleven | Pontiac | Petty | 353 | 0 | 0 | running | 3710 | 127 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Dick Brooks | 90 | Chameleon Sunglasses | Ford | Donlavey | 350 | 0 | 0 | running | 3410 | 124 | ||
| 14 | 18 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Arrington Racing | Dodge | Arrington | 333 | 0 | 0 | running | 3200 | 121 | ||
| 15 | 19 | Joe Fields | 92 | Hobart Food Service | Buick | Joe Fields | 321 | 0 | 0 | running | 1550 | 118 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 2 | ACM Equipment Sales | Buick | Stacy | 314 | 0 | 0 | engine | 7880 | 115 | ||
| 17 | 26 | Ronnie Thomas | 41 | McCord Gaskets | Pontiac | Ronnie Thomas | 313 | 0 | 0 | running | 1860 | 112 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Jarrell's | Chevrolet | Marcis | 304 | 0 | 0 | engine | 7790 | 109 | ||
| 19 | 27 | Mike Potter | 02 | Midlothian Texaco | Pontiac | Reeder | 287 | 0 | 0 | running | 2725 | 0 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Harry Gant | 33 | Skoal Bandit | Buick | Needham | Carter | 274 | 0 | 0 | accident | 7820 | 103 | |
| 21 | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 88 | Gatorade | Pontiac | Cliff Stewart | 251 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 3485 | 100 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | Wrangler Jeans | Ford | Moore | Moore | 181 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 6850 | 97 | |
| 23 | 4 | Tim Richmond | 27 | Old Milwaukee | Pontiac | Beadle | Brewer | 174 | 0 | 0 | cylinder head | 2415 | 94 | |
| 24 | 23 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Broadway Motors | Chevrolet | Means | 144 | 0 | 0 | piston | 1730 | 91 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Race Hill Farm | Buick | Jack Beebe | Ifft | 89 | 0 | 0 | valve | 1545 | 88 | |
| 26 | 21 | Sterling Marlin | 17 | Hesco Exhaust Systems | Pontiac | Hamby | 68 | 0 | 0 | cylinder head | 2195 | 85 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Joe Ruttman | 98 | Levi Garrett | Pontiac | Benfield | Buddy Parrott | 60 | 0 | 0 | sway bar | 1475 | 82 | |
| 28 | 30 | Lennie Pond | 51 | Boulevard Zenith | Buick | Tom Beck | 51 | 0 | 0 | rear end | 940 | 79 | ||
| 29 | 29 | Don Satterfield | 18 | Satterfield Racing | Buick | Satterfield | 50 | 0 | 0 | ignition | 905 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 28 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Thermo-Guard | Ford | Langley | 39 | 0 | 0 | engine | 1370 | 73 | 
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | 
| 1 | Bobby Allison | 3548 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 3477 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 
| 3 | Bill Elliott | 3264 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 
| 4 | Richard Petty | 3174 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 
| 5 | Harry Gant | 3106 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 
| 6 | Neil Bonnett | 2992 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 
| 7 | Terry Labonte | 2932 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 
| 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 2857 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 
| 9 | Ricky Rudd | 2774 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 
| 10 | Joe Ruttman | 2657 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 
| 11 | Tim Richmond | 2622 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 
| 12 | Dave Marcis | 2583 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 
| 13 | Kyle Petty | 2507 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| 14 | Buddy Arrington | 2418 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 15 | Geoff Bodine | 2416 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 
| 16 | Ron Bouchard | 2396 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 
| 17 | Dick Brooks | 2349 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 
| 18 | Sterling Marlin | 2316 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 19 | Jimmy Means | 2212 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 
| 20 | Morgan Shepherd | 2065 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 
| 21 | Ronnie Thomas | 2036 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | Tommy Gale | 1921 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | Buddy Baker | 1917 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 
| 24 | Lake Speed | 1773 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 
| 25 | J.D. McDuffie | 1672 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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