The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series is the 35th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 12th modern-era Cup series season. The season began on Sunday, February 20 and ended on Sunday, November 20. Bobby Allison was Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 47 points ahead of Darrell Waltrip.
Sterling Marlin was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He beat Trevor Boys, Bobby Hillin Jr., Ronnie Hopkins, and Ken Ragan for the award. Of the drivers that competed for the award, only Marlin ran all 30 races. The closest a driver got to competing in all 30 races was Trevor Boys competing in 23 races (skipped rounds 1-6, and 8).
1983, nascar, winston, series, previous, 1982, next, 1984, 35th, season, professional, stock, racing, united, states, 12th, modern, series, season, season, began, sunday, february, ended, sunday, november, bobby, allison, winston, champion, season, finishing, . 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Previous 1982 Next 1984 The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series is the 35th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 12th modern era Cup series season The season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 20 Bobby Allison was Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 47 points ahead of Darrell Waltrip Contents 1 Teams and drivers 2 Schedule 3 Season Results and Standings 3 1 Races 3 2 Winston Cup Final Standings 4 Rookie of the year 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksTeams and drivers EditTeam Make No Driver Car Owner Crew ChiefArrington Racing Chrysler ImperialDodge Mirada 67 Buddy Arrington Buddy ArringtonBenfield Racing Buick Regal 98 Joe Ruttman Ron Benfield Buddy ParrottBlue Max Racing Pontiac Grand PrixPontiac LeMans 27 Tim Richmond Raymond Beadle Tim BrewerBobby Hawkins Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 16 David Pearson Bobby HawkinsBud Moore Engineering Ford Thunderbird 15 Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Bud MooreCliff Stewart Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 88 Geoff Bodine Cliff StewartDiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Monte CarloBuick Regal 22 Bobby Allison Bill Gardner Gary NelsonDonlavey Racing Ford Thunderbird 90 Dick Brooks Junie DonlaveyEllington Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1 Lake Speed Hoss Ellington Runt PittmanHagan Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Dale InmanHamby Motorsports Pontiac Grand Prix 17 Sterling Marlin R Roger HambyHenderson Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo Buick Regal 26 Ronnie Hopkins R Charlie HendersonHillin Racing Buick Regal 8 Bobby Hillin Jr R Bobby Hillin Sr Harry HydeHylton Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 48 Trevor Boys R James Hylton James HyltonJim Stacy Racing Buick Regal 2 Morgan Shepherd Jim StacyJohnny Hayes Racing Buick Regal Chevrolet Monte Carlo 55 Benny Parsons Johnny Hayes Cliff ChampionJunior Johnson amp Associates Chevrolet Monte Carlo 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Jeff HammondLangley Racing Ford Thunderbird 64 Tommy Gale Elmo LangleyMach 1 Racing Buick Regal 33 Harry Gant Hal Needham Travis CarterMarcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 71 Dave Marcis Dave MarcisMcDuffie Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 70 J D McDuffie J D McDuffieMeans Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy MeansMelling Racing Ford Thunderbird 9 Bill Elliott Harry Melling Ernie ElliottMorgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 4 Mark Martin Larry McClurePetty Enterprises Pontiac Grand Prix 7 Kyle Petty Richard Petty Maurice Petty43 Richard Petty Robin PembertonRace Hill Farm Team Buick Regal 47 Ron Bouchard Jack Beebe David IfftRahMoc Enterprises Chevrolet Monte Carlo 75 Neil Bonnett Bob Rahilly Bob RahillyRanier Lundy Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 28 Cale Yarborough Harry Ranier Waddell WilsonRichard Childress Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 3 Ricky Rudd Richard Childress Kirk ShelmerdineRobert McEntyre Racing Buick Regal Chevrolet Monte Carlo 84 Jody Ridley Robert McEntyreThomas Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 41 Ronnie Thomas Ronnie ThomasUlrich Racing Buick Regal 6 D K Ulrich D K UlrichWood Brothers Racing Ford Thunderbird 21 Buddy Baker Glen Wood Leonard WoodSchedule EditNo Race Title Track DateBusch Clash Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach February 13 14 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers February 17Daytona 500 Consolation Race February 181 Daytona 500 February 202 Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond February 273 Hodgdon Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham March 6 amp 134 Coca Cola 500 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton March 275 TranSouth 500 Darlington Raceway Darlington April 106 Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro April 177 Virginia National Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway April 248 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Talladega May 19 Marty Robbins 420 Nashville Speedway Nashville May 810 Mason Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover May 1511 Valleydale 500 Bristol International Raceway Bristol May 2212 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord May 2913 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway Riverside June 514 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 Pocono International Raceway Long Pond June 1215 Gabriel 400 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn June 1916 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach July 417 Busch Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Nashville July 1618 Like Cola 500 Pocono International Raceway Long Pond July 2419 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Talladega July 3120 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn August 2121 Busch 500 Bristol International Raceway Bristol August 2722 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Darlington September 523 Wrangler Sanfor Set 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Richmond September 1124 Budweiser 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover September 1825 Goody s 500 Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway September 2526 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro October 227 Miller High Life 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord October 928 Warner W Hodgdon American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Rockingham October 3029 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton November 630 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Riverside November 20The Busch Clash was scheduled for Sunday February 13 but rain forced the race to be postponed until Monday February 14 Season Results and Standings EditRaces Edit Rd Race Name Pole position Most laps led Winningdriver Winningmanufacturer ReportNC Busch Clash Bill Elliott Darrell Waltrip Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Monte Carlo ReportFirst UNO Twin 125 Qualifier Ricky Rudd Dale Earnhardt Ford Thunderbird ReportSecond UNO Twin 125 Qualifier Geoff Bodine Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Monte Carlo ReportDaytona 500 Consolation Race Darryl Sage Blackie Wangerin Blackie Wangerin Ford Thunderbird Report1 Daytona 500 Ricky Rudd Joe Ruttman Cale Yarborough Pontiac LeMans Report2 Richmond 400 Ricky Rudd Joe Ruttman Bobby Allison Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report3 Warner W Hodgdon Carolina 500 Ricky Rudd Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Report4 Coca Cola 500 Geoff Bodine Neil Bonnett Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report5 TranSouth 500 Tim Richmond Geoff Bodine Harry Gant Buick Regal Report6 Northwestern Bank 400 Neil Bonnett Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report7 Virginia National Bank 500 Ricky Rudd Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report8 Winston 500 Cale Yarborough Richard Petty Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Report9 Marty Robbins 420 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report10 Mason Dixon 500 Joe Ruttman Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report11 Valleydale 500 Neil Bonnett Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report12 World 600 Buddy Baker Bobby Allison Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report13 Budweiser 400 Darrell Waltrip Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report14 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 Darrell Waltrip Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report15 Gabriel 400 Terry Labonte Terry Labonte Cale Yarborough Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report16 Firecracker 400 Cale Yarborough Buddy Baker Buddy Baker Ford Thunderbird Report17 Busch Nashville 420 Ron Bouchard Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Ford Thunderbird Report18 Like Cola 500 Tim Richmond Bobby Allison Tim Richmond Pontiac LeMans Report19 Talladega 500 Cale Yarborough Dale EarnhardtTim Richmond Dale Earnhardt Ford Thunderbird Report20 Champion Spark Plug 400 Terry Labonte Cale Yarborough Cale Yarborough Ford Thunderbird Report21 Busch 500 Joe Ruttman Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report22 Southern 500 Neil Bonnett Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report23 Wrangler Sanfor Set 400 Darrell Waltrip Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report24 Budweiser 500 Terry Labonte Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Buick Regal Report25 Goody s 500 Darrell Waltrip Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report26 Holly Farms 400 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report27 Miller High Life 500 Tim Richmond Tim Richmond Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix Report28 Warner W Hodgdon American 500 Neil Bonnett Tim Richmond Terry Labonte Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report29 Atlanta Journal 500 Tim Richmond Bobby Allison Neil Bonnett Chevrolet Monte Carlo Report30 Winston Western 500 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Bill Elliott Ford Thunderbird ReportBold indicates a NASCAR Crown Jewel race The Busch 500 was shortened to 419 of 500 laps due to rain Winston Cup Final Standings Edit Further information List of NASCAR points scoring systems key Bold Pole position awarded by time Italics Pole position set by final practice results or 1982 Owner s points Most laps led Pos Driver DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD Pts1 Bobby Allison 9 1 10 25 8 2 3 10 2 1 2 3 22 1 2 14 4 3 9 34 3 1 1 1 2 3 7 16 3 9 46672 Darrell Waltrip 36 29 3 40 2 1 1 33 1 2 1 4 7 2 4 20 2 2 2 2 1 3 3 5 3 1 2 5 9 6 46203 Bill Elliott 2 6 2 30 5 21 21 5 5 4 8 16 2 6 25 7 7 6 8 3 27 2 4 8 14 4 8 21 6 1 42794 Richard Petty 38 8 1 5 25 10 17 1 6 7 5 2 10 3 11 33 19 10 4 6 9 12 6 9 9 12 1 26 5 10 40425 Terry Labonte 6 22 24 8 36 6 6 6 8 31 6 33 31 9 5 5 11 12 29 4 5 5 5 4 24 5 4 1 4 7 40046 Neil Bonnett 22 3 12 2 7 4 16 15 13 28 4 1 13 7 31 28 6 4 35 35 10 4 8 7 6 13 26 4 1 3 38427 Harry Gant 37 5 5 11 1 3 2 4 3 9 27 25 3 18 8 11 8 5 5 30 6 22 20 17 8 9 29 23 37 31 37908 Dale Earnhardt 35 2 33 33 13 29 26 24 24 8 9 5 4 8 15 9 1 35 1 7 2 11 22 35 4 2 14 17 33 4 37329 Ricky Rudd 24 28 6 10 4 27 5 8 14 24 26 32 1 31 6 21 5 7 16 27 14 25 2 13 1 6 9 3 26 37 369310 Tim Richmond 41 17 7 9 35 28 15 27 10 30 10 40 28 4 3 31 3 1 3 5 22 26 23 3 26 10 5 2 29 5 361211 Dave Marcis 32 9 34 13 33 9 19 9 27 16 12 10 12 11 30 13 9 8 32 11 20 14 18 22 28 25 17 7 13 12 336112 Joe Ruttman 4 7 29 4 20 7 4 11 7 3 23 14 34 10 33 37 22 9 15 24 18 38 27 20 7 14 13 30 30 41 334213 Kyle Petty 33 14 15 35 31 30 11 30 17 11 11 8 6 13 16 30 20 11 11 14 11 35 12 26 12 16 18 24 20 13 326114 Dick Brooks 5 13 8 6 19 20 8 14 25 15 21 37 5 28 12 32 14 15 7 21 21 31 13 32 16 15 37 18 31 34 323015 Buddy Arrington 16 20 22 16 23 15 9 23 16 19 16 12 17 17 29 34 24 32 18 23 13 18 14 23 10 18 34 12 14 23 315816 Ron Bouchard 26 12 20 12 18 11 7 20 9 34 7 41 34 28 4 27 13 12 12 7 32 25 16 7 15 6 23 11 311317 Geoff Bodine 30 4 19 41 9 5 25 21 20 35 25 36 29 30 9 6 16 39 6 36 4 13 21 2 5 11 28 33 301918 Jimmy Means 14 16 14 32 12 14 10 7 12 12 14 38 18 20 21 36 12 35 26 20 24 21 15 22 23 9 18 16 298319 Sterling Marlin R 34 18 13 31 11 22 12 41 11 10 18 19 25 29 20 16 15 18 21 29 15 24 26 27 27 17 40 15 16 17 298020 Morgan Shepherd DNQ 31 26 32 17 4 6 3 9 8 15 10 2 10 19 27 37 8 9 16 6 29 8 25 27 7 33 273321 Buddy Baker 3 10 32 3 32 31 25 5 7 7 1 28 10 6 7 25 22 6 29 2 20 262122 Ronnie Thomas 17 23 27 24 24 17 18 35 15 25 15 DNQ 33 21 24 24 23 20 20 DNQ 12 30 17 24 21 21 19 DNQ 27 251523 Tommy Gale 27 32 21 23 14 19 22 13 28 27 20 35 25 26 23 28 24 38 28 23 29 30 28 19 24 31 10 19 250724 D K Ulrich 18 10 13 13 18 13 23 16 16 22 30 17 33 16 10 12 18 20 20 11 21 26 240025 Trevor Boys R 29 19 32 22 20 32 14 18 17 13 14 17 19 17 28 9 31 11 19 16 32 11 24 229326 J D McDuffie 29 25 30 36 17 DNQ DNQ 18 23 24 26 24 19 34 17 25 23 32 25 37 11 36 13 26 DNQ 14 32 30 219727 Lake Speed 25 15 4 15 28 8 23 3 6 12 19 29 26 8 15 11 28 12 211428 Cale Yarborough 1 9 1 6 29 22 28 27 1 40 24 1 7 10 36 23 196029 Benny Parsons 42 14 34 2 29 34 5 13 26 31 22 13 8 3 25 2 165730 Mark Martin 28 24 11 7 3 26 27 36 21 29 27 19 10 18 17 33 DNQ 162731 Ronnie Hopkins R 19 17 21 30 24 30 29 26 17 26 17 28 40 114732 Jody Ridley 10 17 27 32 DNQ 8 31 15 33 12 10 105033 David Pearson 8 22 31 39 35 3 25 9 10 39 94334 Lennie Pond 12 31 12 14 19 DNQ 10 22 39 28 8 88735 Ken Ragan R 27 12 17 12 14 19 38 17 83636 Bobby Wawak DNQ DNQ 16 18 16 DNQ DNQ 18 37 27 27 34 DNQ DNQ 21 82537 Bobby Hillin Jr R DNQ 25 19 DNQ 16 11 37 15 16 13 25 41 11 36 DNQ 73738 Slick Johnson DNQ 27 23 34 29 25 28 24 37 27 20 90539 Mike Potter DNQ DNQ 28 22 DNQ 21 30 DNQ 24 36 19 20 29 31 22 66240 Cecil Gordon DNQ DNQ 16 21 23 22 23 33 15 64941 Rick Newsom DNQ DNQ 28 DNQ DNQ 20 DNQ 23 14 19 31 57342 Dean Combs 13 20 33 32 8 50043 Phil Parsons 13 28 31 19 28 45844 Bob Senneker 28 27 14 16 15 43645 Jerry Bowman DNQ DNQ 13 36 28 30 25 41946 Clark Dwyer 21 DNQ 39 25 40 DNQ 10 41147 Greg Sacks 38 29 17 30 38 35948 Rick McCray 23 24 27 39 31349 Delma Cowart 31 35 35 24 27750 Philip Duffie DNQ 38 30 34 27 26551 Eddie Bierschwale 26 DNQ 26 34 23152 Jim Robinson 11 21 23053 Hershel McGriff 26 8 22754 Dean Roper 15 18 22755 Sumner McKnight 15 19 22456 Butch Lindley 11 25 22357 John McFadden DNQ 29 28 35 21358 Doug Wheeler 21 18 20959 Glenn Francis 14 28 20060 Jocko Maggiacomo DNQ 36 35 26 19861 H B Bailey 22 22 DNQ DNQ 19462 Bob Riley 32 38 29 19263 Don Waterman 20 25 19164 Dick May 21 33 DNQ 33 23 22 19165 Steve Moore DNQ 22 23 19166 Mark Stahl 23 23 DNQ 18867 Bill Schmitt 9 40 18168 Jim Sauter 18 19 26 29 21 17669 Rick Baldwin 20 42 DNQ 36 13 27 17470 Randy Becker 36 15 17371 Scott Miller 30 22 17072 John Callis 20 33 DNQ DNQ 16773 Travis Tiller DNQ 15 DNQ 39 DNQ DNQ 16474 Jim Bown 23 35 15275 Tom Sneva 7 32 14676 A J Foyt 11 38 34 Wth 13077 Pat Mintey 37 29 12878 Joe Fields 26 15 14 12179 Tommy Ellis 15 11880 Blackie Wangerin DNQ DNQ 39 DNQ 34 11581 Jimmy Ingalls 17 18 DNQ 11282 Bobby Gerhart 38 34 11083 Ron Esau 35 38 10784 Bob Kennedy 19 DNQ 10685 Darryl Sage DNQ DNQ 20 26 26 10386 Steve Gray 22 24 21 10087 Rodney Combs Wth 22 9788 Jim Vandiver 39 21 8889 Jimmy Walker DNQ 29 DNQ 27 8290 Ed Baugess DNQ 30 DNQ 7391 Dave Dion 30 DNQ 7392 John Krebs 32 6793 Natz Peters DNQ 34 DNQ 6194 Ernie Cline 35 5895 Grant Adcox 36 5596 Glenn Jarrett DNQ 36 5597 Roy Smith 36 5598 David Simko DNQ 37 DNQ DNQ 5299 Rick Wilson 37 52100 Bosco Lowe 39 DNQ 46101 Connie Saylor DNQ 40 18 43102 Dick Skillen DNQ 40 43103 Elliott Forbes Robinson 40 43104 Jimmy Insolo 42 37105 Al Elmore 18 22 19 DNQ 16106 Don Satterfield DNQ 25 19 29107 Laurent Rioux DNQ 19 17 DNQ108 James Hylton 23 21109 Donnie Allison 36 14110 Joe Millikan DNQ 18111 John Anderson 24112 Lowell Cowell DNQ 26113 Billie Harvey 37 DNQ114 Joe Booher DNQ DNQ DNQ 39115 Bruce Jacobi DNQ116 Ronnie Sanders DNQ117 Ferrel Harris DNQ118 Alan West DNQ119 Mike Kempton DNQ120 Rusty Wallace DNQ121 Ralph Jones DNQ122 Bill Scott DNQ DNQ DNQ123 Ken Kalla DNQ DNQ124 Jim Hurlbert Wth DNQ125 Jeff Halverson DNQ126 Maurice Randall DNQ127 Randy Baker DNQ128 Wayne Peterson DNQ DNQ129 John Ingalls DNQ130 Dennis DeVea DNQ131 Jim Southard DNQ132 Graham Duxbury DNQ133 John Haver Wth DNQ134 Mark Perry DNQ134 St James Davis DNQ135 Steve Pfeifer DNQ136 Harry Goularte DNQ137 Dan Noble DNQ138 Tony Settember DNQ139 Al Loquasto Wth140 Chet Fillip Wth141 Howard Mark Wth142 Mike Alexander WthPos Driver DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV BRI CLT RSD POC MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR ATL RSD PtsRookie of the year EditSterling Marlin was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year He beat Trevor Boys Bobby Hillin Jr Ronnie Hopkins and Ken Ragan for the award Of the drivers that competed for the award only Marlin ran all 30 races The closest a driver got to competing in all 30 races was Trevor Boys competing in 23 races skipped rounds 1 6 and 8 See also Edit1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman SeriesReferences EditExternal links EditWinston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1983 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series amp oldid 1119802594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,