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1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
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The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup 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.

Daytona 500[]

Main article: 1983 Daytona 500

Season recap[]

Date Event Circuit Winner
February 14 Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway Neil Bonnett
February 20 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Cale Yarborough
February 27 Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Bobby Allison
March 6 & 13 Hodgdon Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Richard Petty
March 27 Coca-Cola 500 Atlanta International Raceway Cale Yarborough
April 10 TranSouth 500 Darlington International Raceway Harry Gant
April 17 Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Darrell Waltrip
April 24 Virginia National Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway Darrell Waltrip
May 1 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Richard Petty
May 7 Marty Robbins 420 Nashville Speedway Darrell Waltrip
May 15 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Bobby Allison
May 22 Valleydale 500 Bristol International Raceway Darrell Waltrip
May 28 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Neil Bonnett
June 5 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway Ricky Rudd
June 12 Van Scoy 500 Pocono Raceway Bobby Allison
June 19 Gabriel 400 Michigan International Speedway Cale Yarborough
July 4 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway Buddy Baker
July 16 Busch Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway Dale Earnhardt
July 24 Like Cola 500 Pocono Raceway Tim Richmond
July 31 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway Dale Earnhardt
August 21 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway Cale Yarborough
August 27 Busch 500 Bristol International Raceway Darrell Waltrip
September 5 Southern 500 Darlington International Raceway Bobby Allison
September 11 Wrangler SanforSet 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway Bobby Allison
September 20 Budweiser 500 Dover Downs International Speedway Bobby Allison
September 25 Goody's 500 Martinsville Speedway Ricky Rudd
October 2 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway Darrell Waltrip
October 9 Miller 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway Richard Petty
October 30 Hodgdon American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway Terry Labonte
November 6 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway Neil Bonnett
November 20 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway Bill Elliott

Final Point Standings[]

  1. 22-Bobby Allison 4667
  2. 11-Darrell Waltrip 4620
  3. 9-Bill Elliott 4279
  4. 43-Richard Petty 4042
  5. 44-Terry Labonte 4004
  6. 75-Neil Bonnett 3842
  7. 33-Harry Gant 3790
  8. 15-Dale Earnhardt 3732
  9. 3-Ricky Rudd 3693
  10. 27-Tim Richmond 3612
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