1983 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1983 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 30 races across 15 tracks, with 12 different drivers reaching victory lane. Bobby Allison captured the championship driving a Buick.

Total Races

Different Winners

Bobby Allison

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Chevrolet: 15, Buick: 6, Pontiac: 5, Ford: 4

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Pontiac	42
2	Richmond 400	Richmond Raceway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	32
3	Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Richard Petty	Pontiac	35
4	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	41
5	Transouth 500	Darlington Raceway	Harry Gant	Buick	36
6	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	30
7	Virginia National Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	32
8	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Richard Petty	Pontiac	42
9	Marty Robbins 420	Nashville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	29
10	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Buick	36
11	Valleydale 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	28
12	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	41
13	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway	Ricky Rudd	Chevrolet	37
14	Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500	Pocono Raceway	Bobby Allison	Buick	38
15	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	37
16	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Buddy Baker	Ford	40
17	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Dale Earnhardt	Ford	30
18	Like Cola 500	Pocono Raceway	Tim Richmond	Pontiac	40
19	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Dale Earnhardt	Ford	39
20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	37
21	Busch 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	29
22	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Bobby Allison	Buick	41
23	Wrangler Sanforset 400	Richmond Raceway	Bobby Allison	Buick	30
24	Budweiser 500	Dover International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Buick	36
25	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ricky Rudd	Chevrolet	29
26	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	30
27	Miller High Life 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Richard Petty	Pontiac	40
28	Warner W. Hodgdon American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	36
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Neil Bonnett	Chevrolet	39
30	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Bill Elliott	Ford	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Darrell Waltrip	6	22	25	30	7.7
2	Bobby Allison ★	6	18	25	30	7.0
3	Cale Yarborough	4	4	8	16	16.6
4	Richard Petty	3	9	21	30	10.7
5	Neil Bonnett	2	10	17	30	12.3
6	Dale Earnhardt	2	9	14	30	15.3
7	Ricky Rudd	2	7	14	30	15.3
8	Bill Elliott	1	12	22	30	9.5
9	Terry Labonte	1	11	20	30	12.1
10	Harry Gant	1	10	16	30	14.1
11	Tim Richmond	1	10	15	30	16.6
12	Buddy Baker	1	5	12	21	14.8
13	Geoffrey Bodine	0	5	9	28	19.9
14	Joe Ruttman	0	4	10	30	18.5
15	Benny Parsons	0	4	5	16	18.9
16	Morgan Shepherd	0	3	13	25	15.9
17	Lake Speed	0	2	5	18	15.9
18	Dick Brooks	0	2	6	30	19.1
19	Ron Bouchard	0	1	7	28	17.9
20	Mark Martin	0	1	3	16	21.0
21	David Pearson	0	1	4	10	22.1
22	Tommy Ellis	0	0	0	1	15.0
23	Jim Robinson	0	0	0	2	16.0
24	Dean Roper	0	0	0	2	16.5
25	Sumner McKnight	0	0	0	2	17.0
26	Hershel McGriff	0	0	1	2	17.0
27	Dave Marcis	0	0	7	30	17.5
28	Jimmy Ingalls	0	0	0	2	17.5
29	Butch Lindley	0	0	0	2	18.0
30	D.K. Ulrich	0	0	2	22	18.0