1983 Talladega 500

February 2025 CUST Race 19 of 30 in the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Talladega 500 Weather information for the 1983 Talladega 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1983 07 31 1983 19 30 Talladega Superspeedway.png Layout of Talladega Superspeedway Cloudy, 81 F, 70% humidity, 20% chance of precipitation, wind from the NW at 12 mph on1983 Talladega 500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBw3-Pck1QE Youtube.com 30 June 2017 95,000 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama 2.660 4.280 188 500.1 804.8 170.611 mi/h Cale Yarborough Harry Ranier Dale EarnhardtTim Richmond Bud MooreRaymond Beadle 41 15 Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett MRN Barney Hall Eli Gold Dave DeSpain (1 & 2) Mike Garrell (Backstretch) Dave Sutherland (3 & 4) The 1983 Talladega 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event on July 31, 1983, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama. Background Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a Tri-oval and was constructed by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France Family, in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66 mi km, and the track at its peak had a seating capacity of 175,000 spectators.http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx Track Facts Talladega Superspeedway November 1, 2012 talladegasuperspeedway.com April 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20121101080016/http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx November 1, 2012 Qualifying Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Speed mph 128Cale Yarborough 201.744 29Bill Elliott Ford199.675 355Benny Parsons Chevrolet 415Dale EarnhardtBud Moore EngineeringFord199.309 590Dick Brooks 621Buddy Baker 744Terry Labonte 84Mark Martin 988Geoff Bodine 1011Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet198.322 111Lake Speed 1243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac196.737 137Kyle Petty 1475Neil Bonnett 1516David Pearson 1629Grant Adcox 173Ricky Rudd 1827Tim RichmondBlue Max RacingPontiac196.145 1947Ron Bouchard 2084Jody Ridley 2198Joe Ruttman 2217Sterling Marlin 2333Harry GantMach 1 RacingBuick195.090 2422Bobby Allison Buick 2567Buddy Arrington Chrysler 2648Trevor Boys 2774Bobby Wawak 2824Cecil Gordon 2977Ken Ragan 3031Billie Harvey 318Bobby Hillin Jr. 322Morgan Sheperd 336Al Elmore 3464Tommy Gale 3576Mike Potter 3671Dave Marcis 3741Ronnie Thomas 3870J.D. McDuffie 3978Dick Skillen 4046Travis Tiller 1983 Talladega 500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBw3-Pck1QE Youtube.com 30 June 2017 Race Forty drivers made the grid; Trevor Boys was the only driver not to be born in the United States. The race lasted almost three hours for the scheduled 188 laps. Dick Skillen was the last-place finisher due to a crash on the first lap with Travis Tiller, Tommy Gale, Billie Harvey, Grant Adcox, and Neil Bonnett. J.D. McDuffie was the lowest-finishing driver to finish the race; he was 44 laps behind the leaders. 95,000 people attended this race.1983 Talladega 500 racing information at Racing Reference Neil Bonnett driving in relief for Tim Richmond was leading the race with 12 laps to go when he pitted for fuel only. The car stalled and it took long enough to get it re-fired that Earnhardt and Waltrip were able to get by. Cale Yarborough would qualify for the pole position with a speed of 201.744 mph km/h. Dale Earnhardt would defeat Darrell Waltrip by four car lengths in this race; securing his last victory for an owner other than Richard Childress. Harvey and Tiller would retire from NASCAR after this race.1983 Talladega 500 results at Race-Database Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $46,950 ($ when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $1,450 ($ when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse was $316,700 ($ when adjusted for inflation).1983 Talladega 500 racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Race results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1415Dale EarnhardtBud Moore EngineeringFord188185 21011Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet188175 31827Neil Bonnett†Blue Max RacingPontiac188175 41243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPontiac188165 52333Harry GantMach 1 RacingBuick188155 6988Geoff Bodine Cliff Stewart Racing Pontiac 188155 7590Dick Brooks Donlavey Racing Ford 187146 829Bill Elliott Melling RacingFord 187 142 92422Bobby Allison DiGard MotorsportBuick 186 143 1084Mark Martin Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet 186 143 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 † Bonnett crashed his car on lap 2, but drove Richmond's car after Richmond retired due to debris in his eyes Race summary Lead changes: 46 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 2 for 16 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 55 minutes and 52 seconds Average speed: 170.611 mph km/h Media Television CBS TelevisionBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Ken SquierColor-commentator: Ned Jarrett Larry Nuber Mike Joy Radio MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Barney HallAnnouncer: Eli Gold Turns 1 & 2: Dave DeSpainBackstretch: Mark GarrellTurns 3 & 4: Dave Sutherland Jerry PunchBill Bowser Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points Differential 10px 1 Bobby Allison 2947 0 10px 2 Darrell Waltrip 2777 -170 10px 1 3 Harry Gant 2678 -269 10px 1 4 Bill Elliott 2677 -270 10px 5 Richard Petty 2604 -343 10px 6 Neil Bonnett 2483 -464 10px 1 7 Joe Ruttman 2326 -621 10px 2 8 Dale Earnhardt 2309 -638 10px 9 Ricky Rudd 2303 -644 10px 3 10 Terry Labonte 2302 -645 Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1983 Like Cola 500 1983 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1983 1982 1984 Talladega 500 races 1983 Talladega 500 Talladega 500 Category:NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway