| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 27, 1983 | Race 4 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 124.055 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2.5 seconds | Time of Race: 04:01:27 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 62 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 22 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 180/5 | 328 | Running | $33,300 |
| 2 | 6 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 180/10 | 328 | Running | $34,530 |
| 3 | 2 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 165/0 | 328 | Running | $12,125 |
| 4 | 5 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Levi Garrett | 165/5 | 328 | Running | $13,620 |
| 5 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 160/5 | 328 | Running | $12,650 |
| 6 | 14 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Simoniz | 155/5 | 328 | Running | $8,575 |
| 7 | 12 | #2 | Mark Martin | Buick | Valvring | 146/0 | 328 | Running | $12,400 |
| 8 | 9 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 142/0 | 328 | Running | $7,265 |
| 9 | 16 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 138/0 | 327 | Running | $5,000 |
| 10 | 20 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 134/0 | 326 | Running | $6,805 |
| 11 | 19 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 130/0 | 326 | Running | $10,475 |
| 12 | 15 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 127/0 | 325 | Running | $5,360 |
| 13 | 29 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Atlantic Bldg. System | 124/0 | 324 | Running | $9,800 |
| 14 | 17 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Skoal | 126/5 | 323 | Engine Failure | $2,300 |
| 15 | 26 | #1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Uno | 118/0 | 323 | Running | $2,375 |
| 16 | 24 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Landmark | 120/5 | 323 | Running | $4,725 |
| 17 | 23 | #84 | Jody Ridley | Buick | Cumberland Carpets | 112/0 | 320 | Running | $1,965 |
| 18 | 33 | #74 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Superior Piping | 109/0 | 320 | Running | $1,830 |
| 19 | 35 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Bj Racing | 106/0 | 318 | Running | $2,225 |
| 20 | 36 | #86 | Darryl Sage | Chevrolet | Sage Racing | 103/0 | 318 | Running | $1,620 |
| 21 | 31 | #26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Buick | Food Country USA | 100/0 | 315 | Running | $1,515 |
| 22 | 37 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 97/0 | 315 | Running | $1,410 |
| 23 | 13 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94/0 | 312 | Running | $3,770 |
| 24 | 41 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 91/0 | 311 | Running | $1,300 |
| 25 | 4 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 88/0 | 303 | Engine Failure | $9,270 |
| 26 | 39 | #03 | Eddie Bierschwale | Buick | Indian Hill Park | 85/0 | 289 | Engine Failure | $1,240 |
| 27 | 40 | #57 | Ken Ragan | Buick | Clinomint Toothpaste | 82/0 | 281 | Accident | $1,210 |
| 28 | 25 | #80 | Bob Senneker | Pontiac | Elk Vans | PE | 277 | Accident | $1,180 |
| 29 | 27 | #6 | Jim Sauter | Chevrolet | Ulrich Racing | 76/0 | 275 | Accident | $3,400 |
| 30 | 3 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 73/0 | 272 | Engine Failure | $3,165 |
| 31 | 28 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 70/0 | 270 | Accident | $2,880 |
| 32 | 38 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 67/0 | 270 | Accident | $2,855 |
| 33 | 8 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 69/5 | 246 | Engine Failure | $8,075 |
| 34 | 18 | #18 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Satterfield Racing | 61/0 | 242 | Running | $1,060 |
| 35 | 21 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 63/5 | 204 | Oil Pump | $2,800 |
| 36 | 34 | #19 | J.D. McDuffie | Buick | Bojangles | 55/0 | 177 | Valve | $1,030 |
| 37 | 30 | #54 | David Simko | Oldsmobile | Tom Co. Mound Steel | 52/0 | 154 | Engine Failure | $1,315 |
| 38 | 10 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Chevrolet | Valvoline | PE | 139 | Valve | $1,000 |
| 39 | 32 | #24 | Jim Vandiver | Chrysler | Js Dismuke Co | PE | 79 | Accident | $1,985 |
| 40 | 7 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 43/0 | 40 | Engine Failure | $10,920 |
| 41 | 1 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 45/5 | 18 | Valve | $5,905 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||