| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Valleydale 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| May 21, 1983 | Race 11 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 93.445 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds | Time of Race: 02:51:07 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 22 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 13 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $29,695 |
| 2 | 12 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $16,955 |
| 3 | 6 | #2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Acm Equipment Sales | 165/0 | 499 | Running | $13,260 |
| 4 | 1 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 165/5 | 499 | Running | $7,700 |
| 5 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 155/0 | 498 | Running | $7,930 |
| 6 | 2 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 155/5 | 498 | Running | $5,450 |
| 7 | 8 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 146/0 | 496 | Running | $4,480 |
| 8 | 14 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 142/0 | 495 | Running | $4,070 |
| 9 | 5 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 143/5 | 495 | Running | $7,930 |
| 10 | 7 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 134/0 | 494 | Running | $4,000 |
| 11 | 16 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 130/0 | 488 | Running | $3,890 |
| 12 | 15 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | W.H. Bolin | 127/0 | 488 | Running | $7,430 |
| 13 | 23 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 124/0 | 479 | Running | $3,080 |
| 14 | 22 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 121/0 | 477 | Running | $2,870 |
| 15 | 18 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 118/0 | 476 | Running | $1,030 |
| 16 | 25 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Direct Connection | 115/0 | 475 | Running | $2,585 |
| 17 | 24 | #26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Buick | Food Country USA | 112/0 | 472 | Running | $1,380 |
| 18 | 19 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 109/0 | 471 | Running | $2,300 |
| 19 | 28 | #02 | Rick Newsom | Buick | Reeder Racing | 106/0 | 470 | Running | $2,430 |
| 20 | 20 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 103/0 | 466 | Running | $1,905 |
| 21 | 17 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 100/0 | 459 | Running | $1,230 |
| 22 | 21 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 97/0 | 458 | Running | $1,205 |
| 23 | 10 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 94/0 | 456 | Rear End | $1,180 |
| 24 | 26 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 91/0 | 450 | Running | $1,155 |
| 25 | 9 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 88/0 | 397 | Running | $2,130 |
| 26 | 3 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 85/0 | 393 | Engine Failure | $1,120 |
| 27 | 4 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 82/0 | 317 | Rear End | $7,110 |
| 28 | 27 | #76 | Mike Potter | Buick | Larry's | 79/0 | 50 | Rear End | $600 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||