| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| May 15, 1983 | Race 10 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 114.847 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds | Time of Race: 04:21:13 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 28 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 53 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $28,500 |
| 2 | 4 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $20,425 |
| 3 | 1 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Levi Garrett | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $13,565 |
| 4 | 6 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 165/5 | 498 | Running | $8,655 |
| 5 | 19 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 155/0 | 497 | Running | $4,550 |
| 6 | 9 | #2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Acm Equipment Sales | 155/5 | 493 | Running | $11,000 |
| 7 | 14 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 151/5 | 493 | Running | $9,000 |
| 8 | 17 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 147/5 | 491 | Running | $10,500 |
| 9 | 16 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 138/0 | 490 | Running | $10,200 |
| 10 | 26 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 134/0 | 483 | Running | $6,260 |
| 11 | 15 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 135/5 | 482 | Running | $5,060 |
| 12 | 30 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 127/0 | 474 | Running | $4,680 |
| 13 | 27 | #58 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Aberdeen Travel Center | 124/0 | 468 | Running | $2,000 |
| 14 | 33 | #02 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Reeder Racing | 121/0 | 467 | Running | $4,370 |
| 15 | 18 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 118/0 | 466 | Running | $4,160 |
| 16 | 20 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | W.H. Bolin | 120/5 | 457 | Engine Failure | $9,100 |
| 17 | 31 | #87 | Jimmy Ingalls | Buick | Red Diamond Lines | 112/0 | 454 | Running | $1,600 |
| 18 | 29 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Jim Magill | 109/0 | 438 | Oil Leak | $3,750 |
| 19 | 24 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Direct Connection | 106/0 | 436 | Running | $3,540 |
| 20 | 36 | #96 | John Callis | Pontiac | Bob Gailey Excavating | 103/0 | 428 | Running | $1,325 |
| 21 | 34 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Delaware Trans-Am | 100/0 | 402 | Engine Failure | $1,200 |
| 22 | 11 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 97/0 | 350 | Overheating | $1,150 |
| 23 | 28 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 94/0 | 329 | Engine Failure | $3,080 |
| 24 | 2 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 91/0 | 277 | Engine Failure | $3,140 |
| 25 | 21 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 88/0 | 251 | Engine Failure | $1,500 |
| 26 | 23 | #26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 85/0 | 244 | Accident | $975 |
| 27 | 25 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 82/0 | 235 | Transmission | $2,630 |
| 28 | 13 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 79/0 | 218 | Water Pump | $2,595 |
| 29 | 12 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Skoal | 76/0 | 190 | Engine Failure | $900 |
| 30 | 3 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 73/0 | 104 | Accident | $2,635 |
| 31 | 5 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 70/0 | 97 | Engine Failure | $1,850 |
| 32 | 22 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 67/0 | 91 | Engine Failure | $1,840 |
| 33 | 35 | #35 | Dick May | Ford | Hanover Printing | PE | 66 | Engine Failure | $830 |
| 34 | 7 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 61/0 | 60 | Engine Failure | $1,820 |
| 35 | 8 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 58/0 | 46 | Accident | $2,810 |
| 36 | 32 | #63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Oldsmobile | Televideo Computer Systems | 55/0 | 39 | Accident | $800 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||