| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 01, 1983 | Race 8 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 153.936 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1car length | Time of Race: 03:14:55 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 42 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 15 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $46,650 |
| 2 | 12 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Skoal | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $24,575 |
| 3 | 10 | #1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Uno | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $18,975 |
| 4 | 21 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $22,425 |
| 5 | 6 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $15,905 |
| 6 | 7 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 150/0 | 188 | Running | $16,295 |
| 7 | 41 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 151/5 | 188 | Running | $12,275 |
| 8 | 4 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 142/0 | 187 | Running | $10,865 |
| 9 | 32 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Transmissions Unlimited | 143/5 | 187 | Running | $13,875 |
| 10 | 19 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 134/0 | 186 | Running | $14,475 |
| 11 | 2 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 135/5 | 184 | Engine Failure | $9,130 |
| 12 | 36 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Buick | Clinomint Toothpaste | 127/0 | 184 | Running | $9,950 |
| 13 | 31 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 124/0 | 182 | Running | $7,520 |
| 14 | 20 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 121/0 | 181 | Running | $7,160 |
| 15 | 5 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Team America | 118/0 | 181 | Running | $6,975 |
| 16 | 28 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Gordon Racing | 115/0 | 178 | Running | $4,085 |
| 17 | 27 | #2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Acm Equipment Sales | 112/0 | 175 | Engine Failure | $11,485 |
| 18 | 30 | #89 | Dean Roper | Pontiac | Muellers Sales & Service | 109/0 | 170 | Running | $3,685 |
| 19 | 24 | #48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 106/0 | 169 | Engine Failure | $5,835 |
| 20 | 23 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 108/5 | 148 | Engine Failure | $6,280 |
| 21 | 3 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 105/5 | 132 | Engine Failure | $13,460 |
| 22 | 38 | #73 | Steve Moore | Pontiac | C&H Enterprises | 97/0 | 124 | Ignition | $3,285 |
| 23 | 40 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 94/0 | 121 | Engine Failure | $4,900 |
| 24 | 17 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 96/5 | 120 | Brake Stud | $10,035 |
| 25 | 11 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 88/0 | 94 | Engine Failure | $3,935 |
| 26 | 37 | #76 | Lowell Cowell | Oldsmobile | Larry's Nightclub | PE | 93 | Engine Failure | $3,335 |
| 27 | 8 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 87/5 | 72 | Engine Failure | $3,335 |
| 28 | 9 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Pontiac | Skoal Brother | 79/0 | 71 | Accident | $2,635 |
| 29 | 1 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 81/5 | 71 | Accident | $5,885 |
| 30 | 18 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 73/0 | 71 | Accident | $4,290 |
| 31 | 16 | #16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 70/0 | 71 | Accident | $2,485 |
| 32 | 29 | #84 | Jody Ridley | Buick | Cumberland Carpets | 67/0 | 71 | Accident | $2,435 |
| 33 | 14 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 64/0 | 70 | Accident | $12,285 |
| 34 | 13 | #14 | AJ Foyt | Chevrolet | Valvoline | PE | 70 | Accident | $1,935 |
| 35 | 42 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 58/0 | 69 | Camshaft | $2,235 |
| 36 | 25 | #6 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Jim Magill | 55/0 | 65 | Engine Failure | $3,920 |
| 37 | 34 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Buick | Wilson Racing | 52/0 | 55 | Cylinder Head | $2,135 |
| 38 | 39 | #99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | Duffie Sand & Gravel | 49/0 | 50 | Brake Stud | $2,085 |
| 39 | 26 | #10 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 46/0 | 30 | Oil Pan | $2,035 |
| 40 | 33 | #4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure Chevrolet | 43/0 | 22 | Engine Failure | $1,985 |
| 41 | 22 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 40/0 | 20 | Engine Failure | $2,985 |
| 42 | 35 | #96 | Rick Baldwin | Buick | White Crown Engineering | 37/0 | 7 | Engine Failure | $1,985 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||