1983 NASCAR Coca-Cola Cup Series (Jayverse)

The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup season was the 35th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 12th modern-era Cup series. The season began on February 20 At the Riverside International Raceway and concluded on November 20 at Ontario Motor Speedway.

Teams and Drivers
All-Star Racing - Chevrolet


 * 1) 5 Geoff Bodine - All-Star Racing

Arrington Racing - Dodge


 * 1) 67 Buddy Arrington - Landmark Dodge/Reid's Trailer Sales

Benfield Racing - Buick


 * 1) 98 Morgan Shepherd - Levi Garrett

Bud Moore Engineering - Ford


 * 1) 15 Benny Parsons - Wrangler

DiGard Motorsports - Chevrolet


 * 1) 22 Bobby Allison - Miller High Life


 * 1) 88 Jim Robinson - Gatorade

Donlavey Racing - Ford


 * 1) 90 Dick Brooks - Sunny King

Ellington Racing - Chevrolet


 * 1) 1 Lake Speed - UNO

Hagan Racing - Buick


 * 1) 44 Terry Labonte - JD Stacy/Stratagraph

Hylton Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 48 James Hylton - Palatine Auto Parts

Jim Stacy Racing - Buick


 * 1) 02 Geoff Bodine - JD Stacy


 * 1) 2 Dale Earnhardt - JD Stacy

Junior Johnson & Associates - Buick


 * 1) 11 Darrell Waltrip - Mountain Dew

Langley Racing - Ford


 * 1) 64 Tommy Gale - Sunny King Ford

Mach 1 Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 33 Harry Gant - Skoal

Marcis Auto Racing - Chevrolet


 * 1) 71 Dave Marcis - JD Stacy/Marcis Racing

Blue Max Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 27 Cale Yarborough - Valvoline

McDuffie Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 70 JD McDuffie - Bailey Excavating/Macks Stores, Inc.

Means Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 52 Jimmy Means - Broadway Motor Company

Melling Racing - Ford


 * 1) 9 Bill Elliott - Melling

Petty Enterprises - Buick


 * 1) 7 Kyle Petty - STP/Uno


 * 1) 43 Richard Petty - STP

Race Hill Farm Team - Buick


 * 1) 47 Ron Bouchard - JD Stacy

RahMoc Enterprises - Buick


 * 1) 75 Neil Bonnett - Rahmoc Enterprises/Pet Dairy

Raymond Beadle Racing- Pontiac


 * 1) 27 Tim Richmond - Old Milwaukee

Ranier-Lundy Racing - Buick


 * 1) 28 Buddy Baker - Ranier Racing/JD Stacy/Hardee's

Richard Childress Racing - Chevrolet


 * 1) 3 Ricky Rudd - Piedmont Airlines

Robert McEntyre Racing - Chevrolet


 * 1) 84 Jody Ridley - Cumberland Carpet Mills

Ronnie Thomas Racing - Pontiac


 * 1) 41 Ronnie Thomas - Advance Auto

Ulrich Racing - Buick


 * 1) 6 DK Ulrich - Ulrich Racing

Bobby Wawak Racing


 * 1) 94 Bobby Wawak - Superior Piping

Wood Brothers - Ford


 * 1) 21 Buddy Baker - Hodgdon

Season Schedule and Race Winners
February 13, 1983: The California Clash (Riverside International Raceway - Riverside, CA) - UBC

Winner: Neil Bonnett

February 20, 1983: Winston Western 500 (Riverside International Raceway - Riverside, CA) - UBC

Pole: Bill Elliott, Winner: Neil Bonnett

February 27, 1983: Daytona 500 (Daytona International Speedway - Daytona, FL) - UBC

Pole: Ken Ragan, Winner: Joe Ruttman

March 6, 1983: Richmond 400 (Richmond International Raceway - Richmond, VA) - UBC (First Night Race at The Track)

Pole: Ricky Rudd, Winner: Neil Bonnett

March 13, 1983: Hodgdon Carolina 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway - Rockingham, NC) - UBC

March 20, 1983: Valleydale 500 (Bristol International Raceway - Bristol, TN) - UBC

March 27, 1983: Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta International Raceway - Hampton, GA) - ABC

April 10, 1983: TranSouth 500 (Darlington International Raceway - Darlington, SC) - ABC

April 17, 1983: Northwestern Bank 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway - North Wilkesboro, NC) - ESPN

April 24, 1983: Virginia National Bank 500 (Martinsville Speedway - Ridgeway, VA) - UBC

May 1, 1983: Alabama 500 (Alabama International Motor Speedway - Talladega, AL) - UBC

May 8, 1983: Marty Robbins 420 (Nashville Speedway - Nashville, TN) - TNN (American Sports Cavalcade)

May 15, 1983: Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway - Dover, DE) - UBC

May 22, 1983: The Charlotte All-Star Clash (Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC) - UBC

May 29, 1983: World 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC) - UBC

June 5, 1983: Rhythm Radio 400 (Texas World Speedway - College Station, TX) - UBC

June 12, 1983: Gabriel 400 (Michigan International Speedway - Brooklyn, MI) - UBC

June 19, 1983: Budweiser 400 (Riverside International Raceway - Riverside, CA) - Superstation WTBS

June 26, 1983: Sonoma 300 (Golden State International Raceway - Sonoma, CA) - UBC

July 4, 1983: Firecracker 400 (Daytona International Speedway - Daytona, FL) - ABC

July 16, 1983: Busch Nashville 420 (Nashville Speedway - Nashville, TN) - UBC

July 24, 1983: Like Cola 500 (Pocono Raceway - Long Pond, PA) - UBC

July 31, 1983: Talladega 500 (Alabama International Motor Speedway - Talladega, AL) - UBC

August 21, 1983: Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan International Speedway - Brooklyn, MI) - ESPN

August 27, 1983: Busch 500 (Bristol International Raceway - Bristol, TN) - UBC

September 5, 1983: Southern 500 (Darlington International Raceway - Darlington, SC) - UBC

September 11, 1983: Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 (Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway - RIchmond, VA) - ESPN

September 18, 1983: Budweiser 500 (Dover Downs International Speedway - Dover, DE) - TNN (American Sports Cavalcade)

September 25, 1983: Old Dominion 500 (Martinsville Speedway - Ridgeway, VA) - UBC

October 2, 1983: Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro Speedway - North Wilkesboro, NC) - ESPN

October 9, 1983: Miller 500 (Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord, NC) - UBC

October 30, 1983: Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 (North Carolina Motor Speedway - Rockingham, NC) - ESPN

November 6, 1983: Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta International Raceway - Hampton, GA) - Superstation WTBS

November 13, 1983: Arizona 500 (Phoenix International Raceway - Avondale, AZ) - Superstation WTBS

November 20, 1983: Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario Motor Speedway - Ontario, CA) - UBC