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

Team	Make	No.	Driver	Car Owner	Crew Chief
Arrington Racing	Chrysler Imperial Dodge Mirada	67	Buddy Arrington	Buddy Arrington
Benfield Racing	Buick Regal	98	Morgan Shepherd	Ron Benfield	Buddy Parrott
Blue Max Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix Pontiac LeMans	27	Tim Richmond	Raymond Beadle	Tim Brewer
Bobby Hawkins Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	16	David Pearson	Bobby Hawkins
Bud Moore Engineering	Ford Thunderbird	15	Dale Earnhardt	Bud Moore	Bud Moore
Cliff Stewart Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix	50	Geoff Bodine
		88	Ricky Rudd	Cliff Stewart
DiGard Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Buick Regal	22	Cale Yarborough	Bill Gardner	Gary Nelson
Donlavey Racing	Ford Thunderbird	90	Jody Ridley	Junie Donlavey
Ellington Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	1	Buddy Baker	Hoss Ellington	Runt Pittman
Hagan Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	44	Terry Labonte	Billy Hagan	Dale Inman
Hamby Motorsports	Pontiac Grand Prix	17	Sterling Marlin (R)	Roger Hamby
Henderson Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Buick Regal	26	Ronnie Hopkins (R)	Charlie Henderson
Hillin Racing	Buick Regal	8	Bobby Hillin Jr. (R)	Bobby Hillin Sr.	Harry Hyde
Hylton Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	48	Trevor Boys (R)/James Hylton	James Hylton
Jim Stacy Racing	Buick Regal	2	Skip Manning	Jim Stacy
Johnny Hayes Racing	Buick Regal Chevrolet Monte Carlo	55	Robin McCall	Johnny Hayes	Cliff Champion
Junior Johnson & Associates	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson	Jeff Hammond
Langley Racing	Ford Thunderbird	64	Tommy Gale	Elmo Langley
Lennie Pond Racing	Buick Regal	42	Lennie Pond
Mach 1 Racing	Buick Regal	33	Harry Gant	Hal Needham	Travis Carter
Marcis Auto Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	71	Dave Marcis	Dave Marcis
McDuffie Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix	70	J. D. McDuffie	J. D. McDuffie
Means Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	52	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means
Melling Racing	Ford Thunderbird	9	Bill Elliott	Harry Melling	Ernie Elliott
Morgan-McClure Motorsports	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	4	Mark Martin	Larry McClure
Petty Enterprises	Pontiac Grand Prix	7	Kyle Petty	Richard Petty	Maurice Petty
		43	Richard Petty		Robin Pemberton
Race Hill Farm Team	Buick Regal	47	Ron Bouchard	Jack Beebe	David Ifft
RahMoc Enterprises	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	75	Neil Bonnett	Bob Rahilly	Bob Rahilly
Ranier-Lundy Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	28	Bobby Allison	Harry Ranier	Waddell Wilson
Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	3	Benny Parsons	Richard Childress	Kirk Shelmerdine
Robert McEntyre Racing	Buick Regal Chevrolet Monte Carlo	84	Dick Brooks	Robert McEntyre
Thomas Racing	Pontiac Grand Prix	41	Ronnie Thomas	Ronnie Thomas
Ulrich Racing	Buick Regal	6	D. K. Ulrich	D. K. Ulrich
Wood Brothers Racing	Ford Thunderbird	21	Lake Speed	Glen Wood	Leonard Wood

Schedule

No.	Race Title	Track	Date
1	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	February 6
	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	February 13–14*
	UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers		February 17
	Daytona 500 Consolation Race		February 18
2	Daytona 500		February 20
3	Richmond 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	February 27
4	Hodgdon Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	March 6 & 13
5	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	March 27
6	TranSouth 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	April 10
7	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	April 17
8	Virginia National Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	April 24
9	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	May 1
10	Marty Robbins 420	Nashville Speedway, Nashville	May 8
11	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	May 15
12	Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	May 22
13	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	May 29
14	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway, Riverside	June 5
15	Golden Gate 300	Sears Point International Raceway, Sonoma	June 12
16	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn	June 19
17	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach	July 4
18	Like Cola 500	Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond	July 24
19	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega	July 31
20	Texas 400	Texas World Speedway, College Station	August 7
21	Badger State 300	Road America, Elkhart Lake	August 21
22	Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol	August 27
23	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway, Darlington	September 5
24	Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond	September 11
25	Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover	September 18
26	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway	September 25
27	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro	October 2
28	Miller High Life 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord	October 9
29	Warner W. Hodgdon American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham	October 30
30	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton	November 6
	The 1st Ever NASCAR All-Star Race	Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario	November 13
31	Los Angeles Times 500		November 20

• The Busch Clash was scheduled for Sunday February 13 but rain forced the race to be postponed until Monday February 14.