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1983 World 600

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 12 of 30 in the [1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series](1983-nascar-winston-cup-series) season
Race NameWorld 600
Details ref
Fulldate
Year1983
Race_No12
Season_No30
Image1983_World_600_program_cover.png
Caption1983 World 600 program cover, featuring Stroker Ace and Pembrook Fenny from the film Stroker Ace, which would release later that year
Official nameWorld 600
LocationCharlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina
Course_mi1.500
Course_km2.414
Distance_laps400
Distance_mi600
Distance_km965
WeatherHot, humid, and partly cloudy with a high around 80.1 F; wind out of the ESE at 7.48 mph
Avg140.707 mi/h
Attendance137,000
Pole_DriverBuddy Baker
Pole_TeamWood Brothers Racing
Most_DriverBobby Allison
Most_TeamDiGard Motorsports
Most_laps188
Car75
First_DriverNeil Bonnett
First_TeamRahMoc Enterprises
NetworkMizlou
AnnouncersKen Squier
Phil Parsons

Phil Parsons

The 1983 World 600, the 24th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on May 29, 1983, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord, North Carolina, US).

Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 mi quad-oval track located thirteen miles from Charlotte, North Carolina in Concord. The track sanctioned NASCAR Winston Cup Series events biannually during the 1983 season, with the other race being the Miller High Life 500. The track opened for the 1960 World 600, and was built by Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner.

Summary

This event took four hours, fifteen minutes, and fifty-one seconds to complete. Five cautions were waved for twenty-eight laps. Neil Bonnett defeated Richard Petty by a margin of 0.8 seconds in front of 137,000 people. Notable speeds for this race were: 140.707 mi/h as the average speed and 162.841 mi/h as the pole position speed. Bonnett had previously won the 1982 running of the same event and would repeat his success. However, he would never win another World 600 race after this one. Canadian driver Trevor Boys started in 33rd and finished in 20th during this race in his #48 Chevrolet. Total winnings for this race were $407,190 ($ when adjusted for inflation).

Jimmy Means was in the top 10 in points after this race. He was ahead in the point standings of NASCAR legends such as Ricky Rudd, Dave Marcis, Tim Richmond, Geoff Bodine, Kyle Petty, and Dale Earnhardt. Bobby Allison and Bill Elliott had a great race going for the lead until they were both swept up in the Sterlin Marlin, Slick Johnson spin out. There was some heavy rainfall after the race which did not affect the race.

Margaret Claud Padgett was the designated Miss Winston for this race in addition to every NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event held from 1981 to 1985.

Qualifying

Pos.#DriverMakeTeam/OwnerTimeAvg. Speed (mph)1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041
21Buddy BakerFordWood Brothers Racing162.841
9Bill ElliottFordMelling Racing
15Dale EarnhardtFordBud Moore Engineering
16David PearsonChevroletBobby Hawkins Racing
75Neil BonnettChevroletRahMoc Enterprises
98Joe RuttmanChevroletBenfield Racing
55Benny ParsonsBuickJohnny Hayes Racing
33Harry GantBuickMach 1 Racing
3Ricky RuddChevroletRichard Childress Racing
90Dick BrooksFordDonlavey Racing
27Tim RichmondPontiacBlue Max Racing
28Cale YarboroughChevroletRanier-Lundy Racing
22Bobby AllisonBuickDiGard Motorsports
11Darrell WaltripChevroletJunior Johnson & Associates
44Terry LabonteChevroletHagan Racing
88Geoffrey BodinePontiacCliff Stewart Racing
43Richard PettyPontiacPetty Enterprises
97Ken RaganBuickBranch-Ragan Racing
67Buddy ArringtonChryslerArrington Racing
01Mark MartinChevroletZervakis Racing
7Kyle PettyPontiacPetty Enterprises
2Morgan ShepherdBuickJim Stacy Racing
77Dean CombsBuickIrv Sanderson
6D.K. UlrichChevroletUlrich Racing
64Tommy GaleFordLangley Racing
18Slick JohnsonBuickSatterfield Racing
47Ron BouchardBuickRace Hill Farm Team
80Bob SennekerPontiacTerry Marra
71Dave MarcisChevroletMarcis Auto Racing
17Sterling MarlinChevroletHamby Racing
99Philip DuffieBuickPhilip Duffie
1Lake SpeedChevroletEllington Racing
48Trevor BoysChevroletJames Hylton Motorsports
24Jim VandiverChryslerGordon Racing
32Tommy EllisBuickTerry Motorsports
52Jimmy MeansBuickJimmy Means Racing
36H.B. BaileyPontiacBailey Racing
74Bobby WawakChevroletWawak Racing
70J.D. McDuffiePontiacMcDuffie Racing
8Bobby Hillin, Jr.BuickHillin Racing
02Rick NewsomChevroletReeder Racing151.647

Drivers that failed to qualify were: Ronnie Thomas (#41), Lennie Pond, Jody Ridley (#84) and Rick Baldwin (#04).

Race results

FinSt#DriverMakeTeam/OwnerSponsorLapsLedStatusPtsWinnings1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041
575Neil BonnettChevroletRahMoc EnterprisesHodgdon40069running180
1743Richard PettyPontiacPetty EnterprisesSTP4004running175
1322Bobby AllisonBuickDiGard MotorsportsMiller High Life400188running175
1411Darrell WaltripChevroletJunior Johnson & AssociatesPepsi Challenger3990running160
315Dale EarnhardtFordBud Moore EngineeringWrangler39955running160
321Lake SpeedChevroletEllington RacingUNO3980running150
121Buddy BakerFordWood Brothers RacingValvoline3980running146
217Kyle PettyPontiacPetty Enterprises7-Eleven3951running147
222Morgan ShepherdBuickJim Stacy RacingACM Equipment Sales3920running138
2971Dave MarcisChevroletMarcis Auto RacingTransmissions Unlimited3900running134
408Bobby Hillin, Jr.BuickHillin RacingDanelle Jeans3880running130
1967Buddy ArringtonChryslerArrington RacingMotorsports Designs3880running127
2377Dean CombsBuickIrv SandersonBest Products3880running124
698Joe RuttmanChevroletBenfield RacingLevi Garrett3880running121
3532Tommy EllisBuickTerry MotorsportsBig Daddy's3860running118
29Bill ElliottFordMelling RacingMelling Oil Pumps38447running120
1897Ken RaganBuickBranch-Ragan RacingClinomint3810running112
3874Bobby WawakChevroletWawak RacingSuperior Piping3780running109
3017Sterling MarlinChevroletHamby RacingHesco Exhaust3770running106
3348Trevor BoysChevroletJames Hylton MotorsportsHylton-McCaig3760running103
3424Jim VandiverChryslerGordon RacingWestern Carolina Forklift3690running100
3736H.B. BaileyPontiacBailey RacingMonroe RV3690running97
246D.K. UlrichChevroletUlrich RacingUlrich Racing3660running94
2618Slick JohnsonBuickSatterfield RacingLeon Satterfield3590running91
833Harry GantBuickMach 1 RacingSkoal Bandit3522running93
3970J.D. McDuffiePontiacMcDuffie RacingMcDuffie Racing3440running85
2880Bob SennekerPontiacTerry MarraElk Vans3260battery82
1228Cale YarboroughChevroletRanier-Lundy RacingHardee's32131engine84
2001Mark MartinChevroletZervakis RacingActivision2790crash76
3199Philip DuffieBuickPhilip DuffieU.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel2770overheating73
4102Rick NewsomChevroletReeder RacingLouise Smith Special2610running70
93Ricky RuddChevroletRichard Childress RacingPiedmont Airlines2450running67
1544Terry LabonteChevroletHagan RacingBudweiser2313oil pump69
755Benny ParsonsBuickJohnny Hayes RacingSkoal2010rear end61
2564Tommy GaleFordLangley RacingSunny King Ford & Honda940engine58
1688Geoffrey BodinePontiacCliff Stewart RacingGatorade670crash55
1090Dick BrooksFordDonlavey RacingChameleon Sunglasses670crash52
3652Jimmy MeansBuickJimmy Means RacingBroadway Motors650crash49
416David PearsonChevroletBobby Hawkins RacingChattanooga Chew650crash46
1127Tim RichmondPontiacBlue Max RacingOld Milwaukee170engine43
2747Ron BouchardBuickRace Hill Farm TeamRace Hill Farm140oil seal40

Standings after the race

PosDriverPointsDifferential12345678910
**Bobby Allison****1881**0
Darrell Waltrip1696-185
Neil Bonnett1681-200
Bill Elliott1675-206
Harry Gant1665-216
Darrell Waltrip1658-223
Joe Ruttman1647-234
Terry Labonte1421-460
Dick Brooks1416-465
Jimmy Means1381-500

References

before = 1983 Valleydale 500 | after = 1983 Budweiser 400| title = NASCAR Winston Cup Series races| years = 1983 | before = 1982| after = 1984| title = World 600 races | years = 1983 |

References

  1. "1983 World 600 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. "1983 World 600 racing results (third reference)". Driver Averages.
  3. "1983 World 600 racing results". Racing Reference.
  4. "Neil Bonnett's Victory at the 1983 World 600". NeilBonnett.com.
  5. "Neil Bonnett's Story". Neil Bonnett.com.
  6. "Margaret Claud Padgett information". Miss Winston.
  7. "NASCAR, World 600 Auto Racing Qualifying Results At Charlotte, N.C., May 27".
  8. "Qualifying information". Racing Reference.
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