| 1983 Winston Western 500 | ||||||||
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| @ Riverside on November 20, 1983 | ||||||||
| Note: Winston West Drivers Denoted in Gold Rows |
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Oil Pumps | Ford | 119 | 5 | running |
| 2 | 5 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Chevy | 119 | 33 | running |
| 3 | 11 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon | Chevy | 119 | 0 | running |
| 4 | 9 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Ford | 119 | 4 | running |
| 5 | 26 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Pontiac | 119 | 31 | running |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Pepsi/Burger King | Chevy | 119 | 34 | running |
| 7 | 3 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Budweiser | Chevy | 119 | 0 | running |
| 8 | 22 | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Mark C. Bloome | Buick | 119 | 0 | running |
| 9 | 6 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Buick | 119 | 1 | running |
| 10 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Pontiac | 118 | 10 | running |
| 11 | 16 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm | Buick | 118 | 0 | running |
| 12 | 29 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Miller Brothers | Olds | 118 | 0 | running |
| 13 | 32 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Pontiac | 117 | 0 | running |
| 14 | 20 | 88 | Donnie Allison | Gatorade | Pontiac | 117 | 0 | running |
| 15 | 25 | 87 | Randy Becker | Becker Trucking | Buick | 116 | 0 | running |
| 16 | 40 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Chevy | 115 | 0 | running |
| 17 | 41 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | Hesco Exhaust | Pontiac | 115 | 0 | running |
| 18 | 39 | 13 | Doug Wheeler | W & W Machine | Buick | 115 | 0 | running |
| 19 | 35 | 83 | Sumner McKnight | McKnight Racing | Chevy | 114 | 0 | running |
| 20 | 15 | 21 | Buddy Baker | Valvoline | Ford | 113 | 0 | running |
| 21 | 17 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Hammer Security | Olds | 112 | 0 | running |
| 22 | 12 | 51 | Scott Miller | MDB Systems | Pontiac | 112 | 0 | running |
| 23 | 37 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Grocery | Dodge | 109 | 0 | wheel |
| 24 | 23 | 48 | Trevor Boys | Hylton-McCaig | Chevy | 101 | 0 | drive line |
| 25 | 18 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. John's Auto Parts | Buick | 101 | 0 | running |
| 26 | 34 | 64 | D.K. Ulrich | Sunny King | Ford | 101 | 0 | differential |
| 27 | 31 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | McCord Gaskets | Pontiac | 96 | 0 | differential |
| 28 | 33 | 03 | Glenn Francis | Francis Race Cars | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | shifter |
| 29 | 42 | 35 | Pat Mintey | AFR Signs | Chevy | 73 | 0 | engine |
| 30 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | Pontiac | 66 | 0 | rocker arm |
| 31 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Buick | 61 | 0 | engine |
| 32 | 36 | 91 | John Krebs | Coca-Cola | Olds | 60 | 0 | engine |
| 33 | 27 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | My Car | Buick | 42 | 0 | engine |
| 34 | 21 | 90 | Dick Brooks | Chameleon Sunglasses | Ford | 38 | 0 | engine |
| 35 | 13 | 93 | Jim Bown | Wholesale Truck Parts | Buick | 37 | 0 | throttle |
| 36 | 14 | 74 | Roy Smith | Edgett Excavating | Buick | 36 | 0 | ignition |
| 37 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Chevy | 32 | 1 | running |
| 38 | 24 | 66 | Ron Esau | McDonald's | Buick | 32 | 0 | ignition |
| 39 | 28 | 08 | Rick McCray | Coors | Pontiac | 29 | 0 | engine |
| 40 | 30 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Mountain Dew | Chevy | 13 | 0 | engine |
| 41 | 4 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Pontiac | 12 | 0 | engine |
| 42 | 19 | 12 | Jimmy Insolo | Miller High Life | Buick | 1 | 0 | quit |
The Race::1983 Winston Western 500 was a Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) - Winston West Series (now ) combination event held at Track::Riverside International Raceway on November 20, 1983. It was the season finale for the Cup drivers. Bill Elliott led just five laps, but rolled away to his first career victory, holding off Benny Parsons. Bobby Allison's 9th place finish gave him his long-awaited championship, holding off Darrell Waltrip (6th) by 47 markers. The race was broadcasted live on TBS. Ken Squier and Cale Yarborough commentated the event.
Race Data[]
Lap leaders: D. Waltrip 1-31, R. Rudd 32, D. Waltrip 33-34, B. Allison 35, R. Petty 36-45, B. Parsons 46-74, T. Richmond 75-87, B. Parsons 88, D. Earnhardt 89-92, T. Richmond 93, D. Waltrip 94, T. Richmond 95-111, B. Parsons 112-114, B. Elliott 115-119