1983 Talladega 500

Race details[1]
Race 19 of 30 in the1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Layout of Talladega Superspeedway
Date	July 31, 1983 (1983-07-31)
Official name	Talladega 500
Location	Alabama International Motor Speedway,Talladega, Alabama
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.660 miles (4.280 km)
Distance	188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km)
Weather	Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C), 70% humidity, 20% chance of precipitation, wind from the NW at 12 mph (19 km/h)[2]
Average speed	170.611 miles per hour (274.572 km/h)
Attendance	95,000[3]
Pole position
Driver	Cale Yarborough	Harry Ranier
Most laps led
Driver	Dale Earnhardt Tim Richmond	Bud Moore Raymond Beadle
Laps	41
Winner
No. 15	Dale Earnhardt	Bud Moore
Television in the United States
Network	CBS
Announcers	Ken Squier Ned Jarrett
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Barney Hall Eli Gold
Turn announcers	Dave DeSpain (1 & 2) Mike Garrell (Backstretch) Dave Sutherland (3 & 4)

The1983 Talladega 500 was aNASCARWinston Cup Series event on July 31, 1983, atAlabama International Motor Speedway inTalladega, Alabama.

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known asAlabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is amotorsports complex located north ofTalladega, Alabama. It is located on the formerAnniston Air Force Base in the small city ofLincoln. The track is aTri-oval and was constructed byInternational Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by theFrance Family, in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts theNASCAR series such as theSprint Cup Series,Xfinity Series, and theCamping World Truck Series. Talladega Superspeedway is the longestNASCAR oval with a length of 2.66 miles (4.28 km), and the track at its peak had aseating capacity of 175,000 spectators.^[4]

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Forty drivers made the grid;Trevor Boys was the only driver not to be born in theUnited States. The race lasted almost three hours for the scheduled 188 laps.Dick Skillen was the last-place finisher due to acrash on the first lap withTravis Tiller,Tommy Gale,Billie Harvey,Grant Adcox, andNeil Bonnett.J.D. McDuffie was the lowest-finishing driver to finish the race; he was 44 laps behind the leaders. 95,000 people attended this race.^[3]Neil Bonnett driving in relief for Tim Richmond was leading the race with 12 laps to go when he pitted for fuel only. The car stalled and it took long enough to get it re-fired that Earnhardt and Waltrip were able to get by.

Cale Yarborough would qualify for thepole position with a speed of 201.744 miles per hour (324.675 km/h).Dale Earnhardt would defeatDarrell Waltrip by four car lengths in this race; securing his last victory for an owner other thanRichard Childress.^[3] Harvey and Tiller would retire from NASCAR after this race.^[6] Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $46,950 ($148,222.7 when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $1,450 ($4,577.7 when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse was $316,700 ($999,832.38 when adjusted for inflation).^[7]

† Bonnett crashed his car on lap 2, but drove Richmond's car after Richmond retired due to debris in his eyes

• Lead changes: 46 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 2 for 16
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 55 minutes and 52 seconds
• Average speed: 170.611 miles per hour (274.572 km/h)

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points[3] Differential 1 Bobby Allison 2947 0 2 Darrell Waltrip 2777 -170 1 3 Harry Gant 2678 -269 1 4 Bill Elliott 2677 -270 5 Richard Petty 2604 -343 6 Neil Bonnett 2483 -464 1 7 Joe Ruttman 2326 -621 2 8 Dale Earnhardt 2309 -638 9 Ricky Rudd 2303 -644 3 10 Terry Labonte 2302 -645

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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• 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
• NASCAR races at Talladega Superspeedway

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