1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 |
| Name of Track: | North Carolina Speedway |
| Date: | March 13th |
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1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | 12 | $24,150 | 492 | 0 | running | STP |
| 2 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 6 | $14,990 | 492 | 0 | running | Melling Oil Pumps |
| 3 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 11 | $17,760 | 492 | 0 | running | Pepsi Challenger |
| 4 | Lake Speed | 1 | 17 | $5,110 | 489 | 0 | running | UNO |
| 5 | Harry Gant | 33 | 7 | $12,335 | 489 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 1 | $8,465 | 489 | 0 | running | Piedmont Airlines |
| 7 | Tim Richmond | 27 | 13 | $3,235 | 488 | 0 | running | Old Milwaukee |
| 8 | Dick Brooks | 90 | 19 | $6,645 | 486 | 0 | running | Chameleon Sunglasses |
| 9 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | 5 | $7,335 | 486 | 0 | running | Hardee's |
| 10 | Bobby Allison | 22 | 3 | $10,695 | 484 | 0 | running | Miller High Life |
| 11 | Mark Martin | 2 | 8 | $8,510 | 484 | 0 | running | Valvring |
| 12 | Neil Bonnett | 75 | 2 | $5,155 | 483 | 0 | rear end | Hodgdon |
| 13 | Sterling Marlin | 17 | 27 | $5,190 | 477 | 0 | running | Hesco Exhaust |
| 15 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 15 | $4,370 | 468 | 0 | running | 7-Eleven |
| 17 | Ronnie Hopkins | 26 | 23 | $1,785 | 457 | 0 | running | Food Country USA |
| 19 | Geoffrey Bodine | 88 | 18 | $4,750 | 401 | 0 | crash | Gatorade |
| 20 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 9 | $3,550 | 395 | 0 | running | Race Hill Farm |
| 21 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 28 | $3,195 | 382 | 0 | crash | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 22 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 31 | $3,145 | 355 | 0 | rear end | Arrington Racing |
| 23 | Slick Johnson | 18 | 20 | $1,425 | 307 | 0 | rear end | Satterfield Racing |
| 24 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 14 | $3,055 | 279 | 0 | engine | Budweiser |
| 25 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 8 | 26 | $0 | 250 | 0 | rear end | Hillin Racing |
| 27 | Ronnie Thomas | 41 | 25 | $1,265 | 219 | 0 | engine | Advance Auto Parts |
| 29 | Joe Ruttman | 98 | 10 | $3,685 | 176 | 0 | crash | Levi Garrett |
| 31 | Lennie Pond | 48 | 21 | $2,655 | 141 | 0 | engine | Palatine Auto Parts |
| 32 | Buddy Baker | 21 | 16 | $1,390 | 108 | 0 | engine | Valvoline |
| 33 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 4 | $8,000 | 73 | 0 | crash | Wrangler |
| 34 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 22 | $8,410 | 38 | 0 | engine | Hudson |
| 35 | Ernie Cline | 6 | 35 | $910 | 35 | 0 | crash | Brochure Furniture |
