1983 TranSouth 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1983 TranSouth 500 |
| Name of Track: | Darlington Raceway |
| Date: | April 10th |
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina.
Looks Like An EggIt was the first superspeedway built with NASCAR racing in mind and is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that will be effective at both ends.
Largest Field of RacersDarlington has an interesting history. When the 1.366 mile long track first opened over a half-century ago, it was not uncommon for there to be 80 or more entrants in a race; this was curtailed over the years as NASCAR adopted a more uniform set of guidelines with regard to the number of cars which could qualify for a race.
Flip-FlopIn recent years the track has been reconfigured; what was the front stretch is now the back stretch, and the turns have been renumbered accordingly. Seating has been increased to approximately 60,000; it has been limited by the proximity of a railroad track to the facility, a highway behind the back stretch, and the still-present pond.
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1983 TranSouth 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1983 TranSouth 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Gant | 33 | 5 | $30,050 | 367 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 2 | $24,525 | 367 | 0 | running | Pepsi Challenger |
| 3 | Mark Martin | 2 | 10 | $17,530 | 367 | 0 | running | ACM Equipment Sales |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 8 | $9,905 | 366 | 0 | running | Piedmont Airlines |
| 5 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 12 | $9,225 | 365 | 0 | running | Melling Oil Pumps |
| 6 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | 14 | $5,050 | 365 | 0 | running | Hardee's |
| 7 | Neil Bonnett | 75 | 13 | $7,610 | 363 | 0 | running | Hodgdon |
| 8 | Bobby Allison | 22 | 9 | $12,450 | 359 | 0 | running | Miller High Life |
| 9 | Geoffrey Bodine | 88 | 3 | $11,375 | 353 | 0 | crash | Gatorade |
| 11 | Sterling Marlin | 17 | 35 | $7,185 | 352 | 0 | running | Hesco Exhaust |
| 13 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 17 | $7,890 | 348 | 0 | engine | Wrangler |
| 14 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 26 | $4,900 | 344 | 0 | running | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 18 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 11 | $4,230 | 318 | 0 | running | Race Hill Farm |
| 19 | Dick Brooks | 90 | 20 | $3,840 | 314 | 0 | engine | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 20 | Joe Ruttman | 98 | 4 | $3,730 | 307 | 0 | valve | Levi Garrett |
| 22 | David Pearson | 16 | 16 | $1,850 | 294 | 0 | engine | Chattanooga Chew |
| 23 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 27 | $2,870 | 288 | 0 | engine | Arrington Racing |
| 24 | Ronnie Thomas | 41 | 33 | $1,700 | 275 | 0 | engine | Advance Auto Parts |
| 25 | Richard Petty | 43 | 18 | $7,675 | 269 | 0 | crash | STP |
| 26 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | 29 | $1,650 | 263 | 0 | ignition | Lynch's Auto Sales |
| 27 | Jody Ridley | 84 | 15 | $1,630 | 214 | 0 | valve | Cumberland Mills |
| 28 | Lake Speed | 1 | 6 | $1,610 | 194 | 0 | clutch | UNO |
| 29 | Slick Johnson | 18 | 24 | $1,590 | 110 | 0 | crash | Satterfield Racing |
| 30 | Ronnie Hopkins | 26 | 36 | $1,570 | 82 | 0 | engine | Food Country USA |
| 31 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 22 | $3,210 | 81 | 0 | cyl head | 7-Eleven |
| 32 | Buddy Baker | 21 | 21 | $2,530 | 29 | 0 | steering | Valvoline |
| 33 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 25 | $8,810 | 4 | 0 | crash | Hudson |
| 34 | Benny Parsons | 55 | 19 | $1,390 | 1 | 0 | crash | Skoal |
| 35 | Tim Richmond | 27 | 1 | $2,945 | 0 | 0 | engine | Old Milwaukee |
| 36 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 7 | $2,350 | 0 | 0 | crash | Budweiser |
