1983 Gabriel 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1983 Gabriel 400 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan International Speedway |
| Date: | June 19th |
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile, moderate-banked, tri-oval superspeedway.
This NASCAR sanctioned race track is located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. It is used for NASCAR and high-level open wheel motor racing events.
One Of NASCAR's Fastest TracksMichigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.
The track opened in 1968 and is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).
From 1996 to 2000, the track was referred to as Michigan Speedway. This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by Roger Penske's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1983 Gabriel 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1983 Gabriel 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | 9 | $24,170 | 200 | 0 | running | Hardee's |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | 22 | 16 | $23,800 | 200 | 0 | running | Miller High Life |
| 3 | Tim Richmond | 27 | 7 | $16,310 | 200 | 0 | running | Old Milwaukee |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 4 | $19,825 | 200 | 0 | running | Pepsi Challenger |
| 5 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 1 | $16,595 | 200 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 6 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 14 | $10,075 | 200 | 0 | running | Piedmont Airlines |
| 7 | Buddy Baker | 21 | 13 | $6,100 | 200 | 0 | running | Valvoline |
| 8 | Harry Gant | 33 | 8 | $13,250 | 200 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 9 | Geoffrey Bodine | 88 | 3 | $9,365 | 200 | 0 | running | Gatorade |
| 10 | Morgan Shepherd | 2 | 12 | $12,250 | 200 | 0 | running | ACM Equipment Sales |
| 11 | Richard Petty | 43 | 19 | $10,050 | 200 | 0 | running | STP |
| 12 | Dick Brooks | 90 | 18 | $6,755 | 199 | 0 | running | Chameleon Sunglasses |
| 13 | Benny Parsons | 55 | 11 | $3,575 | 199 | 0 | running | Skoal |
| 15 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 15 | $10,125 | 198 | 0 | running | Wrangler |
| 16 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 23 | $5,635 | 198 | 0 | running | 7-Eleven |
| 17 | Ronnie Hopkins | 26 | 24 | $3,090 | 196 | 0 | running | Food Country USA |
| 18 | Trevor Boys | 48 | 26 | $5,155 | 196 | 0 | running | Hylton-McCaig |
| 19 | Lake Speed | 1 | 31 | $2,370 | 194 | 0 | engine | UNO / Bull Frog Knits |
| 20 | Sterling Marlin | 17 | 28 | $4,925 | 193 | 0 | running | Hesco Exhaust |
| 24 | Ronnie Thomas | 41 | 32 | $1,820 | 190 | 0 | running | Advance Auto Parts |
| 25 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 2 | $4,535 | 174 | 0 | engine | Melling Oil Pumps |
| 26 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 37 | $3,465 | 158 | 0 | running | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 27 | Mark Martin | 4 | 17 | $1,640 | 154 | 0 | engine | Morgan-McClure |
| 28 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 5 | $3,335 | 147 | 0 | hub | Race Hill Farm |
| 29 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 21 | $3,255 | 143 | 0 | engine | Prange Chrysler-Plymouth |
| 30 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 29 | $8,860 | 123 | 0 | engine | Throttle's Food & Fuel |
| 31 | Neil Bonnett | 75 | 20 | $7,400 | 94 | 0 | engine | Hodgdon |
| 33 | Joe Ruttman | 98 | 6 | $2,280 | 72 | 0 | engine | Levi Garrett |
| 35 | David Pearson | 16 | 10 | $1,165 | 60 | 0 | engine | Chattanooga Chew |
| 36 | Rick Baldwin | 4 | 33 | $1,120 | 34 | 0 | heating | B & N Roofing |
