1983 Champion Spark Plug 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1983 Champion Spark Plug 400 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan International Speedway |
| Date: | August 21st |
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 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1983 Champion Spark Plug 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | 7 | $26,100 | 200 | 0 | running | Hardee's |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 11 | $23,775 | 200 | 0 | running | Pepsi / Burger King |
| 3 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 2 | $17,205 | 200 | 0 | running | Melling Oil Pumps |
| 4 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 1 | $13,245 | 200 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 5 | Tim Richmond | 27 | 8 | $10,205 | 200 | 0 | running | Old Milwaukee |
| 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | 20 | $11,640 | 200 | 0 | running | STP |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 13 | $12,140 | 200 | 0 | running | Wrangler |
| 8 | Lake Speed | 1 | 24 | $4,640 | 199 | 0 | running | UNO / Bull Frog Knits |
| 9 | David Pearson | 16 | 6 | $4,140 | 199 | 0 | running | Chattanooga Chew |
| 10 | Buddy Baker | 21 | 18 | $4,340 | 199 | 0 | running | Valvoline |
| 11 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 21 | $11,240 | 199 | 0 | running | Throttle's Food & Fuel |
| 12 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 4 | $6,530 | 198 | 0 | running | Race Hill Farm |
| 13 | Benny Parsons | 55 | 10 | $3,140 | 198 | 0 | running | Copenhagen |
| 14 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 29 | $5,895 | 197 | 0 | running | 7-Eleven |
| 15 | Jody Ridley | 84 | 22 | $2,740 | 197 | 0 | running | Cumberland Mills |
| 17 | Greg Sacks | 5 | 27 | $2,740 | 195 | 0 | running | Sacks & Sons |
| 18 | Mark Martin | 4 | 35 | $3,140 | 195 | 0 | running | Morgan-McClure |
| 19 | Trevor Boys | 48 | 23 | $5,375 | 195 | 0 | running | Hylton-McCaig |
| 20 | Dean Combs | 77 | 30 | $2,090 | 194 | 0 | running | Best Products |
| 21 | Dick Brooks | 90 | 12 | $4,515 | 193 | 0 | running | Chameleon Sunglasses |
| 22 | Lennie Pond | 52 | 28 | $4,155 | 193 | 0 | running | Broadway Motors |
| 23 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 19 | $3,845 | 192 | 0 | running | Prange Chrysler-Plymouth |
| 24 | Joe Ruttman | 98 | 17 | $3,585 | 192 | 0 | running | Levi Garrett |
| 25 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 8 | 26 | $0 | 191 | 0 | running | Trap Rock Industries |
| 26 | Eddie Bierschwale | 3 | 36 | $1,440 | 189 | 0 | running | Mission Ice / Lone Star |
| 27 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 9 | $3,165 | 188 | 0 | running | Piedmont Airlines |
| 28 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 37 | $3,105 | 186 | 0 | running | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 29 | Sterling Marlin | 17 | 25 | $3,045 | 175 | 0 | running | Hesco Exhaust |
| 30 | Harry Gant | 33 | 16 | $9,040 | 171 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 31 | Phil Parsons | 66 | 5 | $1,190 | 169 | 0 | engine | Skoal |
| 34 | Bobby Allison | 22 | 15 | $9,040 | 137 | 0 | engine | Miller High Life |
| 35 | Neil Bonnett | 75 | 14 | $6,995 | 133 | 0 | piston | Hodgdon |
| 36 | Geoffrey Bodine | 88 | 3 | $3,635 | 92 | 0 | push rod | Gatorade |
| 37 | Morgan Shepherd | 2 | 31 | $8,560 | 63 | 0 | valve | ACM Equipment Sales |
