1983 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 |
| Name of Track: | North Carolina Speedway |
| Date: | October 30th |
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1983 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 3 | $25,505 | 492 | 0 | running | Budweiser |
| 2 | Tim Richmond | 27 | 11 | $18,490 | 492 | 0 | running | Old Milwaukee |
| 3 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 8 | $11,370 | 491 | 0 | running | Piedmont Airlines |
| 4 | Neil Bonnett | 75 | 1 | $13,410 | 490 | 0 | running | Hodgdon |
| 5 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 5 | $14,335 | 489 | 0 | running | Pepsi / Burger King |
| 6 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 31 | $6,085 | 486 | 0 | running | Race Hill Farm |
| 7 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 33 | $11,435 | 486 | 0 | running | Transmissions Unlimited |
| 8 | Lennie Pond | 42 | 25 | $2,835 | 476 | 0 | running | Parker Homes |
| 10 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 24 | $5,155 | 471 | 0 | running | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 12 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 35 | $4,330 | 460 | 0 | running | Henwood Video |
| 13 | Rick Baldwin | 4 | 28 | $1,935 | 457 | 0 | running | Riverside Raceway |
| 15 | Sterling Marlin | 17 | 22 | $4,215 | 443 | 0 | running | Hesco Exhaust |
| 16 | Bobby Allison | 22 | 6 | $9,635 | 437 | 0 | running | Miller High Life |
| 17 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 16 | $9,330 | 436 | 0 | engine | Wrangler |
| 18 | Dick Brooks | 90 | 10 | $3,165 | 414 | 0 | engine | Chameleon Sunglasses |
| 19 | Ronnie Thomas | 41 | 20 | $1,435 | 414 | 0 | running | McCord Gaskets |
| 20 | Slick Johnson | 96 | 19 | $1,395 | 397 | 0 | engine | Precision Tune |
| 21 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 9 | $3,035 | 387 | 0 | running | Melling Oil Pumps |
| 23 | Harry Gant | 33 | 12 | $9,075 | 350 | 0 | h gasket | Skoal Bandit |
| 24 | Kyle Petty | 7 | 13 | $2,905 | 344 | 0 | valve | 7-Eleven |
| 25 | Jerry Bowman | 58 | 29 | $1,195 | 333 | 0 | crash | Bowman Racing |
| 26 | Richard Petty | 43 | 17 | $7,205 | 208 | 0 | crash | STP |
| 27 | Morgan Shepherd | 2 | 32 | $8,715 | 205 | 0 | t chain | My Car |
| 28 | Lake Speed | 1 | 7 | $1,075 | 184 | 0 | w bearing | UNO / Bull Frog Knits |
| 29 | Buddy Baker | 21 | 14 | $1,035 | 155 | 0 | ignition | Valvoline |
| 30 | Joe Ruttman | 98 | 4 | $2,655 | 139 | 0 | crash | Levi Garrett |
| 32 | Trevor Boys | 48 | 18 | $1,940 | 54 | 0 | crash | Hylton-McCaig |
| 33 | Geoffrey Bodine | 88 | 15 | $2,875 | 45 | 0 | crash | Gatorade |
| 36 | Cale Yarborough | 28 | 2 | $1,035 | 10 | 0 | crash | Hardee's |
