1983 Talladega 500
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 30 in the 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||
 Map of the Talladega Superspeedway | |||
| Date | July 31, 1983 | ||
| Location | Alabama International Motor Speedway (Talladega, Alabama) | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.660 mi (4.280 km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 90.9 °F (32.7 °C); wind speeds up to 10.9 miles per hour (17.5 km/h)[1] | ||
| Average speed | 170.611 miles per hour (274.572 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cale Yarborough | Harry Ranier | |
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Dale Earnhardt Tim Richmond |
Bud Moore Raymond Beadle |
|
| Laps | 41 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 15 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Bud Moore | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | CBS | ||
| Announcers | Ned Jarrett David Hobbs | ||
The 1983 Talladega 500 is a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that occurred on July 31, 1983, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in the American community of Talladega, Alabama.
Summary
Forty skilled drivers made the grid; Trevor Boys was the only driver not to be born in the United States of America. The race lasted almost three hours for a duration of 188 laps. Dick Skillen was the last-place finisher due to a crash on the first lap with Travis Tiller, Tommy Gale, Billie Harvey, Grant Adcox, and Neil Bonnett. J.D. McDuffie was the lowest-finishing driver to actually finish the race; he was 44 laps behind the leaders. Richard Petty and his son Kyle managed to qualify for this racing event. 95,000 people would come to see rising stars like Bill Elliott, Terry Labonte, and Sterling Marlin perform.[2]
Cale Yarborough would qualify for the pole position with a top speed of 201.744 miles per hour (324.675 km/h). Dale Earnhardt would defeat Darrell Waltrip by four car lengths in this race; securing his last victory for an owner other than Richard Childress.[2] Harvey and Tiller would retire from NASCAR after this race.[3] Individual earnings for each driver ranged from the winner's share of $46,950 ($111,170.95 when adjusted for inflation) to the last-place finisher's share of $1,450 ($3,433.39 when adjusted for inflation). The total prize purse handed out to all of the qualifying drivers was $316,700 ($749,900.74 when adjusted for inflation).[4]
Wind speeds for the area reached a maximum sustained speed of less than 11 miles per hour (18 km/h). Less than 0.1 inches (2.5 mm) of rain was reported 24 hours prior to the race.[1]
Standings after the race
| Pos | Driver | Points[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Allison | 2947 |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 2777 |
| 3 | Harry Gant | 2678 |
| 4 | Bill Elliott | 2677 |
| 5 | Richard Petty | 2604 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weather information for the 1983 Talladega 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 1983 Talladega 500 racing information at Racing Reference
- ↑ 1983 Talladega 500 results at Race-Database
- ↑ 1983 Talladega 500 racing information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
| Preceded by 1983 Like Cola 500 |
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1983 |
Succeeded by 1983 Champion Spark Plug 400 |
| Preceded by 1982 |
Talladega 500 races 1983 |
Succeeded by 1984 |