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1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
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The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 20 and ended on Sunday November 20. Bobby Allison was Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 47 points ahead of Darrell Waltrip. Sterling Marlin was named NASCAR Rookie of the Year.

Contents

1 Daytona 500
2 Season recap
3 Final Point Standings
4 References

Daytona 500

Main article: 1983 Daytona 500

Season recap

Date	Event	Circuit	Winner
February 14	Busch Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Neil Bonnett
February 20	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Cale Yarborough
February 27	Richmond 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Bobby Allison
March 6 & 13	Hodgdon Carolina 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Richard Petty
March 27	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Cale Yarborough
April 10	TranSouth 500	Darlington International Raceway	Harry Gant
April 17	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
April 24	Virginia National Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
May 1	Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Richard Petty
May 7	Marty Robbins 420	Nashville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
May 15	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Bobby Allison
May 22	Valleydale 500	Bristol International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
May 28	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Neil Bonnett
June 5	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway	Ricky Rudd
June 12	Van Scoy 500	Pocono Raceway	Bobby Allison
June 19	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough
July 4	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Buddy Baker
July 16	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Dale Earnhardt
July 24	Like Cola 500	Pocono Raceway	Tim Richmond
July 31	Talladega 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	Dale Earnhardt
August 21	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough
August 27	Busch 500	Bristol International Raceway	Darrell Waltrip
September 5	Southern 500	Darlington International Raceway	Bobby Allison
September 11	Wrangler SanforSet 400	Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway	Bobby Allison
September 20	Budweiser 500	Dover Downs International Speedway	Bobby Allison
September 25	Goody's 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ricky Rudd
October 2	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip
October 9	Miller 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Richard Petty
October 30	Hodgdon American 500	North Carolina Motor Speedway	Terry Labonte
November 6	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta International Raceway	Neil Bonnett
November 20	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Bill Elliott

Final Point Standings

22-Bobby Allison 4667
11-Darrell Waltrip 4620
9-Bill Elliott 4279
43-Richard Petty 4042
44-Terry Labonte 4004
75-Neil Bonnett 3842
33-Harry Gant 3790
15-Dale Earnhardt 3732
3-Ricky Rudd 3693
27-Tim Richmond 3612

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