| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Atl. Journal 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 06, 1983 | Race 29 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 137.643 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1/2 second | Time of Race: 03:37:37 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 28 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 39 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 15 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 180/5 | 328 | Running | $36,975 |
| 2 | 3 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $15,800 |
| 3 | 8 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 175/10 | 328 | Running | $31,025 |
| 4 | 9 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 327 | Running | $12,955 |
| 5 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 160/5 | 326 | Running | $12,100 |
| 6 | 7 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 150/0 | 326 | Running | $8,295 |
| 7 | 31 | #2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | My Car | 146/0 | 325 | Running | $13,900 |
| 8 | 23 | #97 | Dean Combs | Oldsmobile | Best Products | 142/0 | 324 | Running | $3,800 |
| 9 | 6 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi/Burger King | 138/0 | 323 | Running | $13,150 |
| 10 | 19 | #84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpets | 134/0 | 323 | Running | $3,500 |
| 11 | 20 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 130/0 | 323 | Running | $6,675 |
| 12 | 17 | #1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Uno/Bull Frog Knits | 127/0 | 321 | Running | $2,400 |
| 13 | 33 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Ael Rentals | 124/0 | 321 | Running | $9,675 |
| 14 | 32 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 121/0 | 320 | Running | $5,240 |
| 15 | 25 | #80 | Bob Senneker | Pontiac | Elk Enterprises | 118/0 | 319 | Running | $2,175 |
| 16 | 26 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 115/0 | 319 | Running | $4,925 |
| 17 | 37 | #77 | Ken Ragan | Chevrolet | Clinomint Toothpaste | 112/0 | 319 | Running | $1,875 |
| 18 | 29 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 109/0 | 311 | Accident | $4,610 |
| 19 | 22 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106/0 | 310 | Running | $4,350 |
| 20 | 30 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 103/0 | 308 | Engine Failure | $3,990 |
| 21 | 28 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Chevrolet | Fligels Uniform | 100/0 | 303 | Running | $3,655 |
| 22 | 38 | #02 | Mike Potter | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | 97/0 | 280 | Accident | $3,395 |
| 23 | 4 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 99/5 | 258 | Engine Failure | $1,800 |
| 24 | 34 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Coastal Transmission | 91/0 | 233 | Cylinder Head | $1,275 |
| 25 | 5 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 88/0 | 154 | Overheating | $1,250 |
| 26 | 18 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 85/0 | 148 | Engine Failure | $3,000 |
| 27 | 27 | #04 | Rick Baldwin | Chrysler | Spirit Of Corpus Christi | 82/0 | 132 | Engine Failure | $1,200 |
| 28 | 16 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Brother | 79/0 | 122 | Engine Failure | $2,675 |
| 29 | 1 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 81/5 | 97 | Engine Failure | $5,115 |
| 30 | 12 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 73/0 | 97 | Rear End | $2,880 |
| 31 | 10 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 70/0 | 84 | Engine Failure | $2,750 |
| 32 | 35 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bob Gailey Excavating | 67/0 | 66 | Engine Failure | $2,005 |
| 33 | 2 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 69/5 | 49 | Clutch | $7,995 |
| 34 | 36 | #93 | Eddie Bierschwale | Buick | Mission Ice | 61/0 | 46 | Accident | $985 |
| 35 | 13 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 58/0 | 30 | Engine Failure | $1,975 |
| 36 | 21 | #88 | Donnie Allison | Pontiac | Gatorade | PE | 21 | Engine Failure | $1,965 |
| 37 | 14 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 52/0 | 21 | Engine Failure | $8,755 |
| 38 | 24 | #5 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Uniden Force | 49/0 | 3 | Accident | $945 |
| 39 | 39 | #18 | Joe Booher | Buick | Booher Farms | PE | 2 | Engine Failure | $935 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||