| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Busch 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 27, 1983 | Race 21 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 89.43 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 car length | Time of Race: 02:29:50 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 31 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Pepsi/Burger King | 185/10 | 419 | Running | $30,400 |
| 2 | 6 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 175/5 | 419 | Running | $15,725 |
| 3 | 13 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 165/0 | 419 | Running | $13,360 |
| 4 | 9 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 160/0 | 418 | Running | $7,370 |
| 5 | 5 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 160/5 | 418 | Running | $5,770 |
| 6 | 8 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 155/5 | 418 | Running | $8,875 |
| 7 | 7 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 151/5 | 418 | Running | $4,450 |
| 8 | 11 | #2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Acm Equipment Sales | 142/0 | 410 | Running | $8,200 |
| 9 | 14 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 138/0 | 407 | Running | $6,400 |
| 10 | 15 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 134/0 | 405 | Accident | $6,660 |
| 11 | 19 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 130/0 | 405 | Running | $3,590 |
| 12 | 28 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | McCord Gaskets | 127/0 | 402 | Running | $1,350 |
| 13 | 20 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 124/0 | 399 | Running | $3,320 |
| 14 | 4 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 121/0 | 396 | Running | $3,110 |
| 15 | 23 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 118/0 | 394 | Running | $3,475 |
| 16 | 24 | #6 | Al Elmore | Buick | Ulrich Racing | PE | 393 | Running | $2,765 |
| 17 | 18 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 112/0 | 369 | Running | $2,705 |
| 18 | 1 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 109/0 | 380 | Running | $3,620 |
| 19 | 27 | #18 | Don Satterfield | Buick | Satterfield Racing | PE | 368 | Running | $925 |
| 20 | 12 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson | 103/0 | 353 | Running | $7,000 |
| 21 | 17 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 100/0 | 314 | Valve | $2,325 |
| 22 | 3 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 102/5 | 271 | Accident | $2,000 |
| 23 | 22 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94/0 | 254 | Accident | $1,325 |
| 24 | 25 | #02 | Mike Potter | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | 91/0 | 253 | Running | $1,300 |
| 25 | 26 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 88/0 | 198 | Running | $1,275 |
| 26 | 21 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 85/0 | 147 | Rear End | $1,250 |
| 27 | 10 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 82/0 | 135 | Clutch | $1,225 |
| 28 | 16 | #26 | Ronnie Hopkins | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 79/0 | 67 | Rear End | $1,200 |
| 29 | 29 | #45 | Johnny Mcfadden | Buick | McFadden Racing | 76/0 | 44 | Brakes | $675 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||