| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Budweiser 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 18, 1983 | Race 24 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 116.077 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 car length | Time of Race: 04:18:27 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 21 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 51 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $30,985 |
| 2 | 4 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $16,190 |
| 3 | 5 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $11,565 |
| 4 | 1 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 499 | Running | $10,470 |
| 5 | 14 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi/Burger King | 155/0 | 499 | Running | $14,335 |
| 6 | 16 | #2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Acm Equipment Sales | 155/5 | 499 | Running | $10,985 |
| 7 | 8 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 146/0 | 493 | Running | $8,985 |
| 8 | 12 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 147/5 | 491 | Running | $5,335 |
| 9 | 17 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 143/5 | 491 | Running | $8,385 |
| 10 | 27 | #10 | Clark Dwyer | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 134/0 | 480 | Running | $2,685 |
| 11 | 21 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Trap Rock Industries | PE | 479 | Running | $2,655 |
| 12 | 25 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 127/0 | 470 | Running | $4,665 |
| 13 | 2 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 124/0 | 467 | Running | $4,855 |
| 14 | 24 | #92 | Joe Fields | Buick | Hobart Sales & Service | PE | 459 | Running | $1,885 |
| 15 | 36 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Chrysler | Delaware Trans-Am | PE | 457 | Running | $2,785 |
| 16 | 11 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 115/0 | 452 | Accident | $4,045 |
| 17 | 9 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 112/0 | 452 | Accident | $9,385 |
| 18 | 28 | #87 | Jimmy Ingalls | Buick | Ingalls Construction | PE | 447 | Running | $1,480 |
| 19 | 30 | #38 | Laurent Rioux | Chevrolet | Valvoline | PE | 441 | Running | $1,380 |
| 20 | 6 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 103/0 | 427 | Engine Failure | $3,530 |
| 21 | 26 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 100/0 | 416 | Running | $3,320 |
| 22 | 13 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Atlantic Equipment & Leasing | 97/0 | 387 | Engine Failure | $8,530 |
| 23 | 23 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington Racing | 94/0 | 382 | Broken Spring | $3,060 |
| 24 | 29 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | McCord Gaskets | 91/0 | 377 | Engine Failure | $1,030 |
| 25 | 10 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 88/0 | 356 | Engine Failure | $980 |
| 26 | 18 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 85/0 | 337 | Accident | $2,645 |
| 27 | 22 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 82/0 | 285 | Engine Failure | $3,110 |
| 28 | 34 | #02 | Tommy Gale | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | 79/0 | 255 | Steering | $2,575 |
| 29 | 33 | #69 | Bob Riley | Pontiac | N.R.S. Carting | 76/0 | 221 | Ignition | $880 |
| 30 | 32 | #64 | Jerry Bowman | Ford | Bowman Racing | 73/0 | 139 | Accident | $2,515 |
| 31 | 19 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 70/0 | 138 | Engine Failure | $1,830 |
| 32 | 15 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 67/0 | 125 | Engine Failure | $1,820 |
| 33 | 20 | #77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Best Products | 64/0 | 107 | Engine Failure | $810 |
| 34 | 31 | #60 | Natz Peters | Buick | Mitton Electric | 61/0 | 103 | Engine Failure | $800 |
| 35 | 3 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 63/5 | 90 | Head Gasket | $7,890 |
| 36 | 35 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 55/0 | 79 | Engine Failure | $1,780 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||