| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Goody's 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| September 25, 1983 | Race 25 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 76.134 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 4.5 seconds | Time of Race: 03:27:16 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 6 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 37 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $31,395 |
| 2 | 6 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $19,600 |
| 3 | 1 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi/Burger King | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $20,150 |
| 4 | 5 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 160/0 | 499 | Running | $11,200 |
| 5 | 7 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 155/0 | 499 | Running | $7,670 |
| 6 | 11 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 150/0 | 499 | Running | $8,750 |
| 7 | 3 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Levi Garrett | 146/0 | 499 | Running | $6,100 |
| 8 | 15 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 142/0 | 498 | Running | $8,825 |
| 9 | 10 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 138/0 | 489 | Running | $6,500 |
| 10 | 24 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington Racing | 134/0 | 487 | Running | $4,290 |
| 11 | 18 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 130/0 | 487 | Running | $4,070 |
| 12 | 21 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 127/0 | 480 | Running | $3,260 |
| 13 | 28 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 124/0 | 474 | Running | $4,125 |
| 14 | 14 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 126/5 | 466 | Engine Failure | $2,990 |
| 15 | 20 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 118/0 | 466 | Running | $2,950 |
| 16 | 17 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 115/0 | 458 | Running | $2,670 |
| 17 | 26 | #38 | Laurent Rioux | Chevrolet | Valvoline | PE | 443 | Running | $1,175 |
| 18 | 29 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 109/0 | 431 | Rear End | $2,300 |
| 19 | 23 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106/0 | 414 | Steering | $2,275 |
| 20 | 27 | #02 | Mike Potter | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | PE | 355 | Running | $1,700 |
| 21 | 25 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | McCord Gaskets | 100/0 | 330 | Overheating | $1,090 |
| 22 | 9 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 97/0 | 290 | Valve | $1,080 |
| 23 | 22 | #82 | Mark Stahl | Ford | Auto Bell Car Washes | 94/0 | 256 | Missing | $1,070 |
| 24 | 8 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 96/5 | 169 | Transmission | $1,560 |
| 25 | 12 | #32 | Butch Lindley | Buick | Prototype Racing Engines | 88/0 | 122 | Rear End | $1,050 |
| 26 | 4 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 85/0 | 80 | Ignition | $2,040 |
| 27 | 13 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 82/0 | 57 | Accident | $2,530 |
| 28 | 19 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Husdon | 79/0 | 56 | Engine Failure | $7,120 |
| 29 | 16 | #2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Acm Equipment Sales | 76/0 | 3 | Timing Chain | $7,310 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||