| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Champion 400 | Michigan International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 21, 1983 | Race 20 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 147.511 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.5 seconds | Time of Race: 02:42:42 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 27 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 7 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #28 | Cale Yarborough | Chevrolet | Hardee's | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $26,100 |
| 2 | 11 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi/Burger King | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $23,775 |
| 3 | 2 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 170/5 | 200 | Running | $17,205 |
| 4 | 1 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $13,245 |
| 5 | 8 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 160/5 | 200 | Running | $10,205 |
| 6 | 20 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 155/5 | 200 | Running | $11,640 |
| 7 | 13 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 146/0 | 200 | Running | $12,140 |
| 8 | 24 | #1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Uno/Bull Frog Knits | 142/0 | 199 | Running | $4,640 |
| 9 | 6 | #16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Chattanooga Chew | 138/0 | 199 | Running | $4,140 |
| 10 | 18 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 139/5 | 199 | Running | $4,340 |
| 11 | 21 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Throttles Food & Fuel | 135/5 | 199 | Running | $11,240 |
| 12 | 4 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 127/0 | 198 | Running | $6,530 |
| 13 | 10 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Chevrolet | Copenhagen | 124/0 | 198 | Running | $3,140 |
| 14 | 29 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 121/0 | 197 | Running | $5,895 |
| 15 | 22 | #84 | Jody Ridley | Chevrolet | Cumberland Carpets | 118/0 | 197 | Running | $2,740 |
| 16 | 33 | #80 | Bob Senneker | Pontiac | Elk Custom Vans | 115/0 | 196 | Running | $2,440 |
| 17 | 27 | #5 | Greg Sacks | Chevrolet | Sacks & Sons Racing | 112/0 | 195 | Running | $2,740 |
| 18 | 35 | #4 | Mark Martin | Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure Chevrolet | 109/0 | 195 | Running | $3,140 |
| 19 | 23 | #48 | Trevor Boys | Chevrolet | Hylton-Mccaig | 106/0 | 195 | Running | $5,375 |
| 20 | 30 | #77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Best Products | 103/0 | 194 | Running | $2,090 |
| 21 | 12 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 105/5 | 193 | Running | $4,515 |
| 22 | 28 | #52 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | PE | 193 | Running | $4,155 |
| 23 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Tom Prange Chrysler-Plymouth | 94/0 | 192 | Running | $3,845 |
| 24 | 17 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Chevrolet | Levi Garrett | 91/0 | 192 | Running | $3,585 |
| 25 | 26 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Trap Rock Industries | PE | 191 | Running | $1,490 |
| 26 | 36 | #03 | Eddie Bierschwale | Buick | Mission Ice/Lone Star Beer | 85/0 | 189 | Running | $1,440 |
| 27 | 9 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 82/0 | 188 | Running | $3,165 |
| 28 | 37 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 79/0 | 186 | Running | $3,105 |
| 29 | 25 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Chevrolet | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 76/0 | 175 | Running | $3,045 |
| 30 | 16 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 73/0 | 171 | Running | $9,040 |
| 31 | 5 | #66 | Phil Parsons | Chevrolet | Skoal Brother | 70/0 | 169 | Engine Failure | $1,190 |
| 32 | 32 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 67/0 | 164 | Overheating | $2,875 |
| 33 | 34 | #02 | D.k. Ulrich | Pontiac | Reeder Racing | 64/0 | 158 | Engine Failure | $2,090 |
| 34 | 15 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Miller High Life | 66/5 | 137 | Engine Failure | $9,040 |
| 35 | 14 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 58/0 | 133 | Piston | $6,995 |
| 36 | 3 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 60/5 | 92 | Push Rod | $3,635 |
| 37 | 31 | #2 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Acm Equipment Sales | 52/0 | 63 | Valve | $8,560 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||