| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Richmond 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| February 27, 1983 | Race 2 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 79.584 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: four car lengths | Time of Race: 02:43:27 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 25 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | #22 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Miller High Life | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $23,725 |
| 2 | 8 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $16,575 |
| 3 | 13 | #75 | Neil Bonnett | Chevrolet | Hodgdon Tool | 170/5 | 400 | Running | $9,975 |
| 4 | 7 | #88 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Gatorade | 165/5 | 399 | Running | $8,445 |
| 5 | 12 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Skoal Bandit | 160/5 | 399 | Running | $11,260 |
| 6 | 18 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 150/0 | 398 | Running | $5,660 |
| 7 | 2 | #98 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Levi Garrett | 156/10 | 398 | Running | $8,075 |
| 8 | 10 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 142/0 | 398 | Running | $7,210 |
| 9 | 16 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson | 138/0 | 397 | Running | $8,360 |
| 10 | 19 | #21 | Buddy Baker | Ford | Valvoline | 134/0 | 396 | Running | $2,510 |
| 11 | 21 | #01 | Butch Lindley | Buick | Miller Time | 135/5 | 396 | Running | $2,485 |
| 12 | 5 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Foster Grant | 127/0 | 396 | Running | $3,940 |
| 13 | 17 | #90 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | PE | 395 | Running | $3,600 |
| 14 | 31 | #7 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 121/0 | 395 | Running | $3,410 |
| 15 | 11 | #1 | Lake Speed | Chevrolet | Uno | 118/0 | 395 | Running | $1,530 |
| 16 | 28 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 115/0 | 393 | Running | $3,140 |
| 17 | 27 | #27 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 112/0 | 392 | Running | $1,320 |
| 18 | 25 | #17 | Sterling Marlin * | Pontiac | Hesco Exhaust Systems | 109/0 | 391 | Running | $3,520 |
| 19 | 15 | #6 | Jim Sauter | Buick | Ulrich Racing | PE | 389 | Running | $2,665 |
| 20 | 32 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Jim Peacock | 103/0 | 380 | Running | $2,400 |
| 21 | 23 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 100/0 | 372 | Running | $2,705 |
| 22 | 3 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 97/0 | 359 | Running | $1,710 |
| 23 | 20 | #41 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Advance Auto Parts | 94/0 | 356 | Running | $1,015 |
| 24 | 9 | #2 | Mark Martin | Buick | Valvring | 91/0 | 344 | Running | $7,270 |
| 25 | 29 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 88/0 | 298 | Running | $1,425 |
| 26 | 26 | #92 | Joe Fields | Buick | Fields Racing | PE | 284 | Running | $880 |
| 27 | 22 | #18 | Slick Johnson | Buick | The Pioneer | 82/0 | 247 | Engine Failure | $1,000 |
| 28 | 1 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Piedmont Airlines | 84/5 | 177 | Engine Failure | $3,615 |
| 29 | 4 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Chevrolet | Pepsi Challenger | 76/0 | 149 | Rear End | $9,295 |
| 30 | 14 | #29 | Dave Dion | Ford | Champion Buses | 73/0 | 50 | Accident | $700 |
| 31 | 24 | #35 | Morgan Shepherd | Ford | Beare Racing | PE | 50 | Head Gasket | $850 |
| 32 | 30 | #02 | Tommy Gale | Buick | Midlothian Texaco | 67/0 | 50 | Accident | $1,200 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||