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1983 Northwestern Bank 400 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 6 of 30 Sunday, April 17, 1983 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC 400 laps on a 0.625 mile paved track (250.000 miles) Time of race: 2:44:03 Average speed: 91.436 mph Pole speed: 112.332 mph Cautions: 7 for 49 laps Margin of victory: 7.5 sec Attendance: 26000 Lead changes: 12 Glossary    1983 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1983 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Neil Bonnett 75 Chevrolet 20.030   112.332   2   Joe Ruttman 98 Buick 20.056   112.186   3   Geoffrey Bodine 88 Pontiac 20.071   112.099   4   Bobby Allison 22 Buick 20.080   112.049   5   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 20.174   111.530   6   Mark Martin 2 Buick 20.182   111.485   7   Ricky Rudd 3 Chevrolet 20.040   111.276   8   Harry Gant 33 Buick 20.239   111.172   9   Bill Elliott 9 Ford 20.152   111.651   10   Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 20.215   111.303   11   Dale Earnhardt 15 Ford 20.243   111.150   12   Ron Bouchard 47 Buick 20.248   111.122   13   Lake Speed 1 Chevrolet 20.252   111.100   14   Tim Richmond 27 Pontiac 20.338   110.630   15   Kyle Petty 7 Pontiac 20.387   110.364   16   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 20.391   110.343   17   Dick Brooks 90 Ford 20.397   110.310   18   Slick Johnson 18 Buick 20.422   110.175   19   Ronnie Hopkins 26 Chevrolet 20.435   110.105   20   Sterling Marlin 17 Pontiac 20.440   110.078   21   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 Buick 20.472   109.906   22   Joe Millikan 35 Ford 20.481   109.858   23   Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 20.490   109.810   24   Lennie Pond 48 Buick 20.529   109.601   25   Rick McCray 08 Pontiac 20.581   109.324   26   Buddy Arrington 67 Chrysler 20.600   109.223   27   D.K. Ulrich 6 Buick 20.611   109.165   28   Ronnie Thomas 41 Pontiac 20.626   109.086   29   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 20.645   108.985   30   Tommy Gale 64 Ford 20.652   108.948   31   J.D. McDuffie 70 Pontiac 21.074   106.767   OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   J.D. McDuffie (#70), D.K. Ulrich (#02), ? (#06), Clark Dwyer (#10), Rick Newsom (#20), Cecil Gordon (#24), Dave Dion (#29), John McFadden (#45), Ed Baugess (#60), Bobby Wawak (#74)