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1983 Budweiser 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 24 of 30 Sunday, September 18, 1983 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE 500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 4:18:45 Average speed: 116.077 mph Pole speed: 139.573 mph Cautions: 7 for 51 laps Margin of victory: 3 sec Attendance: 40000 Lead changes: 21 Glossary    1983 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1983 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 25.793   139.573   2   Ricky Rudd 3 Chevrolet 25.870   139.157   3   Dale Earnhardt 15 Ford 25.895   139.023   4   Geoffrey Bodine 88 Pontiac 25.988   138.525   5   Tim Richmond 27 Pontiac 26.017   138.371   6   Joe Ruttman 98 Pontiac 26.025   138.329   7   Bobby Allison 22 Buick 26.039   138.254   8   Neil Bonnett 75 Chevrolet 26.056   138.164   9   Harry Gant 33 Buick 26.098   137.942   10   Buddy Baker 21 Ford 26.125   137.799   11   Ron Bouchard 47 Buick 26.132   137.762   12   Bill Elliott 9 Ford 26.148   137.678   13   Dave Marcis 71 Chevrolet 26.150   137.667   14   Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 26.166   137.583   15   Dick Brooks 90 Ford 26.256   137.112   16   Morgan Shepherd 2 Buick 26.421   136.255   17   Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 26.436   136.178   18   Kyle Petty 7 Pontiac 26.612   135.277   19   Trevor Boys 48 Chevrolet 26.633   135.171   20   Dean Combs 77 Buick 26.765   134.504   21   Bobby Hillin, Jr. 8 Pontiac 26.899   133.834   22   Sterling Marlin 17 Pontiac 26.912   133.769   23   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 27.269   132.018   24   Joe Fields 92 Buick 27.287   131.931   25   D.K. Ulrich 6 Buick 27.330   131.723   26   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 27.420   131.291   27   Clark Dwyer 10 Chevrolet 27.471   131.047   28   Jimmy Ingalls 87 Buick 27.560   130.624   29   Ronnie Thomas 41 Pontiac 27.567   130.591   30   Laurent Rioux 38 Chevrolet 27.683   130.044   31   Natz Peters 60 Buick 27.771   129.632   32   Jerry Bowman 64 Ford 27.946   128.820   33   Bob Riley 69 Pontiac 27.965   128.732   34   Mike Potter 02 Pontiac 28.101   128.109   35   J.D. McDuffie 70 Pontiac 28.303   127.194   36   Cecil Gordon 24 Chrysler 28.490   126.360   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:   not available