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1983 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 28 of 30 Sunday, October 30, 1983 at North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham, NC 492 laps on a 1.017 mile paved track (500.364 miles) Time of race: 4:11:36 Average speed: 119.324 mph Pole speed: 143.876 mph Cautions: 10 for 63 laps Margin of victory: .68 sec Attendance: 37000 Lead changes: 36 Glossary    1983 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1983 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Neil Bonnett 75 Chevrolet 25.447   143.876   2   Cale Yarborough 28 Chevrolet 25.454   143.836   3   Terry Labonte 44 Chevrolet 25.502   143.565   4   Joe Ruttman 98 Pontiac 25.525   143.436   5   Darrell Waltrip 11 Chevrolet 25.560   143.239   6   Bobby Allison 22 Buick 25.566   143.206   7   Lake Speed 1 Chevrolet 25.595   143.044   8   Ricky Rudd 3 Chevrolet 25.625   142.876   9   Bill Elliott 9 Ford 25.679   142.575   10   Dick Brooks 90 Ford 25.680   142.570   11   Tim Richmond 27 Pontiac 25.746   142.205   12   Harry Gant 33 Buick 25.753   142.166   13   Kyle Petty 7 Pontiac 25.870   141.523   14   Buddy Baker 21 Ford 25.983   140.908   15   Geoffrey Bodine 88 Pontiac 26.032   140.642   16   Dale Earnhardt 15 Ford 25.800   141.907   17   Richard Petty 43 Pontiac 26.187   139.810   18   Trevor Boys 48 Chevrolet 26.426   138.545   19   Slick Johnson 96 Chevrolet 26.478   138.273   20   Ronnie Thomas 41 Pontiac 26.493   138.195   21   D.K. Ulrich 6 Chevrolet 26.557   137.862   22   Sterling Marlin 17 Pontiac 26.602   137.629   23   Jimmy Means 52 Chevrolet 26.752   136.857   24   Tommy Gale 64 Ford 26.765   136.791   25   Lennie Pond 42 Buick 26.874   136.236   26   Mike Potter 02 Pontiac 26.908   136.064   27   Blackie Wangerin 39 Ford 26.937   135.917   28   Rick Baldwin 04 Chrysler 27.101   135.095   29   Jerry Bowman 58 Ford 27.158   134.811   30   John McFadden 45 Buick 27.160   134.801   31   Ron Bouchard 47 Buick 25.910   141.305   32   Morgan Shepherd 2 Buick 26.011   140.756   33   Dave Marcis 71 Oldsmobile 26.157   139.970   34   J.D. McDuffie 70 Pontiac 26.523   138.039   35   Buddy Arrington 67 Dodge 26.628   137.494   36   Dick May 35 Ford 26.999   135.605   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:   Wayne Peterson (#83)