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1983 Gabriel 400


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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 15 of 30
Sunday, June 19, 1983 at Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
200 laps on a 2.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:53:00
Average speed: 138.728 mph
Pole speed: 161.965 mph
Cautions: 5 for 22 laps
Margin of victory: 1.01 sec
Attendance: 70000
Lead changes: 15

Glossary    1983 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1983 standings

PosSt#DriverCarLapsMoneyStatusLedPts
1 928   Cale Yarborough Hardee's   (Harry Ranier)Chevrolet20024170running37180
21622   Bobby Allison Miller High Life   (DiGard Racing)Buick20023800running38175
3 727   Tim Richmond Old Milwaukee   (Raymond Beadle)Pontiac20016310running7170
4 411   Darrell Waltrip Pepsi Challenger   (Junior Johnson)Chevrolet20019825running47165
5 144   Terry Labonte Budweiser   (Billy Hagan)Chevrolet20016595running69165
6143   Ricky Rudd Piedmont Airlines   (Richard Childress)Chevrolet20010075running0150
71321   Buddy Baker Valvoline   (Wood Brothers)Ford2006100running0146
8 833   Harry Gant Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham)Buick20013250running0142
9 388   Geoffrey Bodine Gatorade   (Cliff Stewart)Pontiac2009365running0138
10122   Morgan Shepherd ACM Equipment Sales   (Jim Stacy)Buick20012250running0134
111943   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises)Pontiac20010050running0130
121890   Dick Brooks Chameleon Sunglasses/Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Junie Donlavey)Ford1996755running0127
131155   Benny Parsons Skoal   (Johnny Hayes)Buick1993575running0124
142280   Bob Senneker Elk Vans   (Terry Marra)Pontiac1993850running0121
151515   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler   (Bud Moore)Ford19810125running0118
16237   Kyle Petty 7-Eleven   (Petty Enterprises)Pontiac1985635running0115
172426   Ronnie Hopkins Food Country USA   (Charlie Henderson)Chevrolet1963090running0112
182648   Trevor Boys Hylton-McCaig   (James Hylton)Chevrolet1965155running0109
19311   Lake Speed UNO / Bull Frog Knits   (Hoss Ellington)Chevrolet1942370engine0106
202817   Sterling Marlin Hesco Exhaust   (Roger Hamby)Pontiac1934925running0103
213452   Jimmy Means Broadway Motors   (Jimmy Means)Buick1934355running0100
22276   D.K. Ulrich Ulrich Racing   (D.K. Ulrich)Chevrolet1934085running097
233573   Steve Moore C & H Enterprises   (Steve Moore)Pontiac1921930running094
243241   Ronnie Thomas Advance Auto Parts   (Ronnie Thomas)Pontiac1901820running091
25 29   Bill Elliott Melling Oil Pumps   (Harry Melling)Ford1744535running088
263764   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley)Ford1583465running085
27174   Mark Martin Morgan-McClure   (Larry McClure)Oldsmobile1541640engine082
28 547   Ron Bouchard Race Hill Farm   (Jack Beebe)Buick1473335hub284
292167   Buddy Arrington Prange Chrysler-Plymouth   (Buddy Arrington)Chrysler1433255engine076
302971   Dave Marcis Throttle's Food & Fuel   (Dave Marcis)Chevrolet1238860engine073
312075   Neil Bonnett Hodgdon   (Rahmoc Enterprises)Chevrolet947400engine070
323653   Tom Sneva Simoniz BodyGard   (Bay Darnell)Chevrolet751840transmission067
33 698   Joe Ruttman Levi Garrett   (Ron Benfield)Buick722280engine064
343070   J.D. McDuffie Bailey Excavating / Wilder's   (J.D. McDuffie)Pontiac702220engine061
351016   David Pearson Chattanooga Chew   (Bobby Hawkins)Chevrolet601165engine058
363304   Rick Baldwin B & N Roofing   (Rick Baldwin)Chrysler341120overheating055
372574   Bobby Wawak Superior Piping   (Bobby Wawak)Buick221120wheel bearing052

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
H.B. Bailey
Eddie Bierschwale
Joe Booher
Jim Hurlbert
Dick May
David Simko
Glenn Jarrett65
Mike Potter76Larry's Nightclub / Busch BeerPontiac

Caution flag breakdown:
ConditionFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
ReasonFree
Pass
16060  
61633   #16 engine 
647411  
75839   #98 engine 
8414764  
1481503   #67 engine 
15117424  
1751773   debris 
1781847  
1851884   #7 accident backstretch 
18920012  
  Percent of race run under caution: 11.0%             Average green flag run: 29.7 laps

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  Terry Labonte11212
  Darrell Waltrip134735
  Ron Bouchard48492
  Terry Labonte50501
  Darrell Waltrip516111
  Bobby Allison62665
  Terry Labonte6711549
  Tim Richmond1161227
  Bobby Allison1231297
  Terry Labonte1301367
  Bobby Allison13715519
  Darrell Waltrip1561561
  Bobby Allison1571571
  Cale Yarborough15817417
  Bobby Allison1751806
  Cale Yarborough18120020

Points Standings after this race:
RankDriverPointsDiff
1   Bobby Allison 2338    
2   Darrell Waltrip 2149   -189  
3   Richard Petty 2130   -208  
4   Harry Gant 2091   -247  
5   Bill Elliott 2088   -250  
6   Neil Bonnett 2026   -312  
7   Joe Ruttman 1916   -422  
8   Terry Labonte 1799   -539  
9   Ricky Rudd 1787   -551  
10   Dick Brooks 1777   -561  
11   Dale Earnhardt 1723   -615  
12   Jimmy Means 1693   -645  
13   Buddy Arrington 1642   -696  
14   Kyle Petty 1635   -703  
15   Dave Marcis 1634   -704  
16   Tim Richmond 1591   -747  
17   Geoffrey Bodine 1506   -832  
18   Sterling Marlin 1504   -834  
19   Ron Bouchard 1465   -873  
20   Lake Speed 1352   -986  
21   Ronnie Thomas 1328   -1010