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1983 Winston Western 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 9 of 10 Combination race with Winston Cup drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Sunday, November 20, 1983 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles) Time of race: 3:15:09 Average speed: 95.859 mph Pole speed: 116.782 mph Cautions: 5 for 26 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 24000 Lead changes: 13 Glossary    1983 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1983 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 10 9   Bill Elliott   (Cup) Melling Oil Pumps   (Harry Melling) Ford 119 26380 running 5 0 2 5 55   Benny Parsons   (Cup) Copenhagen   (Johnny Hayes) Chevrolet 119 13225 running 33 0 3 11 75   Neil Bonnett   (Cup) Hodgdon   (RahMoc Enterprises) Chevrolet 119 18375 running 0 0 4 9 15   Dale Earnhardt   (Cup) Wrangler   (Bud Moore) Ford 119 13725 running 4 0 5 26 27   Tim Richmond   (Cup) Old Milwaukee   (Raymond Beadle) Pontiac 119 8930 running 31 0 6 1 11   Darrell Waltrip   (Cup) Pepsi / Burger King   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 119 19200 running 34 0 7 3 44   Terry Labonte   (Cup) Budweiser   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 119 6110 running 0 0 8 22 04   Hershel McGriff M. Bloome / Antioch Speedway   (Gary Smith) Buick 119 4700 running 0 50 9 6 22   Bobby Allison   (Cup) Miller High Life   (DiGard) Buick 119 10850 running 1 0 10 8 43   Richard Petty   (Cup) STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 118 8650 running 10 0 11 16 47   Ron Bouchard   (Cup) Race Hill Farm   (Jack Beebe) Buick 118 5030 running 0 0 12 29 71   Dave Marcis   (Cup) Miller Brothers   (Dave Marcis) Oldsmobile 118 9650 running 0 0 13 32 7   Kyle Petty   (Cup) 7-Eleven   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 117 4620 running 0 0 14 20 88   Donnie Allison   (Cup) Gatorade   (Cliff Stewart) Pontiac 117 4410 running 0 0 15 25 87   Randy Becker Becker Trucking   (Randy Becker) Buick 116 1950 running 0 49 16 40 52   Jimmy Means   (Cup) Broadway Motors   (Jimmy Means) Chevrolet 115 5125 running 0 0 17 41 17   Sterling Marlin   (Cup) Hesco Exhaust   (Roger Hamby) Pontiac 115 4465 running 0 0 18 39 13   Doug Wheeler W&W Machine   (Matt Puskarich) Buick 115 2755 running 0 48 19 35 83   Sumner McKnight McKnight Racing   (Sumner McKnight) Chevrolet 114 2415 running 0 47 20 15 21   Buddy Baker   (Cup) Valvoline   (Wood Brothers) Ford 113 1675 running 0 0 21 17 78   Jim Robinson Hammer Security Systems   (Lois Williams) Oldsmobile 112 2305 running 0 46 22 12 51   Scott Miller MDB Systems   (Scott Miller) Pontiac 112 1575 running 0 45 23 37 67   Buddy Arrington   (Cup) Arrington Grocery   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 109 3195 wheel 0 0 24 23 48   Trevor Boys   (Cup) Hylton-McCaig   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 101 3135 drive line 0 0 25 18 38   Don Waterman St. John's Auto Parts   (Don Waterman) Buick 101 1425 running 0 44 26 34 64   D.K. Ulrich   (Cup) Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 101 2325 differential 0 0 27 31 41   Ronnie Thomas   (Cup) McCord Gaskets   (Ronnie Thomas) Pontiac 96 1275 differential 0 0 28 33 03   Glenn Francis Francis Race Cars   (Trent Francis) Pontiac 89 1225 shifter 0 43 29 42 35   Pat Mintey AFR Signs   (Pat Mintey) Chevrolet 73 1175 engine 0 42 30 38 70   J.D. McDuffie   (Cup) McDuffie Racing   (J.D. McDuffie) Pontiac 66 2150 rocker arm 0 0 31 7 33   Harry Gant   (Cup) Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Buick 61 8925 engine 0 0 32 36 91   John Krebs Coca-Cola   (John Krebs) Oldsmobile 60 1100 engine 0 41 33 27 2   Morgan Shepherd   (Cup) My Car   (Jim Stacy) Buick 42 8675 engine 0 0 34 21 90   Dick Brooks   (Cup) Chameleon Sunglasses   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 38 2050 engine 0 0 35 13 93   Jim Bown Wholesale Truck Parts   (John Kieper) Buick 37 1025 throttle 0 40 36 14 74   Roy Smith Edgett Excavating   (John Edgett) Buick 36 2025 ignition 0 39 37 2 3   Ricky Rudd   (Cup) Piedmont Airlines   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 32 1900 running 1 0 38 24 66   Ron Esau McDonald's   (Jack Lee) Buick 32 875 ignition 0 38 39 28 08   Rick McCray Coors   (Rick McCray) Pontiac 29 850 engine 0 37 40 30 73   Bill Schmitt Mountain Dew   (Bill Schmitt) Chevrolet 13 840 engine 0 36 41 4 98   Joe Ruttman   (Cup) Levi Garrett   (Ron Benfield) Pontiac 12 1840 engine 0 0 42 19 12   Jimmy Insolo Miller High Life   (DiGard) Buick 1 840 quit 0 35

Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Darrell Waltrip 1 31 31   Ricky Rudd 32 32 1   Darrell Waltrip 33 34 2   Bobby Allison 35 35 1   Richard Petty 36 45 10   Benny Parsons 46 74 29   Tim Richmond 75 87 13   Benny Parsons 88 88 1   Dale Earnhardt 89 92 4   Tim Richmond 93 93 1   Darrell Waltrip 94 94 1   Tim Richmond 95 111 17   Benny Parsons 112 114 3   Bill Elliott 115 119 5 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jim Robinson 458     2   Bill Schmitt 413   -45   3   Hershel McGriff 397   -61   4   Don Waterman 391   -67   5   Jim Bown 388   -70   6   Doug Wheeler 381   -77   7   Pat Mintey 377   -81   8   Sumner McKnight 362   -96   9   Ron Esau 359   -99   10   Rick McCray 345   -113   11   Randy Becker 320   -138   12   Bob Kennedy 314   -144   13   Ron Eaton 226   -232   14   Harry Goularte 202   -256   15   Gene Thonesen 200   -258   16   Scott Miller 178   -280   17   John Krebs 170   -288   18   Roy Smith 159   -299   19   Mark Walbridge 154   -304   20   Clive Skilton 144   -314   21   Derrike Cope 134   -324