1983 Darlington 250
Darlington Raceway · 1983 · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Bonnett | 2 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 162 | 183 | 250 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Butch Mock Motorsports | Pontiac | 183 | 162 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 3 | 00 | Sam Ard | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 183 | 9 | running | 170 |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Jack Ingram Racing | Oldsmobile | 183 | 1 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 13 | 23 | Davey Allison | Pontiac | 181 | running | 160 | ||
| 5 | 19 | 08 | Ron Bouchard | Pontiac | 181 | running | 155 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Ford | 179 | running | 150 | ||
| 7 | 10 | 12 | Tommy Ellis | Pontiac | 179 | 2 | running | 146 | |
| 8 | 14 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Mike Day (Owner) | Oldsmobile | 178 | running | 142 | |
| 9 | 12 | 70 | Bosco Lowe | Pontiac | 178 | running | 138 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 1 | Pete Silva | Pontiac | 172 | running | 134 | ||
| 11 | 21 | 03 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 172 | running | 130 | ||
| 12 | 22 | 3 | Mike Porter | Oldsmobile | 168 | running | 127 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 28 | Phil Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Pontiac | 167 | 8 | accident | 124 |
| 14 | 34 | 87 | Steve Jarvis | Chevrolet | 166 | running | 121 | ||
| 15 | 28 | 69 | Junior Miller | Pontiac | 158 | running | 118 | ||
| 16 | 35 | 54 | Jimmy Poovey | Pontiac | 111 | running | 115 | ||
| 17 | 30 | 90 | Mark Gibson | Pontiac | 110 | running | 112 | ||
| 18 | 31 | 86 | Mike Watts | Pontiac | 108 | running | 109 | ||
| 19 | 20 | 4 | Joe Thurman | Pontiac | 104 | engine | 106 | ||
| 20 | 37 | 40 | Rodney Howard | Pontiac | 101 | accident | 103 | ||
| 21 | 8 | 7 | Tim Richmond | Pontiac | 92 | 1 | axle | 100 | |
| 22 | 16 | 29 | Jimmy Hensley | Dodge | 80 | engine | 97 | ||
| 23 | 27 | 02 | Kirk Bryant | Pontiac | 76 | engine | 94 | ||
| 24 | 15 | 26 | L.D. Ottinger | Oldsmobile | 51 | transmission | 91 | ||
| 25 | 29 | 04 | Eddie Falk | Pontiac | 43 | engine | 88 | ||
| 26 | 33 | 05 | Billy (N) Myers | Chevrolet | 37 | engine | 85 | ||
| 27 | 26 | 38 | Gary Potter | Pontiac | 32 | engine | 82 | ||
| 28 | 32 | 91 | John Linville | Pontiac | 29 | engine | 79 | ||
| 29 | 24 | 93 | Connie Saylor | Pontiac | 25 | engine | 76 | ||
| 30 | 17 | 33 | George Dalton | Pontiac | 22 | handling | 73 | ||
| 31 | 6 | 01 | Ricky Rudd | Zervakis Enterprises | Pontiac | 20 | engine | 70 | |
| 32 | 11 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 20 | engine | 67 | |
| 33 | 18 | 37 | Chip Lain | Pontiac | 20 | engine | 64 | ||
| 34 | 36 | 31 | Ed Baugess | Chevrolet | 20 | handling | 61 | ||
| 35 | 14 | 14 | Ronnie Silver | Oldsmobile | 11 | engine | 58 | ||
| 36 | 25 | 55 | Benny Kerley | Pontiac | 10 | accident | 55 | ||
| 37 | 5 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | 6 | engine | 52 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Bonnett | 162 | 88.5% | P1 |
| 2 | Sam Ard | 9 | 4.9% | P2 |
| 3 | Phil Parsons | 8 | 4.4% | P13 |
| 4 | Tommy Ellis | 2 | 1.1% | P7 |
| 5 | Jack Ingram | 1 | 0.5% | P3 |
| 6 | Tim Richmond | 1 | 0.5% | P21 |