- 1983 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1983 Champion Spark Plug 400 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Cale Yarborough | 85 | #28 Chevy | Hardee's | 185 | 200 | Finish | $26,100 | |
| 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | #11 Chevy | Pepsi / Burger King | 175 | 200 | Finish | $23,775 | |
| 3 | 2 | Bill Elliott | 10 | #9 Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 170 | 200 | Finish | $17,205 | |
| 4 | 1 | Terry Labonte | 59 | #44 Chevy Monte Carlo | Budweiser | 165 | 200 | Finish | $13,245 | |
| 5 | 8 | Tim Richmond | 1 | #27 Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 160 | 200 | Finish | $10,205 | |
| 6 | 20 | Richard Petty | 3 | #43 Pontiac | STP | 155 | 200 | Finish | $11,640 | |
| 7 | 13 | Dale Earnhardt | 0 | #15 Ford | Wrangler | 146 | 200 | Finish | $12,140 | |
| 8 | 24 | Lake Speed | 0 | #1 Chevy | UNO / Bull Frog Knits | 142 | 199 | Finish | $4,640 | |
| 9 | 6 | David Pearson | 0 | #16 Chevy | Chattanooga Chew | 138 | 199 | Finish | $4,140 | |
| 10 | 18 | Buddy Baker | 3 | #21 Ford | Valvoline | 139 | 199 | Finish | $4,340 | |
| 11 | 21 | Dave Marcis | 9 | #71 Chevy | Throttle's Food & Fuel | 135 | 199 | Finish | $11,240 | |
| 12 | 4 | Ron Bouchard | 0 | #47 Buick | Race Hill Farm | 127 | 198 | Finish | $6,530 | |
| 13 | 10 | Benny Parsons | 0 | #55 Chevy | Copenhagen | 124 | 198 | Finish | $3,140 | |
| 14 | 29 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #7 Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 121 | 197 | Finish | $5,895 | |
| 15 | 22 | Jody Ridley | 0 | #84 Chevy | Cumberland Mills | 118 | 197 | Finish | $2,740 | |
| 16 | 33 | Bob Senneker | 0 | #80 Pontiac | Elk Custom Vans | 115 | 196 | Finish | $2,440 | |
| 17 | 27 | Greg Sacks | 0 | #5 Chevy | Sacks & Sons | 112 | 195 | Finish | $2,740 | |
| 18 | 35 | Mark Martin | Morgan-McClure Motorsports | 0 | #4 Oldsmobile | Morgan-McClure | 109 | 195 | Finish | $3,140 |
| 19 | 23 | Trevor Boys | 0 | #48 Chevy | Hylton-McCaig | 106 | 195 | Finish | $5,375 | |
| 20 | 30 | Dean Combs | 0 | #77 Buick | Best Products | 103 | 194 | Finish | $2,090 | |
| 21 | 12 | Dick Brooks | 3 | #90 Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 105 | 193 | Finish | $4,515 | |
| 22 | 28 | Lennie Pond | 0 | #52 Chevy | Broadway Motors | 0 | 193 | Finish | $4,155 | |
| 23 | 19 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Prange Chrysler-Plymouth | 94 | 192 | Finish | $3,845 | |
| 24 | 17 | Joe Ruttman | 0 | #98 Chevy | Levi Garrett | 91 | 192 | Finish | $3,585 | |
| 25 | 26 | Bobby Hillin Jr | 0 | #8 Buick | Trap Rock Industries | 0 | 191 | Finish | $1,490 | |
| 26 | 36 | Eddie Bierschwale | 0 | #03 Buick | Mission Ice / Lone Star | 85 | 189 | Finish | $1,440 | |
| 27 | 9 | Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Chevy | Piedmont Airlines | 82 | 188 | Finish | $3,165 |
| 28 | 37 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 79 | 186 | Finish | $3,105 | |
| 29 | 25 | Sterling Marlin | 0 | #17 Chevy | Hesco Exhaust | 76 | 175 | Finish | $3,045 | |
| 30 | 16 | Harry Gant | 0 | #33 Buick | Skoal Bandit | 73 | 171 | Finish | $9,040 | |
| 31 | 5 | Phil Parsons | 0 | #66 Chevy | Skoal | 70 | 169 | Engine | $1,190 | |
| 32 | 32 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 67 | 164 | Overheating | $2,875 | |
| 33 | 34 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #02 Pontiac | Reeder Racing | 64 | 158 | Engine | $2,090 | |
| 34 | 15 | Bobby Allison | 3 | #22 Buick | Miller High Life | 66 | 137 | Engine | $9,040 | |
| 35 | 14 | Neil Bonnett | 0 | #75 Chevy | Hodgdon | 58 | 133 | Piston | $6,995 | |
| 36 | 3 | Geoff Bodine | 21 | #88 Pontiac | Gatorade | 60 | 92 | Push Rod | $3,635 | |
| 37 | 31 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #2 Buick | ACM Equipment Sales | 52 | 63 | Valve | $8,560 |