- 1983 Atlanta Journal 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1983 Atlanta Journal 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | #75 Chevy | Hodgdon | 180 | 328 | Finish | $36,975 | |
| 2 | 3 | Buddy Baker | 6 | #21 Ford | Valvoline | 175 | 328 | Finish | $15,800 | |
| 3 | 8 | Bobby Allison | 128 | #22 Buick | Miller High Life | 175 | 328 | Finish | $31,025 | |
| 4 | 9 | Terry Labonte | 5 | #44 Chevy Monte Carlo | Budweiser | 165 | 327 | Finish | $12,955 | |
| 5 | 11 | Richard Petty | 1 | #43 Pontiac | STP | 160 | 326 | Finish | $12,100 | |
| 6 | 7 | Bill Elliott | 0 | #9 Ford | Melling Oil Pumps | 150 | 326 | Finish | $8,295 | |
| 7 | 31 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #2 Buick | My Car | 146 | 325 | Finish | $13,900 | |
| 8 | 23 | Dean Combs | 0 | #97 Oldsmobile | Best Products | 142 | 324 | Finish | $3,800 | |
| 9 | 6 | Darrell Waltrip | 0 | #11 Chevy | Pepsi / Burger King | 138 | 323 | Finish | $13,150 | |
| 10 | 19 | Jody Ridley | 0 | #84 Chevy | Cumberland Mills | 134 | 323 | Finish | $3,500 | |
| 11 | 20 | Trevor Boys | 0 | #48 Chevy | Hylton-McCaig | 130 | 323 | Finish | $6,675 | |
| 12 | 17 | Lake Speed | 0 | #1 Chevy | UNO / Bull Frog Knits | 127 | 321 | Finish | $2,400 | |
| 13 | 33 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #71 Oldsmobile | AEL Rentals | 124 | 321 | Finish | $9,675 | |
| 14 | 32 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Chrysler | Arrington Racing | 121 | 320 | Finish | $5,240 | |
| 15 | 25 | Bob Senneker | 0 | #80 Pontiac | Elk Custom Vans | 118 | 319 | Finish | $2,175 | |
| 16 | 26 | Sterling Marlin | 0 | #17 Chevy | Hesco Exhaust | 115 | 319 | Finish | $4,925 | |
| 17 | 37 | Ken Ragan | 0 | #77 Chevy | Clinomint | 112 | 319 | Finish | $1,875 | |
| 18 | 29 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Chevy | Broadway Motors | 109 | 311 | Accident | $4,610 | |
| 19 | 22 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106 | 310 | Finish | $4,350 | |
| 20 | 30 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #7 Pontiac | 7-Eleven | 103 | 308 | Engine | $3,990 | |
| 21 | 28 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #6 Chevy | Fligels Uniform | 100 | 303 | Finish | $3,655 | |
| 22 | 38 | Mike Potter | 0 | #02 Pontiac | Reeder Racing | 97 | 280 | Accident | $3,395 | |
| 23 | 4 | Cale Yarborough | 108 | #28 Chevy | Hardee's | 99 | 258 | Engine | $1,800 | |
| 24 | 34 | Delma Cowart | 0 | #0 Buick | Coastal Transmissions | 91 | 233 | Cylinder Head | $1,275 | |
| 25 | 5 | Benny Parsons | 0 | #55 Chevy | Copenhagen | 88 | 154 | Overheating | $1,250 | |
| 26 | 18 | Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Chevy | Piedmont Airlines | 85 | 148 | Engine | $3,000 |
| 27 | 27 | Rick Baldwin | 0 | #04 Chrysler | Spirit of Corpus Christi | 82 | 132 | Engine | $1,200 | |
| 28 | 16 | Phil Parsons | 0 | #66 Chevy | Skoal | 79 | 122 | Engine | $2,675 | |
| 29 | 1 | Tim Richmond | 40 | #27 Pontiac | Old Milwaukee | 81 | 120 | Engine | $5,115 | |
| 30 | 12 | Joe Ruttman | 0 | #98 Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 73 | 97 | Rear End | $2,880 | |
| 31 | 10 | Dick Brooks | 0 | #90 Ford | Chameleon Sunglasses | 70 | 84 | Engine | $2,750 | |
| 32 | 35 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Gailey Excavating | 67 | 66 | Engine | $2,005 | |
| 33 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 19 | #15 Ford | Wrangler | 69 | 49 | Clutch | $7,995 | |
| 34 | 36 | Eddie Bierschwale | 0 | #03 Buick | Mission Ice | 61 | 46 | Accident | $985 | |
| 35 | 13 | Ron Bouchard | 0 | #47 Buick | Race Hill Farm | 58 | 30 | Engine | $1,975 | |
| 36 | 21 | Donnie Allison | 0 | #88 Pontiac | Gatorade | 0 | 21 | Engine | $1,965 | |
| 37 | 14 | Harry Gant | 0 | #33 Buick | Skoal Bandit | 52 | 21 | Engine | $8,775 | |
| 38 | 24 | Greg Sacks | 0 | #5 Chevy | Uniden Force | 49 | 3 | Accident | $945 | |
| 39 | 39 | Joe Booher | 0 | #18 Buick | Booher Farms | 0 | 2 | Engine | $935 |