The 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series is the 35th season of professional stock car racing in the

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and the 12th modern-era Cup series season. The season began on Sunday, February 20 and ended on Sunday, November 20.

Bobby Allison Robert Arthur Allison (born December 3, 1937) is a former American professional stock car racing driver and owner. Allison was the founder of the Alabama Gang, a group of drivers based in Hueytown, Alabama, where there were abundant short track ...

was Winston Cup champion at the end of the season finishing 47 points ahead of

Darrell Waltrip Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is an American motorsports analyst, author, former national television broadcaster, and stock car driver. He raced from 1972 to 2000 in the NASCAR Cup Series (known as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series dur ...

Teams and drivers

Schedule

*The Busch Clash was scheduled for Sunday, February 13 but rain forced the race to be postponed until Monday, February 14.

Season Results and Standings

Races

*Bold indicates a NASCAR Crown Jewel race. *The Busch 500 was shortened to 419 of 500 laps due to rain.

Winston Cup Final Standings

(

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) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' – Pole position set by final practice results or 1982 Owner's points. * – Most laps led.

Rookie of the year

Sterling Marlin Sterling Burton Marlin (born June 30, 1957) is an American semi-retired, professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes part-time JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, driving the No. 114 for Sterling Marlin Racing. He formerly competed in the N ...

was named

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. He beat Trevor Boys, Bobby Hillin Jr., Ronnie Hopkins, and Ken Ragan for the award. Of the drivers that competed for the award, only Marlin ran all 30 races. The closest a driver got to competing in all 30 races was Trevor Boys competing in 23 races (skipped rounds 1-6, and 8).

References

External links

Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1983
{{NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship * NASCAR Cup Series seasons