Darrell Waltrip drove his Junior
Johnson Chevrolet to his seventh career NASCAR Winston Cup
series
victory at Nashville.
The win was his fourth consecutive
victory at the 5/8 mile track, breaking the previous record of
three which was held by Waltrip, Richard Petty and Cale
Yarborough
Waltrip led 382 laps and won by a
one-lap margin over Bobby Allison. "He's got too much of
something," stated Allison post-race. "No one can beat him
(Waltrip) on the short tracks with that set-up."
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The race was named in honor of NASCAR driver and country music legend
Marty Robbins.
He ran in the Late Model Sportsman series at
Nashville for years before moving to the NASCAR Cup series in 1966.
Robbins competed in 35 NASCAR races during his career and
collected six top 10 finishes. His best NASCAR Cup Series finish
was fifth place at Michigan in the June 1974 Motorstate 400.
His last race was in a Junior Johnson-built 1982 Buick Regal in
the Atlanta Journal 500 on November 7, 1982, the month before he
died at age 57.
Robbins at Nashville with 1966 Dodge Charger Late
Model Sportsman car. The car had previously been
raced by James Hylton |
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Robbins and his 1974 Dodge Charger at Charlotte
Motor Speedway before the 1974 National 400 |
Bobby Allison’s $13,650 payout for his
second place finish would be the largest of his career at
Nashville.
Rick Newsom made the last of his seven
starts at Nashville. He
competed in 82 Winston Cup races from 1972–1986. Newsom was
killed in a private plane crash on August 16, 1988.
During the previous week, driver Mark Martin lost his ride in
the J.D. Stacy Buick to Morgan Sheppard. The Batesville,
Arkansas driver had sold his equipment when he landed the ride
with Stacy. "I've got to look for a ride to keep active," stated
a dejected Martin. "I have no conception of what I'm going to do
now."
The race was broadcast live on TNN with Steve Evans and Brock
Yates as commentators
The start of the 1983 Marty Robbins 420 at
Nashville's Fairgrounds Speedway |
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Neil Bonnet (75 car) battles Tim Richmond (27 car)
and Darrell Waltrip (11 car) early in the event. (Photo:
Rickey Rogers The Tennessean)
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The Bud Moore Engineering team pits the Ford
Thunderbird of driver Dale Earnhardt |
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Ricky Rudd with his Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet prior to the start of practice. |
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Marty Robbins' last race car was
driven by his son Ronnie on the parade lap of the event. (Photo:
Bobby Jones) |
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Driver |
Fin |
Str |
Car |
Team / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
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Darrell Waltrip |
1 |
1 |
11 |
Pepsi Challenger
Junior Johnson |
Chevrolet |
420 |
25,650 |
Running |
382 |
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Bobby Allison |
2 |
11 |
22 |
Miller High Life
DiGard Racing |
Buick |
419 |
13,650 |
Running |
38 |
 |
Harry Gant |
3 |
5 |
33 |
Skoal Bandit
Hal Needham |
Buick |
419 |
11,285 |
Running |
0 |
 |
Morgan Shepherd |
4 |
12 |
2 |
ACM Equipment Sales
Jim Stacy |
Buick |
418 |
9,000 |
Running |
0 |
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Bill Elliott |
5 |
10 |
9 |
Melling Oil Pumps
Harry Melling |
Ford |
416 |
4,520 |
Running |
0 |
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Richard Petty |
6 |
18 |
43 |
STP
Petty Enterprises |
Pontiac |
415 |
6,800 |
Running |
0 |
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Joe Ruttman |
7 |
8 |
98 |
Levi Garrett
Ron Benfield |
Buick |
415 |
4,020 |
Running |
0 |
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Terry Labonte |
8 |
6 |
44 |
Budweiser
Billy Hagan |
Chevrolet |
414 |
3,650 |
Running |
0 |
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Ron Bouchard |
9 |
15 |
47 |
Race Hill Farm
Jack Beebe |
Buick |
414 |
3,390 |
Running |
0 |
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Tim Richmond |
10 |
4 |
27 |
Old Milwaukee
Raymond Beadle |
Pontiac |
412 |
1,710 |
Running |
0 |
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Sterling Marlin |
11 |
13 |
17 |
Hesco Exhaust
Roger Hamby |
Pontiac |
412 |
3,665 |
Running |
0 |
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Jimmy Means |
12 |
25 |
52 |
Broadway Motors
Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
411 |
2,960 |
Running |
0 |
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Neil Bonnett |
13 |
2 |
75 |
Hodgdon
RahMoc Enterprises |
Chevrolet |
411 |
3,330 |
Running |
0 |
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Ricky Rudd |
14 |
3 |
3 |
Piedmont Airlines
Richard Childress Racing |
Chevrolet |
410 |
2,540 |
Running |
0 |
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Ronnie Thomas |
15 |
22 |
41 |
Advance Auto Parts
Ronnie Thomas |
Pontiac |
408 |
1,075 |
Running |
0 |
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Buddy Arrington |
16 |
19 |
67 |
Arrington Racing |
Chrysler |
407 |
2,450 |
Running |
0 |
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Kyle Petty |
17 |
17 |
7 |
7-Eleven
Petty Enterprises |
Pontiac |
406 |
2,250 |
Running |
0 |
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J.D. McDuffie |
18 |
26 |
70 |
J D McDuffie |
Pontiac |
404 |
2,025 |
Running |
0 |
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Trevor Boys |
19 |
24 |
48 |
Palatine Auto Parts
James Hylton |
Chevrolet |
400 |
1,975 |
Running |
0 |
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Geoffrey Bodine |
20 |
9 |
88 |
Gatorade
Cliff Stewart |
Pontiac |
359 |
2,350 |
Running |
0 |
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Mark Martin |
21 |
14 |
6 |
Jim Magill Chevrolet
D K Ulrich |
Buick |
350 |
1,825 |
Crash |
0 |
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Steve Gray |
22 |
29 |
19 |
Henley Gray |
Buick |
296 |
800 |
Handling |
0 |
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Rick Newsom |
23 |
28 |
02 |
Bud Reeder |
Buick |
280 |
1,225 |
Rear end |
0 |
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Dale Earnhardt |
24 |
7 |
15 |
Wrangler Jeans
Bud Moore |
Ford |
258 |
6,450 |
Engine |
0 |
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Dick Brooks |
25 |
21 |
90 |
Sunny King Ford
Junie Donlavey |
Ford |
120 |
2,025 |
Engine |
0 |
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Darryl Sage |
26 |
20 |
86 |
Lee Sage |
Chevrolet |
111 |
720 |
Engine |
0 |
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Dave Marcis |
27 |
16 |
71 |
W.H. Bolin
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
94 |
6,815 |
Clutch |
0 |
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Tommy Gale |
28 |
23 |
64 |
Sunny King Ford
Elmo Langley |
Ford |
30 |
1,210 |
Engine |
0 |
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Ronnie Hopkins |
29 |
27 |
26 |
Food Country USA
Charlie Henderson |
Chevrolet |
11 |
705 |
Engine |
0 |
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