The 1983 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at North Carolina Speedway on October 30, 1983. Terry Labonte dominated the event in route to his only victory of the year, leading the most laps and holding off Tim Richmond by two-thirds of a second. Bobby Allison struggled to 16th and watched his points lead on Darrell Waltrip (5th) trickle down to 27 points. Stats