The 1983 Busch 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 27, 1983. Darrell Waltrip led 215 of the 419 laps in route to a dominating victory on Dale Earnhardt. Waltrip closed in on Bobby Allison for the points lead, now trailing Allison (3rd) by forty-one markers. Stats