The 1983 TranSouth 500 was a Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) event held at Darlington Speedway on April 10, 1983. Harry Gant captured the lead with just two laps to go, edging out Darrell Waltrip by 1.3 seconds for the win. With a 7th place effort Neil Bonnett claimed the points lead, holding Bill Elliott (5th) off by seven points. Stats