| Nashville 420 | Date: | 7/16/1983 |
| Finish | Start | CarNo | Driver | Laps | Status | Division: | Cup |
| 1 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | 420 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 420 | Running |
| 3 | 13 | 27 | Tim Richmond | 419 | Running |
| 4 | 11 | 22 | Bobby Allison | 419 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | 417 | Running |
| 6 | 4 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | 417 | Running |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 416 | Running |
| 8 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | 416 | Running |
| 9 | 7 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 416 | Running |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Morgan Shepherd | 414 | Running |
| 11 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 412 | Running |
| 12 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 412 | Running |
| 13 | 23 | 48 | Trevor Boys | 411 | Running |
| 14 | 20 | 90 | Dick Brooks | 411 | Running |
| 15 | 18 | 17 | Sterling Marlin | 409 | Running |
| 16 | 14 | 88 | Geoff Bodine | 406 | Running |
| 17 | 24 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 399 | Running |
| 18 | 26 | 6 | Al Elmore | 393 | Running |
| 19 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | 392 | Running |
| 20 | 12 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 389 | Running |
| 21 | 28 | 19 | Steve Gray | 376 | Running |
| 22 | 5 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | 348 | Running |
| 23 | 22 | 41 | Ronnie Thomas | 344 | Running |
| 24 | 30 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 269 | Engine failure |
| 25 | 27 | 18 | Don Satterfield | 227 | Engine failure |
| 26 | 17 | 86 | Darryl Sage | 209 | Engine failure |
| 27 | 1 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | 148 | Engine failure |
| 28 | 29 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 77 | Engine failure |
| 29 | 19 | 96 | Jimmy Walker | 60 | Overheating |
| 30 | 25 | 02 | D.K. Ulrich | 3 | Piston |