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The 1983 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event that took place on May 1, 1983, at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway) in Talladega, Alabama. Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day. ==Summary== The television coverage of this race (on NBC) was more serious than today's broadcasts; telling people about the dangers of driving constantly at .〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wheelsofspeed.com/2009/06/17/racing-replay-1983-winston-500/ )〕 Using the crude technology that was invested into driver safety back then, drivers had plenty of courage to complete the entire race.〔 Only after Dale Earnhardt's death would NASCAR start to improve their safety standards; leading up to the introduction of the ''Car of Tomorrow''. Before the restrictor plates dramatically slowed down the cars, the restarts were considered to be fast and furious at what is now known as Talladega Superspeedway.〔 There were 42 American-born drivers on the grid, representing manufacturers including Pontiac, Buick, Chevrolet, and Ford. Cale Yarborough qualified for the pole position with a speed of . Richard Petty defeated Benny Parsons by two car lengths after three hours and fourteen minutes to earn his 197th career win.〔 Seven cautions for 42 laps were witnessed by 110,000 spectators in addition to 27 different lead changes.〔 The average speed of the race was .〔 There was a major incident involving Phil Parsons and ten other drivers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/season-recaps/1980s/1983-nascar.htm )〕 Two photographers managed to get Parsons out of the wreck before the vehicle exploded.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.frontstretch.com/mmclaughlin/20647/ )〕 The entire race purse was $361,820 ($ when adjusted for inflation).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1983/talladega-superspeedway/winston-500/1599 )〕 Dale Earnhardt was driving a Ford Thunderbird; an unexpected deviation from the Earnhardt family's Chevrolet heritage.〔 Lowell Cowell would retire from NASCAR after this race. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1983 Winston 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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