On This Day June 5, 1983 - Riverside International Raceway
Stock Car Racing History
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On This Day June 5, 1983 - Riverside International Raceway
Stock Car Racing History
Great info Dave. I'll pass this along to my buddy, Lee Porter
The guys setting up the display asked Lee if he'd park his car alongside the tent
On This Day June 5, 1983 - Riverside International Raceway
Stock Car Racing History
Thanks Tim! Appreciate the kind words
On This Day June 5, 1983 - Riverside International Raceway
Stock Car Racing History
The full length video completely missed Bonnett's spin.
On This Day June 5, 1983 - Riverside International Raceway
Stock Car Racing History
Great add Chase! And the comment on the Victory Lane'! HAHAHA
On This Day June 5, 1983 - Riverside International Raceway
Stock Car Racing History
Ricky Rudd wins his first Winston Cup race and gets car owner Richard Childress his first Cup win as a car owner.
Starting from the 4 th position, Rudd lead 57 of the 95 laps including the last 41 for a convincing victory over 2 nd place Bill Elliott (from 19 th ), 3 rd place Harry Gant (from 6 th ), 4 th place Dale Earnhardt (from 15 th ), and 5 th place with a great run, Dick Brooks (from 20 th ). Pole sitter Darrell Waltrip finished 7 th .
As was the norm, instead of towing the travel trailer home on a Sunday evening, we would stay at a local motel, relax, have a nice dinner, and drive home on Monday after the morning L.A. rush hour traffic cleared out.
By chance, the Childress crew was staying at the same motel. Not only did they win the race, but they also won the party. On the balconies, by the pool, a good time was had by all. But I came away with one question after watching the festivities: Does anyone from North Carolina own a pair of swimming trunks?
Friday Practice:
Ford Motorsports previewed the 1984 Bud Moore car:
Early race action had Neil Bonnett drop a wheel off in Turn 3 and finish it off in Turn 5
Pole Sitter Darrell Waltrip finished in 7th
Tim Richmond, who started 2nd, challenged Rudd early but ended up in 28th with a DNF
Finishing 5th & 6th: Dick Brooks & Kyle Petty
Finishing 4th, Dale Earnhardt:
Finishing 3rd, Harry Gant:
Finishing 2nd, Bill Elliott:
The Winner, Ricky Rudd (And the crowd went wild):
updated by @scott-baker: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
On This Day June 3, 1984 Riverside International Raceway
Stock Car Racing History
Starting from the pole and leading the last 23 laps, Terry Labonte wins by 9.4 seconds over Neil Bonnett (from 9th), Bobby Allison (from 6th), Geoff Bodine (from 14th), and Dale Earnhardt (from 3rd). Although Labonte won going away, there were some challenges mid-race, most notably from Tim Richmond. Note Geoff Bodine driving The All Star Racing No. 5 in Rick Hendricks' first year in Cup racing.
There were 2 Wrangler Jean Cars in this event:
Green Flag:
Race Action - Terry Labonte & Tim Richmond
Race Action - Bobby Allison & Dale Earnhardt
Greg Sacks asks for more rear grip:
Fifth Place - Dale Earnhardt:
4th Place - Geoff Bodine:
3rd Place - Bobby Allison
2nd Place - Neil Bonnett:
The Winner - Terry Labonte:
updated by @scott-baker: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
On This Day - June 2, 1985 Riverside International Raceway
Stock Car Racing History
This race began with Darrell Waltrip on the pole, Terry Labonte in 2nd, Harry Gant 3rd andTim Richmond starting 4th.Terry Labonte led 41 laps (including the final 15) to win with Harry Gant finishing in 2nd, Bobby Allison finishing in 3rd after starting 17th, Ricky Rudd finishing 4th and Kyle Petty rounding out the top 5. Waltrip ended up finishing in 8th.
Green Flag:
Early race action:
Geoff Bodine's bug eradication effort:
Tim Richmond started 4th and finished 9th despite doing this twice in Turn 6:
Finishing in 4th & 5th, Ricky Rudd & Kyle Petty:
3rd Place, Bobby Allison:
2nd Place, Harry Gant:
Winner, Terry Labonte:
updated by @scott-baker: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM
On This Day June 1, 1986 Bud 400 at Riverside International Raceway
Stock Car Racing History
From the November '86 WW500:
