1983 Mello Yello 300 | ![]() |
Held on May 28, 1983 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC | |
200 L, 300 M, 482.8 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Pontiac | 200 | 83 | running | 180 |
2 | 2 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | National Engr. | Pontiac | 200 | 61 | running | 170 |
3 | 5 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Pepsi Challenger | Pontiac | 200 | 26 | running | 165 |
4 | 4 | 28 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Pontiac | 200 | 27 | running | 160 |
5 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Oldsmobile | 199 | 0 | running | 155 |
6 | 21 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Ingram Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 150 |
7 | 22 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 146 |
8 | 41 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Mason Day Paving | Chevy | 199 | 0 | running | 142 |
9 | 14 | 23 | Davey Allison | Miller High Life | Pontiac | 198 | 2 | running | 138 |
10 | 9 | 34 | Joe Kelly | Kelly Builders | Pontiac | 198 | 0 | running | 134 |
11 | 29 | 14 | Ronnie Silver | Banner House Handbags | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 130 |
12 | 13 | 70 | Bosco Lowe | Bailey & Temple | Pontiac | 196 | 0 | running | 127 |
13 | 30 | 4 | Joe Thurman | Thurman Enterprises | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 124 |
14 | 32 | 03 | J.D. McDuffie | Robert's Used Cars | Chevy | 195 | 0 | running | 121 |
15 | 27 | 29 | Satch Worley | Longwood Restaurant | Dodge | 194 | 0 | running | 118 |
16 | 16 | 47 | Randy Tissot | J. Edwards | Pontiac | 193 | 0 | running | 115 |
17 | 28 | 56 | Howard Rose | Big Sandy Furniture | Pontiac | 190 | 0 | running | 112 |
18 | 18 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Pet Dairy | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 109 |
19 | 25 | 86 | Mike Watts | Lincoln Log Homes | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 106 |
20 | 36 | 90 | Mark Gibson | Gibson Racing | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | 103 |
21 | 6 | 1 | Pete Silva | New-Con Leasing | Pontiac | 186 | 0 | running | 100 |
22 | 23 | 02 | Kirk Bryant | Steve Pierce | Pontiac | 181 | 0 | running | 97 |
23 | 34 | 40 | Rodney Howard | Vanadore Racing | Pontiac | 179 | 0 | dnf | 94 |
24 | 40 | 87 | Steve Jarvis | Jarvis Racing | Chevy | 168 | 0 | dnf | 91 |
25 | 8 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Bud Light | Ford | 147 | 1 | dnf | 88 |
26 | 35 | 58 | John McFadden | McFadden Racing | Pontiac | 110 | 0 | dnf | 85 |
27 | 12 | 3 | Mike Porter | Wendy's | Pontiac | 105 | 0 | dnf | 82 |
28 | 19 | 46 | Slick Johnson | Minton Wrecking | Buick | 101 | 0 | dnf | 79 |
29 | 24 | 50 | Larry Hoopaugh | Cox Racing | Ford | 97 | 0 | dnf | 76 |
30 | 33 | 97 | Harry Lee Hill | Hill Racing | Pontiac | 93 | 0 | dnf | 73 |
31 | 39 | 35 | Barry Bostick | Star Mart, Mac Tools | Pontiac | 89 | 0 | dnf | 70 |
32 | 11 | 00 | Sam Ard | Thomas Brothers Country Ham, Mello Yello | Oldsmobile | 76 | 0 | dnf | 67 |
33 | 38 | 71 | Benny Kerley | Maxie's Vending | Pontiac | 76 | 0 | dnf | 64 |
34 | 10 | 12 | Tommy Ellis | Ellis Racing | Pontiac | 76 | 0 | dnf | 61 |
35 | 20 | 52 | Mitchell Clark | Beauregard's | Pontiac | 75 | 0 | dnf | 58 |
36 | 17 | 5 | John Anderson | Poff Racing | Pontiac | 68 | 0 | dnf | 55 |
37 | 26 | 42 | Allan Powell | Weast Racing | Pontiac | 67 | 0 | dnf | 52 |
38 | 15 | 76 | Butch Lindley | Racing Engines | Pontiac | 57 | 0 | dnf | 49 |
39 | 1 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment | Oldsmobile | 53 | 0 | dnf | 46 |
40 | 42 | 62 | John Linville | Westmoreland Racing | Pontiac | 20 | 0 | dnf | 43 |
41 | 37 | 37 | Chip Lain | Hayes Jewelers | Pontiac | 14 | 0 | dnf | 40 |
42 | 31 | 8 | Mike Riley | TGR Enterprises | Pontiac | 2 | 0 | crash | 37 |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Failed to Qualify: Rick Hanley | |||||||||
Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
Fast Qualifier: | |||||||||
Margin of Victory: | |||||||||
Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |