1982 Mello Yello 300
Charlotte Motor Speedway · 1982 · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gant | 1 | 40 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 127 | 200 | 300 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 77 | Harry Gant | Harry Gant (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 127 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 10 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 200 | 37 | running | 170 | |
| 3 | 8 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | Whitaker Racing | Oldsmobile | 200 | 24 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Tommy Ellis | Ellis Racing | Pontiac | 198 | 2 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 14 | 25 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Motorsports | Pontiac | 198 | 1 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 6 | 47 | Darrell Waltrip | Pontiac | 198 | 1 | running | 150 | |
| 7 | 22 | 3 | Mike Porter | Pontiac | 196 | running | 146 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 99 | Geoff Bodine | Frank Plessinger (Owner) | Pontiac | 196 | running | 142 | |
| 9 | 24 | 22 | David Rogers | Rogers Racing | Pontiac | 195 | running | 138 | |
| 10 | 11 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Ford | 195 | running | 134 | ||
| 11 | 9 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Pontiac | 194 | running | 130 | ||
| 12 | 21 | 00 | Sam Ard | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 194 | running | 127 | |
| 13 | 17 | 1 | Pete Silva | Pontiac | 194 | running | 124 | ||
| 14 | 3 | 21 | Larry Pearson | Pearson Racing | Pontiac | 191 | running | 121 | |
| 15 | 13 | 27 | Bosco Lowe | Pontiac | 190 | running | 118 | ||
| 16 | 15 | 5 | Joe Thurman | Poff Racing | Pontiac | 188 | 8 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 12 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Jack Ingram Racing | Pontiac | 187 | running | 112 | |
| 18 | 36 | 97 | Harry Lee Hill | Pontiac | 186 | running | 109 | ||
| 19 | 33 | 17 | Ronnie Silver | Pontiac | 168 | running | 106 | ||
| 20 | 40 | 82 | Gary Potter | Potter Racing | Pontiac | 167 | running | 103 | |
| 21 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 165 | running | 100 | ||
| 22 | 7 | 28 | Phil Parsons | Johnny Hayes (Owner) | Pontiac | 158 | running | 97 | |
| 23 | 35 | 33 | George Dalton | Gant Racing | Chevrolet | 156 | running | 94 | |
| 24 | 25 | 80 | Allan Powell | Pontiac | 139 | running | 91 | ||
| 25 | 38 | 07 | Junior Garrett | Pontiac | 137 | running | 88 | ||
| 26 | 37 | 19 | Bob Park | Pontiac | 126 | running | 85 | ||
| 27 | 32 | 8 | Mike Riley | Buck Holder (Owner) | Pontiac | 125 | running | 82 | |
| 28 | 34 | 10 | Mark Gibson | Gibson Racing | Pontiac | 122 | running | 79 | |
| 29 | 16 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 114 | did not finish | 76 | |
| 30 | 26 | 29 | Satch Worley | Chubby Arrington (Owner) | Dodge | 63 | did not finish | 73 | |
| 31 | 18 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Mike Day (Owner) | Pontiac | 52 | did not finish | 70 | |
| 32 | 5 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Butch Mock Motorsports | Pontiac | 25 | did not finish | 67 | |
| 33 | 39 | 57 | Ken Ragan | Pontiac | 10 | did not finish | 64 | ||
| 34 | 20 | 31 | Jay Hedgecock | Pontiac | 1 | did not finish | 61 | ||
| 35 | 28 | 41 | Mike Watts | Watts Racing | Pontiac | 1 | did not finish | 58 | |
| 36 | 23 | 18 | Darryl Sage | Pontiac | 0 | did not finish | 55 | ||
| 37 | 27 | 50 | Tom Usry | Marion Cox (Owner) | Mercury | 0 | did not finish | 52 | |
| 38 | 29 | 14 | Benny Kerley | Chevrolet | 0 | did not finish | 49 | ||
| 39 | 30 | 62 | John Linville | Linville Racing | Pontiac | 0 | did not finish | 46 | |
| 40 | 31 | 39 | John Cleek | Cleek Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | did not finish | 43 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Gant | 127 | 63.5% | P1 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 37 | 18.5% | P2 |
| 3 | Morgan Shepherd | 24 | 12.0% | P3 |
| 4 | Joe Thurman | 8 | 4.0% | P16 |
| 5 | Tommy Ellis | 2 | 1.0% | P4 |
| 6 | Bobby Allison | 1 | 0.5% | P5 |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 1 | 0.5% | P6 |