1983 Mello Yello 300
Charlotte Motor Speedway · 1983 · NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Earnhardt | 3 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 83 | 200 | 300 |
Finishing order
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Robert Gee (Owner) | Pontiac | 200 | 83 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 2 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | Pontiac | 200 | 61 | running | 170 | |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Pontiac | 200 | 26 | running | 165 | |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | 200 | 27 | running | 160 | |
| 5 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Oldsmobile | 199 | running | 155 | ||
| 6 | 21 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Jack Ingram Racing | Pontiac | 199 | running | 150 | |
| 7 | 22 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | 199 | running | 146 | ||
| 8 | 41 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Mike Day (Owner) | Chevrolet | 199 | running | 142 | |
| 9 | 14 | 23 | Davey Allison | Pontiac | 198 | 2 | running | 138 | |
| 10 | 9 | 34 | Joe Kelly | Pontiac | 198 | running | 134 | ||
| 11 | 29 | 14 | Ronnie Silver | Pontiac | 196 | running | 130 | ||
| 12 | 13 | 70 | Bosco Lowe | Pontiac | 196 | running | 127 | ||
| 13 | 30 | 4 | Joe Thurman | Pontiac | 195 | running | 124 | ||
| 14 | 32 | 03 | J.D. McDuffie | Chevrolet | 195 | running | 121 | ||
| 15 | 27 | 29 | Satch Worley | Dodge | 194 | running | 118 | ||
| 16 | 16 | 47 | Randy Tissot | Pontiac | 193 | running | 115 | ||
| 17 | 28 | 56 | Howard Rose | Pontiac | 190 | running | 112 | ||
| 18 | 18 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Pontiac | 188 | running | 109 | |
| 19 | 25 | 86 | Mike Watts | Pontiac | 188 | running | 106 | ||
| 20 | 36 | 90 | Mark Gibson | Pontiac | 188 | running | 103 | ||
| 21 | 6 | 1 | Pete Silva | Pontiac | 186 | running | 100 | ||
| 22 | 23 | 02 | Kirk Bryant | Pontiac | 181 | running | 97 | ||
| 23 | 34 | 40 | Rodney Howard | Pontiac | 179 | did not finish | 94 | ||
| 24 | 40 | 87 | Steve Jarvis | Chevrolet | 168 | did not finish | 91 | ||
| 25 | 8 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Ford | 127 | 1 | did not finish | 88 | |
| 26 | 35 | 58 | John McFadden | Pontiac | 110 | did not finish | 85 | ||
| 27 | 12 | 3 | Mike Porter | Pontiac | 105 | did not finish | 82 | ||
| 28 | 19 | 46 | Slick Johnson | Buick | 101 | did not finish | 79 | ||
| 29 | 24 | 50 | Larry Hoopaugh | Ford | 97 | did not finish | 76 | ||
| 30 | 33 | 97 | Harry Lee Hill | Pontiac | 93 | did not finish | 73 | ||
| 31 | 39 | 35 | Barry Bostik | Pontiac | 89 | did not finish | 70 | ||
| 32 | 11 | 00 | Sam Ard | Thomas Brothers Racing | Oldsmobile | 76 | did not finish | 67 | |
| 33 | 38 | 71 | Benny Kerley | Pontiac | 76 | did not finish | 64 | ||
| 34 | 10 | 12 | Tommy Ellis | Pontiac | 76 | did not finish | 61 | ||
| 35 | 20 | 52 | Mitchell Clark | Pontiac | 75 | did not finish | 58 | ||
| 36 | 17 | 5 | John Anderson | Pontiac | 68 | did not finish | 55 | ||
| 37 | 26 | 42 | Allan Powell | Pontiac | 67 | did not finish | 52 | ||
| 38 | 15 | 76 | Butch Lindley | Pontiac | 57 | did not finish | 49 | ||
| 39 | 1 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | Whitaker Racing | Oldsmobile | 53 | did not finish | 46 | |
| 40 | 42 | 62 | John Linville | Pontiac | 20 | did not finish | 43 | ||
| 41 | 37 | 37 | Chip Lain | Pontiac | 14 | did not finish | 40 | ||
| 42 | 31 | 8 | Mike Riley | Pontiac | 2 | did not finish | 37 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 83 | 41.5% | P1 |
| 2 | Neil Bonnett | 61 | 30.5% | P2 |
| 3 | Harry Gant | 27 | 13.5% | P4 |
| 4 | Bill Elliott | 26 | 13.0% | P3 |
| 5 | Davey Allison | 2 | 1.0% | P9 |
| 6 | Glenn Jarrett | 1 | 0.5% | P25 |