| 1983 Charlotte Mello Yello 300 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 12 of 35 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $109,875 | Race Date: | May 28, 1983 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | N/A | Race Duration: | TBA | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 | Average Speed: | 117.724 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | TBA | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Dale Earnhardt D. Earnhardt | Driver: | Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd | Pontiac: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Pontiac | Car No.: | #7 Oldsmobile | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Robert Gee | Team: | Chevrolet: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Crew Chief: | Dodge: | 0 | |||||
| Laps Led: | TBA | Pole Speed: | 161.565 MPH | |||||
| Official 1983 Charlotte Mello Yello 300 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 83 |
| 2 | 2 | 75 | Neil Bonnett | National Engineering | Running | | 170 | 200 | 61 |
| 3 | 5 | 17 | Bill Elliott | Pepsi Challenger | Running | | 165 | 200 | 26 |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 160 | 200 | 27 |
| 5 | 7 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller High Life | Running |  | 155 | 199 | 0 |
| 6 | 21 | 11 | Jack Ingram | Ingram Racing | Running | | 150 | 199 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 98 | Joe Ruttman | Levi Garrett | Running | | 146 | 199 | 0 |
| 8 | 41 | 6 | Tommy Houston | Mason Day Paving | Running |  | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 23 | Davey Allison | Miller High Life | Running | | 138 | 198 | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | 34 | Joe Kelly | Kelly Builders | Running | | 134 | 198 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 14 | Ronnie Silver | Banner House Handbags / Arby's | Running | | 130 | 196 | 0 |
| 12 | 13 | 70 | Bosco Lowe | Bailey / Temple | Running | | 127 | 196 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 4 | Joe Thurman | Thurman Enterprises | Running | | 124 | 195 | 0 |
| 14 | 32 | 03 | J.D. McDuffie | Robert's Used Cars | Running | | 121 | 195 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 29 | Satch Worley | Longwood Restaurant | Running |  | 118 | 194 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 47 | Randy Tissot | J. Edwards | Running | | 115 | 193 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 56 | Howard Rose | Big Sandy Furniture | Running | | 112 | 190 | 0 |
| 18 | 18 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Pet Dairy | Running | | 109 | 188 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 86 | Mike Watts | Lincoln Log Homes | Running | | 106 | 188 | 0 |
| 20 | 36 | 90 | Mark Gibson | Gibson Racing | Running | | 103 | 188 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 1 | Pete Silva | New-Lon | Running | | 100 | 186 | 0 |
| 22 | 23 | 02 | Kirk Bryant | David Wilson (Car Owner) | Running | | 97 | 181 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 40 | Rodney Howard | DNF | | 94 | 179 | 0 | |
| 24 | 40 | 87 | Steve Jarvis | Jarvis Racing | DNF | | 91 | 168 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 24 | Glenn Jarrett | Thackston Racing | Engine |  | 88 | 147 | 1 |
| 26 | 35 | 58 | John McFadden | DNF | | 85 | 110 | 0 | |
| 27 | 12 | 3 | Mike Porter | Wendy's | DNF | | 82 | 105 | 0 |
| 28 | 19 | 46 | Slick Johnson | Minton Wrecking | DNF |  | 79 | 101 | 0 |
| 29 | 24 | 50 | Larry Hoopaugh | Cox Racing | DNF | | 76 | 97 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | 97 | Harry Lee Hill | Harry Lee Hill (Car Owner) | DNF | | 73 | 93 | 0 |
| 31 | 39 | 35 | Barry Bostick | Star Mart / Mac Tools | DNF | | 70 | 89 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 00 | Sam Ard | Thomas Brothers Country Ham | DNF | | 67 | 76 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 71 | Benny Kerley | Maxie's Vending | DNF | | 64 | 76 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 12 | Tommy Ellis | Ellis Racing | DNF | | 61 | 76 | 0 |
| 35 | 20 | 52 | Mitchell Clark | Beauregard's | DNF | | 58 | 75 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 5 | John Anderson | Poff Racing | DNF | | 55 | 68 | 0 |
| 37 | 26 | 42 | Allan Powell | Weast Racing | DNF | | 52 | 67 | 0 |
| 38 | 15 | 76 | Butch Lindley | Dana Racing | DNF | | 49 | 57 | 0 |
| 39 | 1 | 7 | Morgan Shepherd | ACM Equipment Sales | DNF | | 46 | 53 | 0 |
| 40 | 42 | 62 | John Linville | Westmoreland Racing | DNF | | 43 | 20 | 0 |
| 41 | 37 | 37 | Chip Lain | Hayes Jewelers | DNF | | 40 | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | 31 | 8 | Mike Riley | TGR Enterprises | Accident | | 37 | 2 | 0 |
