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1983 Mello Yello 300

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NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series race number 12 of 35
Saturday, May 28, 1983 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:32:54
Average speed: 117.724 mph
Pole speed: 161.565 mph

Cautions: 6 for 41 laps
Margin of victory: .5 sec
Attendance: 75000
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series results / 1983 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	15	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler (Robert Gee)	Pontiac	200	9100	running	83	180
2	2	75	Neil Bonnett	National Engr. (Butch Mock)	Pontiac	200	6375	running	61	170
3	5	17	Bill Elliott	Aladdin Industries (Darrell Waltrip)	Pontiac	200	4700	running	26	165
4	4	28	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Johnny Hayes)	Pontiac	200	3850	running	27	160
5	7	22	Bobby Allison	Miller High Life (Alan Dillard, Jr.)	Oldsmobile	199	3550	running	0	155
6	21	11	Jack Ingram	Ingram Racing (Jack Ingram)	Pontiac	199	9775	running	0	150
7	22	98	Joe Ruttman	Levi Garrett	Pontiac	199	3150	running	0	146
8	41	6	Tommy Houston	Mason Day (Mike Day)	Chevrolet	199	6700	running	0	142
9	14	23	Davey Allison	Miller High Life (Bobby Allison)	Pontiac	198	4400	running	2	138
10	9	34	Joe Kelly	Kelly Builders (Joe Kelly)	Pontiac	198	3925	running	0	134
11	29	14	Ronnie Silver	Banner House Handbags (Ronnie Silver)	Pontiac	196	2850	running	0	130
12	13	70	Bosco Lowe	Bailey / Temple (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	196	2575	running	0	127
13	30	4	Joe Thurman	Thurman Enterprises (Johnny Davis)	Pontiac	195	2325	running	0	124
14	32	03	J.D. McDuffie	Robert's Used Cars	Chevrolet	195	1275	running	0	121
15	27	29	Satch Worley	Longwood Restaurant (Chubby Arrington)	Dodge	194	2075	running	0	118
16	16	47	Randy Tissot	J. Edwards	Pontiac	193	1850	running	0	115
17	28	56	Howard Rose	Big Sandy Furniture (H.L. Rose)	Pontiac	190	1775	running	0	112
18	18	32	Dale Jarrett	Pet Dairy (Horace Isenhower)	Pontiac	188	1685	running	0	109
19	25	86	Mike Watts	Lincoln Log Homes (Mike Watts)	Pontiac	188	1610	running	0	106
20	36	90	Mark Gibson	Gibson Racing (Mark Gibson)	Pontiac	188	1535	running	0	103
21	6	1	Pete Silva	New-Lon (Lindy White)	Pontiac	186	1450	running	0	100
22	23	02	Kirk Bryant	Steve Pierce	Pontiac	181	1390	running	0	97
23	34	40	Rodney Howard	Ed Powell	Pontiac	179	1315	running	0	94
24	40	87	Steve Jarvis	Jarvis Racing (Steve Jarvis)	Chevrolet	168	1230	oil pressure	0	91
25	8	24	Glenn Jarrett	Thackston Racing (Marvin Thackston)	Ford	147	1210	engine	1	88
26	35	58	John McFadden	–	Pontiac	110	1085	engine	0	85
27	12	3	Mike Porter	Wendy's	Pontiac	105	2225	rear end	0	82
28	19	46	Slick Johnson	Minton Wrecking	Buick	101	765	radiator	0	79
29	24	50	Larry Hoopaugh	Cox Racing (Marion Cox)	Ford	97	955	engine	0	76
30	33	97	Harry Lee Hill	Hill Racing (Harry Lee Hill)	Pontiac	93	945	rear end	0	73
31	39	35	Barry Bostick	Star Mart / Mac Tools	Pontiac	89	935	rear end	0	70
32	11	00	Sam Ard	Thomas Brothers Country Ham / Mello Yello (Howard Thomas)	Oldsmobile	76	6925	crash	0	67
33	38	71	Benny Kerley	Maxie's Vending	Pontiac	76	915	crash	0	64
34	10	12	Tommy Ellis	Ellis Racing (Marilyn Smith)	Pontiac	76	3235	engine	0	61
35	20	52	Mitchell Clark	Beauregard's	Pontiac	75	705	crash	0	58
36	17	5	John Anderson	Poff Racing	Pontiac	68	700	engine	0	55
37	26	42	Allan Powell	Weast Racing	Pontiac	67	3395	engine	0	52
38	15	76	Butch Lindley	Dana Racing	Pontiac	57	1690	steering	0	49
39	1	7	Morgan Shepherd	ACM Equipment Sales (Ed Whitaker)	Oldsmobile	53	1685	rear end	0	46
40	42	62	John Linville	Westmoreland Racing (John Linville)	Pontiac	20	680	engine	0	43
41	37	37	Chip Lain	Hayes Jewelers	Pontiac	14	680	engine	0	40
42	31	8	Mike Riley	TGR Enterprises (Jack Ingram)	Pontiac	2	680	crash	0	37

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Rick Hanley	04			Pontiac

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Neil Bonnett	1	1	1
Dale Earnhardt	2	16	15
Neil Bonnett	17	17	1
Dale Earnhardt	18	18	1
Harry Gant	19	30	12
Neil Bonnett	31	35	5
Dale Earnhardt	36	37	2
Neil Bonnett	38	63	26
Harry Gant	64	64	1
Neil Bonnett	65	70	6
Davey Allison	71	71	1
Neil Bonnett	72	92	21
Bill Elliott	93	118	26
Harry Gant	119	128	10
Davey Allison	129	129	1
Glenn Jarrett	130	130	1
Harry Gant	131	134	4
Neil Bonnett	135	135	1
Dale Earnhardt	136	200	65

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Sam Ard	1724
2	Tommy Houston	1714	-10
3	Pete Silva	1663	-61
4	Jack Ingram	1629	-95
5	Tommy Ellis	1578	-146
6	Dale Jarrett	1526	-198
7	Morgan Shepherd	1464	-260
8	Ronnie Silver	1396	-328
9	Bosco Lowe	1300	-424
10	Butch Lindley	1219	-505
11	Jeff Hensley	981	-743
12	Jimmy Lawson	953	-771
13	Phil Parsons	922	-802
14	John Linville	919	-805
15	Eddie Falk	905	-819
16	Rick Mast	876	-848
17	Glenn Jarrett	807	-917
18	Rodney Howard	799	-925
19	Bob Shreeves	788	-936
20	Joe Thurman	768	-956
21	Jimmy Hensley	704	-1020