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1984 Mello Yello 300

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NASCAR Busch Grand National Series race number 12 of 29
Saturday, May 26, 1984 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 2:22:38
Average speed: 126.198 mph
Pole speed: 162.421 mph

Cautions: 7 for 30 laps
Margin of victory: 3 feet
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 19

Glossary 1984 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series results / 1984 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	8	22	Bobby Allison	Miller High Life (Frank Plessinger)	Oldsmobile	200	10900	running	13	180
2	3	17	Darrell Waltrip	Hodgdon (Darrell Waltrip)	Pontiac	200	6050	running	6	0
3	7	83	Lake Speed	Bull Frog Knits (Lake Speed)	Pontiac	200	4725	running	6	165
4	9	8	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler Jeans (Dale Earnhardt, Inc.)	Pontiac	200	4975	running	1	160
5	23	1	Morgan Shepherd	Food Country USA (Lindy White)	Oldsmobile	200	3700	running	2	155
6	5	00	Sam Ard	Thomas Brothers Country Ham (Howard Thomas)	Oldsmobile	199	12450	running	28	150
7	21	7	Alan Kulwicki	Hardee's (Ed Whitaker)	Oldsmobile	199	6150	running	0	146
8	31	72	J.D. McDuffie	Thomas Brothers Country Ham	Oldsmobile	197	2700	running	1	0
9	40	45	Charlie Luck	Luck Stone / Dryden Oil (Charlie Luck)	Pontiac	196	4800	running	0	138
10	28	14	Ronnie Silver	Banner House Handbags (Ronnie Silver)	Oldsmobile	196	4425	running	0	134
11	35	76	Junior Niedecken	Sims Brothers Construction (Sims Brothers)	Pontiac	196	2850	running	0	130
12	22	21	Larry Pearson	Chattanooga Chew (David Pearson)	Pontiac	195	2975	running	0	127
13	30	60	Ed Berrier	Whitener Quarter Horses (Max Berrier)	Oldsmobile	194	2325	running	0	124
14	17	73	Mike McLaughlin	Boehler Speed (Len Boehler)	Pontiac	193	2175	running	0	121
15	29	29	Joe Thurman	Longwood Restaurant (Chubby Arrington)	Dodge	193	2425	running	0	118
16	41	3	Billy Hogan	Capel Rugs	Chevrolet	190	2200	running	0	115
17	26	34	Joe Kelly	Kelly Builders (Joe Kelly)	Pontiac	189	1725	running	0	112
18	42	48	John Linville	Race Glaze (Johnny Davis)	Pontiac	189	2035	running	0	109
19	19	65	Ken Bouchard	Sullivan Racing (M.J. Sullivan)	Oldsmobile	185	1560	running	0	106
20	33	33	George Dalton	Royal Cleaners	Oldsmobile	183	1485	running	0	103
21	36	87	Steve Jarvis	Foster & Hailey (Robbie Lewis)	Pontiac	181	1410	oil leak	0	100
22	4	47	Ron Bouchard	DuBee Racing (Jack Beebe)	Pontiac	175	990	engine	102	97
23	20	50	Allan Powell	Cox Racing (Marion Cox)	Ford	168	865	running	0	0
24	14	46	Larry Hoopaugh	Autosport Custom Vans	Pontiac	147	1280	engine	0	91
25	39	71	Benny Kerley	Taylor Togs	Pontiac	139	1210	oil leak	0	88
26	15	32	Dale Jarrett	Budweiser / Econo Lodge (Horace Isenhower)	Buick	134	1535	crash	0	85
27	24	89	Tom Peck	Plessinger Racing (Frank Plessinger)	Pontiac	116	1075	overheating	0	82
28	34	85	Bobby Boggero	Smith Racing	Pontiac	87	1015	sway bar	0	79
29	2	15	Tim Richmond	Hendrick Honda (Rick Hendrick)	Pontiac	84	1055	oil leak	41	0
30	27	27	Sammy Swindell	Old Milwaukee (Raymond Beadle)	Oldsmobile	76	745	head	0	0
31	16	23	Davey Allison	Miller High Life (Bobby Allison)	Pontiac	61	1335	sway bar	0	70
32	1	10	L.D. Ottinger	Schlitz (C.B. Gwyn)	Pontiac	57	1825	wheel bearing	0	67
33	18	43	Kenny Burks	Jones Texaco	Oldsmobile	57	915	crash	0	64
34	13	02	Kirk Bryant	Steve's Calabash Seafood (David Wilson)	Pontiac	53	1110	crash	0	0
35	10	11	Jack Ingram	Fast Fare / Skoal Bandit (Jack Ingram)	Oldsmobile	52	4030	transmission	0	58
36	11	24	Glenn Jarrett	Budweiser / Diet Connection (Marvin Thackston)	Ford	40	1300	head	0	55
37	6	28	Phil Parsons	Skoal Bandit (Johnny Hayes)	Pontiac	31	745	engine	0	52
38	37	39	Mitchell Clark	Beauregard Racing	Pontiac	27	690	crash	0	49
39	38	97	Harry Lee Hill	Hill Racing (Harry Lee Hill)	Pontiac	17	685	engine	0	46
40	32	61	Glenn Sears	Almay Racing	Pontiac	16	680	head gasket	0	43
41	12	6	Tommy Houston	Mason Day / Diet Connection (Mike Day)	Oldsmobile	16	2580	piston	0	40
42	25	70	Bosco Lowe	Bailey / Temple (J.D. McDuffie)	Oldsmobile	9	1080	engine	0	37

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Tim Richmond	1	15	15
Lake Speed	16	16	1
Ron Bouchard	17	21	5
Tim Richmond	22	27	6
Sam Ard	28	28	1
Tim Richmond	29	48	20
Ron Bouchard	49	52	4
J.D. McDuffie	53	53	1
Ron Bouchard	54	54	1
Morgan Shepherd	55	56	2
Sam Ard	57	83	27
Ron Bouchard	84	175	92
Lake Speed	176	178	3
Bobby Allison	179	183	5
Lake Speed	184	185	2
Dale Earnhardt	186	186	1
Bobby Allison	187	193	7
Darrell Waltrip	194	199	6
Bobby Allison	200	200	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Sam Ard	2008
2	Jack Ingram	1796	-212
3	Dale Jarrett	1666	-342
4	Tommy Houston	1599	-409
5	Larry Pearson	1363	-645
6	L.D. Ottinger	1299	-709
7	Ronnie Silver	1269	-739
8	Charlie Luck	1206	-802
9	Joe Thurman	1144	-864
10	Bosco Lowe	1063	-945
11	Jeff Hensley	1050	-958
12	Glenn Jarrett	1046	-962
13	Bob Shreeves	936	-1072
14	Bobby Allison	877	-1131
15	Billy Hogan	854	-1154
16	Eddie Falk	853	-1155
17	Tommy Ellis	772	-1236
18	Jimmy Lawson	739	-1269
19	John Linville	703	-1305
20	Kirk Bryant	660	-1348
21	Bubba Nissen	628	-1380