Mello Yello 300

Charlotte Motor Speedway — January 1, 1983

Dale Earnhardt

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Dale Earnhardt won the 1983 Mello Yello 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on January 1, 1983, leading 83 of 200 laps. Neil Bonnett finished second; Bill Elliott rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, January 1, 1983

Track

Charlotte Motor Speedway

Season

1983

Winner

Dale Earnhardt

Leaders

6 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	+2	Dale Earnhardt	Robert Gee (Owner)		200	—	Running	83	180
2	2	—	Neil Bonnett			200	—	Running	61	170
3	5	+2	Bill Elliott			200	—	Running	26	165
4	4	—	Harry Gant			200	—	Running	27	160
5	7	+2	Bobby Allison			199	—	Running	—	155
6	21	+15	Jack Ingram	Jack Ingram Racing		199	—	Running	—	150
7	22	+15	Joe Ruttman			199	—	Running	—	146
8	41	+33	Tommy Houston	Mike Day (Owner)		199	—	Running	—	142
9	14	+5	Davey Allison			198	—	Running	2	138
10	9	-1	Joe Kelly			198	—	Running	—	134
11	29	+18	Ronnie Silver			196	—	Running	—	130
12	13	+1	Bosco Lowe			196	—	Running	—	127
13	30	+17	Joe Thurman			195	—	Running	—	124
14	32	+18	J.D. McDuffie			195	—	Running	—	121
15	27	+12	Satch Worley		Dodge	194	—	Running	—	118
16	16	—	Randy Tissot			193	—	Running	—	115
17	28	+11	Howard Rose			190	—	Running	—	112
18	18	—	Dale Jarrett	Isenhower Brothers Racing		188	—	Running	—	109
19	25	+6	Mike Watts			188	—	Running	—	106
20	36	+16	Mark Gibson			188	—	Running	—	103
21	6	-15	Pete Silva			186	—	Running	—	100
22	23	+1	Kirk Bryant			181	—	Running	—	97
23	34	+11	Rodney Howard			179	—	DNF	—	94
24	40	+16	Steve Jarvis			168	—	DNF	—	91
25	8	-17	Glenn Jarrett			127	—	DNF	1	88
26	35	+9	John McFadden			110	—	DNF	—	85
27	12	-15	Mike Porter			105	—	DNF	—	82
28	19	-9	Slick Johnson			101	—	DNF	—	79
29	24	-5	Larry Hoopaugh			97	—	DNF	—	76
30	33	+3	Harry Lee Hill			93	—	DNF	—	73
31	39	+8	Barry Bostik			89	—	DNF	—	70
32	11	-21	Sam Ard	Thomas Brothers Racing		76	—	DNF	—	67
33	38	+5	Benny Kerley			76	—	DNF	—	64
34	10	-24	Tommy Ellis			76	—	DNF	—	61
35	20	-15	Mitchell Clark			75	—	DNF	—	58
36	17	-19	John Anderson			68	—	DNF	—	55
37	26	-11	Allan Powell			67	—	DNF	—	52
38	15	-23	Butch Lindley			57	—	DNF	—	49
39	1	-38	Morgan Shepherd	Whitaker Racing		53	—	DNF	—	46
40	42	+2	John Linville			20	—	DNF	—	43
41	37	-4	Chip Lain			14	—	DNF	—	40
42	31	-11	Mike Riley			2	—	DNF	—	37