| 1982 Champion 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $222,875 | Race Date: | Aug 22, 1982 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 20 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2Hr 45Min 53Sec. | Brooklyn, Michigan | |
| Lead Changes: | 31 | Average Speed: | 136.454 MPH | 2 Mile Paved D-Shaped Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 29 Laps | mispeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #88 Buick | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | DiGard Racing | Team: | Melling Racing | Chrysler: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Gary Nelson | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 120 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 162.995 MPH | |||||
| Official 1982 Champion 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 10 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Gatorade | Running |  | 185 | 200 | 120 |
| 2 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 200 | 13 |
| 3 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | Running | | 165 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine (R) | Performance Connection | Running | | 165 | 200 | 2 |
| 5 | 14 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Weyman & Bruton | Running | | 160 | 200 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Tom Prange Chrysler-Plymouth | Running | Chrysler | 155 | 199 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running | | 151 | 198 | 20 |
| 8 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Throttles Food & Fuel | Running | | 147 | 197 | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon / National Engineering | Running |  | 143 | 197 | 1 |
| 10 | 20 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy | Running | | 134 | 197 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 130 | 197 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 17 | Lake Speed | Yazoo Mowers | Running | | 127 | 197 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | 77 | Dean Combs | Sport Specs / R.l. Monroe | Running | | 124 | 196 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 121 | 195 | 0 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Kyle Petty | Uno / STP | Running | | 118 | 195 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 115 | 193 | 0 |
| 17 | 38 | 42 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 0 | 193 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 40 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 19 | Charlie Baker | H.M. Kelly Trucking | Running | | 0 | 192 | 0 |
| 20 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 103 | 191 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | Running | | 100 | 187 | 0 |
| 22 | 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running |  | 97 | 179 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Tim Richmond (R) | Stacy-Pak | Rear Gear | | 99 | 161 | 1 |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. | Provimi Veal | Engine | | 0 | 139 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | J.D. Stacy Racing | Radiator | | 88 | 109 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley | J.D. Stacy Racing | Engine | | 85 | 108 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 87 | 104 | 6 |
| 28 | 7 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Transmission | | 84 | 103 | 28 |
| 29 | 35 | 54 | David Simko | Gnf Prototype Casting | Engine | | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Brakes | | 73 | 76 | 0 |
| 31 | 22 | 03 | David Pearson | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Oil Pump | | 70 | 75 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett | Sway Bar | | 72 | 68 | 2 |
| 33 | 29 | 5 | Robin McCall | Stacy-Pak | Accident | | 64 | 47 | 0 |
| 34 | 23 | 2 | Mark Martin (R) | Briarwood Hilton | Rear Gear | | 61 | 45 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Handling | | 58 | 42 | 0 |
| 36 | 37 | 6 | Al Loquasto | Pentax Cameras | Accident | | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 13 | Earle Canavan | Wyandotte Vapocure / Wynns | Engine |  | 52 | 7 | 0 |
| 38 | 16 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Pet Dairy | Oil Pump | | 49 | 2 | 0 |
