| 1982 Busch 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 21 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $143,510 | Race Date: | Aug 28, 1982 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .700 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 49Min 32Sec. | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 94.318 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 3 For 15 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Tim Richmond T. Richmond | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #2 Buick | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Jim Stacy Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 38 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 112.507 MPH | |||||
| Official 1982 Busch 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 38 |
| 2 | 9 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Digard / Gatorade | Running |  | 180 | 500 | 169 |
| 3 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | Running | | 170 | 500 | 47 |
| 4 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Texas Jeans | Running | | 165 | 499 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett | Running | | 160 | 499 | 85 |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 155 | 499 | 74 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Running |  | 143 | 498 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 | 90 | Jody Ridley | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 142 | 495 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 28 | Buddy Baker | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 138 | 494 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine (R) | Performance Connection | Running | | 134 | 494 | 0 |
| 11 | 13 | 2 | Mark Martin (R) | Martin Racing | Running | | 130 | 492 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy | Running |  | 127 | 491 | 0 |
| 13 | 17 | 17 | Lake Speed | Yazoo Mowers | Running | | 124 | 491 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 121 | 485 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 26 | Brad Teague (R) | Food Country USA | Running | | 118 | 482 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Hill Racing | Running |  | 115 | 481 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 86 | Darryl Sage | Space Age | Running | | 112 | 481 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Baxter Price Racing | Running | | 109 | 480 | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 106 | 473 | 0 |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Lady & Son Auction | Running | | 0 | 472 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | W.H. Bolin | Running | | 100 | 470 | 0 |
| 22 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 97 | 463 | 0 |
| 23 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 94 | 451 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Pet Dairy | Rear Gear | | 96 | 259 | 2 |
| 25 | 1 | 2 | Tim Richmond (R) | Stacy-Pak | Engine | | 93 | 83 | 81 |
| 26 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Steering | | 85 | 50 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | 6 | Al Loquasto | Pentax Cameras | Engine | | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Overheating | | 79 | 30 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Bojangles | Oil Pump | | 76 | 28 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP / Uno | Engine | | 73 | 2 | 0 |
