1982 Winston Western 500

Auto race held at Riverside International Raceway in 1982 February 2025 CUST Race 30 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season Winston Western 500 Weather information for the 1982 Winston Western 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac 1982 11 21 1982 30 30 Riverside Raceway.JPG Layout of Riverside International Raceway (1969-1988 version) Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California 2.700 4.345 119 311.8 501.7 Temperatures of 59 F C; wind speeds of 2.9 mph km/h 99.823 mi/h 38,000 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Tim Richmond Jim Stacy Racing 92 2 Tim Richmond Jim Stacy Racing Mizlou Ken Squier Buddy Baker The 1982 Winston Western 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on November 21, 1982, at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. Background Riverside International Speedway was a race track or road course in Moreno Valley, California. The track was in operation from September 22, 1957, to July 2, 1989. The original course design proved to be dangerous, and it was partially reconfigured in 1969.November 2020 Race report Tim Richmond would defeat Ricky Rudd in the three hour long, 119 lap race which had 38 000 spectators in attendance.1982 Winston Western 500 information at Racing Reference Seven seconds would end up separating the winner from the second-place finisher. Darrell Waltrip would qualify on pole position with a speed of 114.995 mph km/h in qualifying. Dale Earnhardt, recorded a last-place finish on lap 8 due to an oil leak. There would be 42 drivers on the grid; two of them were Canadian while the other 40 were born in the United States. Only one Chevrolet vehicle would participate in the race; driven by Jim Reich and owned by Ivan Baldwin. Clive Skipton was the only non-qualifier for this event. Trevor Boys and Derrike Cope would make their introduction into NASCAR during this race while Reich, Jim Lee, and Terry Herman would retire after this race.1982 Winston Western 500 information at Race-Database During the race, Terry Labonte survived a horrible crash on lap 94. His car reportedly slammed the wall in turn 9, and he suffered a broken leg, an ankle, and several facial lacerations.Williams Debra June 4, 1984 Less than two years after leaving Riverside International Raceway... https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/06/04/Less-than-two-years-after-leaving-Riverside-International-Raceway/2589455169600/ June 24, 2025 UPI Despite his injuries, Labonte recovered and won at the track two years later. The total purse of the race would be $203,745 ($ when adjusted for inflation), the winner of the race would receive $24,730 ($ when adjusted for inflation) while 41st-place finisher Kevin Terris would receive $525 ($ when adjusted for inflation). Terris made his first Cup start in more than a decade but went out early with a blown engine. He would only make one further Cup start.1982 Winston Western 500 information at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Qualifying Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Owner 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick Junior Johnson 2 88 Bobby Allison Pontiac DiGard 3 28 Joe Ruttman Pontiac Harry Ranier 4 2 Tim Richmond Buick Jim Stacy 5 3 Ricky Rudd Pontiac Richard Childress 6 50 Geoffrey Bodine Pontiac Cliff Stewart 7 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford Bud Moore 8 17 Lake Speed Pontiac Roger Hamby 9 33 Harry Gant Buick Hal Needham 10 75 Jimmy Insolo Pontiac RahMoc Enterprises Failed to qualify: Clive Skilton (#61)Qualifying information for the 1982 Winston Western 500 https://web.archive.org/web/20170809092424/http://www.racing-reference.info/getqualify/1982-30/W August 9, 2017 at Racing Reference Top 10 finishers Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Winnings Laps led Laps as the lead driver Points Number of points earned towards championship standings Time/Status 1 4 2 Tim Richmond Buick 119 $24,730 92 185 3:07:24 2 5 3 Ricky Rudd Pontiac 119 $16,980 1 175 +7 seconds 3 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 119 $25,100 8 170 Lead lap under green flag 4 13 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 119 $6,100 1 165 Lead lap under green flag 5 20 02 Mark Martin Buick 118 $7,760 0 155 +1 lap 6 15 57 Ron Bouchard Buick 117 $10,120 0 150 +2 laps 7 29 55 Benny Parsons Buick 117 $2,850 0 146 +2 laps 8 16 98 Morgan Shepherd Buick 116 $5,300 0 142 +3 laps 9 25 90 Jody Ridley Ford 115 $9,850 0 138 +4 laps 10 23 16 Jim Bown Buick 115 $2,550 0 134 +4 laps Timeline Section reference: Start of race: Darrell Waltrip had the pole position as the green flag was waved. Lap 5: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip. Lap 8: A sudden oil leak from Dale Earnhardt's vehicle made him the last-place finisher of the event. Lap 9: Tim Richmond took over the lead from Bobby Allison. Lap 12: Kevin Terris' vehicle suddenly developed engine troubles. Lap 14: Ricky Rudd took over the lead from Tim Richmond. Lap 15: J.D. McDuffie took over the lead from Ricky Rudd. Lap 16: Don Waterman took over the lead from J.D. McDuffie. Lap 17: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Don Waterman. Lap 20: The transmission on Joe Ruttman's vehicle stopped working properly. Lap 21: Tim Richmond took over the lead from Bobby Allison. Lap 31: Randy Becker's vehicle suddenly developed engine troubles. Lap 40: John Krebs had a terminal crash. Lap 42: An oil leak came out of Derrike Cope's vehicle. Lap 46: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Tim Richmond. Lap 48: Tim Richmond took over the lead from Bobby Allison. Lap 62: Rick McCray's vehicle suddenly developed engine troubles. Lap 72: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Tim Richmond. Lap 76: Harry Gant took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip. Lap 81: Tim Richmond took over the lead from Harry Gant. Lap 92: The transmission on Hershel McGriff's vehicle stopped working properly. Lap 94: Terry Labonte had a terminal crash. Lap 95: An oil leak came out of Harry Gant's vehicle. Lap 97: Neil Bonnett took over the lead from Tim Richmond. Lap 98: Tim Richmond took over the lead from Neil Bonnett. Lap 111: Bobby Allison's vehicle suddenly developed engine troubles. Finish: Tim Richmond was officially declared the winner of the event. Standings after the race Pos Driver Points Differential 1 10px Darrell Waltrip 4489 0 2 10px Bobby Allison 4417 -72 3 10px Terry Labonte 4211 -278 4 10px Harry Gant 3877 -612 5 10px Richard Petty 3814 -675 6 10px Dave Marcis 3666 -823 7 10px Buddy Arrington 3642 -847 8 10px Ron Bouchard 3545 -944 9 10px Ricky Rudd 3542 -947 10 Morgan Shepherd 3451 -1038 References 1982 Atlanta Journal 500 1983 Daytona 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1982-3 1981 1983 Winston Western 500 races 1982 Winston Western 500 Winston Western 500 Category:NASCAR races at Riverside International Raceway