1982 Daytona 500

Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1982 February 2024 CUST Race 1 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1982-02-14 Weather of the 1982 Daytona 500 The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-06-24 https://archive.today/20240526175438/https://www.webcitation.org/6HnshL16A?url=http://m.almanac.com/weather/history/FL/Daytona%20Beach/1982-02-14 2024-05-26 live 1982 2 14 1982 1 30 1982_Daytona_500_program_cover_and_logo.jpg 1982 Daytona 500 program cover Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida 2.5 4.02336 200 500 804.672 Temperatures of 72 F C; wind speeds of 13 mph km/h 153.991 mi/h 120,000 Benny Parsons Harry Ranier Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports 147 88 Bobby Allison DiGard Motorsports CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs Ned Jarrett Larry Nuber The 1982 Daytona 500, the 24th running of the event, was the first race of the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup season. It was the first time that the Daytona 500 was the first race of the season.http://racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1982&series=W 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Results Racing-reference 2009-08-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160323190002/http://racing-reference.info/raceyear?yr=1982&series=W 2016-03-23 dead Bobby Allison would take the win in the #88 Gatorade-sponsored Buick Regal.http://racing-reference.info/race?id=1982-01&series=W 1982 Daytona 500 results Racing-reference 2009-08-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20070311014152/http://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1982-01&series=W 2007-03-11 dead Allison holds the distinction of leading the most laps in consecutive Daytona 500s in 1981 and 1982, and then win the next year. A live audience of 120,000 patrons was there for the 194-minute race in which five cautions would slow the field for 34 laps; there were a total of 31 lead changes over the course of the 200 laps. Allison's margin of victory over Cale Yarborough was 23 seconds, more than half a lap. No Chevrolet vehicles were in this race; the last time this happened was at the 1971 Space City 300 at Meyer Speedway in Texas.1971 Space City 300 racing information at Racing-Reference.info This event marked the first Daytona 500 starts for Joe Ruttman, Ron Bouchard, Jim Sauter, Rick Wilson, Tom Sneva, Mark Martin, Delma Cowart, Rusty Wallace, and Lake Speed, the only Daytona 500 start for Lowell Cowell, and the last Daytona 500 starts for Roy Smith, Gary Balough, Tighe Scott, Stan Barrett, Bobby Wawak, Donnie Allison, Billie Harvey, and Joe Millikan. Bumpergate Allison's win drew controversy after his rear bumper fell off very early in the race. On lap 4, Harry Gant led Terry Labonte, with Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough battling nose-to-tail for third. Going through turns three and four, Allison's rear bumper fell off and flew high into the air before landing back on the racing surface. Several cars took evasive action to avoid it, before it was run over by Joe Millikan (running in 20th position), causing him to veer to the outside wall coming out of turn four. This triggered a much larger crash, involving several cars towards the back of the pack, and brought out the first caution of the race. Three cars were out of the race (Millikan, Lake Speed, and Geoffrey Bodine), while others suffered minor damage. After the bumper was off Allison's car, it was consistently faster than the competition allowing him to pull away to a significant lead despite other drivers working together in the draft. Yarborough's crew chief, Tim Brewer, later intimated that Allison's team had intended for the bumper to come off because they knew it would offer a major aerodynamic advantage, either using hollow bolts or very thin wire to attach it superficially to the car. Other observers also believed that the bumper was manipulated by the team to intentionally fall off, possibly by using simple tack welds, because the result would have the car underweight and give the car improved handling.Lars Anderson Pushing the envelope: NASCAR has a proud history of tweaking the rules http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lars_anderson/06/26/nascar.cheating2/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090617131553/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/lars_anderson/06/26/nascar.cheating2/index.html SI.com Time July 25, 2007 June 17, 2009 May 13, 2009 dead Allison's crew chief Gary Nelson denied that and continues to deny it to this day. On The Dale Jr. Download, Nelson stated that crew members pop-riveted the bumper to the fenders due to the NASCAR officials stating that the bumper needed to be lower on the car instead of welding brackets to hold it on. Allison himself also denied the allegations until his death in 2024. Results Pos Grid No. Car number Driver Car Make Laps Status Lapsled Points 1 7 88 Bobby Allison Buick Regal 200 Running 147 185 2 3 27 Cale Yarborough Buick Regal 200 Running 5 175 3 8 2 Joe Ruttman Buick Regal 200 Running 0 165 4 5 44 Terry Labonte Buick Regal 199 Running 3 165 5 20 9 Bill Elliott Ford Thunderbird 198 Running 0 155 6 22 47 Ron Bouchard Buick Regal 198 Running 0 150 7 2 33 Harry Gant Buick Regal 198 Running 12 151 8 4 1 Buddy Baker Buick Regal 198 Running 3 147 9 23 90 Jody Ridley Ford Thunderbird 197 Running 0 138 10 38 30 Roy Smith Pontiac Grand Prix 196 Running 0 134 11 31 75 Gary Balough Pontiac Grand Prix 196 Running 0 130 12 17 5 Jim Sauter Buick Regal 193 Running 5 132 13 33 70 J. D. McDuffie Pontiac Grand Prix 193 Running 0 124 14 36 17 Lowell Cowell Buick Regal 191 Running 0 121 15 39 67 Buddy Arrington Chrysler Imperial 191 Running 0 118 16 42 64 Tommy Gale Ford Thunderbird 185 Running 0 115 17 40 52 Jimmy Means Buick Regal 185 Running 0 112 18 13 62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile Cutlass 182 Engine 0 109 19 24 98 Morgan Shepherd Buick Regal 161 Engine 0 106 20 6 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick Regal 151 Engine 9 108 21 9 51 A. J. Foyt Oldsmobile Cutlass 145 Vibration 0 100 22 25 37 Tom Sneva Buick Regal 144 Transmission 0 97 23 12 42 Kyle Petty Pontiac Grand Prix 131 Engine 7 99 24 11 71 Dave Marcis Buick Regal 131 Piston 3 96 25 14 21 Neil Bonnett Ford Thunderbird 104 Crash 0 88 26 1 28 Benny Parsons Pontiac Grand Prix 103 Crash 0 85 27 21 43 Richard Petty Pontiac Grand Prix 103 Crash 0 82 28 18 96 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick Regal 101 Crash 0 79 29 30 59 Tighe Scott Buick Regal 81 Crash 0 76 30 26 02 Mark Martin Buick Regal 75 Valve 0 73 31 41 6 Stan Barrett Buick Regal 65 Engine 0 70 32 28 94 Bobby Wawak Buick Regal 56 Engine 0 67 33 37 0 Delma Cowart Buick Regal 55 Engine 0 64 34 29 18 Donnie Allison Buick Regal 53 Oil Pressure 0 61 35 16 3 Ricky Rudd Pontiac Grand Prix 51 Engine 0 58 36 10 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford Thunderbird 44 Engine 6 60 37 19 72 Rusty Wallace Buick Regal 40 Engine 0 52 38 15 13 Dick Brooks Ford Thunderbird 24 Piston 0 49 39 35 31 Billie Harvey Buick Regal 6 Valve 0 46 40 27 50 Joe Millikan Pontiac Grand Prix 3 Crash 0 43 41 32 66 Lake Speed Buick Regal 3 Crash 0 40 42 34 23 Geoffrey Bodine Buick Regal 3 Crash 0 37Sourcehttps://www.racing-reference.info/race/1982_Daytona_500/W Race Results Consolation race Fourteen cars competed in a consolation race for non-qualifiers. Slick Johnson started from the pole in the event; he finished second, with Tim Richmond winning the 30-lap race. Ronnie Thomas, Bill Meazel and James Hylton rounded out the top five.Hinshaw Lydia Richmond Slips By Slick For Win https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lNohAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tJ8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1199,6189854&dq=slick+johnson+-referee+-mark+-kyle&hl=en March 13, 2013 The Daytona Beach News-Journal February 13, 1982 Daytona Beach, FL 4B Richmond's race-winning car would later be used as a throwback scheme driven by Tyler Reddick in the 2024 Goodyear 400. References 1981 Winston Western 500 1982 Richmond 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1981–82 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Daytona 500 Category:NASCAR races at Daytona International Speedway Category:NASCAR controversies