1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

American motorsport season February 2025 November 2025 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1981 1983 thumb|Waltrip, the Winston Cup Series champion in 1981 & 1982 The 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 34th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 11th modern-era Cup series. The season began on February 14 at the Daytona International Speedway and concluded on November 21 at Riverside International Raceway. Darrell Waltrip took his second straight championship driving for Junior Johnson by 72 points over Bobby Allison. Teams and drivers TeamMakeNo.DriverCar OwnerCrew Chief Arrington Racing Dodge Mirada 67 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington Benfield Racing Buick Regal 98 Morgan Shepherd Ron Benfield Buddy Parrott Bud Moore Engineering Ford Thunderbird 15 Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Bud Moore Cliff Stewart Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 50 Geoff Bodine (R) Cliff Stewart DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 14 2-3, 5-8, 10-11, 14, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27 Buick Regal 14 1, 4, 9, 12-13, 15-16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28-29 88 Bobby Allison Bill Gardner Gary Nelson Donlavey Racing Ford Thunderbird 90 Jody Ridley Junie Donlavey Hagan Racing Buick Regal 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Jake ElderHamby MotorsportsBuick Regal 20 2-9, 12-22, 26 Pontiac Grand Prix 9 10-11, 23-25, 27-30 17 Lowell Cowell 1 1Roger Hamby Lake Speed 29 2-30 Hylton Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 48 James Hylton James Hylton Jim Stacy Racing Buick Regal 2 Tim Richmond (R) Jim Stacy Dale Inman Johnny Hayes Racing Buick Regal 55 Benny Parsons Johnny Hayes Junior Johnson & Associates Buick Regal 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Jeff Hammond Langley Racing Ford Thunderbird 64 Tommy Gale Elmo Langley M. C. Anderson Racing Buick Regal 27 Cale Yarborough M. C. Anderson Tim Brewer Mach 1 Racing Buick Regal 33 Harry Gant Hal Needham Travis Carter Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 71 Dave Marcis Dave Marcis Martin Racing Buick Regal 18 1, 4-6, 9-11, 13-14, 22-23, 25-30 Pontiac Grand Prix 13 2-3, 7-8, 12, 15-21, 24 02 Mark Martin (R) Bud Reeder McDuffie Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 70 J. D. McDuffie J. D. McDuffie Means Racing Buick Regal 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means Melling Racing Ford Thunderbird 9 Bill Elliott 21 1-2, 4-6, 9-10, 12-13, 15-20, 22, 24, 26, 28-30 Harry Melling Ernie Elliott Petty Enterprises Pontiac Grand Prix 42 Kyle Petty 23 1-15, 17, 21, 23-25, 27-29 Richard Petty Mike Beam 43 Richard Petty Maurice Petty Race Hill Farm Team Buick Regal 47 Ron Bouchard Jack Beebe David Ifft RahMoc Enterprises Buick Regal 75 Joe Ruttman Bob Rahilly Bob Rahilly Ranier-Lundy Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 28 Buddy Baker Harry Ranier Waddell Wilson Richard Childress Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 3 Ricky Rudd Richard Childress Kirk Shelmerdine Thomas Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 25 Ronnie Thomas Ronnie Thomas Ulrich Racing Buick Regal 6 D. K. Ulrich D. K. Ulrich Wawak Racing Buick Regal 94 Bobby Wawak Bobby Wawak Wood Brothers Racing Ford Thunderbird 21 Neil Bonnett Glen Wood Leonard Wood Schedule No. Race title Track DateBusch ClashDaytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachFebruary 7 UNO Twin 125 QualifiersFebruary 11Daytona 500 Consolation RaceFebruary 121Daytona 500February 142Richmond 400Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, RichmondFebruary 213Valleydale 500Bristol International Raceway, BristolMarch 144Coca-Cola 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonMarch 215Carolina 500North Carolina Motor Speedway, RockinghamMarch 286CRC Chemicals Rebel 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonApril 47Northwestern Bank 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroApril 188Virginia National Bank 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayApril 259Winston 500Alabama International Motor Speedway, TalladegaMay 210Cracker Barrel Country Store 420Nashville Speedway, NashvilleMay 811Mason-Dixon 500Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverMay 1612World 600Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordMay 3013Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500Pocono International Raceway, Long PondJune 614Budweiser 400Riverside International Raceway, RiversideJune 1315Gabriel 400Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynJune 2016Firecracker 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona BeachJuly 417Busch Nashville 420Nashville Speedway, NashvilleJuly 1018Mountain Dew 500Pocono International Raceway, Long PondJuly 2519Talladega 500Alabama International Motor Speedway, TalladegaAugust 120Champion Spark Plug 400Michigan International Speedway, BrooklynAugust 2221Busch 500Bristol International Raceway, BristolAugust 2822Southern 500Darlington Raceway, DarlingtonSeptember 623Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, RichmondSeptember 1224CRC Chemicals 500Dover Downs International Speedway, DoverSeptember 1925Holly Farms 400North Wilkesboro Speedway, North WilkesboroOctober 326National 500Charlotte Motor Speedway, ConcordOctober 1027Old Dominion 500Martinsville Speedway, RidgewayOctober 1728Warner W. Hodgdon American 500North Carolina Motor Speedway, RockinghamOctober 3129Atlanta Journal 500Atlanta International Raceway, HamptonNovember 730Winston Western 500Riverside International Raceway, RiversideNovember 21 Bolded races indicate a NASCAR Crown Jewel race 1982 Non-Points Results (Cup Series Speedweeks) Busch Clash The 1982 season unofficially kicked off on February 7 with the non-points fourth annual Busch Clash, open to all pole winners from the 1981 season in a 20 lap (50 mi km on) dash. Terry Labonte drew pole position Top Five 88-Bobby Allison 44-Terry Labonte 21-Neil Bonnett 11-Darrell Waltrip 27-Cale Yarborough Time of Race: 15 minutes, 39 seconds Caution Flags: None Margin Of Victory: 1.5 car lengthshttps://www.racing-reference.info/race/1982_Busch_Clash/X Race Results Of the 13 drivers that started this race, 11 finished the race and all of those finishers were on the lead lap. Bobby Allison became the fourth different winner of this annual race. He took home $50,000. UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers On February 11 the Uno Twin 125 Mile Qualifiers were held. Benny Parsons was on the pole for race 1 with a speed of 196.317 mph and Harry Gant was on the pole for race 2 with a speed of 195.609 mph. Race 1 Top Five 27-Cale Yarborough 44-Terry Labonte 88-Bobby Allison 28-Benny Parsons 51-A. J. Foyt Time of Race: 55 minutes, 26 seconds Caution Flags: 5 for 17 Laps Margin Of Victory: 2 car lengthshttps://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1982-01&series=Q 02/11/1982 race: First UNO Twin 125 Qualifier (DQ) - Racing-Reference.info Race 2 Top Five 1-Buddy Baker 11-Darrell Waltrip 2-Joe Ruttman 15-Dale Earnhardt 42-Kyle Petty Time of Race: 51 minutes, 54 seconds Caution Flags: 2 for 12 Laps Margin Of Victory: Under Cautionhttps://www.racing-reference.info/race?id=1982-02&series=Q 02/11/1982 race: Second UNO Twin 125 Qualifier (DQ) - Racing-Reference.info Daytona 500 Consolation Race On February 12, NASCAR allowed all 14 cars that failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 to race in a consolation race at a 30 lap (75 mi km on) distance. Slick Johnson was on the pole. Top Five 29-Tim Richmond (R) 48-Slick Johnson 25-Ronnie Thomas 05-Bill Meazell 49-James Hylton Time of Race: 31 minutes, 17 seconds Caution Flags: 1 for 6 Laps Margin Of Victory: 0.21 secondshttps://www.racing-reference.info/race/1982_Daytona_500_Consolation_Race/X Race Results 1982 Season Results Daytona 500 1982 Daytona 500 The 1982 season officially kicked off on February 14 with the Daytona 500 held at the Daytona International Speedway. Benny Parsons won the pole with a speed of 196.317 mph. Top Ten 88-Bobby Allison 27-Cale Yarborough 2-Joe Ruttman 44-Terry Labonte 9-Bill Elliott 47-Ron Bouchard 33-Harry Gant 1-Buddy Baker 90-Jody Ridley 30-Roy Smith Time of Race: 3 hours 14 minutes 49 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 34 LapsMargin Of Victory: 22.87 seconds Bobby Allison, who had won the Busch Clash on February 7, would dominate the race leading 147 of 200 laps and cruise to victory. Buick would take seven of the first eight finishing spots. There was controversy in Allison's victory as his rear bumper fell off a few laps into the race, which ended up giving the car an aerodynamic advantage. This also would be the first time since 1971 that no Chevrolets were in the field. Richmond 400 The Richmond 400 was run on February 21 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 93.256 mph. Top Ten 71-Dave Marcis 43-Richard Petty 27-Benny Parsons 15-Dale Earnhardt 44-Terry Labonte 50-Joe Millikan 21-Neil Bonnett 88-Bobby Allison 47-Ron Bouchard 98-Morgan Shepherd Time of Race: 1 hour 51 minutes 30 seconds.Caution Flags: 6 for 33 laps.Margin of Victory: Under CautionRace shortened to 250 of 400 laps due to rain. Dave Marcis captured the final win of his career and the only victory with his own team. Valleydale 500 The Valleydale 500 was held on March 14 at the Bristol International Raceway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 111.068 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 15-Dale Earnhardt 98-Morgan Shepherd 44-Terry Labonte 88-Bobby Allison 33-Harry Gant 43-Richard Petty 47-Ron Bouchard 28-Benny Parsons 71-Dave Marcis Time of Race: 2 hours 49 minutes 52 secondsCaution Flags: 3 for 25 lapsMargin of Victory: 13.2 seconds Darrell Waltrip would go on to win his first race of the season. He and Dale Earnhardt would combine to lead 477 of 500 laps. Coca-Cola 500 The Coca-Cola 500 was held on March 21 at the Atlanta International Raceway. Dale Earnhardt won the pole with a speed of 163.774 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 43-Richard Petty 27-Cale Yarborough 28-Benny Parsons 33-Harry Gant 98-Morgan Shepherd 75-Gary Balough 44-Terry Labonte 62-Rick Wilson 5-Jim Sauter Time of Race: 3 hours 29 minutes 58 secondsCaution Flags: 7 for 47 lapsMargin of Victory: Under CautionRace shortened to 287 of 328 laps due to rain. Darrell Waltrip led 33 laps and when rain hit in the final laps he beat Richard Petty by inches to the race-ending yellow. It was Waltrip's second win of the 1982 Winston Cup season. Dale Earnhardt led 155 laps but finished 28th. Gary Balough scored his best ever finish of 7th . This race provided footage for the motion picture Six Pack. Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 The Carolina 500 was originally scheduled for March 21 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway but due to rain it was postponed and held on March 28. Benny Parsons won the pole with a speed of 141.577 mph. Top Ten 27-Cale Yarborough 44-Terry Labonte 28-Benny Parsons 88-Bobby Allison 98-Morgan Shepherd 50-Joe Millikan 11-Darrell Waltrip 33-Harry Gant 67-Buddy Arrington 70-J. D. McDuffie Time of Race: 4 hours 3 minutes 27 secondsCaution Flags: 9 for 86 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 lap Cale Yarborough led 51 laps on way to winning his first Winston Cup race of 1982. Darrell Waltrip led 148 laps and finished 7th. Neil Bonnett led 128 laps and finished 19th. Gary Balough whom brought out the races final caution flag for a crash ended up finishing 12th. It was his last Cup Series race until 1991 as he was shortly after this event sentenced to prison for drug trafficking charges as was Billie Harvey, Tim Richmond's car owner. Last Top 10 finish for J. D. McDuffie. CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 The CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 was held on April 4 at the Darlington Raceway. Buddy Baker won his 1st pole since 1980 with a speed of 153.979 mph. Top Ten 15-Dale Earnhardt 27-Cale Yarborough 9-Bill Elliott 28-Benny Parsons 2-Tim Richmond (R) 44-Terry Labonte 02-Mark Martin (R) 67-Buddy Arrington 37-Donnie Allison 24-Lennie Pond Time of Race: 4 hours 3 minutes 27 secondsCaution Flags: 8 for 53 lapsMargin of Victory: 3 feet Unfortunately pole sitter Buddy Baker would finish last (37th) due to flywheel problems. Dale Earnhardt led 181 laps on way to his only Winston Cup race win of 1982, his first victory since the October 5th 1980 National 500 at Charlotte, and his first victory in a Ford. Northwestern Bank 400 The Northwestern Bank 400 was held on April 18 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 114.801 mph . Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 44-Terry Labonte 15-Dale Earnhardt 28-Benny Parsons 43-Richard Petty 33-Harry Gant 98-Morgan Shepherd 88-Bobby Allison 3-Ricky Rudd 37-Neil Bonnett Time of Race: 2 hours 33 minutes 37 secondsCaution Flags: 6 for 34 lapsMargin of Victory: Under Caution Darrell Waltrip led 345 of 400 laps on way to winning his third Winston Cup race of 1982. Virginia National Bank 500 1982 Virginia National Bank 500 The Virginia National Bank 500 was held on April 25 at the Martinsville Speedway. Terry Labonte won the pole with a speed of 89.988 mph. Top Ten 33-Harry Gant 01-Butch Lindley 21-Neil Bonnett 3-Ricky Rudd 11-Darrell Waltrip 71-Dave Marcis 02-Mark Martin (R) 67-Buddy Arrington 40-Jimmy Hensley 48-Slick Johnson Time of Race: 3 hours 30 minutes 1 secondsCaution Flags: 9 for 46 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 lap Harry Gant led 167 laps on way to his first ever Winston Cup race victory after finishing in 2nd place 9 different times. Winston 500 1982 Winston 500 The Winston 500 was held on May 2 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway. Benny Parsons won the pole with a speed of 200.176 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 44-Terry Labonte 28-Benny Parsons 42-Kyle Petty 98-Morgan Shepherd 37-Donnie Allison 2-Tim Richmond (R) 15-Dale Earnhardt 52-Jimmy Means 02-Mark Martin (R) Time of Race: 3 hours 11 minutes 19 secondsCaution Flags: 8 for 39 lapsMargin of Victory: 3 car lengths The lead changed 53 times among 13 drivers. Parsons drafted into the lead with three laps to go; on the final lap he swung low to break the draft, but Waltrip, Labonte, and Petty drafted past on the high side; Parsons edged Petty while Labonte's last-second bid for the win fell short. Darrell Waltrip led 54 laps on way to his fourth Winston Cup race victory of 1982. The race is also remembered for the bizarre story of the mysterious L. W. Wright, a con-artist pretending to be a NASCAR veteran. Wright started and finished near the back, then after the race disappeared after the checks for a NASCAR license and car bounced, going in hiding for almost 40 years until resurfacing for an interview with The Scene Vaults Rick Houstonhttps://www.sportscasting.com/talladega-legend-l-w-wright-will-tell-his-story-40th-anniversary-crazy-nascar-scam/ Talladega Legend L.W. Wright Will Tell His Story on the 40th Anniversary of His Crazy NASCAR Scam 30 April 2022 Cracker Barrel Country Store 420 The Cracker Barrel Country Store 420 was held on May 8 at the Nashville Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 102.773 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 44-Terry Labonte 47-Ron Bouchard 75-Joe Ruttman 37-Neil Bonnett 88-Bobby Allison 2-Tim Richmond (R) 71-Dave Marcis 43-Richard Petty 15-Dale Earnhardt Time of Race: 2 hours 59 minutes 52 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 39 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 lap Darrell Waltrip led 419 of 420 laps on way to winning his fifth Winston Cup race of 1982. Mason-Dixon 500 The Mason-Dixon 500 was held on May 16 at the Dover Downs International Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 139.308 mph . Top Ten 88-Bobby Allison 71-Dave Marcis 15-Dale Earnhardt 44-Terry Labonte 02-Mark Martin (R) 47-Ron Bouchard 98-Morgan Shepherd 37-Donnie Allison 2-Tim Richmond (R) 17-Lake Speed Time of Race: 4 hours 9 minutes 43 secondsCaution Flags: 6 for 32 lapsMargin of Victory: 3 laps Allison led 488 of 500 laps for the first Winston Cup win by a car equipped with power steering and his second Winston Cup race victory of 1982. World 600 1982 World 600 The World 600 was held on May 30 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. David Pearson won the pole with a speed of 162.511 mph. Top Ten 21-Neil Bonnett 9-Bill Elliott 88-Bobby Allison 27-Cale Yarborough 1-Buddy Baker 90-Jody Ridley 3-Ricky Rudd 43-Richard Petty 71-Dave Marcis 47-Ron Bouchard Time of Race: 4 hours 36 minutes 48 secondsCaution Flags: 10 for 62 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 car lengths Neil Bonnett won his only Winston Cup race of 1982. It was his final victory with Wood Brothers Racing. Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 The inaugural Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 was held on June 6 at the Pocono International Raceway. Terry Labonte was on the pole because qualifying was rained out so the line up was set by the current Winston Cup points standings. This was the only time in 1982 that qualifying was rained out. Top Ten 88-Bobby Allison 2-Tim Richmond (R) 28-Benny Parsons 33-Harry Gant 44-Terry Labonte 3-Ricky Rudd 43-Richard Petty 50-Geoff Bodine (R) 90-Jody Ridley 71-Dave Marcis Time of Race: 4 hours 24 minutes 8 secondsCaution Flags: 7 for 51 lapsMargin of Victory: Under Caution Bobby Allison led the most laps (75 of 200) in route to his third Winston Cup race victory of 1982. Darrell Waltrip led 10 laps and finished 13th. Budweiser 400 The Budweiser 400 was held on June 13 at the Riverside International Raceway. Terry Labonte won the pole with a speed of 162.511 mph. Top Ten 2-Tim Richmond (R) 44-Terry Labonte 50-Geoff Bodine (R) 15-Dale Earnhardt 21-Neil Bonnett 74-Roy Smith 90-Jody Ridley 02-Mark Martin (R) 47-Ron Bouchard 25-Jim Reich Time of Race: 2 hours 23 minutes 51 secondsCaution Flags: 1 for 7 lapsMargin of Victory: 3.82 seconds Rookie Tim Richmond led just 10 laps for his first ever Winston Cup victory. Darrell Waltrip had a dismal day falling out of the race after 28 laps with a piston failure finishing 32nd with no laps led. Bobby Allison didn't fare much better falling out of the race after 47 laps with engine failure but he led 15 laps. Terry Labonte padded to his points lead by finishing 2nd and leading the most laps (64). Labonte now led by 144 points over Allison, 210 points over Waltrip. Gabriel 400 The Gabriel 400 was held on June 20 at the Michigan International Speedway. Ron Bouchard won the pole (his second ever of a total three) with a speed of 162.404 mph. Top Ten 27-Cale Yarborough 11-Darrell Waltrip 9-Bill Elliott 88-Bobby Allison 3-Ricky Rudd 42-Kyle Petty 15-Dale Earnhardt 98-Morgan Shepherd 50-Geoff Bodine (R) 33-Harry Gant Time of Race: 3 hours 23 minutes 13 secondsCaution Flags: 3 for 42 lapsMargin of Victory: 3 car lengths Cale Yarborough led 73 laps for his second Winston Cup race victory of 1982. Firecracker 400 The Firecracker 400 was held on July 4 at the Daytona International Speedway. Rookie Geoff Bodine won the first Winston Cup pole of his career (he would win 37 in his career) with a speed of 194.721 mph. Top Ten 88-Bobby Allison 9-Bill Elliott 47-Ron Bouchard 98-Morgan Shepherd 03-David Pearson 50-Geoff Bodine (R) 3-Ricky Rudd 1-Buddy Baker 17-Lake Speed 71-Dave Marcis Time of Race: 2 hours 27 minutes 9 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 25 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 car lengths Bobby Allison won his fourth Winston Cup race of 1982. He also led the most laps (112 of 160). Busch Nashville 420 The Busch Nashville 420 was held on July 10 at the Nashville Speedway. Morgan Shepherd won the first Winston Cup pole of his career (he would win 7 in his career) with a speed of 103.959 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 44-Terry Labonte 33-Harry Gant 3-Ricky Rudd 2-Tim Richmond (R) 50-Geoff Bodine (R) 43-Richard Petty 90-Jody Ridley 15-Dale Earnhardt 47-Ron Bouchard Time of Race: 2 hours 53 minutes 35 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 24 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 lap Darrell Waltrip led 400 of 420 laps for his sixth Winston Cup race victory of 1982. Mountain Dew 500 The Mountain Dew 500 was held on July 25 at the Pocono International Raceway. Cale Yarborough won the pole with a speed of 150.764 mph. Top Ten 88-Bobby Allison 43-Richard Petty 44-Terry Labonte 47-Ron Bouchard 28-Buddy Baker 11-Darrell Waltrip 75-Joe Ruttman 71-Dave Marcis 67-Buddy Arrington 02-Mark Martin (R) Time of Race: 4 hours 19 minutes 45 secondsCaution Flags: 6 for 43 lapsMargin of Victory: 17 seconds Bobby Allison only led 16 laps but picked up his fifth Winston Cup race victory of 1982. Richard Petty led some 70 laps as the lead changed 46 times but had to pit for fuel with four laps remaining. Darrell Waltrip ran out of fuel coming out of turn one on the final lap. The race saw a 23 lap caution period when Dale Earnhardt and Tim Richmond blasted the first turn boilerplate wall and track crews had to weld it back in place. Talladega 500 The Talladega 500 was held on August 1 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway. Geoff Bodine won the second Winston Cup pole of his career with a speed of 199.4 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 28-Buddy Baker 43-Richard Petty 27-Cale Yarborough 44-Terry Labonte 9-Bill Elliott 2-Tim Richmond (R) 98-Morgan Shepherd 3-Ricky Rudd 88-Bobby Allison Time of Race: 2 hours 58 minutes 26 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 25 lapsMargin of Victory: 1 car length Darrell Waltrip led 107 of 188 laps to pick up his seventh Winston Cup race victory of 1982. Champion Spark Plug 400 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held on August 22 at the Michigan International Speedway. Just over a year after he won his first ever pole, Bill Elliott won the second Winston Cup pole of his career with a speed of 162.995 mph. Top Ten 88-Bobby Allison 43-Richard Petty 33-Harry Gant 98-Geoff Bodine (R) 55-Benny Parsons 67-Buddy Arrington 11-Darrell Waltrip 71-Dave Marcis 21-Neil Bonnett 47-Ron Bouchard Time of Race: 2 hours 45 minutes 53 secondsCaution Flags: 5 for 29 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 car lengths Bobby Allison picked up his sixth Winston Cup race victory of 1982. Buddy Arrington's 6th place finish (and 5th place start) would be his best finish of the season. Busch 500 1982 Busch 500 The Busch 500 was held on August 28 at the Bristol International Raceway. Rookie Tim Richmond won his first Winston Cup pole of his career at a speed of 112.507 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 88-Bobby Allison 33-Harry Gant 44-Terry Labonte 98-Morgan Shepherd 15-Dale Earnhardt 3-Ricky Rudd 90-Jody Ridley 28-Buddy Baker 50-Geoff Bodine (R) Time of Race: 2 hours 49 minutes 32 secondsCaution Flags: 3 for 15 lapsMargin of Victory: 0.70 seconds Darrell Waltrip picked up his eighth Winston Cup race victory of 1982. Bobby Allison would lead 169 laps but finish second. Southern 500 The Southern 500 was held on September 6 at the Darlington Raceway. David Pearson won the final pole of his Hall of Fame career with a speed of 155.739 mph. Top Ten 27-Cale Yarborough 43-Richard Petty 15-Dale Earnhardt 9-Bill Elliott 28-Buddy Baker 17-Lake Speed 50-Geoff Bodine (R) 55-Benny Parsons 67-Buddy Arrington 71-Dave Marcis Time of Race: 4 hours 21 minutes 32 secondsCaution Flags: 14 for 87 lapsMargin of Victory: 0.79 seconds Cale Yarborough picked up his third Winston Cup race victory of 1982. It was his last victory with the M.C. Anderson Racing team. The lead changed 41 times among 17 drivers, the most competitive running in the event's history. Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 The Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 was held on September 12 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Bobby Allison won the pole with a speed of 93.435 mph. Top Ten 88-Bobby Allison 2-Tim Richmond (R) 11-Darrell Waltrip 3-Ricky Rudd 21-Neil Bonnett 44-Terry Labonte 33-Harry Gant 71-Dave Marcis 28-Buddy Baker 17-Lake Speed Time of Race: 2 hours 37 minutes 6 secondsCaution Flags: 2 for 12 lapsMargin of Victory: 17 seconds Bobby Allison led the most laps (265 of 400) and picked up his seventh Winston Cup race victory of 1982. CRC Chemicals 500 The CRC Chemicals 500 was held on September 19 at the Dover Downs International Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole with a speed of 139.384 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 42-Kyle Petty 9-Bill Elliott 50-Geoff Bodine (R) 55-Benny Parsons 71-Dave Marcis 67-Buddy Arrington 47-Ron Bouchard 2-Tim Richmond (R) 88-Bobby Allison Time of Race: 4 hours 38 minutes 43 secondsCaution Flags: 9 for 67 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 car lengths Darrell Waltrip led the most laps (287 of 500) and picked up his ninth Winston Cup race victory of 1982. Holly Farms 400 The Holly Farms 400 was held on October 3 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 113.86 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 33-Harry Gant 44-Terry Labonte 43-Richard Petty 50-Geoff Bodine (R) 75-Joe Ruttman 47-Ron Bouchard 17-Lake Speed 90-Jody Ridley 42-Kyle Petty Time of Race: 2 hours 32 minutes 57 secondsCaution Flags: 4 for 26 lapsMargin of Victory: 13.8 seconds Darrell Waltrip for the second race in a row led the most laps (329 of 400 laps) and picked up the victory, his tenth Winston Cup race victory of 1982. The only other lap leader was Bobby Allison who led 71 laps but only completed 141 laps before having an engine problem. National 500 The National 500 was held on October 10 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 164.694 mph. Top Ten 33-Harry Gant 9-Bill Elliott 03-David Pearson 75-Joe Ruttman 55-Benny Parsons 28-Buddy Baker 90-Jody Ridley 43-Richard Petty 88-Bobby Allison 62-Rick Wilson Time of Race: 3 hours 39 minutes 5 secondsCaution Flags: 6 for 34 lapsMargin of Victory: 2.93 seconds Harry Gant won his second Winston Cup race of 1982 (also second win of his career) after Bobby Allison, who led the most laps (280 of 334 laps), blew his engine with ten laps remaining. This was Gant's first victory from pole position. This was also David Pearson's 300th Winston Cup top five finish. This was also Jody Ridley's 100th Winston Cup start. Richard Petty finished eighth despite damage in a ten-car crash started by Dale Earnhardt; Petty was unusually angry when Earnhardt blamed Petty for the crash. Old Dominion 500 The Old Dominion 500 was held on October 17 at the Martinsville Speedway. Ricky Rudd won the pole with a speed of 89.132 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 3-Ricky Rudd 43-Richard Petty 44-Terry Labonte 75-Joe Ruttman 28-Buddy Baker 90-Jody Ridley 33-Harry Gant 52-Jimmy Means 67-Buddy Arrington Time of Race: 3 hours 41 minutes 5 secondsCaution Flags: 10 for 70 lapsMargin of Victory: 2 seconds Darrell Waltrip led the most laps (238 of 500) and picked up his eleventh Winston Cup race victory of 1982. Bobby Allison blew an engine after leading 98 laps and finished 19th. Waltrip came into this race trailing Allison by 37 points. His victory and Allison's retirement meant Waltrip took over the points lead for the first time all season. Waltrip left Martinsville holding a 37-point lead over Allison. Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 The Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 was held on October 31 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough won the pole with a speed of 143.22 mph. Top Ten 11-Darrell Waltrip 88-Bobby Allison 21-Neil Bonnett 44-Terry Labonte 98-Morgan Shepherd 43-Richard Petty 88-Buddy Baker 47-Ron Bouchard 48-Lennie Pond 6-D. K. Ulrich Time of Race: 4 hours 20 minutes 47 secondsCaution Flags: 8 for 55 lapsMargin of Victory: 9.5 seconds Darrell Waltrip won his twelfth (and last for 1982) Winston Cup race of 1982. Bobby Allison led the most laps (127 of 492 laps) but spun out of the pits on Lap 450. He recovered for a 2nd place finish but the difference between he & Waltrip would remain unchanged at 37 points. Wood Brothers Racing with Neil Bonnett led 108 laps. Wood Brothers prepared cars would not lead 100 laps or more in a Cup Series race again until 2017 when Ryan Blaney led for 148 laps at Texas. Atlanta Journal 500 The Atlanta Journal 500 was held on November 7 at the Atlanta International Raceway. Morgan Shepherd won the pole with a speed of 166.779 mph. Top Ten 88-Bobby Allison 33-Harry Gant 11-Darrell Waltrip 2-Tim Richmond (R) 75-Joe Ruttman 71-Dave Marcis 3-Ricky Rudd 44-Terry Labonte 5-Rodney Combs 02-Mark Martin (R) Time of Race: 3 hours 48 minutes 51 secondsCaution Flags: 10 for 56 laps45 lead changes among 14 driversMargin of Victory: 0.5 seconds Bobby Allison led the most laps (100 of 328) and won his eighth Winston Cup race victory of 1982. This was the final Winston Cup race for country singer Marty Robbins before his death in December 1982. Rodney Combs made his first NASCAR start in this race. Heading into the season finale at Riverside, Waltrip had a 22 point lead over Allison. This was Cale Yarborough's last race in the M. C. Anderson #27. He would complete 73 laps before blowing an engine finishing 35th. He would join Mizlou as the Driver Expert for the season finale at Riverside. This race marked the last time the number 42 was run by a Petty-owned team until 2022, with Kyle Petty finishing 31st after engine problems. The team would not enter the next race at Riverside, and the number would be changed to #7 for 1983. Winston Western 500 1982 Winston Western 500 The Winston Western 500 was held on November 21 at the Riverside International Raceway. He had already locked up the season long pole award for winning the most poles but Darrell Waltrip added one more to his tally for his seventh pole of 1982 with a speed of 114.995 mph. Top Ten 2-Tim Richmond (R) 3-Ricky Rudd 11-Darrell Waltrip 21-Neil Bonnett 02-Mark Martin (R) 47-Ron Bouchard 55-Benny Parsons 98-Morgan Shepherd 90-Jody Ridley 16-Jim Bown Time of Race: 3 hours 7 minutes 24 secondsCaution Flags: 3 for 16 lapsMargin of Victory: 7 seconds Tim Richmond led the most laps (92 of 119) and won his second Winston Cup race victory of 1982, sweeping Both Riverside races of 1982. It was his final victory with the J. D. Stacy team. Bobby Allison's title hopes ended on lap 111 of 119 when his engine failed - the fourth time in the last six races where engine trouble ended his race - and he finished 16th. It was Allison's last race with the number 88 and the last with sponsor Gatorade. Next season he would use number 22 and retain Miller High Life for sponsorship while staying with DiGard Racing. Waltrip won his second straight title by 72 points over Allison. By virture of finishing 8th & Dale Earnhardt finishing last (42nd), Morgan Shepherd was able to get to 10th in points while Earnhardt fell to 12th in the final standings. Jimmy Means finishing 12th in the race was the other reason for the 12th place final points standings as Means took 11th in the final standings, a career-best in the standings. Conversely; Dale Earnhardt's 12th place finish in the standings would be the worst points finish of his career. A feat he would match in 1992, also recording only one victory that season as well. This would be the last full time (entire season) race for Mark Martin in the Cup Series until 1988. For the second straight season, Terry Labonte failed to win a race. However his consistency paid off with 3rd place in the final drivers points standings. For the first time since the 1978 season, Richard Petty would fail to win a race. Full Drivers' Championship List of NASCAR points scoring systems (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by owner's points. * – Most laps led. Pos. Position Driver DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RIV MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RIV Pts Points scored 1 Darrell Waltrip 20 27 1* 1 7* 23 1* 5 1 1* 15 22 13 32 2 36 1* 6 1* 7 1 24 3 1* 1* 14 1* 1 3 3 4489 2 Bobby Allison 1* 8 5 22 4 25 8 17 13 6 1* 3 1 27 4 1* 19 1 10 1* 2* 20 1* 10 23 9* 19 2* 1* 16 4417 3 Terry Labonte 4 5 4 8 2 6 2 20 2 2 4 34 5 2* 28 27 2 3 5 21 4 35 6 27 3 16 4 4 8 27 4211 4 Harry Gant 7 30 6 5 8 19 6 1* 14 29 30 13 4 35 10 24 3 22 38 3 3 11 7 12 2 1 8 32 2 26 3877 5 Richard Petty 27 2 7 2 30 31 5 15 27 9 24 8 7 36 26 25 7 2* 3 2 26 2 13 30 4 8 3 6 15 31 3814 6 Dave Marcis 24 1 10 12 21 27 29 6 30 8 2 9 10 30 14 10 11 8 13 8 21 10 8 6 11 32 28 11 6 29 3666 7 Buddy Arrington 15 14 15 14 9 8 16 8 11 14 11 11 12 15 15 12 22 9 20 6 16 9 16 7 21 22 10 23 14 35 3642 8 Ron Bouchard 6 9 8 36 16 34 13 19 36 3 6 10 31 9 12 3 10 4 34 10 12 26 15 8 7 35 14 8 32 6 3545 9 Ricky Rudd 35 22 27 25 15 29 9 4 24 19 22 7 6 29 5 7 4 31 9 14 7 31 4 11 25 31 2 28 7 2 3537 10 Morgan Shepherd 19 10 3 6 5 30 7 26 5 15 7 19 35 8 4 26 28 8 32 5 36 12 24 13 30 18 5 25 8 3451 11 Jimmy Means 17 18 16 16 17 11 18 13 9 23 31 14 24 18 20 21 14 17 17 11 14 23 19 17 14 11 9 15 13 12 3423 12 Dale Earnhardt 36 4 2* 28 25 1* 3 23 8 10 3 30* 34 4 7 29 9 25 35 30 6 3 27 20 20 25 27 14 34 42 3402 13 Jody Ridley 9 13 20 17 33 22 17 12 38 13 17 6 9 7 27 15 8 36 14 26 8 28 25 25 9 7 7 31 28 9 3333 14 Mark Martin (R) 30 26 14 19 32 7 25 7 10 12 5 27 26 8 33 31 15 10 12 34 11 22 26 33 12 38 20 24 10 5 3042 15 Kyle Petty 23 20 11 26 27 18 14 27 4 27 29 17 11 12 6 38 23 15 39 15 30 14 14 2 10 29 21 29 31 3024 16 Joe Ruttman 3 15 18 29 24 12 14 22 4 18 41 30 26 13 40 12 7 11 38 24 13 31 18 6 4 5 18 5 40 3021 17 Neil Bonnett 25 7 22 27 19 24 10 3 19 5 19 1 5 11 32 16 9 34 5 21 28 22 3 11 4 2966 18 Benny Parsons 26 3* 9 4 3 4 4 29 3* 22 20 39 3 23 32 28 5 8 5 5 34 20 7 2892 19 J. D. McDuffie 13 23 19 38 10 36 20 16 18 18 27 33 33 25 37 11 25 16 22 16 22 16 30 13 30 18 15 22 30 18 2886 20 Lake Speed 41 19 29 33 34 17 24 24 34 30 10 12 20 31 34 9 13 33 21 12 13 6 10 22 8 21 29 33 29 32 2850 21 Tommy Gale 16 21 17 37 11 12 DNQ 16 16 13 23 18 Wth 18 14 18 23 29 20 19 29 21 14 19 36 17 16 26 2698 22 Geoff Bodine (R) 42 15 25 33 21 21 25 8 3 9 6 6 11 15 4 10 7 28 4 5 13 11 27 19 11 2654 23 Buddy Baker 8 30 14 37 28 25 5 22 31 8 24 5 2 25 9 5 9 29 24 6 6 7 21 2591 24 D. K. Ulrich 29 26 32 26 15 19 31 15 26 14 28 15 16 22 17 18 27 20 19 15 15 12 10 23 15 2566 25 Bill Elliott 5 12 21 23 3 26 11 2 19 3 2 21 30 6 27 4 3 2 12 24 25 2558 26 Tim Richmond DNQ 31 5 11 18 7 7 9 40 2 1 25 23 5 24 7 23 25 30 2 9 22 19 13 17 4 1* 2497 27 Cale Yarborough 2 3 1 2 37 4 28 1* 22 26 4 28 1* 33 25 35 2022 28 James Hylton DNQ 17 12 23 19 20 12 25 22 23 18 17 15 17 16 1514 29 Slick Johnson DNQ 17 21 18 26 30 10 12 25 16 18 29 Wth 30 34 28 32 32 DNQ 19 1261 30 Ronnie Thomas DNQ 25 20 13 23 24 23 23 35 32 17 28 38 23 31 29 37 25 30 1093 31 Bobby Wawak 32 DNQ 28 21 20 14 19 26 DNQ 21 DNQ 13 17 1002 32 Brad Teague (R) DNQ 12 13 22 11 20 25 24 25 15 966 33 Lennie Pond 24 Wth 10 26 22 31 31 Wth 16 27 36 40 DNQ 20 9 12 756 34 Rick Wilson 18 9 32 36 33 27 10 27 731 35 Joe Millikan 40 6 13 24 6 16 QL QL 26 678 36 Rick Newsom Wth 14 DNQ 17 13 29 19 DNQ 35 DNQ 31 35 DNQ 619 37 David Pearson 21 36 5 31 37 3 Wth 613 38 Gary Balough 11 32 23 7 12 564 39 Lowell Cowell 14 21 21 13 18 554 40 Philip Duffie 17 18 23 17 DNQ 16 542 41 H. B. Bailey 35 26 21 35 29 26 462 42 Butch Lindley 28 2 24 26 435 43 Dean Combs 38 17 13 26 34 431 44 Delma Cowart 33 23 32 17 30 DNQ 410 45 Donnie Allison 34 11 22 9 30 6 8 37 Wth 38 406 46 Bobby Hillin Jr. 21 36 16 20 19 379 47 Roy Smith 10 6 24 375 48 Dick Brooks 38 28 34 Wth 32 24 347 49 Connie Saylor DNQ 31 15 39 37 20 12 39 335 50 Darryl Sage 16 17 18 30 22 324 51 Travis Tiller Wth 26 28 40 18 316 52 Bob Schacht 16 27 21 DNQ 297 53 Tom Sneva 22 31 15 QL 285 54 Rick McCray 14 34 282 55 Dick May Wth 30 20 13 20 DNQ 19 15 23 37 282 56 Jim Bown 17 10 246 57 Jim Reich 10 19 240 58 John Callis 32 27 26 DNQ DNQ 234 59 Steve Moore Wth 18 35 35 DNQ 40 230 60 Jimmy Walker 28 37 28 210 61 Jocko Maggiacomo 26 32 34 28 DNQ 207 62 Jim Sauter 12 10 33 201 63 Don Waterman 11 33 199 64 Bill Schmitt 24 21 191 65 Rusty Wallace 37 35 29 186 66 Jim Robinson 28 20 182 67 John Krebs 19 37 158 68 Elliott Forbes-Robinson 28 40 29 155 69 Jim Lee 34 23 155 70 A. J. Foyt 21 39 146 71 Rodney Combs 9 143 72 Mark Stahl 22 39 143 73 Hershel McGriff 33 28 143 74 Robin McCall DNQ 29 33 DNQ 140 75 Tommy Ellis DNQ 11 11 130 76 Rick Baldwin 12 127 77 Scott Miller 13 124 78 Glenn Francis 14 121 79 Marty Robbins 37 DNQ 33 116 80 Jeff McDuffie 16 DNQ 115 81 Al Loquasto 16 29 24 36 27 115 82 Cecil Gordon DNQ 14 16 18 QL DNQ 17 109 83 John Anderson 28 20 42 17 103 84 Randy Baker 20 103 85 Don Puskarich 20 103 86 Trevor Boys 22 97 87 John McFadden 24 DNQ DNQ 91 88 Tommy Houston 25 88 89 Richard Brickhouse 27 21 DNQ 82 90 Steve Gray 27 82 91 Joe Fields 28 22 24 DNQ 79 92 Bob Jarvis DNQ 28 35 79 93 Bill Scott DNQ 28 DNQ 79 94 Ernie Cline 29 76 95 Blackie Wangerin DNQ 30 DNQ 73 96 Stan Barrett 31 70 97 Mike Potter 20 33 DNQ DNQ 64 98 Bob Slawinski DNQ 33 DNQ 64 99 Gil Roth DNQ 34 61 100 Tom Hessert Jr. 35 58 101 Derrike Cope 36 55 102 Earle Canavan 37 39 52 103 Randy Becker 21 38 49 104 Billie Harvey 39 46 105 Glenn Jarrett 39 46 106 David Simko DNQ 40 29 43 107 Kevin Terris 41 40 108 Jimmy Hensley 9 29 23 109 Charlie Baker 18 31 19 DNQ 110 Joe Booher DNQ 21 18 DNQ 111 Terry Herman 13 112 Bosco Lowe 16 113 Ferrel Harris DNQ 23 114 Sterling Marlin DNQ 23 115 Tony Bettenhausen Jr. 24 116 Dennis DeVea 24 DNQ 117 Joel Stowe DNQ 27 118 Tighe Scott 29 119 Jimmy Insolo 30 120 J. R. Charbonneau 32 121 Jerry Bowman 36 122 L. W. Wright 39 DNQ 123 Jim Hurlbert 40 124 Dick Skillen DNQ 125 Bob Riley DNQ 126 Ronnie Sanders DNQ 127 John Haver DNQ DNQ 128 Bill Meazel DNQ DNQ 129 Bob Kennedy DNQ 130 Ed Baugess DNQ 131 Billy McGinnis DNQ 132 Paul Simms DNQ 133 Clive Skilton DNQ 134 Don Whittington Wth 135 Joey Arrington Wth 136 Bill Hollar Wth 137 Alan West 138 Steve Pfeifer Wth 139 Don Stanley Wth 140 Sam Ard Wth Pos. Position Driver DAY RCH BRI ATL CAR DAR NWS MAR TAL NSV DOV CLT POC RIV MCH DAY NSV POC TAL MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV NWS CLT MAR CAR ATL RIV Pts Points scored Rookie of the year Geoff Bodine won the rookie of the year even though he only started 25 of the 30 races. However, he had 4 top fives, 10 top tens, 2 poles, and 118 laps led, he had a season long average finishing position of 15.16. Mark Martin, his closest competitor for the award, did start all 30 races but he only had 2 top fives, 8 top tens, 0 poles, and 4 laps led, he had a season long average finishing position of 19.47. See also 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series 1982 NASCAR Winston West Series References External links Winston Cup Standings and Statistics for 1982 * Category:NASCAR Cup Series seasons