Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
08-28-1982 | Busch 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 180 | 500 | 38 | Running | 22,925 |
| 2 | 9 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 180 | 500 | 169 | Running | 16,325 |
| 3 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | 170 | 500 | 47 | Running | 7,395 |
| 4 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans | 165 | 499 | 4 | Running | 6,495 |
| 5 | 3 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 160 | 499 | 85 | Running | 5,150 |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 155 | 499 | 74 | Running | 9,600 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 146 | 498 | 0 | Running | 4,140 |
| 8 | 24 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy | 142 | 495 | 0 | Running | 8,200 |
| 9 | 5 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 138 | 494 | 0 | Running | 8,350 |
| 10 | 11 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 134 | 494 | 0 | Running | 7,950 |
| 11 | 13 | 02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Martin Racing | 130 | 492 | 0 | Running | 3,470 |
| 12 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Oldsmobile | J.D. Stacy | 127 | 491 | 0 | Running | 7,550 |
| 13 | 17 | 17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 124 | 491 | 0 | Running | 3,160 |
| 14 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 121 | 485 | 0 | Running | 2,950 |
| 15 | 15 | 26 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 118 | 482 | 0 | Running | 1,050 |
| 16 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 115 | 481 | 0 | Running | 2,790 |
| 17 | 18 | 86 | Darryl Sage | Chevrolet | Space Age | 112 | 481 | 0 | Running | 950 |
| 18 | 16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Price Racing | 109 | 480 | 0 | Running | 900 |
| 19 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106 | 473 | 0 | Running | 2,480 |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Buick | Lady & Son Auction | 103 | 472 | 0 | Running | 925 |
| 21 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | W.H. Bolin | 100 | 470 | 0 | Running | 2,270 |
| 22 | 27 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 97 | 463 | 0 | Running | 1,925 |
| 23 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 94 | 451 | 0 | Running | 1,900 |
| 24 | 4 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 96 | 259 | 2 | Rear end | 1,225 |
| 25 | 1 | 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 93 | 83 | 81 | Engine | 2,400 |
| 26 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 85 | 50 | 0 | Steering | 7,475 |
| 27 | 21 | 6 | Al Loquasto | Buick | Pentax Cameras | 82 | 45 | 0 | Engine | 1,150 |
| 28 | 29 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 79 | 30 | 0 | Overheating | 625 |
| 29 | 30 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Bojangles' | 76 | 28 | 0 | Oil pump | 600 |
| 30 | 26 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP / UNO | 73 | 2 | 0 | Engine | 1,185 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-28-1982
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Busch 500
- Race #: 21
- Cars: 30
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 8th
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 94.318 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $143,510
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 15
- Lead Changes: 15
- Pole: 112.507 mph
