Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Valleydale 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
03-14-1982 | Valleydale 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 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 180 | 500 | 222 | Running | 26,520 |
| 2 | 9 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 180 | 500 | 255 | Running | 18,480 |
| 3 | 4 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 170 | 500 | 2 | Running | 6,705 |
| 4 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy | 165 | 499 | 13 | Running | 6,575 |
| 5 | 6 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 155 | 498 | 0 | Running | 7,680 |
| 6 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | 155 | 498 | 1 | Running | 4,950 |
| 7 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 151 | 497 | 7 | Running | 9,430 |
| 8 | 13 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 142 | 497 | 0 | Running | 7,630 |
| 9 | 3 | 28 | Benny Parsons | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 138 | 496 | 0 | Running | 8,430 |
| 10 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy | 134 | 495 | 0 | Running | 4,180 |
| 11 | 19 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP | 130 | 489 | 0 | Running | 3,570 |
| 12 | 23 | 26 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 127 | 487 | 0 | Running | 1,830 |
| 13 | 21 | 50 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 124 | 485 | 0 | Running | 6,930 |
| 14 | 17 | 02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Apache Stove | 121 | 482 | 0 | Running | 1,230 |
| 15 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 118 | 480 | 0 | Running | 3,100 |
| 16 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 115 | 474 | 0 | Running | 2,915 |
| 17 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 112 | 473 | 0 | Running | 2,730 |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 109 | 457 | 0 | Running | 2,570 |
| 19 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores | 106 | 434 | 0 | Running | 2,410 |
| 20 | 15 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy | 103 | 431 | 0 | Running | 8,230 |
| 21 | 24 | 48 | Slick Johnson | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 100 | 413 | 0 | Running | 2,200 |
| 22 | 14 | 37 | Neil Bonnett | Buick | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | 97 | 400 | 0 | A frame | 1,855 |
| 23 | 12 | 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | RahMoc Enterprises | 94 | 391 | 0 | Crash | 1,830 |
| 24 | 28 | 86 | John McFadden | Buick | Setzer Well Company | 91 | 368 | 0 | Crash | 655 |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 88 | 307 | 0 | Ignition | 630 |
| 26 | 26 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 85 | 297 | 0 | Rear end | 620 |
| 27 | 7 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 82 | 217 | 0 | Valve | 1,110 |
| 28 | 11 | 13 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Carolina Tool & Equipment | 79 | 109 | 0 | Crash | 600 |
| 29 | 22 | 17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 76 | 68 | 0 | Oil pump | 1,090 |
| 30 | 29 | 40 | Dick May | Buick | Stihl Chain Saw | 73 | 34 | 0 | Engine | 580 |
Race Recap
- Date: 03-14-1982
- Track: Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race: Valleydale 500
- Race #: 3
- Cars: 30
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 1st
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 94.025 mph
- Distance: 267 miles
- Purse: $147,265
- Cautions: 3
- Caution Laps: 25
- Lead Changes: 10
- Pole: 111.068 mph
