Official NASCAR Race Results
Cale Yarborough won the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
09-06-1982 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway
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 | 9 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 185 | 367 | 99 | Running | 34,300 |
| 2 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 175 | 367 | 20 | Running | 26,165 |
| 3 | 5 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 170 | 367 | 36 | Running | 21,225 |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool | 165 | 367 | 27 | Running | 13,925 |
| 5 | 18 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 155 | 365 | 0 | Running | 16,140 |
| 6 | 22 | 17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 150 | 365 | 0 | Running | 10,205 |
| 7 | 15 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 146 | 364 | 0 | Running | 13,825 |
| 8 | 20 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Weyman & Bruton | 142 | 364 | 0 | Running | 5,375 |
| 9 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 138 | 364 | 0 | Running | 8,820 |
| 10 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson / Transmissions Unlimited | 139 | 362 | 5 | Running | 8,125 |
| 11 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | 135 | 359 | 7 | Running | 8,065 |
| 12 | 30 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Connie Mining Tire | 132 | 357 | 3 | Running | 4,750 |
| 13 | 4 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 129 | 357 | 26 | Running | 7,755 |
| 14 | 24 | 1 | Kyle Petty | Chevrolet | UNO / STP | 121 | 355 | 0 | Running | 3,950 |
| 15 | 39 | 19 | Dick May | Buick | Gray Racing | 118 | 352 | 0 | Running | 3,925 |
| 16 | 36 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores | 115 | 350 | 0 | Running | 6,135 |
| 17 | 37 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel | 112 | 349 | 0 | Running | 3,580 |
| 18 | 32 | 48 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 109 | 343 | 0 | Running | 6,095 |
| 19 | 40 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Bojangles' | 106 | 341 | 0 | Running | 3,260 |
| 20 | 3 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 108 | 327 | 88 | Running | 11,875 |
| 21 | 35 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | 105 | 316 | 2 | Running | 2,990 |
| 22 | 19 | 02 | Mark Martin | Buick | Jolly Rancher / Rogers | 97 | 310 | 0 | Running | 5,245 |
| 23 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 94 | 255 | 0 | Wheel | 5,000 |
| 24 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 96 | 240 | 23 | Engine | 13,735 |
| 25 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 88 | 232 | 0 | Crash | 5,220 |
| 26 | 21 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 85 | 225 | 0 | Crash | 9,340 |
| 27 | 23 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Pentax Cameras | 82 | 225 | 0 | Engine | 3,965 |
| 28 | 16 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy | 84 | 224 | 1 | Crash | 9,605 |
| 29 | 26 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 76 | 200 | 0 | Brakes | 2,010 |
| 30 | 7 | 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 78 | 177 | 21 | Engine | 4,240 |
| 31 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 75 | 168 | 1 | Engine | 4,175 |
| 32 | 29 | 40 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Price Racing | 72 | 151 | 2 | Engine | 2,075 |
| 33 | 34 | 66 | Mike Potter | Oldsmobile | Cam Farm / King's Inn | 64 | 141 | 0 | Rear end | 1,860 |
| 34 | 10 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon | 66 | 131 | 1 | Valve | 1,805 |
| 35 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | 58 | 120 | 0 | Engine | 3,760 |
| 36 | 14 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 55 | 106 | 0 | Valve | 2,770 |
| 37 | 1 | 03 | David Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew / Carolina Tool | 57 | 78 | 5 | Axle | 4,490 |
| 38 | 38 | 42 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 49 | 74 | 0 | Engine | 1,560 |
| 39 | 33 | 13 | Earle Canavan | Buick | J & B | 46 | 69 | 0 | Engine | 1,530 |
| 40 | 28 | 24 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Carolina Bank & Trust | 43 | 34 | 0 | A frame | 2,500 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-06-1982
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: Southern 500
- Race #: 22
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Cale Yarborough
- Start Position: 9th
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 115.224 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $305,370
- Cautions: 14
- Caution Laps: 87
- Lead Changes: 41
- Pole: 155.739 mph
