Official NASCAR Race Results
Bobby Allison won the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
08-22-1982 | Champion Spark Plug 400 | Michigan International 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 | 10 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 185 | 200 | 120 | Running | 26,900 |
| 2 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 175 | 200 | 13 | Running | 20,505 |
| 3 | 15 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | 165 | 200 | 0 | Running | 13,255 |
| 4 | 13 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 165 | 200 | 2 | Running | 15,200 |
| 5 | 14 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Weyman & Bruton | 160 | 200 | 2 | Running | 6,725 |
| 6 | 5 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Tom Prange Leasing | 155 | 199 | 2 | Running | 8,845 |
| 7 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 151 | 198 | 20 | Running | 16,300 |
| 8 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | Throttle's Food & Fuel | 147 | 197 | 3 | Running | 6,725 |
| 9 | 17 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | 143 | 197 | 1 | Running | 3,150 |
| 10 | 20 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 134 | 197 | 0 | Running | 10,050 |
| 11 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 130 | 197 | 0 | Running | 5,715 |
| 12 | 19 | 17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 127 | 197 | 0 | Running | 5,405 |
| 13 | 27 | 77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Sports Specs / R.L. Monroe | 124 | 196 | 0 | Running | 2,250 |
| 14 | 3 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 121 | 195 | 0 | Running | 5,160 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | UNO / STP | 118 | 195 | 0 | Running | 2,100 |
| 16 | 21 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 115 | 193 | 0 | Running | 5,175 |
| 17 | 38 | 42 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 112 | 193 | 0 | Running | 1,850 |
| 18 | 32 | 40 | Joe Booher | Buick | Booher Farms | 109 | 192 | 0 | Running | 1,750 |
| 19 | 31 | 19 | Charlie Baker | Buick | H.M. Kelly Trucking | 106 | 192 | 0 | Running | 1,700 |
| 20 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 103 | 191 | 0 | Running | 4,165 |
| 21 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | 100 | 187 | 0 | Running | 3,850 |
| 22 | 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | 97 | 179 | 0 | Running | 3,595 |
| 23 | 9 | 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 99 | 161 | 1 | Rear end | 3,275 |
| 24 | 33 | 24 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr | Buick | Provimi Veal | 91 | 139 | 0 | Engine | 3,215 |
| 25 | 4 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 88 | 109 | 0 | Radiator | 9,525 |
| 26 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy | 85 | 108 | 0 | Engine | 8,750 |
| 27 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool | 87 | 104 | 6 | Running | 3,500 |
| 28 | 7 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 84 | 103 | 28 | Transmission | 1,250 |
| 29 | 35 | 54 | David Simko | Buick | GNF Prototype Casting | 76 | 96 | 0 | Engine | 1,200 |
| 30 | 18 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 73 | 76 | 0 | Brakes | 8,750 |
| 31 | 22 | 03 | David Pearson | Buick | Carolina Tool | 70 | 75 | 0 | Oil pump | 1,100 |
| 32 | 12 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 72 | 68 | 2 | Sway bar | 2,805 |
| 33 | 29 | 5 | Robin McCall | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 64 | 47 | 0 | Crash | 1,000 |
| 34 | 23 | 02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Briarwood Hilton | 61 | 45 | 0 | Rear end | 2,685 |
| 35 | 26 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 58 | 42 | 0 | Handling | 900 |
| 36 | 37 | 6 | Al Loquasto | Buick | Pentax Cameras | 55 | 18 | 0 | Crash | 1,850 |
| 37 | 34 | 13 | Earle Canavan | Oldsmobile | JOB / Wyandotte Vapocure / Wynns | 52 | 7 | 0 | Engine | 850 |
| 38 | 16 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 49 | 2 | 0 | Oil pump | 1,850 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-22-1982
- Track: Michigan International Speedway
- Race: Champion Spark Plug 400
- Race #: 20
- Cars: 38
- Winner: Bobby Allison
- Start Position: 10th
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 136.454 mph
- Distance: 400 miles
- Purse: $222,875
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 29
- Lead Changes: 31
- Pole: 162.995 mph


