Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Talladega 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
08-01-1982 | Talladega 500 | Talladega Superspeedway
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 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185 | 188 | 107 | Running | 58,770 |
| 2 | 3 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 175 | 188 | 12 | Running | 34,350 |
| 3 | 13 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 170 | 188 | 27 | Running | 26,975 |
| 4 | 4 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 165 | 188 | 8 | Running | 11,625 |
| 5 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | 160 | 188 | 4 | Running | 13,095 |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool | 155 | 188 | 4 | Running | 8,070 |
| 7 | 14 | 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 146 | 188 | 0 | Running | 9,920 |
| 8 | 8 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 142 | 188 | 0 | Running | 8,780 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 138 | 188 | 0 | Running | 8,250 |
| 10 | 9 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | Gatorade | 139 | 188 | 19 | Running | 13,625 |
| 11 | 17 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 130 | 187 | 0 | Running | 7,180 |
| 12 | 25 | 02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Apache Stove / Rogers | 132 | 187 | 2 | Running | 8,765 |
| 13 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | McMillan | 129 | 186 | 2 | Running | 7,630 |
| 14 | 27 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy | 121 | 186 | 0 | Running | 11,040 |
| 15 | 1 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 118 | 185 | 0 | Running | 12,245 |
| 16 | 15 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | 120 | 184 | 1 | Engine | 3,305 |
| 17 | 24 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 117 | 182 | 2 | Running | 5,605 |
| 18 | 30 | 66 | Lowell Cowell | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn Daytona | 109 | 182 | 0 | Running | 2,935 |
| 19 | 22 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Buick | Hillin Drilling | 106 | 182 | 0 | Running | 2,850 |
| 20 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 103 | 181 | 0 | Running | 5,090 |
| 21 | 16 | 17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 100 | 180 | 0 | Running | 4,725 |
| 22 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores | 97 | 179 | 0 | Running | 4,445 |
| 23 | 40 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel | 94 | 178 | 0 | Running | 2,510 |
| 24 | 31 | 6 | Al Loquasto | Buick | Pentax Cameras | 91 | 175 | 0 | Running | 4,190 |
| 25 | 38 | 48 | James Hylton | Buick | Palatine Auto Parts | 88 | 174 | 0 | Running | 4,095 |
| 26 | 37 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Wawak Racing | 85 | 164 | 0 | Running | 2,255 |
| 27 | 12 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Buick | Wilson Racing | 82 | 162 | 0 | Running | 2,170 |
| 28 | 33 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Buick | Ring Enterprises | 79 | 114 | 0 | Running | 2,085 |
| 29 | 35 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 76 | 84 | 0 | Oil pump | 3,735 |
| 30 | 28 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Coastal Transmissions | 73 | 80 | 0 | Crash | 1,940 |
| 31 | 36 | 19 | Charlie Baker | Buick | Gray Racing | 70 | 69 | 0 | Rear end | 1,835 |
| 32 | 34 | 40 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Price Racing | 67 | 63 | 0 | Ignition | 1,790 |
| 33 | 39 | 56 | Bob Slawinski | Buick | Chapman Racing | 64 | 56 | 0 | Engine | 1,745 |
| 34 | 19 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 61 | 47 | 0 | Valve | 8,700 |
| 35 | 18 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 58 | 29 | 0 | Crash | 9,290 |
| 36 | 29 | 24 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Gordon Racing | 55 | 15 | 0 | Engine | 2,610 |
| 37 | 21 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | 52 | 13 | 0 | Engine | 2,365 |
| 38 | 11 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | 49 | 10 | 0 | Engine | 2,520 |
| 39 | 20 | 1 | Kyle Petty | Buick | UNO / STP | 46 | 7 | 0 | Cam | 1,475 |
| 40 | 32 | 00 | Jim Hurlbert | Buick | Hurlbert Racing | 43 | 1 | 0 | Ignition | 1,430 |
Race Recap
- Date: 08-01-1982
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Talladega 500
- Race #: 19
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 168.157 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $326,015
- Cautions: 5
- Caution Laps: 25
- Lead Changes: 38
- Pole: 199.400 mph


