Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
05-02-1982 | Winston 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 | 180 | 188 | 54 | Running | 44,250 |
| 2 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 175 | 188 | 21 | Running | 29,230 |
| 3 | 1 | 28 | Benny Parsons | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 175 | 188 | 84 | Running | 33,565 |
| 4 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP | 160 | 188 | 0 | Running | 17,095 |
| 5 | 16 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 160 | 188 | 5 | Running | 11,100 |
| 6 | 17 | 37 | Donnie Allison | Buick | Simoniz | 155 | 186 | 1 | Running | 12,125 |
| 7 | 24 | 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 146 | 186 | 0 | Running | 10,890 |
| 8 | 20 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 147 | 186 | 3 | Running | 14,850 |
| 9 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 138 | 184 | 0 | Running | 13,530 |
| 10 | 11 | 02 | Mark Martin | Buick | Apache Stove | 134 | 184 | 0 | Running | 8,660 |
| 11 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 135 | 184 | 1 | Running | 7,100 |
| 12 | 37 | 48 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Palatine Auto Parts | 127 | 183 | 0 | Running | 6,710 |
| 13 | 12 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 129 | 182 | 8 | Running | 15,565 |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | 126 | 182 | 4 | Running | 6,335 |
| 15 | 31 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 118 | 181 | 0 | Running | 5,800 |
| 16 | 35 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115 | 180 | 0 | Running | 5,350 |
| 17 | 25 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel | 112 | 179 | 0 | Running | 3,345 |
| 18 | 38 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores | 109 | 177 | 0 | Running | 4,930 |
| 19 | 19 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | 111 | 165 | 1 | Running | 3,030 |
| 20 | 30 | 19 | John Anderson | Buick | Shoney's Racing | 103 | 164 | 0 | Engine | 2,970 |
| 21 | 26 | 66 | Lowell Cowell | Buick | Kings Inn Daytona | 100 | 161 | 0 | Running | 2,805 |
| 22 | 21 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | RahMoc Enterprises | 97 | 159 | 0 | Engine | 4,870 |
| 23 | 40 | 40 | Ferrel Harris | Buick | Price Racing | 94 | 146 | 0 | Running | 2,625 |
| 24 | 3 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 96 | 116 | 1 | Running | 4,470 |
| 25 | 13 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | UNO | 88 | 109 | 0 | Steering | 2,445 |
| 26 | 7 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool | 85 | 100 | 0 | Transmission | 2,355 |
| 27 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 82 | 82 | 0 | Fuel pump | 10,065 |
| 28 | 39 | 07 | Bill Scott | Buick | Brown Racing | 79 | 75 | 0 | Piston | 2,175 |
| 29 | 18 | 96 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Jolly Rancher / Western Steer | 76 | 73 | 0 | Engine | 2,085 |
| 30 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 73 | 66 | 0 | Engine | 2,995 |
| 31 | 23 | 24 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Gordon Racing | 75 | 66 | 1 | Crash | 2,905 |
| 32 | 22 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | 67 | 57 | 0 | Valve | 1,860 |
| 33 | 5 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 64 | 53 | 0 | Engine | 8,890 |
| 34 | 26 | 17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers / 95 Rock | 61 | 39 | 0 | Engine | 2,770 |
| 35 | 27 | 73 | Steve Moore | Pontiac | Franklin City Music Park | 63 | 32 | 4 | Clutch | 1,925 |
| 36 | 8 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 55 | 23 | 0 | Engine | 8,680 |
| 37 | 6 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 52 | 17 | 0 | Engine | 1,635 |
| 38 | 34 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy | 49 | 16 | 0 | Engine | 8,990 |
| 39 | 36 | 34 | L.W. Wright | Chevrolet | Music City Racing | 46 | 13 | 0 | Engine | 1,545 |
| 40 | 29 | 54 | David Simko | Pontiac | Mound Steel | 43 | 4 | 0 | Crash | 1,500 |
Race Recap
- Date: 05-02-1982
- Track: Talladega Superspeedway
- Race: Winston 500
- Race #: 9
- Cars: 40
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 2nd
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 156.597 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $334,020
- Cautions: 8
- Caution Laps: 39
- Lead Changes: 51
- Pole: 200.176 mph


