Entry List
The official 1982 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Atlanta Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Coca-Cola 500
Sunday, March 21st, 1982
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
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- Drivers Entered: 39
- Laps Scheduled: 328
- Laps Actual: 287 - Race Shortened
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 124.824
- Cautions: 7 for 47 laps
- Lead Changes: 31
- Green Flag Passes: N/A
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Oct 8, 1955 | 26 | Ford | Melling Tool | Harry Melling |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 21 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 3 | 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 23 | Buick | Apache Stove | Bud Reeder |
| 4 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 40 | Buick | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |
| 5 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Sep 12, 1956 | 25 | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress Racing |
| 6 | 72 | Rusty Wallace | St. Louis, MO | Aug 14, 1956 | 25 | Buick | Southland Fire Equipment | John Childs |
| 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 25 | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Billy Hagan |
| 8 | 51 | AJ Foyt | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Oldsmobile | Valvoline / Gilmore | A.J. Foyt |
| 9 | 28 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | Harry Ranier |
| 10 | 88 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Gatorade | DiGard |
| 11 | 26 | Brad Teague | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | Charlie Henderson |
| 12 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Dodge | Hills Racing | Buddy Arrington |
| 13 | 1 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | WPLO / UNO | Hoss Ellington |
| 14 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Valvoline | M.C. Anderson |
| 15 | 4 | Connie Saylor | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer |
| 16 | 6 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Old Milwaukee Light | D.K. Ulrich |
| 17 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 30 | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore |
| 18 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 35 | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson |
| 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 41 | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Dave Marcis |
| 20 | 0 | Delma Cowart | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Coastal Transmissions | H.L. Waters |
| 21 | 13 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Carolina Tool | Bobby Hawkins |
| 22 | 36 | Dick May | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey |
| 23 | 18 | Donnie Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Robinson Brothers | Jack Ogden |
| 24 | 75 | Gary Balough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 25 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 26 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Macks Stores | J.D. McDuffie |
| 27 | 5 | Jim Sauter | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jim Stacy |
| 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means |
| 29 | 90 | Jody Ridley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | J.D. Stacy | Junie Donlavey |
| 30 | 50 | Joe Millikan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Performance Connection | Cliff Stewart |
| 31 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 37 | Buick | Jim Stacy | Jim Stacy |
| 32 | 17 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 34 | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | Roger Hamby |
| 33 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 34 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 35 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 29 | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | Rick Wilson |
| 36 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe |
| 37 | 73 | Steve Moore | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Franklin City Music Park | Willard Moore |
| 38 | 37 | Tom Sneva | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Simoniz | Bob Rogers |
| 39 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |