Entry List
The official 1982 National 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
National 500
Sunday, October 10th, 1982
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
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- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 137.208
- Cautions: 6 for 34 laps
- Lead Changes: 12
- 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 | 27 | Ford | Melling Tool | Harry Melling |
| 2 | 1 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 22 | Buick | UNO / STP | Hoss Ellington |
| 3 | 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 23 | Buick | Jolly Rancher | 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 | 26 | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress Racing |
| 6 | 41 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Jun 30, 1957 | 25 | Oldsmobile | Jiffy Lube | Billy Matthews |
| 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 25 | Buick | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | Billy Hagan |
| 8 | 55 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Weyman & Bruton | Johnny Hayes |
| 9 | 88 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Gatorade | DiGard |
| 10 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Chrysler | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington |
| 11 | 28 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Ranier Racing | Harry Ranier |
| 12 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Valvoline | M.C. Anderson |
| 13 | 4 | Connie Saylor | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer |
| 14 | 6 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Pentax Cameras | D.K. Ulrich |
| 15 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 31 | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore |
| 16 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 35 | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson |
| 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 41 | Buick | Hudson / Transmissions Unlimited | Dave Marcis |
| 18 | 03 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | Bobby Hawkins |
| 19 | 77 | Dean Combs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Boulevard Datsun | Irv Sanderson |
| 20 | 8 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Sonny's Barbeque | Steve Harrison |
| 21 | 50 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 33 | Pontiac | Spectrum Furniture | Cliff Stewart |
| 22 | 36 | HB Bailey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey |
| 23 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 24 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Macks Stores | J.D. McDuffie |
| 25 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means |
| 26 | 90 | Jody Ridley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | J.D. Stacy | Junie Donlavey |
| 27 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 37 | Buick | Pet Dairy | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 28 | 24 | John Anderson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Western Carolina Forklift | Cecil Gordon |
| 29 | 17 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 34 | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | Roger Hamby |
| 30 | 48 | Lennie Pond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton |
| 31 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 32 | 78 | Richard Brickhouse | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Sundrop | Tom Goff |
| 33 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 34 | 84 | Rick Baldwin | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Dodge | Aladdin Hotel | Rick Baldwin |
| 35 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 29 | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | Rick Wilson |
| 36 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Oldsmobile | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe |
| 37 | 42 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas |
| 38 | 2 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Stacy-Pak | Jim Stacy |
| 39 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |
| 40 | 46 | Travis Tiller | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Ring Enterprises | Travis Tiller |