Entry List
The official 1982 World 600 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.
World 600
Sunday, May 30th, 1982
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
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- Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Laps Actual: 400 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 130.058
- Cautions: 10 for 62 laps
- Lead Changes: 47
- 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 | Pontiac | 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 / Stratagraph | Billy Hagan |
| 8 | 28 | Benny Parsons | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | Harry Ranier |
| 9 | 88 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Gatorade | DiGard |
| 10 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak |
| 11 | 32 | Bosco Lowe | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Clinomint | Bill Terry |
| 12 | 26 | Brad Teague | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | Charlie Henderson |
| 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Dodge | Hills Racing | Buddy Arrington |
| 14 | 1 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | UNO / Jolly Rancher | Hoss Ellington |
| 15 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Valvoline | M.C. Anderson |
| 16 | 4 | Connie Saylor | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Oldsmobile | Mitchell Industrial Tire | G.C. Spencer |
| 17 | 6 | DK Ulrich | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich |
| 18 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 31 | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore |
| 19 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 35 | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson |
| 20 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 41 | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Dave Marcis |
| 21 | 03 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Carolina Tool / Chattanooga Chew | Bobby Hawkins |
| 22 | 77 | Dean Combs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | People's Car | Irv Sanderson |
| 23 | 0 | Delma Cowart | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Coastal Transmissions | Heyward Grooms |
| 24 | 37 | Donnie Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Simoniz Super Poly | Bob Rogers |
| 25 | 50 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 33 | Pontiac | Performance Connection | Cliff Stewart |
| 26 | 36 | HB Bailey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey |
| 27 | 33 | Harry Gant | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham |
| 28 | 70 | JD McDuffie | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Macks Stores | J.D. McDuffie |
| 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means |
| 30 | 90 | Jody Ridley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | J.D. Stacy | Junie Donlavey |
| 31 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 37 | Buick | Pet Dairy | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 32 | 19 | John Anderson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Shoney's | Henley Gray |
| 33 | 17 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 34 | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | Roger Hamby |
| 34 | 24 | Lennie Pond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Western Carolina Forklift | Cecil Gordon |
| 35 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 36 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 37 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 29 | Buick | Wilson Racing | Rick Wilson |
| 38 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe |
| 39 | 40 | Slick Johnson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Turbo Sales & Service | D.K. Ulrich |
| 40 | 73 | Steve Moore | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Franklin City Music Park | Willard Moore |
| 41 | 2 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Clyde Turkle's Chicken Pit Special | Jim Stacy |
| 42 | 48 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton |