Entry List
The official 1982 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Daytona 500
Sunday, February 14th, 1982
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 153.991
- Cautions: 5 for 34 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 | 31 | Billie Harvey | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Belden Asphalt | Billie Harvey |
| 11 | 88 | Bobby Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Gatorade | DiGard |
| 12 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak |
| 13 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Dodge | Peacock Dodge Daytona | Buddy Arrington |
| 14 | 1 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | UNO / WNDB | Hoss Ellington |
| 15 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Valvoline | M.C. Anderson |
| 16 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 30 | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore |
| 17 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 35 | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson |
| 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 40 | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Dave Marcis |
| 19 | 0 | Delma Cowart | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Coastal Transmissions | Heyward Grooms |
| 20 | 13 | Dick Brooks | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Bobby Hawkins |
| 21 | 18 | Donnie Allison | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Robinson Brothers | Jack Ogden |
| 22 | 96 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Jolly Rancher | Will Cronkrite |
| 23 | 75 | Gary Balough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Santon | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 24 | 23 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 32 | Buick | Bahre Racing | Dick Bahre |
| 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 | J.D. Stacy | Jim Stacy |
| 32 | 66 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 34 | Buick | Native Tan | Lake Speed |
| 33 | 17 | Lowell Cowell | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Kings Inn Daytona | Roger Hamby |
| 34 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Warner Hodgdon | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 35 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 36 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Jan 31, 1953 | 29 | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | Rick Wilson |
| 37 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe |
| 38 | 30 | Roy Smith | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Pride of Victoria | John Edgett |
| 39 | 6 | Stan Barrett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Ulrich Racing | D.K. Ulrich |
| 40 | 59 | Tighe Scott | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Russ Togs | Tom Pistone |
| 41 | 37 | Tom Sneva | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Simoniz | Bob Rogers |
| 42 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |