Entry List
The official 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Michigan International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
Champion Spark Plug 400
Sunday, August 22nd, 1982
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
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- Drivers Entered: 38
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
- Time of Race: N/A
- Average Speed: 136.454
- Cautions: 5 for 29 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 | 1 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Jun 2, 1960 | 22 | Pontiac | UNO / STP | Hoss Ellington |
| 3 | 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Jan 9, 1959 | 23 | Pontiac | Briarwood Hilton | 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 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Nov 16, 1956 | 25 | Buick | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | Billy Hagan |
| 7 | 6 | Al Loquasto | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Pentax Cameras | D.K. Ulrich |
| 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 | Tom Prange Leasing | Buddy Arrington |
| 11 | 28 | Buddy Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | Harry Ranier |
| 12 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Valvoline | M.C. Anderson |
| 13 | 19 | Charlie Baker | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | H.M. Kelly Trucking | Henley Gray |
| 14 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Apr 29, 1951 | 31 | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore |
| 15 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Feb 5, 1947 | 35 | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson |
| 16 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Mar 1, 1941 | 41 | Buick | Throttle's Food & Fuel | Dave Marcis |
| 17 | 03 | David Pearson | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Carolina Tool | Bobby Hawkins |
| 18 | 54 | David Simko | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | GNF Prototype Casting | Elmer Simko |
| 19 | 77 | Dean Combs | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Sports Specs / R.L. Monroe | Irv Sanderson |
| 20 | 13 | Earle Canavan | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Oldsmobile | JOB / Wyandotte Vapocure / Wynns | Earle Canavan |
| 21 | 50 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Apr 18, 1949 | 33 | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 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 | Bailey Excavating | J.D. McDuffie |
| 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Aug 26, 1934 | 47 | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton |
| 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means |
| 27 | 90 | Jody Ridley | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | J.D. Stacy | Junie Donlavey |
| 28 | 40 | Joe Booher | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Booher Farms | D.K. Ulrich |
| 29 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Oct 28, 1944 | 37 | Buick | Pet Dairy | RahMoc Enterprises |
| 30 | 17 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Jan 17, 1948 | 34 | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | Roger Hamby |
| 31 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 32 | 43 | Richard Petty | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises |
| 33 | 5 | Robin McCall | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Stacy-Pak | Jim Stacy |
| 34 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe |
| 35 | 42 | Ronnie Thomas | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas |
| 36 | 2 | Tim Richmond | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Stacy-Pak | Jim Stacy |
| 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley |
| 38 | 24 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr | , | Nov 30, -0001 | 1982 | Buick | Provimi Veal | Cecil Gordon |