1982 Daytona 500

Race 1 of 30

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:14:49
Average speed of winner: 153.991 mph
Margin of victory: 22.87 sec.
Lead changes: 31 among 11 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 34 laps
Lap leaders: Parsons pole, Yarborough 1, Gant 2-13, Earnhardt 14, B. Allison 15-20, Earnhardt 21, B. Allison 22-28, Earnhardt 29-31, B. Allison 32-34, Earnhardt 35, Baker 36, B. Allison 37-39, Baker 40-41, Marcis 42-44, K. Petty 45-51, B. Allison 52-76, Waltrip 77, B. Allison 78-86, Labonte 87, B. Allison 88-105, Labonte 106, Yarborough 107, B. Allison 108-119, Labonte 120, Sauter 121-125, B. Allison 126-131, Waltrip 132, B. Allison 133-144, Waltrip 145-151, B. Allison 152-159, Yarborough 160-162, B. Allison 163-200

Race notes: Finale for Tighe Scott.

Video links: Part 1 (Start), Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, Part 17, Part 18 (Finish)

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	7	Bobby Allison	88	Gatorade	Buick	DiGard	Nelson		200	12	147	running	120630	185
2	3	Cale Yarborough	27	Valvoline	Buick	M.C. Anderson	Brewer		200	3	5	running	70725	175
3	8	Joe Ruttman	2	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Stacy	Inman		200	0	0	running	54820	165
4	5	Terry Labonte	44	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Hagan	Elder		199	3	3	running	51975	165
5	20	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Melling	Elliott		198	0	0	running	36125	160
6	22	Ron Bouchard	47	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Jack Beebe			198	0	0	running	37700	150
7	2	Harry Gant	33	7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		198	1	12	running	30015	151
8	4	Buddy Baker	1	UNO/WNDB	Buick	Ellington	Pittman		198	2	3	running	40800	147
9	23	Jody Ridley	90	J.D. Stacy Racing	Ford	Donlavey			197	0	0	running	28350	138
10	38	Roy Smith	30	Pride of Victoria	Pontiac	Edgett			196	0	0	running	18975	134
11	31	Gary Balough	75	Santon	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		196	0	0	running	18555	130
12	17	Jim Sauter	5	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Stacy			193	1	5	running	16950	132
13	33	J.D. McDuffie	70	Macks Stores Inc.	Pontiac	McDuffie			193	0	0	running	15235	124
14	36	Lowell Cowell	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Buick	Hamby			191	0	0	running	14950	121
15	39	Buddy Arrington	67	Peacock Dodge Daytona	Dodge	Arrington			191	0	0	running	13215	118
16	42	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			185	0	0	running	11605	115
17	40	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Buick	Means			185	0	0	running	10545	112
18	13	Rick Wilson	62	Wilson Racing	Oldsmobile	Rick Wilson			182	0	0	engine	9750	109
19	24	Morgan Shepherd	98	Levi Garrett	Buick	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		161	0	0	engine	8650	106
20	6	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Hammond		151	3	9	engine	25375	108
21	9	A.J. Foyt	51	Valvoline/Gilmore	Oldsmobile	Foyt			145	0	0	vibration	8150	100
22	25	Tom Sneva	37	Simoniz	Buick	Bob Rogers			144	0	0	transmission	8525	97
23	12	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Beam		131	1	7	engine	9715	99
24	11	Dave Marcis	71	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Marcis	Darling		131	1	3	piston	8905	96
25	14	Neil Bonnett	21	Warner Hodgdon	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		104	0	0	accident	6950	88
26	1	Benny Parsons	28	J.D. Stacy Racing	Pontiac	Ranier	Wilson	196.317	103	0	0	accident	21900	85
27	21	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty			103	0	0	accident	14300	82
28	18	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	96	Jolly Rancher	Buick	Cronkite			101	0	0	accident	5900	79
29	30	Tighe Scott	59	Russ Togs	Buick	Pistone			81	0	0	accident	5050	0
30	26	Mark Martin	02	Apache Stove	Buick	Reeder			75	0	0	valve	5000	73
31	41	Stan Barrett	6	Ulrich Racing	Buick	Ulrich			65	0	0	engine	5585	70
32	28	Bobby Wawak	94	Wawak Racing	Buick	Wawak			56	0	0	engine	5000	67
33	37	Delma Cowart	0	Coastal Transmission	Buick	H.L. Waters			55	0	0	engine	3400	64
34	29	Donnie Allison	18	Robinson Brothers	Buick	Jack Ogden			53	0	0	oil pressure	4400	61
35	16	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		51	0	0	engine	6050	58
36	10	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		44	4	6	engine	14700	60
37	19	Rusty Wallace	72	Southland Fire Equipment	Buick	Childs			40	0	0	engine	4500	52
38	15	Dick Brooks	13	Carolina Tool & Equipment	Ford	Hawkins			24	0	0	piston	4650	49
39	35	Billie Harvey	31	Belden Asphalt	Buick	Harvey			6	0	0	valve	3875	46
40	27	Joe Millikan	50	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			3	0	0	accident	11250	43
41	32	Lake Speed	66	Native Tan	Buick	Speed			3	0	0	accident	5450	40
42	34	Geoff Bodine	23	Bahre Racing	Buick	Bahre			3	0	0	accident	3450	37

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	185	1	0	1	1	1
2	Cale Yarborough	175	1	0	0	1	1
3	Joe Ruttman	165	1	0	0	1	1
4	Terry Labonte	165	1	0	0	1	1
5	Bill Elliott	160	1	0	0	1	1
6	Harry Gant	151	1	0	0	0	1
7	Ron Bouchard	150	1	0	0	0	1
8	Buddy Baker	147	1	0	0	0	1
9	Jody Ridley	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Roy Smith	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	Jim Sauter	132	1	0	0	0	0
12	Gary Balough	130	1	0	0	0	0
13	J.D. McDuffie	124	1	0	0	0	0
14	Lowell Cowell	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	Buddy Arrington	118	1	0	0	0	0
16	Tommy Gale	115	1	0	0	0	0
17	Jimmy Means	112	1	0	0	0	0
18	Rick Wilson	109	1	0	0	0	0
19	Darrell Waltrip	108	1	0	0	0	0
20	Morgan Shepherd	106	1	0	0	0	0
21	A.J. Foyt	100	1	0	0	0	0
22	Kyle Petty	99	1	0	0	0	0
23	Tom Sneva	97	1	0	0	0	0
24	Dave Marcis	96	1	0	0	0	0
25	Neil Bonnett	88	1	0	0	0	0