1982 Budweiser 400

Race 14 of 30

Riverside
95 laps
Time of race: 2:23:51
Average speed of winner: 103.816 mph
Margin of victory: 3.82 sec.
Lead changes: 10 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 1 for 7 laps
Lap leaders: Labonte 1-12, Earnhardt 13-17, Labonte 18-24, Allison 25-32, Labonte 33-40, Allison 41-47, Labonte 48-59, Ruttman 60, Richmond 61-64, Labonte 65-89, Richmond 90-95

Race notes: First win for Tim Richmond. Debut for Randy Becker, John Krebs, and Jim Reich. Finale for Don Puskarich.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Tim Richmond	2	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Stacy	Inman		95	2	10	running	21530	180
2	1	Terry Labonte	44	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Hagan	Elder	114.352	95	5	64	running	17930	180
3	14	Geoff Bodine	50	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			95	0	0	running	14670	165
4	5	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		95	1	5	running	11935	165
5	9	Neil Bonnett	21	Warner Hodgdon/National Engineering	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		95	0	0	running	3485	155
6	7	Roy Smith	74	John Edgett	Buick	Edgett			94	0	0	running	5595	150
7	25	Jody Ridley	90	J.D. Stacy Racing	Ford	Donlavey			94	0	0	running	9835	146
8	17	Mark Martin	02	Jolly Rancher/Apache Stove	Buick	Reeder			93	0	0	running	4885	142
9	29	Ron Bouchard	47	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Jack Beebe			93	0	0	running	7735	138
10	19	Jim Reich	25	Baldwin Engineering	Chevrolet	Ivan Baldwin			92	0	0	running	3515	134
11	18	Don Waterman	38	St. John's Auto Parts	Buick	Waterman			91	0	0	running	3105	130
12	12	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Pontiac	Petty	Beam		91	0	0	running	3970	127
13	24	Scott Miller	51	Mitchell/Bunce Engineering	Pontiac				90	0	0	running	1495	124
14	15	Rick McCray	08	Coors	Pontiac	McCray			89	0	0	running	2680	121
15	32	Buddy Arrington	67	Jim Hill Racing	Dodge	Arrington			89	0	0	running	3505	118
16	33	D.K. Ulrich	48	Palatine Automotive	Buick	Hylton			89	0	0	running	3330	115
17	20	Jim Bown	16	Rose Auto/Racing Farmer	Buick	Dick Bown			89	0	0	running	1940	112
18	30	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Buick	Means			87	0	0	running	2880	109
19	35	John Krebs	91	C.M. Tibbets Plastics	Pontiac	Krebs			87	0	0	running	1150	106
20	36	Don Puskarich	13	Lortz & Sons	Buick	Puskarich			87	0	0	running	1870	103
21	31	Randy Becker	6	Ulrich Racing	Dodge	Ulrich			85	0	0	running	1065	0
22	34	Mark Stahl	85	Mark Stahl Racing	Ford	Stahl			85	0	0	running	2690	97
23	8	Benny Parsons	28	J.D. Stacy Racing	Pontiac	Ranier	Wilson		81	0	0	oil pressure	8995	94
24	26	Bill Schmitt	73	Jim Schmitt	Buick	Schmitt			77	0	0	oil leak	960	91
25	27	J.D. McDuffie	70	J.D. McDuffie Racing	Pontiac	McDuffie			71	0	0	oil leak	1925	88
26	21	Joe Ruttman	75	Pet Dairy	Pontiac	RahMoc	Rahilly		62	1	1	differential	2390	90
27	6	Bobby Allison	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		47	2	15	engine	6855	87
28	13	Jim Robinson	78	Hammer Security	Oldsmobile	Lois Williams			41	0	0	piston	820	79
29	22	Ricky Rudd	3	Richard Childress Racing	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		39	0	0	oil leak	1785	76
30	23	Dave Marcis	71	J.D. Stacy Racing	Pontiac	Marcis	Darling		29	0	0	accident	2250	73
31	16	Lake Speed	17	Yazoo Mowers	Buick	Hamby			28	0	0	piston	1715	70
32	2	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Hammond		28	0	0	piston	10530	67
33	11	Hershel McGriff	04	Matson Graphics	Buick	Gary Smith			23	0	0	transmission	645	64
34	28	Jim Lee	66	Lee's Iron Metal	Buick	Jimmy Lee			21	0	0	differential	610	61
35	3	Harry Gant	33	7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		19	0	0	engine	1575	58
36	10	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty			17	0	0	engine	8375	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Terry Labonte	2146	14	2	0	10	12
2	Bobby Allison	2002	14	0	3	6	9
3	Darrell Waltrip	1936	14	5	5	6	7
4	Benny Parsons	1819	14	3	0	7	8
5	Dale Earnhardt	1801	14	1	1	6	8
6	Buddy Arrington	1781	14	0	0	0	3
7	Harry Gant	1749	14	0	1	3	7
8	Dave Marcis	1685	14	0	1	2	7
9	Richard Petty	1683	14	0	0	3	7
10	Morgan Shepherd	1622	13	0	0	3	7
11	Jody Ridley	1606	14	0	0	0	4
12	Ron Bouchard	1603	14	0	0	1	7
13	Mark Martin	1557	14	0	0	1	5
14	Jimmy Means	1549	14	0	0	0	1
15	Neil Bonnett	1534	13	0	1	4	6
16	Kyle Petty	1498	14	0	0	1	1
17	Ricky Rudd	1493	14	0	0	1	4
18	Joe Ruttman	1386	13	0	0	2	2
19	J.D. McDuffie	1296	14	0	0	0	1
20	D.K. Ulrich	1243	13	0	0	0	0
21	Lake Speed	1209	14	0	0	0	1
22	Tommy Gale	1193	11	0	0	0	0
23	Bill Elliott	1142	9	0	0	3	3
24	Cale Yarborough	996	7	0	1	5	5
25	Brad Teague	848	8	0	0	0	0