1982 National 500

Race 26 of 30

Charlotte
334 laps
Time of race: 3:39:05
Average speed of winner: 137.208 mph
Margin of victory: 2.93 sec.
Lead changes: 12 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 34 laps
Lap leaders: Gant 1-19, Allison 20-65, Waltrip 66-67, Bodine 68-72, Allison 73-184, Ruttman 185, Allison 186-194, Elliott 195-205, Allison 206-226, Elliott 227-232, Allison 233-324, Elliott 325-329, Gant 330-334

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	1	Harry Gant	33	7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter	164.694	334	2	24	running	47740	180
2	5	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Melling	Elliott		334	3	22	running	33040	175
3	10	David Pearson	03	Chattanooga Chew	Buick	Hawkins			333	0	0	running	13915	165
4	13	Joe Ruttman	75	Pet Dairy	Buick	RahMoc	Rahilly		331	1	1	running	14010	0
5	9	Benny Parsons	55	Weyman & Bruton	Buick	Johnny Hayes			331	0	0	running	8765	155
6	12	Buddy Baker	28	Ranier Racing	Pontiac	Ranier	Wilson		331	0	0	running	15440	150
7	17	Jody Ridley	90	J.D. Stacy Racing	Ford	Donlavey			329	0	0	running	13640	146
8	8	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty			328	0	0	running	13420	142
9	11	Bobby Allison	88	Gatorade	Buick	DiGard	Nelson		326	5	280	engine	13620	148
10	25	Rick Wilson	62	Wilson Racing	Oldsmobile	Rick Wilson			326	0	0	running	9815	134
11	28	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Buick	Means			323	0	0	running	7240	130
12	33	Rick Baldwin	84	Aladin Hotel	Dodge	Rick Baldwin			323	0	0	running	6065	127
13	2	Geoff Bodine	50	Spectrum Furniture	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			319	1	5	engine	13815	129
14	3	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Hammond		318	1	2	running	14165	126
15	26	D.K. Ulrich	6	Pentax Cameras	Buick	Ulrich			310	0	0	running	6630	118
16	18	Terry Labonte	44	Texas Jeans/Stratagraph	Buick	Hagan	Elder		309	0	0	engine	8470	115
17	37	John Anderson	24	Western Carolina Forklift	Buick	Cecil Gordon			305	0	0	running	6100	0
18	40	J.D. McDuffie	70	Macks Stores Inc.	Pontiac	McDuffie			288	0	0	cracked head	5890	109
19	20	Tim Richmond	2	Stacy-Pak	Buick	Stacy	Inman		282	0	0	running	5580	106
20	36	Lennie Pond	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			265	0	0	running	5365	0
21	23	Lake Speed	17	Yazoo Mowers	Buick	Hamby			261	0	0	engine	6260	100
22	19	Buddy Arrington	67	Reid Trailer Sales	Chrysler	Arrington			260	0	0	running	3690	97
23	32	Sterling Marlin	41	Jiffy Lube	Oldsmobile	Billy Matthews			256	0	0	engine	3615	0
24	21	Dick Brooks	8	Sonny's Barbecue	Pontiac	Norman Negre			239	0	0	clutch	1515	91
25	15	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		237	0	0	ball joint	9565	88
26	34	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			227	0	0	accident	1415	85
27	39	Richard Brickhouse	78	Sundrop	Pontiac	Goff			220	0	0	accident	1390	82
28	7	Neil Bonnett	21	Warner Hodgdon/National Engineering	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		219	0	0	ignition	1855	79
29	22	Kyle Petty	1	UNO/STP	Buick	Ellington	Pittman		191	0	0	engine	1340	76
30	4	Morgan Shepherd	98	Levi Garrett	Buick	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		178	0	0	engine	3580	73
31	6	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		122	0	0	engine	3445	70
32	24	Dave Marcis	71	Hudson Chevrolet/Transmissions Unlimited	Buick	Marcis	Darling		99	0	0	engine	2900	67
33	14	Cale Yarborough	27	Valvoline	Buick	M.C. Anderson	Brewer		98	0	0	engine	1640	64
34	27	Dean Combs	77	Boulevard Datsun Racing	Buick	Sanderson			91	0	0	transmission	1115	61
35	29	Ron Bouchard	47	J.D. Stacy Racing	Oldsmobile	Jack Beebe			79	0	0	engine	8090	58
36	30	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Honda	Ford	Langley			68	0	0	oil pump	2080	55
37	38	Ronnie Thomas	42	Thomas Racing	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas	Beam		66	0	0	valve	1070	52
38	16	Mark Martin	02	Jolly Rancher	Buick	Reeder			59	0	0	valve	2565	49
39	31	Connie Saylor	4	Spencer Racing	Oldsmobile	G.C. Spencer			37	0	0	water pump	1055	46
40	35	Travis Tiller	46	Ring Enterprises	Buick	Tiller			7	0	0	accident	1050	43

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	3821	26	1	7	12	18
2	Darrell Waltrip	3784	26	6	10	13	16
3	Terry Labonte	3652	26	2	0	15	18
4	Harry Gant	3393	26	1	2	8	14
5	Richard Petty	3301	26	0	0	8	14
6	Buddy Arrington	3235	26	0	0	0	7
7	Dave Marcis	3226	26	0	1	2	13
8	Dale Earnhardt	3091	26	1	1	7	12
9	Ron Bouchard	3065	26	1	0	3	13
10	Ricky Rudd	2962	26	1	0	4	10
11	Morgan Shepherd	2942	25	1	0	5	11
12	Jimmy Means	2916	26	0	0	0	1
13	Jody Ridley	2895	26	0	0	0	8
14	Kyle Petty	2778	26	0	0	2	4
15	Benny Parsons	2582	20	3	0	10	12
16	Lake Speed	2570	26	0	0	0	5
17	Joe Ruttman	2559	25	0	0	3	5
18	Mark Martin	2559	26	0	0	1	6
19	J.D. McDuffie	2484	26	0	0	0	1
20	Neil Bonnett	2399	21	0	1	5	8
21	Tommy Gale	2386	23	0	0	0	0
22	Bill Elliott	2247	18	1	0	8	9
23	Geoff Bodine	2196	21	2	0	4	10
24	Buddy Baker	2185	20	1	0	4	9
25	D.K. Ulrich	2088	21	0	0	0	0