1982 Busch Nashville 420

Race 17 of 30

Nashville
420 laps
Time of race: 2:53:35
Average speed of winner: 86.524 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Shepherd 1-19, Waltrip 20-46, Elliott 47, Waltrip 48-420

Race notes: Debut for Darryl Sage. Terry Labonte took the points lead from Bobby Allison.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	3	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Hammond		420	2	400	running	22025	185
2	9	Terry Labonte	44	J.D. Stacy Racing	Chevrolet	Hagan	Elder		419	0	0	running	8595	170
3	8	Harry Gant	33	7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		419	0	0	running	6805	165
4	16	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		419	0	0	running	5360	160
5	4	Tim Richmond	2	Stacy-Pak	Buick	Stacy	Inman		419	0	0	running	4175	155
6	11	Geoff Bodine	50	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			418	0	0	running	8435	150
7	15	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty			418	0	0	running	8235	146
8	14	Jody Ridley	90	J.D. Stacy Racing	Ford	Donlavey			417	0	0	running	7635	142
9	13	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		417	0	0	running	7635	138
10	5	Ron Bouchard	47	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Jack Beebe			414	0	0	running	7185	134
11	17	Dave Marcis	71	Hudson	Chevrolet	Marcis	Darling		414	0	0	running	3055	130
12	6	Joe Ruttman	75	Pet Dairy	Buick	RahMoc	Rahilly		412	0	0	running	2845	127
13	23	Lake Speed	17	Yazoo Mowers	Buick	Hamby			411	0	0	running	2685	124
14	19	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			403	0	0	running	2475	121
15	7	Mark Martin	02	Apache Stove/Rogers	Pontiac	Reeder			400	0	0	running	2385	118
16	25	Darryl Sage	86	Space Age	Chevrolet	Sage			400	0	0	running	885	115
17	21	D.K. Ulrich	6	Ulrich Racing	Buick	Ulrich			396	0	0	running	2135	112
18	20	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			395	0	0	running	1910	109
19	12	Bobby Allison	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		394	0	0	running	5460	106
20	28	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Pontiac	Hylton			381	0	0	engine	1935	103
21	10	Bill Elliott	9	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Melling	Elliott		370	1	1	engine	1010	105
22	24	Buddy Arrington	67	Jim Hill Racing	Dodge	Arrington			261	0	0	engine	1185	97
23	18	Kyle Petty	42	STP/UNO	Pontiac	Petty	Beam		241	0	0	rear end	1160	94
24	2	Buddy Baker	28	J.D. Stacy Racing	Pontiac	Ranier	Wilson		230	0	0	engine	7835	91
25	27	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Pontiac	McDuffie			200	0	0	engine	1110	88
26	1	Morgan Shepherd	98	Levi Garrett	Buick	Benfield	Buddy Parrott	103.959	169	1	19	engine	1805	90
27	26	Lennie Pond	24	Gordon Racing	Buick	Cecil Gordon			53	0	0	engine	1100	82
28	22	Slick Johnson	40	Price Racing	Buick	Ulrich			44	0	0	ignition	595	79

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Terry Labonte	2487	17	2	0	11	13
2	Bobby Allison	2458	17	0	4	8	11
3	Darrell Waltrip	2351	17	5	6	8	9
4	Dale Earnhardt	2161	17	1	1	6	10
5	Harry Gant	2144	17	0	1	4	9
6	Buddy Arrington	2128	17	0	0	0	3
7	Dave Marcis	2070	17	0	1	2	8
8	Ron Bouchard	2034	17	1	0	2	9
9	Morgan Shepherd	2014	16	1	0	4	9
10	Richard Petty	2012	17	0	0	3	8
11	Benny Parsons	1970	16	3	0	7	8
12	Ricky Rudd	1959	17	0	0	3	7
13	Jody Ridley	1948	17	0	0	0	5
14	Jimmy Means	1873	17	0	0	0	1
15	Mark Martin	1814	17	0	0	1	5
16	Kyle Petty	1796	17	0	0	1	2
17	Neil Bonnett	1731	15	0	1	4	6
18	Joe Ruttman	1680	16	0	0	2	2
19	Bill Elliott	1587	12	0	0	5	5
20	J.D. McDuffie	1566	17	0	0	0	1
21	Tommy Gale	1537	14	0	0	0	0
22	Lake Speed	1532	17	0	0	0	2
23	D.K. Ulrich	1452	15	0	0	0	0
24	Cale Yarborough	1283	9	0	2	6	6
25	Slick Johnson	1016	14	0	0	0	1