1982 Busch 500

Race 21 of 30

Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 2:49:32
Average speed of winner: 94.318 mph
Margin of victory: 0.79 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 8 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 15 laps
Lap leaders: Richmond 1-81, Shepherd 82-165, Ruttman 166-167, Earnhardt 168, Waltrip 169-170, Labonte 171-172, Earnhardt 173-245, Gant 246-292, Waltrip 293-302, Shepherd 303, Allison 304-471, Waltrip 472-475, Labonte 476-477, Waltrip 478-479, Allison 480, Waltrip 481-500

Race notes: First pole for Tim Richmond. Finale for Al Loquasto.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	8	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Hammond		500	5	38	running	22925	180
2	9	Bobby Allison	88	DiGard/Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		500	2	169	running	16325	180
3	7	Harry Gant	33	7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit	Buick	Needham	Carter		500	1	47	running	7395	170
4	2	Terry Labonte	44	Texas Jeans	Chevrolet	Hagan	Elder		499	2	4	running	6495	165
5	3	Morgan Shepherd	98	Levi Garrett	Buick	Benfield	Buddy Parrott		499	2	85	running	5150	160
6	12	Dale Earnhardt	15	Wrangler Jeans	Ford	Moore	Moore		499	2	74	running	9600	155
7	6	Ricky Rudd	3	Piedmont Airlines	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		498	0	0	running	4140	146
8	24	Jody Ridley	90	J.D. Stacy Racing	Ford	Donlavey			495	0	0	running	8200	142
9	5	Buddy Baker	28	J.D. Stacy Racing	Pontiac	Ranier	Wilson		494	0	0	running	8350	138
10	11	Geoff Bodine	50	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart			494	0	0	running	7950	134
11	13	Mark Martin	02	Martin Racing	Pontiac	Reeder			492	0	0	running	3470	130
12	23	Ron Bouchard	47	J.D. Stacy Racing	Buick	Jack Beebe			491	0	0	running	7550	127
13	17	Lake Speed	17	Yazoo Mowers	Buick	Hamby			491	0	0	running	3160	124
14	19	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			485	0	0	running	2950	121
15	15	Brad Teague	26	Food Country USA	Chevrolet	C.W. Henderson			482	0	0	running	1050	118
16	22	Buddy Arrington	67	Jim Hill Racing	Dodge	Arrington			481	0	0	running	2790	115
17	18	Darryl Sage	86	Space Age	Chevrolet	Sage			481	0	0	running	950	112
18	16	D.K. Ulrich	40	Baxter Price Racing	Buick	Ulrich			480	0	0	running	900	109
19	25	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			473	0	0	running	2480	106
20	20	Connie Saylor	4	Lady & Son	Buick	G.C. Spencer			472	0	0	running	925	0
21	10	Dave Marcis	71	W.H. Bolin	Chevrolet	Marcis	Darling		470	0	0	running	2270	100
22	27	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Pontiac	McDuffie			463	0	0	running	1925	97
23	28	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Pontiac	Hylton			451	0	0	running	1900	94
24	4	Joe Ruttman	75	Pet Dairy	Buick	RahMoc	Rahilly		259	1	2	rear end	1225	96
25	1	Tim Richmond	2	Stacy-Pak	Buick	Stacy	Inman	112.507	83	1	81	engine	2400	93
26	14	Richard Petty	43	STP	Pontiac	Petty			50	0	0	steering	7475	85
27	21	Al Loquasto	6	Pentax Cameras	Buick	Ulrich			45	0	0	engine	1150	0
28	29	Ronnie Thomas	25	Thomas Racing	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			30	0	0	overheating	625	79
29	30	Rick Newsom	20	Bojangles	Chevrolet	Newsom			28	0	0	oil pump	600	76
30	26	Kyle Petty	1	STP/UNO	Pontiac	Ellington	Pittman		2	0	0	engine	1185	73

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	3142	21	0	6	11	15
2	Terry Labonte	3077	21	2	0	14	16
3	Darrell Waltrip	3022	21	5	8	10	13
4	Buddy Arrington	2639	21	0	0	0	5
5	Harry Gant	2630	21	0	1	6	11
6	Richard Petty	2622	21	0	0	6	11
7	Dave Marcis	2593	21	0	1	2	10
8	Dale Earnhardt	2540	21	1	1	6	11
9	Ron Bouchard	2516	21	1	0	3	11
10	Morgan Shepherd	2472	20	1	0	5	11
11	Ricky Rudd	2434	21	0	0	3	9
12	Jimmy Means	2353	21	0	0	0	1
13	Jody Ridley	2351	21	0	0	0	6
14	Kyle Petty	2151	21	0	0	1	2
15	Mark Martin	2137	21	0	0	1	6
16	Benny Parsons	2130	17	3	0	8	9
17	Joe Ruttman	2101	20	0	0	2	3
18	Neil Bonnett	1994	17	0	1	4	7
19	J.D. McDuffie	1990	21	0	0	0	1
20	Lake Speed	1947	21	0	0	0	2
21	Tommy Gale	1916	18	0	0	0	0
22	Bill Elliott	1907	15	1	0	5	6
23	Cale Yarborough	1622	12	1	2	7	7
24	Buddy Baker	1570	15	1	0	3	6
25	D.K. Ulrich	1561	16	0	0	0	0