| 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |
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The 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 14 At the Daytona International Speedway and concluded on November 21 at Riverside International Raceway. Darrell Waltrip took his second straight championship driving for Junior Johnson by 72 points over Bobby Allison.
The 1982 Season kicked off on February 14 with the Daytona 500 held at the Daytona International Speedway. Bobby Allison, who had won the Busch Clash on February 7, would dominate the race leading 147 of 200 laps and cruise to victory. Buick would take seven of the first eight finishing spots. There was controversy in Allison's victory as his bumper fell off early in the race.
Top Ten
Benny Parsons won the pole with a speed of 196.317 mph. Cale Yarborough and Buddy Baker won the Uno Twin 125 Mile Qualifiers on February 11.
Time of Race: 3 hours 14 minutes 49 seconds
5 Cautions for 34 Laps
Margin Of Victory: 22.87 seconds
The Richmond 400 was run on February 21 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway with Dave Marcis capturing the final win of his career in a rain shortened (250 of 400 laps were completed) event.
Top Ten
Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 93.256 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour 51 minutes 30 seconds.
6 Cautions for 33 laps.
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
The Valleydale 500 was held on March 14 at the Bristol International Speedway. Darrell Waltrip would go on to win his first race of the season. He and Dale Earnhardt would combine to lead 477 of 500 laps.
Top Ten
Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 111.068 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours 49 minutes 52 seconds
3 Cautions for 25 laps
Margin of Victory: 13.2 seconds
The Coca-Cola 500 was held on March 21 at the Atlanta International Raceway. Darrell Waltrip led 33 laps for his 2nd win of the 1982 Winston Cup season. Dale Earnhardt led 155 laps but finished 28th.
Top Ten
Dale Earnhardt won the pole with a speed of 163.774 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours 29 minutes 58 seconds
7 Cautions for 47 laps
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
The Carolina 500 was held on March 28 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Cale Yarborough led 51 laps on way to his first Winston Cup victory of 1982. Darrell Waltrip led 148 laps and finished 7th. Neil Bonnett led 128 laps and finished 19th.
Top Ten
Benny Parsons won the pole with a speed of 141.577 mph.
Time of Race: 4 hours 3 minutes 27 seconds
9 Cautions for 86 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap
The CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 was held on April 4 at the Darlington Raceway. Dale Earnhardt led 181 laps on way to his only Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Buddy Baker won the pole with a speed of 153.979 mph .
Time of Race: 4 hours 3 minutes 27 seconds
8 Cautions for 53 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 feet
The Northwestern Bank 400 was held on April 4 at the Darlington Raceway. Darrell Waltrip led 345 laps on way to his 3rd Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 114.801 mph .
Time of Race: 2 hours 33 minutes 37 seconds
6 Cautions for 34 laps
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
The Virginia National Bank 500 was held on April 25 at the Martinsville Speedway. Harry Gant led 167 laps on way to victory.
Top Ten
Terry Labonte won the pole with a speed of 89.988 mph .
Time of Race: 3 hours 30 minutes 1 seconds
9 Cautions for 46 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap
The Winston 500 was held on May 2 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway. Darrell Waltrip led 54 laps on way to his 4th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Benny Parsons won the pole with a speed of 200.176 mph .
Time of Race: 3 hours 11 minutes 19 seconds
8 Cautions for 39 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 car lengths
The Cracker Barrel Country Store 420 was held on May 2 at the Nashville Speedway. Darrell Waltrip led 419 laps on way to his 5th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 102.773 mph .
Time of Race: 2 hours 59 minutes 52 seconds
5 Cautions for 39 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap
The Mason-Dixon 500 was held on May 16 at the Dover Downs International Speedway. Bobby Allison led 486 laps on way to his 2nd Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 139.308 mph .
Time of Race: 4 hours 9 minutes 43 seconds
6 Cautions for 32 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 laps
The World 600 was held on May 30 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Neil Bonnett won his only Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
David Pearson won the pole with a speed of 162.511 mph .
Time of Race: 4 hours 36 minutes 48 seconds
10 Cautions for 62 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths
The Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 was held on June 6 at the Pocono International Raceway. Bobby Allison led 75 laps on way to his 3rd Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Terry Labonte was on the pole because qualifying was rained out.
Time of Race: 4 hours 24 minutes 8 seconds
7 cautions for 51 laps
Margin of Victory: Under Caution
The Budweiser 400 was held on June 13 at the Pocono International Raceway. Tim Richmond led just 10 laps for his 1st Winston Cup victory.
Top Ten
Terry Labonte won the pole with a speed of 162.511 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours 23 minutes 51 seconds
1 caution for 7 laps
Margin of Victory: 3.82 seconds
The Gabriel 400 was held on June 20 at the Michigan International Speedway. Cale Yarborough led 73 laps for his 2nd Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Ron Bouchard won the pole with a speed of 162.404 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours 23 minutes 13 seconds
3 cautions for 42 laps
Margin of Victory: 3 car lengths
The Firecracker 400 was held on July 4 at the Daytona International Speedway. Bobby Allison won his 4th Winston Cup race of 1982.
Top Ten
Geoff Bodine won the pole with a speed of 194.721 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours 27 minutes 9 seconds
5 cautions for 25 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths
The Busch Nashville 420 was held on July 10 at the Nashville Speedway. Darrell Waltrip led 400 laps for his 6th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Morgan Shepard won the pole with a speed of 103.959 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours 53 minutes 35 seconds
5 cautions for 24 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lap
The Mountain Dew 500 was held on July 25 at the Pocono International Raceway. Bobby Allison only led 16 laps but picked up his 5th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Cale Yarborough won the pole with a speed of 150.764 mph.
Time of Race: 4 hours 19 minutes 45 seconds
6 cautions for 43 laps
Margin of Victory: 17 seconds
The Talladega 500 was held on August 1 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway. Darrell Waltrip led 107 laps to pick up his 7th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Geoff Bodine won the pole with a speed of 199.4 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours 58 minutes 26 seconds
5 cautions for 25 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 car length
The Champion Spark Plug 400 was held on August 22 at the Michigan International Speedway. Bobby Allison picked up his 6th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Bill Elliott won the pole with a speed of 162.995 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours 45 minutes 53 seconds
5 cautions for 29 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 car lengths
The Busch 500 was held on August 28 at the Bristol International Speedway. Darrell Waltrip picked up his 8th Winston Cup victory of 1982. Bobby Allison would lead 169 laps but finish second.
Top Ten
Tim Richmond won the first Winston Cup pole of his career at a speed of 112.507 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours 49 minutes 32 seconds
3 Cautions for 15 laps
Margin of Victory 0.70 seconds
The Southern 500 was held on September 6 at the Darlington Raceway. Cale Yarborough picked up his 3rd Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
David Pearson won the pole with a speed of 155.739 mph.
Time of Race: 4 hours 21 minutes 32 seconds
14 Cautions for 87 laps
Margin of Victory 0.79 seconds
The Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 was held on September 12 at the Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway. Bobby Allison picked up his 7th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Bobby Allison won the pole with a speed of 93.435 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours 37 minutes 6 seconds
2 Cautions for 12 laps
Margin of Victory 17 seconds
The CRC Chemicals 500 was held on September 19 at the Dover Downs International Speedway. Darrell Waltrip picked up his 9th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Ricky Rudd won the pole with a speed of 139.384 mph.
Time of Race: 4 hours 38 minutes 43 seconds
9 Cautions for 67 laps
Margin of Victory 2 car lengths
The Holly Farms 400 was held on October 3 at the North Wilkesboro Speedway. Darrell Waltrip led 329 laps and picked up his 10th Winston Cup victory of 1982. The only other lap leader was Bobby Allison who led 71 laps but only completed 141 laps before having an engine problem.
Top Ten
Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 113.86 mph.
Time of Race: 2 hours 32 minutes 57 seconds
4 Cautions for 26 laps
Margin of Victory 13.8 seconds
The National 500 was held on October 10 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Harry Gant won his 2nd Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 164.694 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours 39 minutes 5 seconds
6 Cautions for 34 laps
Margin of Victory 2.93 seconds
The Old Dominion 500 was held on October 17 at the Martinsville Speedway. Darrell Waltrip led 237 laps and picked up his 11th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Ricky Rudd won the pole with a speed of 89.132 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours 41 minutes 5 seconds
10 Cautions for 70 laps
Margin of Victory 2 seconds
The Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 was held on October 31 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Darrell Waltrip won his 12th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Cale Yarborough won the pole with a speed of 143.22 mph.
Time of Race: 4 hours 20 minutes 47 seconds
8 Cautions for 55 laps
Margin of Victory 9.5 seconds
The Atlanta Journal 500 was held on November 7 at the Atlanta International Raceway. Bobby Allison won his 8th Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Morgan Shepard won the pole with a speed of 166.779 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours 48 minutes 51 seconds
10 Cautions for 56 laps
Margin of Victory 0.5 seconds
The Winston Western 500 was held on November 21 at the Riverside International Raceway. Tim Richmond won his 2nd Winston Cup victory of 1982.
Top Ten
Darrell Waltrip won the pole with a speed of 114.995 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours 7 minutes 24 seconds
3 Cautions for 16 laps
Margin of Victory 7 seconds
| Driver | Final Standing | Points | Races | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Waltrip | 1 | 4489 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 923,151 |
| Bobby Allison | 2 | 4417 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 795,078 |
| Terry Labonte | 3 | 4211 | 30 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 398,635 |
| Harry Gant | 4 | 3877 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 337,581 |
| Richard Petty | 5 | 3814 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 465,793 |
| Dave Marcis | 6 | 3666 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 249,026 |
| Buddy Arrington | 7 | 3642 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 178,158 |
| Ron Bouchard | 8 | 3545 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 375,758 |
| Ricky Rudd | 9 | 3537 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 217,139 |
| Morgan Shepherd | 10 | 3451 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 166,030 |
| Jimmy Means | 11 | 3423 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 154,460 |
| Dale Earnhardt | 12 | 3402 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 400,880 |
| Jody Ridley | 13 | 3333 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 308,663 |
| Mark Martin | 14 | 3042 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 142,710 |
| Kyle Petty | 15 | 3024 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 126,285 |
| Joe Ruttman | 16 | 3021 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 191,633 |
| Neil Bonnett | 17 | 2966 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 158,197 |
| Benny Parsons | 18 | 2892 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 252,267 |
| J.D. McDuffie | 19 | 2886 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112,743 |
| Lake Speed | 20 | 2850 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 118,457 |
| Tommy Gale | 21 | 2698 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101,485 |
| Geoffrey Bodine | 22 | 2654 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 247,750 |
| Buddy Baker | 23 | 2591 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 253,675 |
| D.K. Ulrich | 24 | 2566 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78,120 |
| Bill Elliott | 25 | 2558 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 201,030 |
| Tim Richmond | 26 | 2497 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 175,980 |
| Cale Yarborough | 27 | 2022 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 231,590 |
| James Hylton | 28 | 1514 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49,130 |
| Slick Johnson | 29 | 1261 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44,190 |
| Ronnie Thomas | 30 | 1093 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,570 |
| Bobby Wawak | 31 | 1002 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,660 |
| Brad Teague | 32 | 966 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,300 |
| Lennie Pond | 33 | 756 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45,715 |
| Rick Wilson | 34 | 731 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33,230 |
| Joe Millikan | 35 | 678 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62,325 |
| Rick Newsom | 36 | 619 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,390 |
| David Pearson | 37 | 613 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55,945 |
| Gary Balough | 38 | 564 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35,735 |
| Lowell Cowell | 39 | 554 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26,215 |
| Philip Duffie | 40 | 542 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,755 |
| H.B. Bailey | 41 | 462 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,455 |
| Butch Lindley | 42 | 435 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16,695 |
| Dean Combs | 43 | 431 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,940 |
| Delma Cowart | 44 | 410 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,855 |
| Donnie Allison | 45 | 406 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38,180 |
| Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 46 | 379 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,830 |
| Roy Smith | 47 | 375 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26,770 |
| Dick Brooks | 48 | 347 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,470 |
| Connie Saylor | 49 | 335 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,225 |
| arryl Sage | 50 | 324 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,970 |
| Travis Tiller | 51 | 316 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,395 |
| Bob Schacht | 52 | 297 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,880 |
| Tom Sneva | 53 | 285 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,585 |
| Rick McCray | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,355 | |
| Dick May | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,810 | |
| Jim Bown | 56 | 246 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4,490 |
| Jim Reich | 57 | 240 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4,865 |
| John Callis | 58 | 234 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,675 |
| Steve Moore | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,625 | |
| Jimmy Walker | 60 | 210 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,320 |
| Jocko Maggiacomo | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,525 | |
| Jim Sauter | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23,270 | |
| Don Waterman | 63 | 199 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,805 |
| Bill Schmitt | 64 | 191 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,210 |
| Rusty Wallace | 65 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,655 |
| Jim Robinson | 66 | 182 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,220 |
| John Krebs | 67 | 158 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,750 |
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 68 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7,985 |
| Jim Lee | 69 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,760 |
| A.J. Foyt | 70 | 146 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,405 |
| Rodney Combs | 71 | 143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,900 |
| Mark Stahl | 72 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,240 |
| Hershel McGriff | 73 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,545 |
| Robin McCall | 74 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,395 |
| Tommy Ellis | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,220 | |
| Rick Baldwin | 76 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,065 |
| Scott Miller | 77 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,495 |
| Glenn Francis | 78 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,650 |
| Marty Robbins | 79 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,055 |
| Jeff McDuffie | 80 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,005 |
| Al Loquasto | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,090 | |
| Cecil Gordon | 82 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,920 | |
| John Anderson | 83 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,855 | |
| Don Puskarich | 84 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,870 |
| Randy Baker | 84 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,300 |
| Trevor Boys | 86 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,200 |
| John McFadden | 87 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 655 |
| Tommy Houston | 88 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 875 |
| Richard Brickhouse | 89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,610 | |
| teve Gray | 90 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,250 |
| Joe Fields | 91 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,610 | |
| Bob Jarvis | 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,895 | |
| Bill Scott | 93 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,175 |
| Ernie Cline | 94 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 900 |
| Blackie Wangerin | 95 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,600 |
| Stan Barrett | 96 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,585 |
| Mike Potter | 97 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,535 |
| Bob Slawinski | 98 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,745 |
| Gil Roth | 99 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 615 |
| Tom Hessert | 100 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 950 |
| Derrike Cope | 101 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 625 |
| Earle Canavan | 102 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,380 | |
| Randy Becker | 103 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,640 | |
| Billie Harvey | 104 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,875 |
| Glenn Jarrett | 104 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 735 |
| David Simko | 106 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,700 | |
| Kevin Terris | 107 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 525 |
The above information is from Racing Reference
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