| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| February 14, 1982 | Race 1 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 153.991 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 23 seconds | Time of Race: 03:14:49 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 31 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 34 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 7 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $120,630 |
| 2 | 3 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $70,725 |
| 3 | 8 | #2 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 165/0 | 200 | Running | $54,820 |
| 4 | 5 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 165/5 | 199 | Running | $51,975 |
| 5 | 20 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 160/5 | 198 | Running | $36,125 |
| 6 | 22 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 150/0 | 198 | Running | $37,700 |
| 7 | 2 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 151/5 | 198 | Running | $30,015 |
| 8 | 4 | #1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Uno/Wndb | 147/5 | 198 | Running | $40,800 |
| 9 | 23 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 138/0 | 197 | Running | $28,350 |
| 10 | 38 | #30 | Roy Smith | Pontiac | Pride Of Victoria | 134/0 | 196 | Running | $18,975 |
| 11 | 31 | #75 | Gary Balough | Pontiac | Santon | 130/0 | 196 | Running | $18,555 |
| 12 | 17 | #5 | Jim Sauter | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 132/5 | 193 | Running | $16,950 |
| 13 | 33 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores Inc. | 124/0 | 193 | Running | $15,235 |
| 14 | 36 | #17 | Lowell Cowell | Buick | Kings Inn Daytona | 121/0 | 191 | Running | $14,950 |
| 15 | 39 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Peacock Dodge Daytona | 118/0 | 191 | Running | $13,215 |
| 16 | 42 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 185 | Running | $11,605 |
| 17 | 40 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 112/0 | 185 | Running | $10,545 |
| 18 | 13 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | 109/0 | 182 | Engine Failure | $9,750 |
| 19 | 24 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 106/0 | 161 | Engine Failure | $8,650 |
| 20 | 6 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 108/5 | 151 | Engine Failure | $25,375 |
| 21 | 9 | #51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Valvoline/Gilmore | 100/0 | 145 | Vibration | $8,150 |
| 22 | 25 | #37 | Tom Sneva | Buick | Simoniz | 97/0 | 144 | Transmission | $8,525 |
| 23 | 12 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP | 99/5 | 131 | Engine Failure | $9,715 |
| 24 | 11 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 96/5 | 131 | Burned Piston | $8,905 |
| 25 | 14 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon | 88/0 | 104 | Accident | $6,950 |
| 26 | 1 | #28 | Benny Parsons | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 85/0 | 103 | Accident | $21,900 |
| 27 | 21 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 82/0 | 103 | Accident | $14,300 |
| 28 | 18 | #96 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Jolly Rancher | 79/0 | 101 | Accident | $5,900 |
| 29 | 30 | #59 | Tighe Scott | Buick | Russ Togs | PE | 81 | Accident | $5,050 |
| 30 | 26 | #02 | Mark Martin | Buick | Apache Stove | 73/0 | 75 | Broken Valve | $5,000 |
| 31 | 41 | #6 | Stan Barrett | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 70/0 | 65 | Engine Failure | $5,585 |
| 32 | 28 | #94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Wawak Racing | 67/0 | 56 | Engine Failure | $5,000 |
| 33 | 37 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Coastal Transmission | 64/0 | 55 | Engine Failure | $3,400 |
| 34 | 29 | #18 | Donnie Allison | Buick | Robinson Brothers | 61/0 | 53 | Oil Pressure | $4,400 |
| 35 | 16 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 58/0 | 51 | Engine Failure | $6,050 |
| 36 | 10 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 60/5 | 44 | Engine Failure | $14,700 |
| 37 | 19 | #72 | Rusty Wallace | Buick | Southland Fire Equipment | 52/0 | 40 | Engine Failure | $4,500 |
| 38 | 15 | #13 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Carolina Tool & Equipment | 49/0 | 24 | Burned Piston | $4,650 |
| 39 | 35 | #31 | Billie Harvey | Buick | Belden Asphalt | 46/0 | 6 | Broken Valve | $3,875 |
| 40 | 27 | #50 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 43/0 | 3 | Accident | $11,250 |
| 41 | 32 | #66 | Lake Speed | Buick | Native Tan | 40/0 | 3 | Accident | $5,450 |
| 42 | 34 | #23 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Buick | Bahre Racing | 37/0 | 3 | Accident | $3,450 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||