| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| FireCracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway | |||||||||
| July 04, 1982 | Race 16 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 163.099 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1/2 car length | Time of Race: 02:27:09 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 28 | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 185/10 | 160 | Running | $42,100 |
| 2 | 7 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 170/0 | 160 | Running | $21,800 |
| 3 | 14 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 165/0 | 160 | Running | $22,500 |
| 4 | 11 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 160/0 | 160 | Running | $13,030 |
| 5 | 18 | #03 | David Pearson | Buick | Carolina Tool/Chat. Chew | 155/0 | 160 | Running | $8,190 |
| 6 | 1 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 155/5 | 160 | Running | $16,700 |
| 7 | 2 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 146/0 | 160 | Running | $10,420 |
| 8 | 3 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 147/5 | 158 | Running | $14,025 |
| 9 | 12 | #17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 138/0 | 157 | Running | $8,700 |
| 10 | 20 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | Marcis Racing | 134/0 | 157 | Running | $8,290 |
| 11 | 23 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 130/0 | 156 | Running | $7,555 |
| 12 | 28 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Jim Hill Racing | 127/0 | 156 | Running | $7,135 |
| 13 | 37 | #66 | Lowell Cowell | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn Daytona | 124/0 | 155 | Running | $3,975 |
| 14 | 39 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 121/0 | 153 | Running | $6,375 |
| 15 | 30 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 118/0 | 152 | Running | $10,925 |
| 16 | 36 | #24 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Native Tan | 115/0 | 152 | Running | $5,615 |
| 17 | 22 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Bon Trucking Co. | 112/0 | 151 | Running | $3,005 |
| 18 | 35 | #99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.s. Duffie Sand & Gravel | 109/0 | 150 | Running | $2,670 |
| 19 | 34 | #48 | James Hylton | Buick | Palatine Automotive | 106/0 | 146 | Running | $4,785 |
| 20 | 24 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Hillin Drilling | 103/0 | 144 | Running | $2,550 |
| 21 | 29 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 100/0 | 143 | Running | $4,330 |
| 22 | 5 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 102/5 | 141 | Suspension | $2,820 |
| 23 | 17 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 99/5 | 138 | Accident | $3,980 |
| 24 | 8 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 96/5 | 135 | Accident | $4,355 |
| 25 | 10 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 93/5 | 135 | Accident | $10,375 |
| 26 | 32 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Buick | Ring Enterprises | 85/0 | 133 | Exhaust Pipe | $1,860 |
| 27 | 6 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans | 87/5 | 121 | Engine Failure | $3,550 |
| 28 | 26 | #19 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Gray Racing | 79/0 | 100 | Clutch | $1,730 |
| 29 | 13 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 76/0 | 89 | Engine Failure | $9,265 |
| 30 | 40 | #39 | Blackie Wangerin | Ford | Oak Ridge Boys | 73/0 | 73 | Piston | $1,600 |
| 31 | 15 | #02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Apache Stove/Rogers | 70/0 | 64 | Accident | $3,275 |
| 32 | 19 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon/National Eng. | 67/0 | 59 | Accident | $1,480 |
| 33 | 33 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Buick | Wilson Racing | 64/0 | 59 | Accident | $1,420 |
| 34 | 25 | #40 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Baxter Price Racing | 61/0 | 59 | Overheating | $1,385 |
| 35 | 38 | #6 | Dr. Bob Jarvis | Buick | Clinomint Toothpaste | PE | 47 | Accident | $2,300 |
| 36 | 4 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 55/0 | 45 | Connecting Rod | $11,330 |
| 37 | 31 | #22 | Marty Robbins | Buick | Marty Robbins Racing | 52/0 | 45 | Engine Failure | $1,260 |
| 38 | 16 | #1 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP/Uno | 49/0 | 41 | Clutch | $1,240 |
| 39 | 27 | #4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | 46/0 | 14 | Piston | $1,220 |
| 40 | 21 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 43/0 | 6 | Fuel Pump | $2,900 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||