| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| World 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 30, 1982 | Race 12 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 130.058 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 car length | Time of Race: 04:36:48 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 47 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 62 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 13 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Hodgdon/National Engineering | 180/5 | 400 | Running | $50,650 |
| 2 | 14 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $35,625 |
| 3 | 9 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 170/5 | 399 | Running | $29,525 |
| 4 | 5 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 160/0 | 398 | Running | $15,850 |
| 5 | 2 | #1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Uno/Jolly Rancher Candy | 160/5 | 398 | Running | $17,440 |
| 6 | 20 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 155/5 | 398 | Running | $17,150 |
| 7 | 10 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 146/0 | 397 | Running | $11,130 |
| 8 | 21 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 147/5 | 394 | Running | $14,425 |
| 9 | 12 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 143/5 | 391 | Running | $9,670 |
| 10 | 17 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 134/0 | 391 | Running | $13,300 |
| 11 | 27 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Jim Hill Racing | 130/0 | 390 | Running | $8,650 |
| 12 | 33 | #17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 127/0 | 390 | Running | $8,065 |
| 13 | 4 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 129/5 | 388 | Running | $10,180 |
| 14 | 37 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 121/0 | 387 | Running | $7,535 |
| 15 | 28 | #4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Mitchell Industrial Tire | PE | 385 | Running | $4,475 |
| 16 | 40 | #32 | Bosco Lowe | Buick | Clinomint Toothpaste | PE | 381 | Running | $3,900 |
| 17 | 25 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP | 112/0 | 379 | Engine Failure | $6,405 |
| 18 | 32 | #40 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Turbo Sales & Service | 109/0 | 375 | Running | $3,620 |
| 19 | 16 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 111/5 | 373 | Engine Failure | $6,100 |
| 20 | 38 | #94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Wawak Racing | 103/0 | 363 | Running | $3,675 |
| 21 | 1 | #03 | David Pearson | Buick | Carolina Tool/Chat. Chew | 105/5 | 362 | Engine Failure | $19,240 |
| 22 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 97/0 | 354 | Engine Failure | $13,130 |
| 23 | 42 | #48 | Tommy Gale | Buick | Palatine Automotive | 94/0 | 351 | Running | $5,020 |
| 24 | 30 | #26 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 91/0 | 350 | Engine Failure | $3,060 |
| 25 | 3 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 88/0 | 350 | Rear End | $13,000 |
| 26 | 29 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 85/0 | 337 | Running | $1,975 |
| 27 | 18 | #02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Apache Stove | 82/0 | 328 | Running | $3,990 |
| 28 | 34 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 79/0 | 316 | Running | $3,610 |
| 29 | 23 | #72 | Rusty Wallace | Buick | Southland Fire | 76/0 | 307 | Accident | $1,800 |
| 30 | 15 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 83/10 | 279 | Head Gasket | $18,470 |
| 31 | 39 | #24 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Western Carolina Forklift | 70/0 | 261 | Engine Failure | $3,510 |
| 32 | 26 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Coastal Transmission | 67/0 | 253 | Engine Failure | $1,665 |
| 33 | 41 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores Inc. | 64/0 | 202 | Oil Leak | $3,340 |
| 34 | 7 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy/Stratagraph | 66/5 | 179 | Engine Failure | $3,440 |
| 35 | 36 | #73 | Steve Moore | Pontiac | Franklin City Music Park | 58/0 | 150 | Engine Failure | $1,525 |
| 36 | 31 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Buick | Wilson Racing | 55/0 | 104 | Engine Failure | $1,495 |
| 37 | 22 | #37 | Donnie Allison | Buick | Simoniz Super Poly | 52/0 | 103 | Engine Failure | $2,465 |
| 38 | 24 | #77 | Dean Combs | Buick | People's Car | 49/0 | 97 | Handling | $1,435 |
| 39 | 8 | #28 | Benny Parsons | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 46/0 | 97 | Steering | $9,555 |
| 40 | 19 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 43/0 | 44 | Accident | $2,375 |
| 41 | 11 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 40/0 | 43 | Accident | $2,475 |
| 42 | 35 | #19 | John Anderson | Buick | Shoney's | PE | 5 | Engine Failure | $1,375 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||