| Official Race Results |
| National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| October 10, 1982 | Race 26 of 30 |
| Average Speed: 137.208 mph |
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds |
Time of Race: 03:39:05 |
| Lead Changes: 12 |
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| Cautions: 6 for 34 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
1 |
#33 |
Harry Gant |
Buick |
7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit |
180/5 |
334 |
Running |
$47,740 |
| 2 |
5 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
Melling Tool Company |
175/5 |
334 |
Running |
$33,040 |
| 3 |
10 |
#03 |
David Pearson |
Buick |
Chattanooga Chew |
165/0 |
333 |
Running |
$13,915 |
| 4 |
13 |
#75 |
Joe Ruttman |
Buick |
Pet Dairy |
PE |
331 |
Running |
$14,010 |
| 5 |
9 |
#55 |
Benny Parsons |
Buick |
Weyman & Bruton |
155/0 |
331 |
Running |
$8,765 |
| 6 |
12 |
#28 |
Buddy Baker |
Pontiac |
Ranier Racing |
150/0 |
331 |
Running |
$15,440 |
| 7 |
17 |
#90 |
Jody Ridley |
Ford |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
146/0 |
329 |
Running |
$13,640 |
| 8 |
8 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Pontiac |
STP |
142/0 |
328 |
Running |
$13,420 |
| 9 |
11 |
#88 |
Bobby Allison |
Buick |
Gatorade |
148/10 |
326 |
Engine Failure |
$13,620 |
| 10 |
25 |
#62 |
Rick Wilson |
Oldsmobile |
Wilson Racing |
134/0 |
326 |
Running |
$9,815 |
| 11 |
28 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Buick |
Broadway Motors |
130/0 |
323 |
Running |
$7,240 |
| 12 |
33 |
#84 |
Rick Baldwin |
Dodge |
Aladin Hotel |
127/0 |
323 |
Running |
$6,065 |
| 13 |
2 |
#50 |
Geoffrey Bodine * |
Pontiac |
Spectrum Furniture |
129/5 |
319 |
Engine Failure |
$13,815 |
| 14 |
3 |
#11 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
Mountain Dew |
126/5 |
318 |
Running |
$14,165 |
| 15 |
26 |
#6 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Buick |
Pentax Cameras |
118/0 |
310 |
Running |
$6,630 |
| 16 |
18 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Buick |
Texas Jeans/Stratagraph |
115/0 |
309 |
Engine Failure |
$8,470 |
| 17 |
37 |
#24 |
John Anderson |
Buick |
Western Carolina Forklift |
PE |
305 |
Running |
$6,100 |
| 18 |
40 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Pontiac |
Macks Stores Inc. |
109/0 |
288 |
Cracked Head |
$5,890 |
| 19 |
20 |
#2 |
Tim Richmond |
Buick |
Stacy-Pak |
106/0 |
282 |
Running |
$5,580 |
| 20 |
36 |
#48 |
Lennie Pond |
Chevrolet |
Palatine Automotive |
PE |
265 |
Running |
$5,365 |
| 21 |
23 |
#17 |
Lake Speed |
Buick |
Yazoo Mowers |
100/0 |
261 |
Engine Failure |
$6,260 |
| 22 |
19 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Chrysler |
Reid Trailer Sales |
97/0 |
260 |
Running |
$3,690 |
| 23 |
32 |
#41 |
Sterling Marlin |
Oldsmobile |
Jiffy Lube |
PE |
256 |
Engine Failure |
$3,615 |
| 24 |
21 |
#8 |
Dick Brooks |
Pontiac |
Sonny's Barbecue |
91/0 |
239 |
Clutch |
$1,515 |
| 25 |
15 |
#15 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Ford |
Wrangler Jeans |
88/0 |
237 |
Ball Joint |
$9,565 |
| 26 |
34 |
#36 |
H.B. Bailey |
Pontiac |
Almeda Auto Parts |
85/0 |
227 |
Accident |
$1,415 |
| 27 |
39 |
#78 |
Richard Brickhouse |
Pontiac |
Sundrop |
82/0 |
220 |
Accident |
$1,390 |
| 28 |
7 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Ford |
Warner Hodgdon/Nat'l Engineering |
79/0 |
219 |
Ignition |
$1,855 |
| 29 |
22 |
#1 |
Kyle Petty |
Buick |
Uno/Stp |
76/0 |
191 |
Engine Failure |
$1,340 |
| 30 |
4 |
#98 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Buick |
Levi Garrett |
73/0 |
178 |
Engine Failure |
$3,580 |
| 31 |
6 |
#3 |
Ricky Rudd |
Pontiac |
Piedmont Airlines |
70/0 |
122 |
Engine Failure |
$3,445 |
| 32 |
24 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Buick |
Hudson Chev/Transmission Unlimited |
67/0 |
99 |
Engine Failure |
$2,900 |
| 33 |
14 |
#27 |
Cale Yarborough |
Buick |
Valvoline |
64/0 |
98 |
Engine Failure |
$1,640 |
| 34 |
27 |
#77 |
Dean Combs |
Buick |
Boulevard Datsun Racing |
61/0 |
91 |
Transmission |
$1,115 |
| 35 |
29 |
#47 |
Ron Bouchard |
Oldsmobile |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
58/0 |
79 |
Engine Failure |
$8,090 |
| 36 |
30 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny King Honda |
55/0 |
68 |
Oil Pump |
$2,080 |
| 37 |
38 |
#42 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Pontiac |
Thomas Racing |
52/0 |
66 |
Broken Valve |
$1,070 |
| 38 |
16 |
#02 |
Mark Martin |
Buick |
Jolly Rancher |
49/0 |
59 |
Broken Valve |
$2,565 |
| 39 |
31 |
#4 |
Connie Saylor |
Oldsmobile |
Spencer Racing |
46/0 |
37 |
Water Pump |
$1,055 |
| 40 |
35 |
#46 |
Travis Tiller |
Buick |
Ring Enterprises |
43/0 |
7 |
Accident |
$1,050 |
| *
Denotes Rookie |