| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Old Dominion 500 | Martinsville Speedway | |||||||||
| October 17, 1982 | Race 27 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 71.315 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds | Time of Race: 03:41:16 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 23 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 70 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $33,225 |
| 2 | 1 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $22,770 |
| 3 | 17 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 165/0 | 500 | Running | $14,925 |
| 4 | 4 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | Texas Jeans | 165/5 | 498 | Running | $8,270 |
| 5 | 11 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 155/0 | 498 | Running | $6,500 |
| 6 | 7 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | Ranier Racing | 155/5 | 498 | Running | $9,700 |
| 7 | 18 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 151/5 | 498 | Running | $8,600 |
| 8 | 2 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 147/5 | 498 | Running | $5,940 |
| 9 | 21 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 138/0 | 491 | Running | $7,800 |
| 10 | 25 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Skockley Motor Co. | 134/0 | 491 | Running | $3,820 |
| 11 | 5 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 135/5 | 490 | Running | $3,260 |
| 12 | 24 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Pentax Cameras | 127/0 | 480 | Running | $3,000 |
| 13 | 14 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 129/5 | 475 | Running | $2,815 |
| 14 | 31 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 121/0 | 461 | Running | $6,750 |
| 15 | 30 | #24 | J.D. McDuffie | Buick | Gordon Racing | 118/0 | 422 | Running | $2,655 |
| 16 | 27 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 115/0 | 411 | Running | $2,470 |
| 17 | 20 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 112/0 | 402 | Running | $2,125 |
| 18 | 8 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 114/5 | 381 | Engine Failure | $2,100 |
| 19 | 6 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 111/5 | 364 | Engine Failure | $7,125 |
| 20 | 15 | #02 | Mark Martin | Buick | Jolly Rancher | 103/0 | 295 | Engine Failure | $1,425 |
| 21 | 16 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP | 100/0 | 241 | Broken Axle | $890 |
| 22 | 9 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner W. Hodgdon | 97/0 | 215 | Accident | $880 |
| 23 | 22 | #40 | Jimmy Hensley | Buick | Midlothian Texaco | PE | 202 | Overheating | $870 |
| 24 | 23 | #92 | Joe Fields | Buick | Richmond Printing | PE | 186 | Rear End | $860 |
| 25 | 26 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Falls Radiator | PE | 177 | Quit | $850 |
| 26 | 13 | #01 | Butch Lindley | Buick | Miller | 90/5 | 141 | Engine Failure | $840 |
| 27 | 12 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 82/0 | 118 | No Brakes | $7,230 |
| 28 | 10 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Hudson | 79/0 | 87 | Engine Failure | $1,320 |
| 29 | 19 | #17 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Yazoo Mowers | 76/0 | 36 | Engine Failure | $1,310 |
| 30 | 28 | #86 | Darryl Sage | Chevrolet | American Performance | PE | 25 | Oil Leak | $800 |
| 31 | 29 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Bojangles | 70/0 | 20 | Oil Leak | $800 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||