| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Richmond 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| February 21, 1982 | Race 2 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 72.914 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 12 seconds | Time of Race: 01:51:30 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 11 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 33 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 6 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy Racing | 180/5 | 250 | Running | $19,145 |
| 2 | 15 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 175/5 | 250 | Running | $16,325 |
| 3 | 3 | #28 | Benny Parsons | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 175/10 | 250 | Running | $15,475 |
| 4 | 8 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 165/5 | 250 | Running | $10,960 |
| 5 | 10 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy Racing | 155/0 | 249 | Running | $6,330 |
| 6 | 5 | #50 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 150/0 | 249 | Running | $8,635 |
| 7 | 21 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | National Engineering | 146/0 | 249 | Running | $2,970 |
| 8 | 13 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 142/0 | 249 | Running | $6,910 |
| 9 | 9 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 138/0 | 249 | Running | $7,710 |
| 10 | 2 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 139/5 | 248 | Running | $2,010 |
| 11 | 17 | #12 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Industrial Boilers | 130/0 | 248 | Running | $1,610 |
| 12 | 20 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 127/0 | 247 | Running | $1,590 |
| 13 | 18 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 124/0 | 246 | Running | $7,570 |
| 14 | 23 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Arrington | 121/0 | 245 | Running | $3,850 |
| 15 | 4 | #2 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 123/5 | 244 | Accident | $4,395 |
| 16 | 24 | #97 | Bob Schacht | Oldsmobile | Test Tube | 115/0 | 244 | Running | $1,285 |
| 17 | 26 | #48 | Slick Johnson | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 112/0 | 244 | Running | $3,285 |
| 18 | 32 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 109/0 | 244 | Running | $3,080 |
| 19 | 22 | #17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Kings Inn | 106/0 | 244 | Running | $2,975 |
| 20 | 16 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP | 103/0 | 243 | Running | $2,890 |
| 21 | 31 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 100/0 | 242 | Running | $2,645 |
| 22 | 14 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 97/0 | 242 | Running | $2,450 |
| 23 | 27 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 94/0 | 241 | Running | $2,095 |
| 24 | 30 | #24 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Washington Freightliner | PE | 239 | Running | $2,060 |
| 25 | 29 | #40 | Tommy Houston | Buick | Midlothian Texaco | 88/0 | 238 | Running | $875 |
| 26 | 12 | #02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Apache Stove | 85/0 | 210 | Running | $1,340 |
| 27 | 1 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 87/5 | 206 | Running | $10,905 |
| 28 | 28 | #92 | Joe Fields | Buick | Richmond Printing | 79/0 | 190 | Running | $770 |
| 29 | 19 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich | 76/0 | 169 | Engine Failure | $1,235 |
| 30 | 7 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 73/0 | 138 | Engine Failure | $1,200 |
| 31 | 25 | #37 | Tom Sneva | Buick | Simoniz | 70/0 | 94 | Rear End | $1,225 |
| 32 | 11 | #75 | Gary Balough | Buick | Balough | 67/0 | 42 | Accident | $1,200 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||