| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 02, 1982 | Race 9 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 156.697 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 car length | Time of Race: 03:11:29 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 51 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 8 for 39 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $44,250 |
| 2 | 4 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $29,230 |
| 3 | 1 | #28 | Benny Parsons | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 175/10 | 188 | Running | $33,565 |
| 4 | 15 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP | 160/0 | 188 | Running | $17,095 |
| 5 | 16 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $11,100 |
| 6 | 17 | #37 | Donnie Allison | Buick | Simoniz | 155/5 | 186 | Running | $12,125 |
| 7 | 24 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | PE | 186 | Running | $10,890 |
| 8 | 20 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 147/5 | 186 | Running | $14,850 |
| 9 | 33 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 138/0 | 184 | Running | $8,530 |
| 10 | 11 | #02 | Mark Martin | Buick | Apache Stove | 134/0 | 184 | Running | $8,660 |
| 11 | 32 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Jim Hill Racing | 135/5 | 184 | Running | $7,100 |
| 12 | 37 | #48 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Palatine Automotive | PE | 183 | Running | $11,710 |
| 13 | 12 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 129/5 | 182 | Running | $15,565 |
| 14 | 14 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 126/5 | 182 | Running | $6,335 |
| 15 | 31 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 118/0 | 181 | Running | $5,800 |
| 16 | 35 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 115/0 | 180 | Running | $5,350 |
| 17 | 25 | #99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.s. Duffie Sand & Gravel | 112/0 | 179 | Running | $3,345 |
| 18 | 38 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores Inc. | 109/0 | 177 | Running | $4,930 |
| 19 | 19 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Hodgdon/National Engineering | 111/5 | 165 | Running | $3,030 |
| 20 | 30 | #19 | John Anderson | Buick | Shoney's Racing | 103/0 | 164 | Engine Failure | $2,970 |
| 21 | 26 | #66 | Lowell Cowell | Buick | Kings Inn Daytona | 100/0 | 161 | Running | $2,805 |
| 22 | 21 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | Rahmoc Racing | 97/0 | 159 | Engine Failure | $4,870 |
| 23 | 40 | #40 | Ferrel Harris | Buick | Price Racing | PE | 146 | Running | $2,625 |
| 24 | 3 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 96/5 | 116 | Running | $4,470 |
| 25 | 13 | #1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Uno | 88/0 | 109 | Steering | $2,445 |
| 26 | 7 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 85/0 | 100 | Transmission | $2,355 |
| 27 | 9 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 82/0 | 82 | No Fuel Pressure | $10,065 |
| 28 | 39 | #07 | Bill Scott | Buick | Brown Racing | 79/0 | 75 | Burned Piston | $2,175 |
| 29 | 18 | #96 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Jolly Rancher/W. Steer | 76/0 | 73 | Engine Failure | $2,085 |
| 30 | 10 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 73/0 | 66 | Engine Failure | $2,995 |
| 31 | 23 | #24 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Gordon Racing | 75/5 | 66 | Accident | $2,905 |
| 32 | 22 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | 67/0 | 57 | Valve | $1,860 |
| 33 | 5 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Performance Connection | PE | 53 | Engine Failure | $8,890 |
| 34 | 28 | #17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers/95 Rock | 61/0 | 39 | Engine Failure | $2,770 |
| 35 | 27 | #73 | Steve Moore | Pontiac | Franklin City Music Park | 63/5 | 32 | Clutch | $1,925 |
| 36 | 8 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 55/0 | 23 | Engine Failure | $8,680 |
| 37 | 6 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 52/0 | 17 | Engine Failure | $1,635 |
| 38 | 34 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 49/0 | 16 | Engine Failure | $8,990 |
| 39 | 36 | #34 | L.W. Wright | Chevrolet | Music City Racing | PE | 13 | Too Slow | $1,545 |
| 40 | 29 | #54 | David Simko | Pontiac | Mound Steel | 43/0 | 4 | Accident | $1,500 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||