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Bristol Motor Speedway
August 28, 1982 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0.5-Mile Short Track 500 Laps/250 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 500 | 180 | 22,925 | Running | |
| 2 | 9 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Gatorade Chevrolet | 500 | 180 | 16,325 | Running | |
| 3 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit Buick | 500 | 170 | 7,395 | Running | |
| 4 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Texas Jeans Buick | 499 | 165 | 6,495 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett Buick | 499 | 160 | 5,150 | Running | |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans Ford | 499 | 155 | 9,600 | Running | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines Pontiac | 498 | 146 | 4,140 | Running | |
| 8 | 24 | 90 | Jody Ridley | J.D. Stacy Ford | 495 | 142 | 8,200 | Running | |
| 9 | 5 | 28 | Buddy Baker | J.D. Stacy Pontiac | 494 | 138 | 8,350 | Running | |
| 10 | 11 | 50 | Geoff Bodine | Performance Connection Pontiac | 494 | 134 | 7,950 | Running | |
| 11 | 13 | 02 | Mark Martin | Martin Racing Pontiac | 492 | 130 | 3,470 | Running | |
| 12 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy Oldsmobile | 491 | 127 | 7,550 | Running | |
| 13 | 17 | 17 | Lake Speed | Yazoo Mowers Buick | 491 | 124 | 3,160 | Running | |
| 14 | 19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Chevrolet | 485 | 121 | 2,950 | Running | |
| 15 | 15 | 26 | Brad Teague | Food Country USA Chevrolet | 482 | 118 | 1,050 | Running | |
| 16 | 22 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 481 | 115 | 2,790 | Running | |
| 17 | 18 | 86 | Darryl Sage | Space Age Chevrolet | 481 | 112 | 950 | Running | |
| 19 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 473 | 106 | 2,480 | Running | |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Lady & Son Auction Buick | 472 | 0 | 925 | Running | |
| 21 | 10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | W.H. Bolin Buick | 470 | 100 | 2,270 | Running | |
| 23 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Pontiac | 451 | 94 | 1,900 | Running | |
| 24 | 4 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Pet Dairy Buick | 259 | 96 | 1,225 | Rear End | |
| 25 | 1 | 2 | Tim Richmond | Stacy-Pak Buick | 83 | 93 | 2,400 | Engine | |
| 26 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 50 | 85 | 7,475 | Steering | |
| 27 | 21 | 6 | Al Loquasto | Pentax Cameras Buick | 45 | 0 | 1,150 | Engine | |
| 28 | 29 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing Pontiac | 30 | 79 | 625 | Overheating | |
| 29 | 30 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Bojangles' Chevrolet | 28 | 76 | 600 | Oil Pump | |
| 30 | 26 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP / UNO Pontiac | 2 | 73 | 1,185 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 49 Minutes 32 Seconds
Average Speed .:94.318
Margin of Victory .: 3.000 Seconds