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Bristol Motor Speedway
March 14, 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 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 500 | 180 | 26,520 | Running | |
| 2 | 9 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans Ford | 500 | 180 | 18,480 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett Buick | 500 | 170 | 6,705 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Chevrolet | 499 | 165 | 6,575 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Gatorade Chevrolet | 498 | 155 | 7,680 | Running | |
| 6 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit Buick | 498 | 155 | 4,950 | Running | |
| 7 | 16 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 497 | 151 | 9,430 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy Buick | 497 | 142 | 7,630 | Running | |
| 9 | 3 | 28 | Benny Parsons | J.D. Stacy Pontiac | 496 | 138 | 8,430 | Running | |
| 10 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Chevrolet | 495 | 134 | 4,180 | Running | |
| 11 | 19 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Pontiac | 489 | 130 | 3,570 | Running | |
| 12 | 23 | 26 | Brad Teague | Food Country USA Chevrolet | 487 | 127 | 1,830 | Running | |
| 13 | 21 | 50 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection Pontiac | 485 | 124 | 6,930 | Running | |
| 14 | 17 | 02 | Mark Martin | Apache Stove Pontiac | 482 | 121 | 1,230 | Running | |
| 15 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 480 | 118 | 3,100 | Running | |
| 16 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 474 | 115 | 2,915 | Running | |
| 17 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 473 | 112 | 2,730 | Running | |
| 18 | 2 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | J.D. Stacy Buick | 457 | 109 | 2,570 | Running | |
| 20 | 15 | 90 | Jody Ridley | J.D. Stacy Ford | 431 | 103 | 6,930 | Running | |
| 21 | 24 | 48 | Slick Johnson | Palatine Auto Parts Pontiac | 413 | 100 | 2,200 | Running | |
| 22 | 14 | 37 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. Buick | 400 | 0 | 1,855 | A-Frame | |
| 23 | 12 | 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | 391 | 94 | 1,830 | Accident | |
| 24 | 28 | 86 | John McFadden | Setzer Well Company Buick | 368 | 91 | 655 | Accident | |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing Pontiac | 307 | 88 | 630 | Ignition | |
| 27 | 7 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines Pontiac | 217 | 82 | 1,110 | Valve | |
| 28 | 11 | 13 | Dick Brooks | Carolina Tool & Equipment Ford | 109 | 79 | 600 | Accident | |
| 29 | 22 | 17 | Lake Speed | Yazoo Mowers Buick | 68 | 76 | 1,090 | Oil Pump | |
| 30 | 29 | 40 | Dick May | Stihl Chain Saw Buick | 34 | 73 | 580 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 2 Hours 49 Minutes 52 Seconds
Average Speed .:94.025
Margin of Victory .: 13.000 Seconds