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Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 21, 1982 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.54-Mile Oval 328 Laps/505 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 287 | 180 | 49,615 | Running | |
| 2 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Pontiac | 287 | 175 | 37,725 | Running | |
| 3 | 15 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline Buick | 287 | 170 | 16,250 | Running | |
| 4 | 18 | 28 | Benny Parsons | J.D. Stacy Pontiac | 287 | 160 | 19,345 | Running | |
| 5 | 3 | 33 | Harry Gant | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit Buick | 286 | 155 | 12,890 | Running | |
| 6 | 7 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett Buick | 286 | 150 | 6,800 | Running | |
| 7 | 31 | 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | 286 | 146 | 9,635 | Running | |
| 8 | 8 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Buick | 286 | 142 | 8,405 | Running | |
| 9 | 34 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Wilson Racing Oldsmobile | 285 | 138 | 4,820 | Running | |
| 10 | 24 | 5 | Jim Sauter | J.D. Stacy Buick | 285 | 0 | 5,085 | Running | |
| 11 | 21 | 18 | Donnie Allison | Robinson Brothers Buick | 284 | 130 | 3,750 | Running | |
| 12 | 20 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Buick | 284 | 132 | 6,665 | Running | |
| 13 | 28 | 26 | Brad Teague | Food Country USA Chevrolet | 284 | 124 | 3,350 | Running | |
| 14 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 282 | 121 | 6,155 | Running | |
| 15 | 27 | 37 | Tom Sneva | Simoniz Buick | 282 | 118 | 5,835 | Running | |
| 16 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Buick | 280 | 115 | 6,375 | Running | |
| 17 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley | J.D. Stacy Ford | 278 | 112 | 9,950 | Running | |
| 18 | 37 | 73 | Steve Moore | Franklin City Music Park Pontiac | 271 | 109 | 2,450 | Running | |
| 19 | 12 | 02 | Mark Martin | Apache Stove Buick | 264 | 106 | 2,355 | Running | |
| 20 | 39 | 36 | Dick May | Almeda Auto Parts Pontiac | 260 | 103 | 2,430 | Running | |
| 21 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Tool Ford | 256 | 100 | 1,945 | Running | |
| 22 | 19 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Gatorade Buick | 242 | 102 | 7,895 | Engine | |
| 23 | 30 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Coastal Transmissions Buick | 236 | 94 | 1,845 | Running | |
| 24 | 10 | 50 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection Pontiac | 233 | 91 | 8,795 | Engine | |
| 25 | 2 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines Pontiac | 221 | 88 | 4,160 | Engine | |
| 26 | 22 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Pontiac | 216 | 85 | 3,905 | Engine | |
| 27 | 16 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. Ford | 214 | 87 | 5,615 | Engine | |
| 28 | 1 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans Ford | 211 | 89 | 21,375 | Engine | |
| 29 | 13 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | 204 | 76 | 3,580 | Engine | |
| 30 | 6 | 1 | Buddy Baker | WPLO / UNO Buick | 183 | 78 | 1,495 | Valve | |
| 31 | 38 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Spencer Racing Oldsmobile | 172 | 70 | 1,435 | Engine | |
| 33 | 17 | 17 | Lake Speed | Yazoo Mowers Buick | 97 | 64 | 3,160 | Engine | |
| 34 | 11 | 13 | Dick Brooks | Carolina Tool Ford | 87 | 61 | 1,375 | Valve | |
| 35 | 23 | 72 | Rusty Wallace | Southland Fire Equipment Buick | 71 | 58 | 1,355 | Engine | |
| 36 | 29 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy Buick | 64 | 55 | 8,315 | Engine | |
| 37 | 26 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 61 | 52 | 3,050 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 29 Minutes 58 Seconds
Average Speed .:124.824
Margin of Victory .: 2.000 Seconds