| 1982 Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Official 1982 Southern 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 99 |
| 2 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 170 | 367 | 36 |
| 4 | 13 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 165 | 367 | 27 |
| 5 | 18 | 28 | Buddy Baker | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 155 | 365 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 17 | Lake Speed | Yazoo Mowers | Running | | 150 | 365 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine (R) | Performance Connection | Running | | 146 | 364 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Weyman & Burton | Running | | 142 | 364 | 0 |
| 9 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Running |  | 138 | 364 | 0 |
| 10 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Running |  | 139 | 362 | 5 |
| 11 | 12 | 33 | Harry Gant | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | Running | | 135 | 359 | 7 |
| 12 | 30 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Connie Mining Tires | Running |  | 132 | 357 | 3 |
| 13 | 4 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Pet Dairy | Running | | 129 | 357 | 26 |
| 14 | 24 | 1 | Kyle Petty | Uno / STP | Running | | 121 | 355 | 0 |
| 15 | 39 | 19 | Dick May | Gray Racing | Running | | 0 | 352 | 0 |
| 16 | 36 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Macks Stores Incorporated | Running | | 115 | 350 | 0 |
| 17 | 37 | 99 | Philip Duffie | Duffie Sand & Gravel | Running | | 112 | 349 | 0 |
| 18 | 32 | 48 | James Hilton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 109 | 343 | 0 |
| 19 | 40 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Bojangles | Running | | 0 | 341 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Digard / Gatorade | Running | | 108 | 327 | 88 |
| 21 | 35 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Running | | 105 | 316 | 2 |
| 22 | 19 | 2 | Mark Martin (R) | Jolly Rancher / Rogers | Running | | 97 | 310 | 0 |
| 23 | 31 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Wheel Stud | | 94 | 255 | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Engine | | 96 | 240 | 23 |
| 25 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Accident | | 88 | 232 | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy | Accident | | 85 | 225 | 0 |
| 27 | 23 | 6 | D.K. Ulrich | Pentax Cameras | Cylinder | | 87 | 225 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 90 | Jody Ridley | J.D. Stacy Racing | Accident | | 84 | 224 | 1 |
| 29 | 26 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Brakes | | 76 | 200 | 0 |
| 30 | 7 | 2 | Tim Richmond (R) | Stacy-Pak | Engine | | 78 | 177 | 21 |
| 31 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Piedmont Airlines | Engine | | 70 | 168 | 1 |
| 32 | 29 | 40 | Slick Johnson | Baxter Price Racing | Engine | | 72 | 151 | 2 |
| 33 | 34 | 66 | Mike Potter | Cam Farm / Kings Inn | Rear Gear | | 64 | 141 | 0 |
| 34 | 10 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon Tool | Valves | | 66 | 131 | 1 |
| 35 | 11 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | Engine | | 58 | 120 | 0 |
| 36 | 14 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett | Valves | | 55 | 106 | 0 |
| 37 | 1 | 3 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew / Carolina To | Axle | | 57 | 78 | 5 |
| 38 | 38 | 42 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Cylinder | | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| 39 | 33 | 13 | Earle Canavan | J&B | Engine | | 0 | 69 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 24 | Lennie Pond | Carolina Bank & Trust | A Frame | | 43 | 34 | 0 |
