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The 1982 Winston Cup Series was the 34th season of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. The season began with the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 14 and ended with the Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway on November 21.

Darrell Waltrip won his second Cup Series championship in his eighth full time season. He became the seventh driver to score a back-to-back championship in Cup Series History and the second driver to win back-to-back championships for Junior Johnson & Associates. He won 12 races in the season and led at least one lap in 27 races.

The season was notable for being the first season where the Daytona 500 opened the season.

Major Teams[]

Car No. Driver Sponsor Make Team
02 Mark Martin* Apache Stove Buick text 80s


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Martin Racing
1 Buddy Baker (7)
Kyle Petty (6)
Benny Parsons (2)
Donnie Allison (1)
UNO Buick text 80s


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Ellington Racing
2 Tim Richmond* J.D. Stacy Buick text 80s Jim Stacy Racing
3 Ricky Rudd Piedmont Airlines Pontiac badge Richard Childress Racing
6 D.K. Ulrich Pentax Cameras Buick text 80s Ulrich Racing
9 Bill Elliott Melling Tool Ford logo Melling Racing
11 Darrell Waltrip Mountain Dew Buick text 80s Junior Johnson & Associates
15 Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans Ford logo Bud Moore Engineering
17 Lake Speed (29)
Lowell Cowell (1)
Yazoo Mowers Buick text 80s


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Hamby Motorsports
21 Neil Bonnett Warner Hodgdon Ford logo Wood Brothers Racing
25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac badge


Buick text 80s

Thomas Racing
27 Cale Yarborough Valvoline Buick text 80s M.C. Anderson Racing
28 Buddy Baker (15)
Benny Parsons (14)
Joe Ruttman (1)
J.D. Stacy Pontiac badge Ranier-Lundy Racing
33 Harry Gant Skoal Bandit / 7-Eleven Buick text 80s


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Mach 1 Racing
42 Kyle Petty (24) STP Pontiac badge


Buick text 80s
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Petty Enterprises
43 Richard Petty STP Pontiac badge Petty Enterprises
44 Terry Labonte J.D. Stacy
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Buick text 80s


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Hagan Racing
47 Ron Bouchard J.D. Stacy Buick text 80s


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Race Hill Farm Team
48 James Hylton (14)
Slick Johnson (7)
Lennie Pond (3)
D.K. Ulrich (3)
Tommy Gale (1)
Palatine Auto Parts Buick text 80s


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Hylton Racing
50 Geoff Bodine* Performance Connection Pontiac badge Cliff Stewart Racing
52 Jimmy Means Broadway Motors Buick text 80s


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Means Racing
55 Benny Parsons (6) Weyman & Bruton Buick text 80s Johnny Hayes Racing
64 Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford logo Langley Racing
67 Buddy Arrington Hills Racing Chrysler logo 1925


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Arrington Racing
70 J.D. McDuffie Mack's Stores Pontiac badge


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McDuffie Racing
71 Dave Marcis J.D. Stacy Buick text 80s


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Marcis Auto Racing
75 Joe Ruttman Pet Dairy Buick text 80s


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RahMoc Enterprises
88 Bobby Allison Gatorade Buick text 80s


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DiGard Motorsports
90 Jody Ridley J.D. Stacy Ford logo Donlavey Racing
94 Bobby Wawak Buick text 80s


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Wawak Racing
98 Morgan Shepherd Levi Garrett Buick text 80s Benfield Racing

Schedule[]

Round Date Race Name Track
February 7, 1982 Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway
February 11, 1982 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers Daytona International Speedway
February 12, 1982 Daytona 500 Consolation Race Daytona International Speedway
1 February 14, 1982 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway
2 February 21, 1982 Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
3 March 14, 1982 Valleydale 500 Bristol International Speedway
4 March 21, 1982 Coca-Cola 500 Atlanta International Raceway
5 March 28, 1982 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
6 April 4, 1982 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway
7 April 18, 1982 Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
8 April 25, 1982 Virginia National Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway
9 May 2, 1982 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
10 May 8, 1982 Cracker Barrel Country Store 420 Nashville Speedway
11 May 16, 1982 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
12 May 30, 1982 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway
13 June 6, 1982 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 Pocono International Raceway
14 June 13, 1982 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway
15 June 20, 1982 Gabriel 400 Michigan International Speedway
16 July 4, 1982 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway
17 July 10, 1982 Busch Nashville 420 Nashville Speedway
18 July 25, 1982 Mountain Dew 500 Pocono International Raceway
19 August 1, 1982 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway
20 August 22, 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway
21 August 28, 1982 Busch 500 Bristol International Speedway
22 September 6, 1982 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway
23 September 12, 1982 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway
24 September 19, 1982 CRC Chemicals 500 Dover Downs International Speedway
25 October 3, 1982 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway
26 October 10, 1982 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway
27 October 17, 1982 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway
28 October 31, 1982 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway
29 November 7, 1982 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway
30 November 21, 1982 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway

Results[]

Round Race Pole Winner Winner Make Cautions Caution Laps Average Speed Number of Lead Changes
1982 Busch Clash Terry Labonte Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 0 0 191.693 3
1982 UNO Twin 125 Qualifier (Race #1) Benny Parsons Cale Yarborough Buick text 80s 5 17 135.298 10
1982 UNO Twin 125 Qualifier (Race #2) Harry Gant Buddy Baker Buick text 80s 2 12 144.509 12
1982 Daytona 500 Consolation Race Slick Johnson Tim Richmond Ford logo 1 6 143.847 3
1 1982 Daytona 500 Benny Parsons Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 5 34 153.991 31
2 1982 Richmond 400 Darrell Waltrip Dave Marcis Chevrolet bowtie 2023 6 33 72.914 11
3 1982 Valleydale 500 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 3 25 94.025 10
4 1982 Coca-Cola 500 Dale Earnhardt Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 7 47 124.824 31
5 1982 Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500 Benny Parsons Cale Yarborough Buick text 80s 9 86 108.992 31
6 1982 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 Buddy Baker Dale Earnhardt Ford logo 8 53 123.554 30
7 1982 Northwestern Bank 400 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 6 34 97.646 9
8 1982 Virginia National Bank 500 Terry Labonte Harry Gant Buick text 80s 9 46 75.073 14
9 1982 Winston 500 Benny Parsons Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 8 39 156.597 51
10 1982 Cracker Barrel Country Store 420 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 5 39 83.502 2
11 1982 Mason-Dixon 500 Darrell Waltrip Bobby Allison Chevrolet bowtie 2023 6 32 120.136 9
12 1982 World 600 David Pearson Neil Bonnett Ford logo 10 62 130.058 47
13 1982 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 N/A Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 7 51 113.579 44
14 1982 Budweiser 400 Terry Labonte Tim Richmond Buick text 80s 1 7 103.816 10
15 1982 Gabriel 400 Ron Bouchard Cale Yarborough Buick text 80s 3 42 118.101 24
16 1982 Firecracker 400 Geoff Bodine Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 5 25 163.099 28
17 1982 Busch Nashville 420 Morgan Shepherd Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 5 24 86.524 3
18 1982 Mountain Dew 500 Cale Yarborough Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 6 43 115.496 46
19 1982 Talladega 500 Geoff Bodine Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 5 25 168.157 38
20 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 Bill Elliott Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 5 29 136.454 31
21 1982 Busch 500 Tim Richmond Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 3 15 94.318 15
22 1982 Southern 500 David Pearson Cale Yarborough Buick text 80s 14 87 115.224 41
23 1982 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Chevrolet bowtie 2023 2 12 82.800 6
24 1982 CRC Chemicals 500 Ricky Rudd Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 9 67 107.642 26
25 1982 Holly Farms 400 Darrell Waltrip Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 4 26 98.071 4
26 1982 National 500 Harry Gant Harry Gant Buick text 80s 6 34 137.208 12
27 1982 Old Dominion 500 Ricky Rudd Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 10 70 71.315 23
28 1982 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 Cale Yarborough Darrell Waltrip Buick text 80s 8 76 115.122 33
29 1982 Atlanta Journal 500 Morgan Shepherd Bobby Allison Buick text 80s 10 56 130.884 45
30 1982 Winston Western 500 Darrell Waltrip Tim Richmond Buick text 80s 3 16 99.823 14

Final Points Standings[]

Pos. Driver Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Points Difference
1 Darrell Waltrip 30 12 17 20 7 4489
2 Bobby Allison 30 8 14 20 1 4417 -72
3 Terry Labonte 30 0 17 21 2 4211 -278
4 Harry Gant 30 2 9 16 1 3877 -612
5 Richard Petty 30 0 9 16 0 3814 -675
6 Dave Marcis 30 1 2 14 0 3666 -823
7 Buddy Arrington 30 0 0 8 0 3642 -847
8 Ron Bouchard 30 0 3 15 1 3545 -944
9 Ricky Rudd 30 0 6 13 2 3537 -952
10 Morgan Shepherd 29 0 6 13 2 3451 -1,038
11 Jimmy Means 30 0 0 2 0 3423 -1,066
12 Dale Earnhardt 30 1 7 12 1 3402 -1,087
13 Jody Ridley 30 0 0 10 0 3333 -1,156
14 Mark Martin 30 0 2 8 0 3042 -1,447
15 Kyle Petty 29 0 2 4 0 3024 -1,465
16 Joe Ruttman 29 0 5 7 0 3021 -1,468
17 Neil Bonnett 25 1 7 10 0 2966 -1,523
18 Benny Parsons 23 0 10 13 3 2892 -1,597
19 J.D. McDuffie 30 0 0 1 0 2886 -1,603
20 Lake Speed 30 0 0 5 0 2850 -1,639
21 Tommy Gale 26 0 0 0 0 2698 -1,791
22 Geoffrey Bodine 25 0 4 10 2 2654 -1,835
23 Buddy Baker 23 0 4 11 1 2591 -1,898
24 D.K. Ulrich 25 0 0 1 0 2566 -1,923
25 Bill Elliott 21 0 8 9 1 2558 -1,931
26 Tim Richmond 26 2 7 12 1 2497 -1,992
27 Cale Yarborough 16 3 8 8 2 2022 -2,467
28 James Hylton 14 0 0 0 0 1514 -2,975
29 Slick Johnson 17 0 0 1 0 1261 -3,228
30 Ronnie Thomas 18 0 0 0 0 1093 -3,396
31 Bobby Wawak 10 0 0 0 0 1002 -3,487
32 Brad Teague 9 0 0 0 0 966 -3,523
33 Lennie Pond 13 0 0 2 0 756 -3,733
34 Rick Wilson 8 0 0 2 0 731 -3,758
35 Joe Millikan 7 0 0 2 0 678 -3,811
36 Rick Newsom 8 0 0 0 0 619 -3,870
37 David Pearson 6 0 2 2 2 613 -3,876
38 Gary Balough 5 0 0 1 0 564 -3,925
39 Lowell Cowell 5 0 0 0 0 554 -3,935
40 Philip Duffie 5 0 0 0 0 542 -3,947

Complete statistics can be found at Racing-Reference.info.

Rookie of the Year[]

Geoff Bodine won the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year award, despite running fewer races than his closest competitor, Mark Martin. Bodine's 4 Top 5s, 10 Top 10s, 2 poles, 118 laps led and average finishing position of 15.16 outweighed Martins' 2 Top 5s, 8 Top 10s, 4 laps led and average finishing position of 19.47.

Rookie of the Year Standings
Position Driver Race Wins
1 Geoffrey Bodine 0
2 Mark Martin 0
3 Brad Teague 0

Manufacturer's Championship[]

Buick won its second and final Manufacturer's Championship with 25 wins.

Position Make Race Wins
1 Buick text 80s 25
2 Chevrolet bowtie 2023 3
3 Ford logo 2
4 Pontiac badge 0
5 Dodge badge 0
6 Chrysler logo 1925 0
7 Oldsmobile 1981 badge 0
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