Standings After Race #1 at Daytona International Speedway - Sunday, February 14th, 1982
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 1 | Bobby Allison | 88 | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 175 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 1 | Joe Ruttman | 75 | Buick | 165 | -20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 1 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 165 | -20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | - | 1 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 160 | -25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | - | 1 | Harry Gant | 33 | Buick | 151 | -34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 1 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 150 | -35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 1 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Pontiac | 147 | -38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 1 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 138 | -47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 1 | Roy Smith | 74 | Buick | 134 | -51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 1 | Jim Sauter | 5 | Buick | 132 | -53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 1 | Gary Balough | 75 | Buick | 130 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 1 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 124 | -61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 1 | Lowell Cowell | 66 | Buick | 121 | -64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | - | 1 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 118 | -67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | - | 1 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 115 | -70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | - | 1 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Buick | 112 | -73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | - | 1 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 109 | -76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 108 | -77 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | - | 1 | Morgan Shepherd | 98 | Buick | 106 | -79 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 1 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 100 | -85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 1 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Pontiac | 99 | -86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 1 | Tom Sneva | 37 | Buick | 97 | -88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 1 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 96 | -89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 1 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 88 | -97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | - | 1 | Benny Parsons | 28 | Pontiac | 85 | -100 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 1 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 82 | -103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 1 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 96 | Buick | 79 | -106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 1 | Mark Martin | 02 | Buick | 73 | -112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 1 | Stan Barrett | 6 | Buick | 70 | -115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 1 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 67 | -118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 1 | Delma Cowart | 0 | Buick | 64 | -121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 1 | Donnie Allison | 37 | Buick | 61 | -124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | Ford | 60 | -125 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 1 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | Pontiac | 58 | -127 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 1 | Rusty Wallace | 72 | Buick | 52 | -133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 1 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 49 | -136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 1 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Buick | 46 | -139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 1 | Joe Millikan | 50 | Pontiac | 43 | -142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 1 | Lake Speed | 17 | Buick | 40 | -145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 1 | Geoff Bodine | 50 | Pontiac | 37 | -148 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 1 | Tighe Scott | 59 | Buick | 0 | -185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |