Standings After Race #23 at Richmond Raceway - Sunday, September 12th, 1982
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 23 | Bobby Allison | 88 | Chevrolet | 3435 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | +1 | 23 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 3288 | -147 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | -1 | 23 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 3285 | -150 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 23 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 2921 | -514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 23 | Harry Gant | 33 | Buick | 2911 | -524 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | -1 | 23 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 2892 | -543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | - | 23 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 2874 | -561 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | - | 23 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | Ford | 2792 | -643 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | - | 23 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 2719 | -716 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | +1 | 23 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | Pontiac | 2664 | -771 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | 22 | Morgan Shepherd | 98 | Buick | 2654 | -781 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 23 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Buick | 2553 | -882 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 23 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 2523 | -912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | +1 | 23 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Pontiac | 2393 | -1042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +1 | 23 | Mark Martin | 02 | Buick | 2319 | -1116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 22 | Joe Ruttman | 75 | Buick | 2300 | -1135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -3 | 18 | Benny Parsons | 28 | Pontiac | 2272 | -1163 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | +1 | 23 | Lake Speed | 17 | Buick | 2231 | -1204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | +1 | 19 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 2215 | -1220 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | -2 | 23 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 2178 | -1257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | - | 20 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2104 | -1331 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 16 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 1907 | -1528 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | +1 | 17 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Pontiac | 1868 | -1567 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | -1 | 13 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 1807 | -1628 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | +1 | 18 | DK Ulrich | 6 | Buick | 1751 | -1684 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | -1 | 18 | Geoff Bodine | 50 | Pontiac | 1747 | -1688 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | - | 19 | Tim Richmond | 2 | Buick | 1565 | -1870 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | +1 | 11 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 1169 | -2266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | -1 | 16 | Slick Johnson | 40 | Buick | 1155 | -2280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 9 | Brad Teague | 26 | Chevrolet | 966 | -2469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 13 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 892 | -2543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 8 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 766 | -2669 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 10 | Lennie Pond | 24 | Buick | 756 | -2679 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 6 | Joe Millikan | 50 | Pontiac | 678 | -2757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | - | 5 | Gary Balough | 75 | Buick | 564 | -2871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | - | 5 | Lowell Cowell | 66 | Buick | 554 | -2881 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | - | 8 | Donnie Allison | 37 | Buick | 536 | -2899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | - | 6 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 515 | -2920 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | - | 5 | David Pearson | 21 | Pontiac | 442 | -2993 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | - | 5 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 433 | -3002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | - | 4 | Philip Duffie | 99 | Buick | 427 | -3008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | - | 5 | Delma Cowart | 0 | Buick | 410 | -3025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | - | 5 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 379 | -3056 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | - | 5 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 377 | -3058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | +7 | 3 | Butch Lindley | 01 | Pontiac | 345 | -3090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | -1 | 6 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 300 | -3135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | -1 | 3 | Bob Schacht | 97 | Oldsmobile | 297 | -3138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -1 | 3 | Dean Combs | 77 | Buick | 285 | -3150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 3 | Tom Sneva | 37 | Buick | 285 | -3150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 2 | Roy Smith | 74 | Buick | 284 | -3151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 6 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 279 | -3156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 4 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 256 | -3179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 3 | Steve Moore | 73 | Pontiac | 230 | -3205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 3 | Darryl Sage | 86 | Chevrolet | 227 | -3208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 3 | Jim Sauter | 5 | Buick | 196 | -3239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 72 | Buick | 186 | -3249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 2 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Buick | 164 | -3271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | - | 2 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 96 | Buick | 155 | -3280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | - | 2 | John Callis | 80 | Pontiac | 149 | -3286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | - | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 146 | -3289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 2 | Robin McCall | 5 | Buick | 140 | -3295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 1 | Jim Reich | 25 | Chevrolet | 134 | -3301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 2 | Jimmy Walker | 96 | Ford | 131 | -3304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 2 | Tommy Ellis | 12 | Pontiac | 130 | -3305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 1 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 130 | -3305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 3 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 128 | -3307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Scott Miller | 51 | Pontiac | 124 | -3311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | - | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Pontiac | 121 | -3314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | - | 5 | Al Loquasto | 6 | Buick | 115 | -3320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | - | 1 | Jim Bown | 16 | Buick | 112 | -3323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | - | 1 | John Krebs | 91 | Pontiac | 106 | -3329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | - | 3 | John Anderson | 19 | Buick | 103 | -3332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | - | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Buick | 103 | -3332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | - | 1 | Mark Stahl | 85 | Ford | 97 | -3338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | - | 1 | John McFadden | 86 | Buick | 91 | -3344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | - | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 91 | -3344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | - | 1 | Tommy Houston | 27 | Chevrolet | 88 | -3347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | - | 1 | Steve Gray | 19 | Buick | 82 | -3353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | +2 | 2 | Joe Fields | 92 | Buick | 79 | -3356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -1 | 2 | Bob Jarvis | 32 | Buick | 79 | -3356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | -1 | 1 | Bill Scott | 07 | Buick | 79 | -3356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | - | 1 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 79 | -3356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | - | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 76 | -3359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | - | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 73 | -3362 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | - | 1 | Stan Barrett | 6 | Buick | 70 | -3365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | - | 2 | Mike Potter | 66 | Buick | 64 | -3371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | - | 1 | Bob Slawinski | 56 | Buick | 64 | -3371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | - | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 04 | Buick | 64 | -3371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | - | 1 | Jim Lee | 66 | Buick | 61 | -3374 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | - | 1 | Tom Hessert | 87 | Pontiac | 58 | -3377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | - | 2 | Earle Canavan | 13 | Oldsmobile | 52 | -3383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | - | 1 | Marty Robbins | 22 | Buick | 52 | -3383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | - | 1 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Buick | 46 | -3389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | - | 2 | David Simko | 54 | Pontiac | 43 | -3392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | - | 2 | Jimmy Hensley | 40 | Buick | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | - | 1 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | - | 1 | Bosco Lowe | 20 | Pontiac | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | - | 3 | Charlie Baker | 19 | Buick | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | - | 2 | Joe Booher | 40 | Buick | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | - | 1 | Randy Becker | 6 | Dodge | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | - | 1 | Ferrel Harris | 40 | Buick | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | - | 1 | Dennis DeVea | 19 | Buick | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | - | 1 | Tony Bettenhausen | 24 | Buick | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | - | 1 | Tighe Scott | 59 | Buick | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | - | 1 | LW Wright | 34 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | - | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 00 | Buick | 0 | -3435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |