Standings After Race #26 at Charlotte Motor Speedway - Sunday, October 10th, 1982
| RNK | RNK +/- | STS | DRIVER | # | MAKE | PNTS | BHND | PO PTS | POLE | WIN | T5 | T10 | STG W | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | 26 | Bobby Allison | 88 | Chevrolet | 3821 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | - | 26 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | Buick | 3784 | -37 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | - | 26 | Terry Labonte | 44 | Chevrolet | 3652 | -169 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | - | 26 | Harry Gant | 33 | Buick | 3393 | -428 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | +1 | 26 | Richard Petty | 43 | Pontiac | 3301 | -520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | 26 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | Dodge | 3235 | -586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | -2 | 26 | Dave Marcis | 71 | Chevrolet | 3226 | -595 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | +1 | 26 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | Ford | 3091 | -730 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | -1 | 26 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | Buick | 3065 | -756 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | - | 26 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | Pontiac | 2957 | -864 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | - | 25 | Morgan Shepherd | 98 | Buick | 2942 | -879 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | - | 26 | Jimmy Means | 52 | Buick | 2916 | -905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | - | 26 | Jody Ridley | 90 | Ford | 2895 | -926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | - | 26 | Kyle Petty | 42 | Pontiac | 2778 | -1043 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | +3 | 20 | Benny Parsons | 28 | Pontiac | 2582 | -1239 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | +1 | 26 | Lake Speed | 17 | Buick | 2570 | -1251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | -2 | 25 | Joe Ruttman | 75 | Buick | 2559 | -1262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | -2 | 26 | Mark Martin | 02 | Buick | 2559 | -1262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | - | 26 | JD McDuffie | 70 | Pontiac | 2484 | -1337 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | +1 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | Ford | 2399 | -1422 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | -1 | 23 | Tommy Gale | 64 | Ford | 2386 | -1435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | - | 18 | Bill Elliott | 9 | Ford | 2247 | -1574 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | - | 21 | Geoff Bodine | 50 | Pontiac | 2196 | -1625 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | - | 20 | Buddy Baker | 28 | Pontiac | 2185 | -1636 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | - | 21 | DK Ulrich | 6 | Buick | 2093 | -1728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | +1 | 22 | Tim Richmond | 2 | Buick | 1906 | -1915 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | -1 | 14 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | Buick | 1871 | -1950 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | - | 13 | James Hylton | 48 | Pontiac | 1399 | -2422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | - | 16 | Slick Johnson | 40 | Buick | 1155 | -2666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | - | 16 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | Pontiac | 1020 | -2801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | - | 9 | Brad Teague | 26 | Chevrolet | 966 | -2855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | - | 8 | Bobby Wawak | 94 | Buick | 766 | -3055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | - | 11 | Lennie Pond | 24 | Buick | 756 | -3065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | - | 6 | Joe Millikan | 50 | Pontiac | 678 | -3143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | +3 | 7 | Rick Wilson | 62 | Oldsmobile | 649 | -3172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | +4 | 6 | David Pearson | 21 | Pontiac | 607 | -3214 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | -2 | 5 | Gary Balough | 75 | Buick | 564 | -3257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | -2 | 5 | Lowell Cowell | 66 | Buick | 554 | -3267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | -2 | 8 | Donnie Allison | 37 | Buick | 536 | -3285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | -1 | 6 | Rick Newsom | 20 | Chevrolet | 491 | -3330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | +3 | 6 | HB Bailey | 36 | Pontiac | 462 | -3359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | +3 | 5 | Dean Combs | 77 | Buick | 431 | -3390 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | -2 | 4 | Philip Duffie | 99 | Buick | 427 | -3394 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | -2 | 5 | Delma Cowart | 0 | Buick | 410 | -3411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | -2 | 5 | Bobby Hillin | 8 | Buick | 379 | -3442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | +6 | 5 | Dick Brooks | 13 | Ford | 347 | -3474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | - | 7 | Connie Saylor | 4 | Oldsmobile | 346 | -3475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | -2 | 3 | Butch Lindley | 01 | Pontiac | 345 | -3476 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | -1 | 3 | Bob Schacht | 97 | Oldsmobile | 297 | -3524 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | -1 | 3 | Tom Sneva | 37 | Buick | 285 | -3536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | -1 | 2 | Roy Smith | 74 | Buick | 284 | -3537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | -1 | 7 | Dick May | 40 | Buick | 279 | -3542 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | - | 3 | John Callis | 80 | Pontiac | 234 | -3587 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | - | 3 | Steve Moore | 73 | Pontiac | 230 | -3591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | - | 3 | Darryl Sage | 86 | Chevrolet | 227 | -3594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | - | 3 | Jimmy Walker | 96 | Ford | 210 | -3611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | - | 4 | Jocko Maggiacomo | 63 | Oldsmobile | 207 | -3614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | +2 | 3 | Travis Tiller | 46 | Buick | 207 | -3614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | -1 | 3 | Jim Sauter | 5 | Buick | 196 | -3625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | -1 | 3 | Rusty Wallace | 72 | Buick | 186 | -3635 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | - | 2 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 96 | Buick | 155 | -3666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | - | 2 | AJ Foyt | 51 | Oldsmobile | 146 | -3675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | - | 2 | Robin McCall | 5 | Buick | 140 | -3681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | - | 1 | Jim Reich | 25 | Chevrolet | 134 | -3687 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | - | 2 | Tommy Ellis | 12 | Pontiac | 130 | -3691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | - | 1 | Don Waterman | 38 | Buick | 130 | -3691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | - | 1 | Rick Baldwin | 84 | Dodge | 127 | -3694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | -1 | 1 | Scott Miller | 51 | Pontiac | 124 | -3697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | -1 | 1 | Rick McCray | 08 | Pontiac | 121 | -3700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | -1 | 5 | Al Loquasto | 6 | Buick | 115 | -3706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | -1 | 1 | Jeff McDuffie | 7 | Pontiac | 115 | -3706 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | -1 | 1 | Jim Bown | 16 | Buick | 112 | -3709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | -1 | 1 | John Krebs | 91 | Pontiac | 106 | -3715 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | -1 | 4 | John Anderson | 19 | Buick | 103 | -3718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | -1 | 1 | Don Puskarich | 13 | Buick | 103 | -3718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | -1 | 1 | Mark Stahl | 85 | Ford | 97 | -3724 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | -1 | 1 | John McFadden | 86 | Buick | 91 | -3730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | -1 | 1 | Bill Schmitt | 73 | Buick | 91 | -3730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | -1 | 1 | Tommy Houston | 27 | Chevrolet | 88 | -3733 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | -1 | 1 | Steve Gray | 19 | Buick | 82 | -3739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | - | 1 | Richard Brickhouse | 78 | Pontiac | 82 | -3739 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | -2 | 2 | Joe Fields | 92 | Buick | 79 | -3742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | -2 | 2 | Bob Jarvis | 32 | Buick | 79 | -3742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | -2 | 1 | Bill Scott | 07 | Buick | 79 | -3742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | -2 | 1 | Jim Robinson | 78 | Oldsmobile | 79 | -3742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | -2 | 1 | Ernie Cline | 06 | Pontiac | 76 | -3745 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | -2 | 1 | Blackie Wangerin | 39 | Ford | 73 | -3748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | -2 | 1 | Stan Barrett | 6 | Buick | 70 | -3751 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | -2 | 2 | Mike Potter | 66 | Buick | 64 | -3757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | -2 | 1 | Bob Slawinski | 56 | Buick | 64 | -3757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | -2 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | 04 | Buick | 64 | -3757 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | -2 | 1 | Gil Roth | 65 | Oldsmobile | 61 | -3760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | -2 | 1 | Jim Lee | 66 | Buick | 61 | -3760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | -2 | 1 | Tom Hessert | 87 | Pontiac | 58 | -3763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | -2 | 2 | Earle Canavan | 13 | Oldsmobile | 52 | -3769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | -2 | 1 | Marty Robbins | 22 | Buick | 52 | -3769 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | -2 | 1 | Billie Harvey | 31 | Buick | 46 | -3775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | -2 | 2 | David Simko | 54 | Pontiac | 43 | -3778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | -2 | 2 | Jimmy Hensley | 40 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | -2 | 3 | Cecil Gordon | 24 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | -2 | 1 | Bosco Lowe | 20 | Pontiac | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | -2 | 3 | Charlie Baker | 19 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | -2 | 2 | Joe Booher | 40 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | -2 | 1 | Randy Becker | 6 | Dodge | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | -2 | 1 | Ferrel Harris | 40 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | - | 1 | Sterling Marlin | 41 | Oldsmobile | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | -3 | 1 | Dennis DeVea | 19 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | -3 | 1 | Tony Bettenhausen | 24 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | -3 | 1 | Joel Stowe | 40 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | -3 | 1 | Tighe Scott | 59 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | -3 | 1 | JR Charbonneau | 87 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | -3 | 1 | LW Wright | 34 | Chevrolet | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | -3 | 1 | Jim Hurlbert | 00 | Buick | 0 | -3821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |