Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Busch 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
August 28th, 1982
Race #21 of the 1982 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Buick (11)
- Chevrolet (5)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (3)
- Oldsmobile (1)
- Pontiac (9)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Valleydale 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Pontiac | Martin Racing | Bud Reeder | |
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson | |
| 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | Roger Hamby | |
| 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | Jim Stacy | ||
| 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Bojangles' | Rick Newsom | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 26 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | Charlie Henderson | ||
| 28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress | |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 4 | Connie Saylor | Buick | Lady & Son Auction | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 40 | DK Ulrich | Buick | Price Racing | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Pontiac | STP / UNO | Petty Enterprises | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Buick | Texas Jeans | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Ron Bouchard | Oldsmobile | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | James Hylton | Roanoke, VA | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | |
| 50 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Pontiac | Performance Connection | Cliff Stewart | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 6 | Al Loquasto | Buick | Pentax Cameras | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | Junior Johnson | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Buick | W.H. Bolin | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | Pet Dairy | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 86 | Darryl Sage | Chevrolet | Space Age | Lee Sage | ||
| 88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | ||
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |