Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Valleydale 500
Bristol Motor Speedway
March 14th, 1982
Race #3 of the 1982 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 30
- Makes
- Buick (11)
- Chevrolet (4)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (4)
- Pontiac (10)
- Last Bristol Motor Speedway
race (Busch 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Pontiac | Apache Stove | Bud Reeder | |
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson | |
| 13 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Bobby Hawkins | ||
| 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | Roger Hamby | |
| 2 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jim Stacy | |
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 26 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | Charlie Henderson | ||
| 28 | Benny Parsons | 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 | ||
| 37 | Neil Bonnett | Buick | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | Bob Rogers | ||
| 40 | Dick May | Buick | Stihl Chain Saw | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | Slick Johnson | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | ||
| 50 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | Cliff Stewart | ||
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 6 | DK Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 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 | Macks Stores | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | RahMoc Enterprises | RahMoc Enterprises | ||
| 86 | John McFadden | Buick | Setzer Well Company | Will Cronkrite | ||
| 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 |