Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Southern 500
Darlington Raceway
September 6th, 1982
Race #22 of the 1982 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 367
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (18)
- Chevrolet (5)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (5)
- Oldsmobile (2)
- Pontiac (9)
- Last Darlington Raceway
race (CRC Chemicals Rebel 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Buick | Jolly Rancher / Rogers | Bud Reeder | |
| 03 | David Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew / Carolina Tool | Bobby Hawkins | ||
| 1 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Chevrolet | UNO / STP | Hoss Ellington | |
| 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Franklin, TN | Buick | Mountain Dew | Junior Johnson | |
| 13 | Earle Canavan | Buick | J & B | Earle Canavan | ||
| 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Kannapolis, NC | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | Bud Moore | |
| 17 | Lake Speed | Jackson, MS | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | Roger Hamby | |
| 19 | Dick May | Buick | Gray Racing | Henley Gray | ||
| 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | Jim Stacy | ||
| 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Bojangles' | Rick Newsom | ||
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Carolina Bank & Trust | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 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 | ||
| 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Connie Mining Tire | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 40 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Price Racing | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 42 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Chevrolet | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | ||
| 50 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Pontiac | Performance Connection | Cliff Stewart | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Weyman & Bruton | Johnny Hayes | ||
| 6 | DK Ulrich | Buick | Pentax Cameras | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 66 | Mike Potter | Oldsmobile | Cam Farm / King's Inn | Roger Hamby | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Chevrolet | Hudson / Transmissions Unlimited | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | Pet Dairy | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | DiGard | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Melling Tool | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 94 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Wawak Racing | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield | |
| 99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel | Philip Duffie |