Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
Warner W. Hodgdon American 500
North Carolina Speedway
October 31st, 1982
Race #28 of the 1982 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 500
- Drivers Entered: 35
- Makes
- Buick (14)
- Chevrolet (5)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (5)
- Pontiac (10)
- Last North Carolina Speedway
race (Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Buick | Martin Racing | Bud Reeder | |
| 1 | Benny Parsons | Buick | UNO | Hoss Ellington | ||
| 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 | Pontiac | Yazoo Mowers | Roger Hamby | |
| 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | J.D. Stacy | Jim Stacy | ||
| 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Bull Frog Knits | Rick Newsom | ||
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon | Wood Brothers | ||
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | M.C. Anderson | ||
| 28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | Ranier Racing | Harry Ranier | ||
| 3 | Ricky Rudd | Chesapeake, VA | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | Richard Childress | |
| 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | Hal Needham | ||
| 40 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Turbo Sales & Service | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 41 | Joe Millikan | Buick | Matthews Racing | Billy Matthews | ||
| 42 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | |
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Buick | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | ||
| 50 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Pontiac | Spectrum Furniture | Cliff Stewart | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 6 | DK Ulrich | Buick | Pentax Cameras | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 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 / Buck Stove | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | Pet Dairy | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 78 | Richard Brickhouse | Pontiac | House of Raeford | Tom Goff | ||
| 87 | Randy Baker | Pontiac | Buck Baker Driving School | Buck Baker | ||
| 88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Gatorade | DiGard | ||
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Ford | Melling Tool | Harry Melling | |
| 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy | Junie Donlavey | ||
| 94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Superior Piping | Bobby Wawak | ||
| 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |