Results

The 1982 Daytona 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.

Daytona 500

Sunday, February 14th, 1982

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 6 Ford
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 25 Buick
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 1 Dodge

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 153.991
  • Cautions: 5 for 34 laps
  • Lead Changes: 31
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 7 88 Bobby Allison Buick 185 175 200 147 0 running
2 3 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 175 170 200 5 0 running
3 8 2 Joe Ruttman Buick 165 165 200 0 0 running
4 5 44 Terry Labonte Buick 165 160 199 3 0 running
5 20 9 Bill Elliott Ford 155 155 198 0 0 running
6 22 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 150 150 198 0 0 running
7 2 33 Harry Gant Buick 151 146 198 12 0 running
8 4 1 Buddy Baker Buick 147 142 198 3 0 running
9 23 90 Jody Ridley Ford 138 138 197 0 0 running
10 38 30 Roy Smith Pontiac 134 134 196 0 0 running
11 31 75 Gary Balough Pontiac 130 130 196 0 0 running
12 17 5 Jim Sauter Buick 132 127 193 5 0 running
13 33 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 124 124 193 0 0 running
14 36 17 Lowell Cowell Buick 121 121 191 0 0 running
15 39 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 118 118 191 0 0 running
16 42 64 Tommy Gale Ford 115 115 185 0 0 running
17 40 52 Jimmy Means Buick 112 112 185 0 0 running
18 13 62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 109 109 182 0 0 engine
19 24 98 Morgan Shepherd Buick 106 106 161 0 0 engine
20 6 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 108 103 151 9 0 engine
21 9 51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 100 100 145 0 0 vibration
22 25 37 Tom Sneva Buick 97 97 144 0 0 transmission
23 12 42 Kyle Petty Pontiac 99 94 131 7 0 engine
24 11 71 Dave Marcis Buick 96 91 131 3 0 piston
25 14 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 88 88 104 0 0 crash
26 1 28 Benny Parsons Pontiac 85 85 103 0 0 crash
27 21 43 Richard Petty Pontiac 82 82 103 0 0 crash
28 18 96 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick 79 79 101 0 0 crash
29 30 59 Tighe Scott Buick 76 76 81 0 0 crash
30 26 02 Mark Martin Buick 73 73 75 0 0 valve
31 41 6 Stan Barrett Buick 70 70 65 0 0 engine
32 28 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 67 67 56 0 0 engine
33 37 0 Delma Cowart Buick 64 64 55 0 0 engine
34 29 18 Donnie Allison Buick 61 61 53 0 0 oil pressure
35 16 3 Ricky Rudd Pontiac 58 58 51 0 0 engine
36 10 15 Dale Earnhardt Ford 60 55 44 6 0 engine
37 19 72 Rusty Wallace Buick 52 52 40 0 0 engine
38 15 13 Dick Brooks Ford 49 49 24 0 0 piston
39 35 31 Billie Harvey Buick 46 46 6 0 0 valve
40 27 50 Joe Millikan Pontiac 43 43 3 0 0 crash
41 32 66 Lake Speed Buick 40 40 3 0 0 crash
42 34 23 Geoff Bodine Buick 37 37 3 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.