Race Entry List
NASCAR Cup Series
National 500
Charlotte Motor Speedway
October 10th, 1982
Race #26 of the 1982 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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- Laps Scheduled: 334
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Makes
- Buick (19)
- Chevrolet (1)
- Chrysler (1)
- Dodge (1)
- Ford (5)
- Oldsmobile (4)
- Pontiac (9)
- Last Charlotte Motor Speedway
race (World 600)
- Pole: (-- mph)
- Winner:
| Car # | Driver | Hometown | Make | Sponsor | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Mark Martin | Batesville, AR | Buick | Jolly Rancher | Bud Reeder | |
| 03 | David Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | Bobby Hawkins | ||
| 1 | Kyle Petty | Trinity, NC | Buick | UNO / STP | 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 | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | Roger Hamby | |
| 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | Jim Stacy | ||
| 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | Wood Brothers | ||
| 24 | John Anderson | Buick | Western Carolina Forklift | Cecil Gordon | ||
| 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 | ||
| 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | H.B. Bailey | ||
| 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | G.C. Spencer | ||
| 41 | Sterling Marlin | Columbia, TN | Oldsmobile | Jiffy Lube | Billy Matthews | |
| 42 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | Ronnie Thomas | ||
| 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | Petty Enterprises | ||
| 44 | Terry Labonte | Corpus Christi, TX | Buick | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | Billy Hagan | |
| 46 | Travis Tiller | Buick | Ring Enterprises | Travis Tiller | ||
| 47 | Ron Bouchard | Oldsmobile | J.D. Stacy | Jack Beebe | ||
| 48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Palatine Auto Parts | James Hylton | ||
| 50 | Geoff Bodine | Chemung, NY | Pontiac | Spectrum Furniture | Cliff Stewart | |
| 52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | Jimmy Means | ||
| 55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Weyman & Bruton | Johnny Hayes | ||
| 6 | DK Ulrich | Buick | Pentax Cameras | D.K. Ulrich | ||
| 62 | Rick Wilson | Bartow, FL | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | Rick Wilson | |
| 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Elmo Langley | ||
| 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Reid Trailer Sales | Buddy Arrington | ||
| 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores | J.D. McDuffie | ||
| 71 | Dave Marcis | Wausau, WI | Buick | Hudson / Transmissions Unlimited | Dave Marcis | |
| 75 | Joe Ruttman | Upland, CA | Buick | Pet Dairy | RahMoc Enterprises | |
| 77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Boulevard Datsun | Irv Sanderson | ||
| 78 | Richard Brickhouse | Pontiac | Sundrop | Tom Goff | ||
| 8 | Dick Brooks | Pontiac | Sonny's Barbeque | Steve Harrison | ||
| 84 | Rick Baldwin | Dodge | Aladdin Hotel | Rick Baldwin | ||
| 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 | ||
| 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Buick | Levi Garrett | Ron Benfield |