1982 Busch 500

Coordinates: 36°30′58″N 82°15′25″W / 36.516172°N 82.256945°W / 36.516172; -82.256945

1982 Busch 500
Race details^[1]
Race 21 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Map of the Bristol Motor Speedway
Date	August 28, 1982 (1982-August-28)
Official name	Busch 500
Location	Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.857 km)
Distance	500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.8 km)
Weather	Warm with temperatures approaching 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Average speed	94.318 miles per hour (151.790 km/h)
Attendance	30,000^[2]
Pole position
Driver	Tim Richmond	Jim Stacy Racing
Most laps led
Driver	Bobby Allison	DiGard Motorsports
Laps	169
Winner
No. 11	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates
Television in the United States
Network	untelevised
Announcers	none

The 1982 Busch 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on August 28, 1982, at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

Summary

By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.

It took almost two hours and fifty minutes for Darrell Waltrip to defeat Bobby Allison and 29 other American-born drivers in front of an audience of 30,000 live spectators.^[2] This would make him equal to Cale Yarborough in the number of wins at Bristol Speedway up to this point.^[3] Kyle Petty received the last-place finish due to an engine problem on the second lap of this 500-lap race.^[2] Tim Richmond earned his pole position after acquiring a top speed of 112.507 miles per hour (181.062 km/h).^[2] Almost ¾ of a second would separate Allison from Waltrip. Three cautions were administered on the track for 15 laps.^[2] Only seven vehicles would fail to finish the race.^[2] Other notable drivers in this race included J.D. McDuffie, Dale Earnhardt, and D.K. Ulrich.^[2]

The final win of Tim Richmond's career would occur at this race while Al Loquasto would terminate his NASCAR racing career after this date.^[4] After the end of this race, Bobby Allison would develop a slim lead over Terry Labonte for championship points.^[5]

Qualifying

Grid	No.	Driver	Manufacturer
1	2	Tim Richmond	Buick
2	44	Terry Labonte	Buick
3	98	Morgan Shepherd	Buick
4	75	Joe Ruttman	Buick
5	28	Buddy Baker	Pontiac
6	3	Ricky Rudd	Pontiac
7	33	Harry Gant	Buick
8	11	Darrell Waltrip	Buick
9	88	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet
10	71	Dave Marcis	Buick
11	50	Geoffrey Bodine	Pontiac
12	15	Dale Earnhardt	Ford
13	02	Mark Martin	Pontiac
14	43	Richard Petty	Pontiac
15	26	Brad Teague	Chevrolet

Top ten finishers

Pos^[2]	Grid	No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Laps led	Points
1	8	11	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	500	38	180
2	9	88	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	500	169	180
3	7	33	Harry Gant	Buick	500	47	170
4	2	44	Terry Labonte	Buick	499	4	165
5	3	98	Morgan Shepherd	Buick	499	85	160
6	12	15	Dale Earnhardt	Ford	499	74	155
7	6	3	Ricky Rudd	Pontiac	498	0	146
8	24	90	Jody Ridley	Ford	495	0	142
9	5	28	Buddy Baker	Pontiac	494	0	138
10	11	50	Geoffrey Bodine	Pontiac	494	0	134

Timeline

Start of race: Tim Richmond started out as the first-place driver, holding it for 81 laps
Lap 2: Kyle Petty had engine problems; making him the last-place finisher
Lap 28: Rick Newsom's oil pump stopped working properly
Lap 30: Ronnie Thomas overheated his vehicle, ending his day on the track
Lap 45: Al Loquasto developed major engine problems, forcing him off the track
Lap 50: Richard Petty's issues with his steering forced him out of the race
Lap 82: Morgan Shepherd took over the lead from Tim Richmond
Lap 83: Tim Richmond's engine acted up, bringing his race weekend to a premature end
Lap 166: Joe Ruttman took over the lead from Morgan Shepherd
Lap 168: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Joe Ruttman
Lap 169: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt
Lap 171: Terry Labonte took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip
Lap 173: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Terry Labonte, eventually losing it to Harry Gant on lap 246
Lap 246: Harry Gant took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt, eventually losing to Darrell Waltrip on lap 293
Lap 259: Joe Ruttmann had to end the day because his vehicle's rear end came off in an unsafe manner
Lap 293: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Harry Gant
Lap 303: Morgan Shepherd took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip
Lap 304: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Morgan Shepherd
Lap 472: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Bobby Allison
Lap 476: Terry Labonte took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip
Lap 478: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Terry Labonte
Lap 480: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip
Lap 481: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Bobby Allison
Finish: Darrell Waltrip was officially declared the winner of the event

Standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points^[2]	Differential
1	Bobby Allison	3142	0
2	Terry Labonte	3077	-65
3	Darrell Waltrip	3022	-120
4	Buddy Arrington	2639	-503
5	Harry Gant	2630	-512
6	Richard Petty	2622	-520
7	Dave Marcis	2539	-549
8	Dale Earnhardt	2540	-602
9	Ron Bouchard	2516	-626
10	Morgan Shepherd	2472	-670

References

↑ Weather information for the 1982 Busch 500 at the Old Farmers' Almanac
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1982 Busch 500 racing information at Racing Reference
↑ Memorable Moments at BMS at Google News Archive Search
↑ 1982 Busch 500 results at Race-Database
↑ NASCAR Race Results at Bristol - August 28, 1982 at Driver Averages

Preceded by 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400	NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season 1982	Succeeded by 1982 Southern 500

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