1982 Busch 500
36°30′58″N 82°15′25″W / 36.516172°N 82.256945°W
Race details[1] | |||||
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Race 21 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season | |||||
Date | August 28, 1982 | ||||
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 | Temperatures of 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds of 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 |
Jim Stacy Racing | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Bobby Allison | DiGard Motorsports | |||
Laps | 169 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 11 | Darrell Waltrip |
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.
Background
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Race report
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 spectators.[2] This would make him equal to Cale Yarborough in the number of wins at Bristol Speedway up to this point.[4] Notable crew chiefs attending this race included Larry McReynolds, Dale Inman, Kirk Shelmerdine, Jeff Hammond, Jabe Thomas, Waddell Wilson, Jake Elder and Junie Donlavey.[5]
The first pole of Tim Richmond's career would occur at this race while Al Loquasto would end his NASCAR racing career after this race.[6] After the end of this race, Bobby Allison would take a slim lead over Terry Labonte for championship points.[7]
Qualifying
Grid[2] | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Owner |
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1 | 2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Jim Stacy |
2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Billy Hagan |
3 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Ron Benfield |
4 | 75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | RahMoc Enterprises |
5 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | Harry Ranier |
6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Richard Childress |
7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | Hal Needham |
8 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Junior Johnson |
9 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | DiGard Racing |
10 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | Dave Marcis |
11 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Cliff Stewart |
12 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Bud Moore |
13 | 02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Bud Reeder |
14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | Petty Enterprises |
15 | 26 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Charlie Henderson |
16 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | D.K. Ulrich |
17 | 17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Roger Hamby |
18 | 86 | Darryl Sage | Chevrolet | Lee Sage |
19 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Jimmy Means |
20 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Buick | G.C. Spencer |
Top 10 finishers
Pos[2] | Grid | No. | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Laps led | Points | Time/Status |
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1 | 8 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 500 | 38 | 180 | 2:49:32 |
2 | 9 | 88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | 500 | 169 | 180 | +0.70 seconds |
3 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 500 | 47 | 170 | Lead lap under green flag |
4 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 499 | 4 | 165 | +1 lap |
5 | 3 | 98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | 499 | 85 | 160 | +1 lap |
6 | 12 | 15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | 499 | 74 | 155 | +1 lap |
7 | 6 | 3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | 498 | 0 | 146 | +2 laps |
8 | 24 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 495 | 0 | 142 | +5 laps |
9 | 5 | 28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | 494 | 0 | 138 | +6 laps |
10 | 11 | 50 | Geoffrey Bodine |
Pontiac | 494 | 0 | 134 | +6 laps |
Timeline
Section reference:[2]
- 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 |
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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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 1982 Busch 500 racing information at Racing Reference
- ^ Gragg, Joe (August 25, 2011). "It's Official: Bristol Is The Loudest NASCAR Track". WCYB.com. Retrieved June 3, 2012. [dead link]
- ^ Memorable Moments at BMS at Google News Archive Search
- ^ 1982 Busch 500 crew chiefs at Racing Reference
- ^ 1982 Busch 500 results at Race-Database
- ^ NASCAR Race Results at Bristol - August 28, 1982 Archived 2015-12-26 at the Wayback Machine at Driver Averages