1982 NASCAR Cup Series Season

The 1982 NASCAR Cup Series season featured 30 races across 15 tracks, with 8 different drivers reaching victory lane. Darrell Waltrip captured the championship driving a Buick.

Total Races

Different Winners

Darrell Waltrip

Champion

Tracks Visited

Manufacturer wins: Buick: 25, Chevrolet: 3, Ford: 2

Race-by-Race Results

#	Race	Track	Winner	Mfr	Entries
1	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Buick	42
2	Richmond 400	Richmond Raceway	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	32
3	Valleydale 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	30
4	Coca-Cola 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	40
5	Warner W. Hodgdon Carolina 500	Rockingham Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Buick	33
6	CRC Chemicals Rebel 500	Darlington Raceway	Dale Earnhardt	Ford	37
7	Northwestern Bank 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	30
8	Virginia National Bank 500	Martinsville Speedway	Harry Gant	Buick	31
9	Winston 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	40
10	Cracker Barrel Country Store 420	Nashville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	30
11	Mason-Dixon 500	Dover International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	32
12	World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Neil Bonnett	Ford	42
13	Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500	Pocono Raceway	Bobby Allison	Buick	37
14	Budweiser 400	Riverside International Raceway	Tim Richmond	Buick	36
15	Gabriel 400	Michigan International Speedway	Cale Yarborough	Buick	37
16	Firecracker 400	Daytona International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Buick	39
17	Busch Nashville 420	Nashville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	28
18	Mountain Dew 500	Pocono Raceway	Bobby Allison	Buick	36
19	Talladega 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	40
20	Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	Bobby Allison	Buick	38
21	Busch 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	30
22	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Cale Yarborough	Buick	40
23	Wrangler Sanforset 400	Richmond Raceway	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	31
24	CRC Chemicals 500	Dover International Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	35
25	Holly Farms 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	30
26	National 500	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Harry Gant	Buick	40
27	Old Dominion 500	Martinsville Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	31
28	Warner W. Hodgdon American 500	Rockingham Speedway	Darrell Waltrip	Buick	35
29	Atlanta Journal 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Bobby Allison	Buick	40
30	Winston Western 500	Riverside International Raceway	Tim Richmond	Buick	42

Season Standings (Top 30)

Rank	Driver	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Races	Avg Finish
1	Darrell Waltrip ★	12	17	20	30	9.1
2	Bobby Allison	8	14	20	30	9.3
3	Cale Yarborough	3	8	8	16	15.8
4	Harry Gant	2	9	16	30	13.7
5	Tim Richmond	2	7	12	26	14.6
6	Neil Bonnett	1	7	10	25	15.3
7	Dale Earnhardt	1	7	12	30	18.8
8	Dave Marcis	1	2	14	30	14.8
9	Terry Labonte	0	17	21	30	10.7
10	Benny Parsons	0	10	13	23	14.6
11	Richard Petty	0	9	16	30	14.4
12	Bill Elliott	0	8	9	21	13.4
13	Morgan Shepherd	0	6	13	29	16.2
14	Ricky Rudd	0	6	13	30	16.4
15	Joe Ruttman	0	5	7	29	18.7
16	Geoffrey Bodine	0	4	10	25	15.2
17	Buddy Baker	0	4	11	23	16.5
18	Ron Bouchard	0	3	15	30	15.7
19	Mark Martin	0	2	8	30	19.5
20	Kyle Petty	0	2	4	29	20.1
21	David Pearson	0	2	2	6	22.2
22	Butch Lindley	0	1	1	4	20.0
23	Rodney Combs	0	0	1	1	9.0
24	Tommy Ellis	0	0	0	2	11.0
25	Rick Baldwin	0	0	0	1	12.0
26	Scott Miller	0	0	0	1	13.0
27	Terry Herman	0	0	0	1	13.0
28	Roy Smith	0	0	2	3	13.3
29	Jim Bown	0	0	1	2	13.5
30	Glenn Francis	0	0	0	1	14.0