Winston 500

Talladega Superspeedway — January 1, 1982

Darrell Waltrip
Winner
188
Laps
40
Entries
13
Leaders

Darrell Waltrip won the 1982 Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on January 1, 1982, leading 54 of 188 laps. Terry Labonte finished second; Benny Parsons rounded out the podium. The race featured 13 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Friday, January 1, 1982
Season
1982
Leaders
13 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 2 +1 Darrell Waltrip
2 4 +2 Terry Labonte
3 1 -2 Benny Parsons
4 15 +11 Kyle Petty
5 16 +11 Morgan Shepherd
6 17 +11 Donnie Allison
7 24 +17 Tim Richmond
8 20 +12 Dale Earnhardt
9 33 +24 Jimmy Means
10 11 +1 Mark Martin
11 32 +21 Buddy Arrington
12 37 +25 Slick Johnson
13 12 -1 Bobby Allison
14 14 Harry Gant
15 31 +16 D.K. Ulrich
16 35 +19 Tommy Gale
17 25 +8 Philip Duffie
18 38 +20 J.D. McDuffie
19 19 Neil Bonnett
20 30 +10 John Anderson
21 26 +5 Lowell Cowell
22 21 -1 Joe Ruttman
23 40 +17 Ferrel Harris
24 3 -21 Ricky Rudd
25 13 -12 Buddy Baker
26 7 -19 Bill Elliott
27 9 -18 Richard Petty
28 39 +11 Bill Scott (Brevard)
29 18 -11 Elliott Forbes-Robinson
30 10 -20 Dave Marcis
31 23 -8 Lennie Pond
32 22 -10 Rick Wilson
33 5 -28 Geoffrey Bodine
34 28 -6 Lake Speed
35 27 -8 Steve Moore
36 8 -28 Ron Bouchard
37 6 -31 Cale Yarborough
38 34 -4 Jody Ridley
39 36 -3 L.W. Wright
40 29 -11 David Simko

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Who won the 1982 Winston 500?
Darrell Waltrip won the 1982 Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway driving for Junior Johnson & Associates.
Where was the 1982 Winston 500 held?
The 1982 Winston 500 was held at Talladega Superspeedway on January 1, 1982.