1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series (Jayverse)

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The 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup season was the 34th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 11th modern-era Cup series. The season began on February 14 At the Riverside International Raceway and concluded on November 21 at Ontario Motor Speedway.

It is also the first year that all NASCAR Winston Cup Races were broadcasted on Television starting this year and also the final season for Winston being the title sponsor for this Cup Series, Coca-Cola will step in beginning in 1983.

Teams and drivers

Team Make No. Driver Car Owner Crew Chief
Arrington Racing Dodge Mirada 67 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington
Benfield Racing Buick Regal 98 Morgan Shepherd Ron Benfield Buddy Parrott
Billie Harvey Racing Ford Thunderbird 29 Tim Richmond
Bud Moore Engineering Ford Thunderbird 15 Dale Earnhardt Bud Moore Bud Moore
Cliff Stewart Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 50 Geoffrey Bodine (R) Cliff Stewart
DiGard Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 14

Buick Regal 14

88 Ricky Rudd Bill Gardner Gary Nelson
Donlavey Racing Ford Thunderbird 90 Jody Ridley Junie Donlavey
Hagan Racing Buick Regal 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Jake Elder
Hamby Motorsports Buick Regal 20

Pontiac Grand Prix 9

17 Lowell Cowell 1 Roger Hamby
Lake Speed 29
Hylton Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 48 James Hylton James Hylton
Jim Stacy Racing Buick Regal 2 Skip Manning Jim Stacy Dale Inman
Johnny Hayes Racing Buick Regal 55 Robin McCall Johnny Hayes
Junior Johnson & Associates Buick Regal 11 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson Jeff Hammond
Langley Racing Ford Thunderbird 64 Tommy Gale Elmo Langley
M. C. Anderson Racing Buick Regal 27 Benny Parsons M. C. Anderson Tim Brewer
Mach 1 Racing Buick Regal 33 Harry Gant Hal Needham Travis Carter
Marcis Auto Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 71 Dave Marcis Dave Marcis
Martin Racing Buick Regal 18

Pontiac Grand Prix 13

02 Mark Martin (R) Bud Reeder
McDuffie Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 70 J. D. McDuffie J. D. McDuffie
Means Racing Buick Regal 52 Jimmy Means Jimmy Means
Melling Racing Ford Thunderbird 9 Bill Elliott 21 Harry Melling Ernie Elliott
Petty Enterprises Pontiac Grand Prix 42 Kyle Petty 23 Richard Petty Mike Beam
43 Richard Petty Maurice Petty
Race Hill Farm Team Buick Regal 47 Ron Bouchard Jack Beebe David Ifft
RahMoc Enterprises Buick Regal 75 Joe Ruttman Bob Rahilly Bob Rahilly
Ranier-Lundy Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 28 Bobby Allison Harry Ranier Waddell Wilson
Richard Childress Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 3 Darrell Waltrip Richard Childress Kirk Shelmerdine
Lennie Pond Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 54 Lennie Pond
Thomas Racing Pontiac Grand Prix 25 Ronnie Thomas Ronnie Thomas
Ulrich Racing Buick Regal 6 D. K. Ulrich D. K. Ulrich
Wawak Racing Buick Regal 94 Bobby Wawak Bobby Wawak
Wood Brothers Racing Ford Thunderbird 21 Neil Bonnett Glen Wood Leonard Wood

Schedule

No. Race Title Track Date
1 Winston Western 500 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside January 31
Busch Clash Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach February 7
UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers February 11
Daytona 500 Consolation Race February 12
2 Daytona 500 February 14
3 Richmond 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond February 21
4 Valleydale 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol March 14
5 Coca-Cola 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton March 21
6 Carolina 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham March 28
7 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington April 4
8 Northwestern Bank 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro April 18
9 Virginia National Bank 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway April 25
10 Winston 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega May 2
11 Cracker Barrel Country Store 420 Nashville Speedway, Nashville May 8
12 Mason-Dixon 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover May 16
13 World 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord May 30
14 Badger State 300 Road America, Elkhart Lake June 6
15 Budweiser 400 Riverside International Raceway, Riverside June 13
16 Golden Gate 300 Sears Point International Raceway, Sonoma June 20
17 Firecracker 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach July 4
18 Mountain Dew 500 Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond July 25
19 Talladega 500 Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega August 1
20 Champion Spark Plug 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn August 22
21 Busch 500 Bristol International Raceway, Bristol August 28
22 Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington September 6
23 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway, Richmond September 12
1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Playoffs
24 CRC Chemicals 500 Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover September 19
25 Holly Farms 400 North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro October 3
26 National 500 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord October 10
27 Old Dominion 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway October 17
28 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 North Carolina Motor Speedway, Rockingham October 31
29 Texas 500 Texas World Speedway, College Station November 7
30 Atlanta Journal 500 Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton November 14
31 Los Angeles Times 500 Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario November 21

Race Winners

Riverside - Buddy Arrington

Daytona 500 - Terry Labonte

Richmond - Dale Earnhardt

Bristol - Jimmy Means

Atlanta - Buddy Baker

North Carolina - Buddy Baker

Darlington - Buddy Baker

North Wilkesboro - Benny Parsons

Martinsville - Benny Parsons

Talladega - Buddy Baker

Nashville - Benny Parsons

Dover - Benny Parsons

Charlotte - Benny Parsons

Road America - Benny Parsons

Riverside - Buddy Arrington

Sears Point - Mark Martin

Daytona - Tommy Ellis

Pocono - Buddy Baker

Talladega - Buddy Baker

Michigan - Buddy Arrington

Bristol - Neil Bonnett

Darlington - Buddy Baker

Richmond - Dale Earnhardt

Dover - Buddy Baker

North Wilkesboro - Dale Earnhardt

Charlotte - Buddy Baker

Martinsville - Dale Earnhardt

North Carolina - Dave Marcis

Texas World - Morgan Shepherd

Atlanta - Dave Marcis

Ontario - Benny Parsons

Point Standings

  1. Benny Parsons - 4,944
  2. Buddy Baker - 4,756
  3. Dale Earnhardt - 4,752
  4. Lennie Pond - 4,633
  5. Buddy Arrington - 4,627
  6. Terry Labonte - 4,501
  7. Bill Elliott - 4,496
  8. Ricky Rudd - 4,459
  9. Morgan Shepherd - 3,794
  10. Ron Bouchard - 3,749
  11. Dave Marcis - 3,676
  12. Harry Gant - 3,646
  13. Skip Manning - 3,588
  14. Joe Ruttman - 3,531
  15. Robin McCall - 3,496
  16. Cale Yarborough - 3,421
  17. Darrell Waltrip - 3,401
  18. Geoff Bodine - 3,345
  19. Jody Ridley - 3,321
  20. DK Ulrich - 3,313
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