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1982 Coca-Cola 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 4 of 30 Sunday, March 21, 1982 at Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA 328 laps* on a 1.522 mile paved track (499.216 miles) Time of race: 3:29:58 Average speed: 124.824 mph Pole speed: 163.774 mph Cautions: 7 for 47 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: 63000 Lead changes: 31 Glossary    1982 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1982 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 22 19 88   Bobby Allison Gatorade   (DiGard Racing) Buick 242 7895 engine 19 102 11 21 18   Donnie Allison Robinson Brothers   (Jack Ogden) Buick 284 3750 running 0 130 14 32 67   Buddy Arrington Hills Racing   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 282 6155 running 0 121 30 6 1   Buddy Baker WPLO / UNO   (Hoss Ellington) Buick 183 1495 valve 1 78 7 31 75   Gary Balough Rahmoc Enterprises Buick 286 9635 running 0 146 27 16 21   Neil Bonnett Warner Hodgdon / National Eng.   (Wood Brothers) Ford 214 5615 engine 44 87 36 29 47   Ron Bouchard J.D. Stacy   (Jack Beebe) Buick 64 8315 engine 0 55 34 11 13   Dick Brooks Carolina Tool   (Bobby Hawkins) Ford 87 1375 valve 0 61 23 30 0   Delma Cowart Coastal Transmissions   (H.L. Waters) Buick 236 1845 running 0 94 28 1 15   Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Jeans   (Bud Moore) Ford 211 21375 engine 155 89 21 4 9   Bill Elliott Melling Tool   (Harry Melling) Ford 256 1945 running 0 100 40 40 96   Elliott Forbes-Robinson Jolly Rancher   (Will Cronkrite) Buick 0   did not start 0 0 39 9 51   A.J. Foyt Valvoline / Gilmore   (A.J. Foyt) Oldsmobile 17 1255 rear end 0 46 37 26 64   Tommy Gale Sunny King Ford & Honda   (Elmo Langley) Ford 61 3050 engine 0 52 5 3 33   Harry Gant 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit   (Hal Needham) Buick 286 12890 running 0 155 8 8 44   Terry Labonte J.D. Stacy   (Billy Hagan) Buick 286 8405 running 0 142 12 20 71   Dave Marcis J.D. Stacy   (Dave Marcis) Buick 284 6665 running 2 132 19 12 02   Mark Martin Apache Stove   (Bud Reeder) Buick 264 2355 running 0 106 20 39 36   Dick May Almeda Auto Parts   (H.B. Bailey) Pontiac 260 2430 running 0 103 38 35 70   J.D. McDuffie Mack's Stores   (J.D. McDuffie) Pontiac 50 3010 engine 0 49 16 33 52   Jimmy Means Broadway Motors   (Jimmy Means) Buick 280 6375 running 0 115 24 10 50   Joe Millikan Performance Connection   (Cliff Stewart) Pontiac 233 8795 engine 0 91 18 37 73   Steve Moore Franklin City Music Park   (Willard Moore) Pontiac 271 2450 running 0 109 4 18 28   Benny Parsons J.D. Stacy   (Harry Ranier) Pontiac 287 19345 running 0 160 26 22 42   Kyle Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 216 3905 engine 0 85 2 5 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Pontiac 287 37725 running 13 175 17 25 90   Jody Ridley J.D. Stacy   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 278 9950 running 0 112 25 2 3   Ricky Rudd Piedmont Airlines   (Richard Childress) Pontiac 221 4160 engine 0 88 29 13 2   Joe Ruttman J.D. Stacy   (Jim Stacy) Buick 204 3580 engine 0 76 10 24 5   Jim Sauter J.D. Stacy   (Jim Stacy) Buick 285 5085 running 0 134 31 38 4   Connie Saylor Spencer Racing   (G.C. Spencer) Oldsmobile 172 1435 engine 0 70 6 7 98   Morgan Shepherd Levi Garrett   (Ron Benfield) Buick 286 6800 running 0 150 15 27 37   Tom Sneva Simoniz   (Bob Rogers) Buick 282 5835 running 0 118 33 17 17   Lake Speed Yazoo Mowers   (Roger Hamby) Buick 97 3160 engine 0 64 13 28 26   Brad Teague Food Country USA   (Charlie Henderson) Chevrolet 284 3350 running 0 124 32 36 6   D.K. Ulrich Old Milwaukee Light   (D.K. Ulrich) Buick 155 3190 engine 0 67 35 23 72   Rusty Wallace Southland Fire Equipment   (John Childs) Buick 71 1355 engine 0 58 1 14 11   Darrell Waltrip Mountain Dew   (Junior Johnson) Buick 287 49615 running 33 180 9 34 62   Rick Wilson Wilson Racing   (Rick Wilson) Oldsmobile 285 4820 running 0 138 3 15 27   Cale Yarborough Valvoline   (M.C. Anderson) Buick 287 16250 running 20 170 * Race shortened to 287 laps due to rain.

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Dick May 40 Baxter Price D.K. Ulrich Buick Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Dale Earnhardt 1 20 20   Neil Bonnett 21 32 12   Dale Earnhardt 33 39 7   Neil Bonnett 40 41 2   Dale Earnhardt 42 53 12   Dave Marcis 54 55 2   Neil Bonnett 56 57 2   Dale Earnhardt 58 70 13   Neil Bonnett 71 78 8   Dale Earnhardt 79 103 25   Buddy Baker 104 104 1   Neil Bonnett 105 107 3   Dale Earnhardt 108 139 32   Neil Bonnett 140 140 1   Dale Earnhardt 141 148 8   Neil Bonnett 149 151 3   Cale Yarborough 152 156 5   Dale Earnhardt 157 165 9   Neil Bonnett 166 172 7   Dale Earnhardt 173 181 9   Neil Bonnett 182 182 1   Dale Earnhardt 183 202 20   Bobby Allison 203 208 6   Neil Bonnett 209 213 5   Bobby Allison 214 214 1   Richard Petty 215 222 8   Bobby Allison 223 234 12   Cale Yarborough 235 249 15   Richard Petty 250 252 3   Darrell Waltrip 253 273 21   Richard Petty 274 275 2   Darrell Waltrip 276 287 12 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Terry Labonte 627     2   Bobby Allison 584   -43   3   Richard Petty 583   -44   4   Morgan Shepherd 565   -62   5   Benny Parsons 558   -69   6   Darrell Waltrip 555   -72   7   Dave Marcis 542   -85   8   Harry Gant 534   -93   9   Dale Earnhardt 494   -133   10   Ron Bouchard 485   -142   11   Buddy Arrington 478   -149   12   Jody Ridley 477   -150   13   Joe Ruttman 473   -154   14   Jimmy Means 451   -176   15   Gary Balough 437   -190   16   Neil Bonnett 418   -209   17   Kyle Petty 417   -210   18   Joe Millikan 408   -219   19   Mark Martin 385   -242   20   Bill Elliott 382   -245   21   Tommy Gale 379   -248