| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Coca-Cola 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| March 21, 1982 | Race 4 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 124.824 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 inches | Time of Race: 03:29:58 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 31 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 47 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 14 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 180/5 | 287 | Running | $49,615 |
| 2 | 5 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 175/5 | 287 | Running | $32,725 |
| 3 | 15 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 170/5 | 287 | Running | $16,250 |
| 4 | 18 | #28 | Benny Parsons | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 160/0 | 287 | Running | $19,345 |
| 5 | 3 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 155/0 | 286 | Running | $12,890 |
| 6 | 7 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 150/0 | 286 | Running | $6,800 |
| 7 | 31 | #75 | Gary Balough | Buick | Rahmoc Racing | 146/0 | 286 | Running | $9,635 |
| 8 | 8 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 142/0 | 286 | Running | $8,405 |
| 9 | 34 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | 138/0 | 285 | Running | $4,820 |
| 10 | 24 | #5 | Jim Sauter | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | PE | 285 | Running | $5,085 |
| 11 | 21 | #18 | Donnie Allison | Buick | Robinson Brothers | 130/0 | 284 | Running | $3,750 |
| 12 | 20 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 132/5 | 284 | Running | $6,665 |
| 13 | 28 | #26 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 124/0 | 284 | Running | $3,350 |
| 14 | 32 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 121/0 | 282 | Running | $6,155 |
| 15 | 27 | #37 | Tom Sneva | Buick | Simoniz | 118/0 | 282 | Running | $5,835 |
| 16 | 33 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 115/0 | 280 | Running | $6,375 |
| 17 | 25 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 112/0 | 278 | Running | $9,950 |
| 18 | 37 | #73 | Steve Moore | Pontiac | Franklin City Music Park | 109/0 | 271 | Running | $2,450 |
| 19 | 12 | #02 | Mark Martin | Buick | Apache Stove | 106/0 | 264 | Running | $2,355 |
| 20 | 39 | #36 | Dick May | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 103/0 | 260 | Running | $2,430 |
| 21 | 4 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 100/0 | 256 | Running | $1,945 |
| 22 | 19 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 102/5 | 242 | Engine Failure | $7,895 |
| 23 | 30 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Coastal Transmission | 94/0 | 236 | Running | $1,845 |
| 24 | 10 | #50 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 91/0 | 233 | Engine Failure | $8,795 |
| 25 | 2 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 88/0 | 221 | Engine Failure | $4,160 |
| 26 | 22 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP | 85/0 | 216 | Engine Failure | $3,905 |
| 27 | 16 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Hodgdon/National Engineering | 87/5 | 214 | Engine Failure | $5,615 |
| 28 | 1 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 89/10 | 211 | Engine Failure | $21,375 |
| 29 | 13 | #2 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 76/0 | 204 | Engine Failure | $3,580 |
| 30 | 6 | #1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Wflo/Uno | 78/5 | 183 | Broken Valve | $1,495 |
| 31 | 38 | #4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | 70/0 | 172 | Engine Failure | $1,435 |
| 32 | 36 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Old Milwaukee Light | 67/0 | 155 | Engine Failure | $3,190 |
| 33 | 17 | #17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 64/0 | 97 | Engine Failure | $3,160 |
| 34 | 11 | #13 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Carolina Tool & Equipment | 61/0 | 87 | Broken Valve | $1,375 |
| 35 | 23 | #72 | Rusty Wallace | Buick | Southland Fire | 58/0 | 71 | Engine Failure | $1,355 |
| 36 | 29 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 55/0 | 64 | Engine Failure | $8,315 |
| 37 | 26 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 52/0 | 61 | Engine Failure | $3,050 |
| 38 | 35 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores Inc. | 49/0 | 50 | Engine Failure | $3,010 |
| 39 | 9 | #51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Valvoline/Gilmore | 46/0 | 17 | Rear End | $1,255 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||