| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Busch 500 | Bristol International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 28, 1982 | Race 21 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 94.318 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3 car lengths | Time of Race: 02:49:32 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 15 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 3 for 15 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 8 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 180/5 | 500 | Running | $22,925 |
| 2 | 9 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Digard/Gatorade | 180/10 | 500 | Running | $16,325 |
| 3 | 7 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 170/5 | 500 | Running | $7,395 |
| 4 | 2 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans | 165/5 | 499 | Running | $6,495 |
| 5 | 3 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 160/5 | 499 | Running | $5,150 |
| 6 | 12 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 155/5 | 499 | Running | $9,600 |
| 7 | 6 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 146/0 | 498 | Running | $4,140 |
| 8 | 24 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 142/0 | 495 | Running | $8,200 |
| 9 | 5 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 138/0 | 494 | Running | $8,350 |
| 10 | 11 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 134/0 | 494 | Running | $7,950 |
| 11 | 13 | #02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Martin Racing | 130/0 | 492 | Running | $3,470 |
| 12 | 23 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Oldsmobile | J.D. Stacy Racing | 127/0 | 491 | Running | $7,550 |
| 13 | 17 | #17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 124/0 | 491 | Running | $3,160 |
| 14 | 19 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 121/0 | 485 | Running | $2,950 |
| 15 | 15 | #26 | Brad Teague | Chevrolet | Food Country USA | 118/0 | 482 | Running | $1,050 |
| 16 | 22 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Jim Hill Racing | 115/0 | 481 | Running | $2,790 |
| 17 | 18 | #86 | Darryl Sage | Chevrolet | Space Age | 112/0 | 481 | Running | $950 |
| 18 | 16 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Baxter Price Racing | 109/0 | 480 | Running | $900 |
| 19 | 25 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 106/0 | 473 | Running | $2,480 |
| 20 | 20 | #4 | Connie Saylor | Buick | Lady & Son | PE | 472 | Running | $925 |
| 21 | 10 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | W.H. Bolin | 100/0 | 470 | Running | $2,270 |
| 22 | 27 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 97/0 | 463 | Running | $1,925 |
| 23 | 28 | #48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 94/0 | 451 | Running | $1,900 |
| 24 | 4 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 96/5 | 259 | Rear End | $1,225 |
| 25 | 1 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 93/5 | 83 | Engine Failure | $2,400 |
| 26 | 14 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 85/0 | 50 | Steering | $7,475 |
| 27 | 21 | #6 | Al Loquasto | Buick | Pentax Cameras | PE | 45 | Engine Failure | $1,150 |
| 28 | 29 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 79/0 | 30 | Overheating | $625 |
| 29 | 30 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Bojangles | 76/0 | 28 | Oil Pump | $600 |
| 30 | 26 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP/Uno | 73/0 | 2 | Engine Failure | $1,185 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||