| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| CRC Chemicals 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 19, 1982 | Race 24 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 107.642 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 car length | Time of Race: 04:38:42 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 26 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 9 for 67 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $29,600 |
| 2 | 18 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Uno/Stp | 175/5 | 500 | Running | $11,500 |
| 3 | 5 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 165/0 | 500 | Running | $8,400 |
| 4 | 10 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 165/5 | 500 | Running | $12,650 |
| 5 | 13 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Weyman & Bruton | 155/0 | 496 | Running | $4,150 |
| 6 | 19 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | George & Sons | 155/5 | 495 | Running | $6,505 |
| 7 | 23 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 146/0 | 491 | Running | $5,990 |
| 8 | 17 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Oldsmobile | J.D. Stacy Racing | 142/0 | 490 | Running | $9,460 |
| 9 | 12 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 138/0 | 487 | Running | $5,085 |
| 10 | 2 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 139/5 | 487 | Running | $8,825 |
| 11 | 1 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 135/5 | 478 | Accident | $6,875 |
| 12 | 7 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 132/5 | 478 | Accident | $4,555 |
| 13 | 28 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | McDuffie Racing | 124/0 | 475 | Running | $4,295 |
| 14 | 24 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 121/0 | 474 | Running | $4,085 |
| 15 | 27 | #48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 118/0 | 472 | Running | $3,975 |
| 16 | 30 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Gordon Racing | PE | 458 | Running | $3,715 |
| 17 | 31 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 112/0 | 453 | Running | $3,405 |
| 18 | 11 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 109/0 | 449 | Engine Failure | $3,015 |
| 19 | 22 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Pentax Cameras | 106/0 | 436 | Running | $2,905 |
| 20 | 16 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 108/5 | 402 | Battery | $8,825 |
| 21 | 6 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Hodgdon Tool | 105/5 | 304 | Ignition | $1,525 |
| 22 | 21 | #17 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Yazoo Mowers | 97/0 | 280 | Oil Pressure | $3,145 |
| 23 | 29 | #40 | Dick May | Buick | Price Racing | PE | 280 | Accident | $925 |
| 24 | 4 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 91/0 | 279 | Engine Failure | $2,535 |
| 25 | 15 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 88/0 | 270 | Engine Failure | $8,225 |
| 26 | 35 | #80 | John Callis | Pontiac | Vel-Loc Industries | 85/0 | 248 | Broken Axle | $800 |
| 27 | 9 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans/Stratagraph | 87/5 | 204 | Accident | $1,775 |
| 28 | 32 | #63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Oldsmobile | Kenwood | 79/0 | 191 | Ball Joint | $750 |
| 29 | 20 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 76/0 | 186 | Cracked Cylinder Head | $8,725 |
| 30 | 8 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 78/5 | 160 | Steering | $8,500 |
| 31 | 26 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Drummond Racing Ltd. | PE | 155 | Engine Failure | $675 |
| 32 | 25 | #87 | J. R. Charbonneau | Buick | Buck Baker Driving School | PE | 118 | Accident | $650 |
| 33 | 14 | #02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Martin Racing | 64/0 | 97 | Ball Joint | $1,625 |
| 34 | 33 | #65 | Gil Roth | Oldsmobile | G.R.R. Racing | 61/0 | 91 | Rear End | $615 |
| 35 | 34 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Bojangles | 58/0 | 13 | Handling | $605 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||