| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| National 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| October 10, 1982 | Race 26 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 137.208 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 2 seconds | Time of Race: 03:39:05 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 12 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 34 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 180/5 | 334 | Running | $47,740 |
| 2 | 5 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 175/5 | 334 | Running | $33,040 |
| 3 | 10 | #03 | David Pearson | Buick | Chattanooga Chew | 165/0 | 333 | Running | $13,915 |
| 4 | 13 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | PE | 331 | Running | $14,010 |
| 5 | 9 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Weyman & Bruton | 155/0 | 331 | Running | $8,765 |
| 6 | 12 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | Ranier Racing | 150/0 | 331 | Running | $15,440 |
| 7 | 17 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 146/0 | 329 | Running | $13,640 |
| 8 | 8 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 142/0 | 328 | Running | $13,420 |
| 9 | 11 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 148/10 | 326 | Engine Failure | $13,620 |
| 10 | 25 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | 134/0 | 326 | Running | $9,815 |
| 11 | 28 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 130/0 | 323 | Running | $7,240 |
| 12 | 33 | #84 | Rick Baldwin | Dodge | Aladin Hotel | 127/0 | 323 | Running | $6,065 |
| 13 | 2 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Spectrum Furniture | 129/5 | 319 | Engine Failure | $13,815 |
| 14 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 126/5 | 318 | Running | $14,165 |
| 15 | 26 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Pentax Cameras | 118/0 | 310 | Running | $6,630 |
| 16 | 18 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans/Stratagraph | 115/0 | 309 | Engine Failure | $8,470 |
| 17 | 37 | #24 | John Anderson | Buick | Western Carolina Forklift | PE | 305 | Running | $6,100 |
| 18 | 40 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores Inc. | 109/0 | 288 | Cracked Head | $5,890 |
| 19 | 20 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 106/0 | 282 | Running | $5,580 |
| 20 | 36 | #48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | PE | 265 | Running | $5,365 |
| 21 | 23 | #17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 100/0 | 261 | Engine Failure | $6,260 |
| 22 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Reid Trailer Sales | 97/0 | 260 | Running | $3,690 |
| 23 | 32 | #41 | Sterling Marlin | Oldsmobile | Jiffy Lube | PE | 256 | Engine Failure | $3,615 |
| 24 | 21 | #8 | Dick Brooks | Pontiac | Sonny's Barbecue | 91/0 | 239 | Clutch | $1,515 |
| 25 | 15 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 88/0 | 237 | Ball Joint | $9,565 |
| 26 | 34 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 85/0 | 227 | Accident | $1,415 |
| 27 | 39 | #78 | Richard Brickhouse | Pontiac | Sundrop | 82/0 | 220 | Accident | $1,390 |
| 28 | 7 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon/Nat'l Engineering | 79/0 | 219 | Ignition | $1,855 |
| 29 | 22 | #1 | Kyle Petty | Buick | Uno/Stp | 76/0 | 191 | Engine Failure | $1,340 |
| 30 | 4 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 73/0 | 178 | Engine Failure | $3,580 |
| 31 | 6 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 70/0 | 122 | Engine Failure | $3,445 |
| 32 | 24 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | Hudson Chev/Transmission Unlimited | 67/0 | 99 | Engine Failure | $2,900 |
| 33 | 14 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 64/0 | 98 | Engine Failure | $1,640 |
| 34 | 27 | #77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Boulevard Datsun Racing | 61/0 | 91 | Transmission | $1,115 |
| 35 | 29 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Oldsmobile | J.D. Stacy Racing | 58/0 | 79 | Engine Failure | $8,090 |
| 36 | 30 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Honda | 55/0 | 68 | Oil Pump | $2,080 |
| 37 | 38 | #42 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 52/0 | 66 | Broken Valve | $1,070 |
| 38 | 16 | #02 | Mark Martin | Buick | Jolly Rancher | 49/0 | 59 | Broken Valve | $2,565 |
| 39 | 31 | #4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | 46/0 | 37 | Water Pump | $1,055 |
| 40 | 35 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Buick | Ring Enterprises | 43/0 | 7 | Accident | $1,050 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||