| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Champion 400 | Michigan International Speedway | |||||||||
| August 22, 1982 | Race 20 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 136.454 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 3/4 car length | Time of Race: 02:55:53 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 31 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 29 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 10 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 185/10 | 200 | Running | $26,900 |
| 2 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 175/5 | 200 | Running | $20,505 |
| 3 | 15 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 165/0 | 200 | Running | $13,255 |
| 4 | 13 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 165/5 | 200 | Running | $15,200 |
| 5 | 14 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Weyman & Bruton | 160/5 | 200 | Running | $6,725 |
| 6 | 5 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Tom Prange | 155/5 | 199 | Running | $8,845 |
| 7 | 2 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 151/5 | 198 | Running | $16,300 |
| 8 | 28 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | Throttles Food & Fuel | 147/5 | 197 | Running | $6,725 |
| 9 | 17 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon/Nat'l Eng. | 143/5 | 197 | Running | $3,150 |
| 10 | 20 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 134/0 | 197 | Running | $10,050 |
| 11 | 24 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 130/0 | 197 | Running | $5,715 |
| 12 | 19 | #17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 127/0 | 197 | Running | $5,405 |
| 13 | 27 | #77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Sport Specs/R.l. Monroe | 124/0 | 196 | Running | $2,250 |
| 14 | 3 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 121/0 | 195 | Running | $5,160 |
| 15 | 8 | #1 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Uno/Stp | 118/0 | 195 | Running | $2,100 |
| 16 | 21 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 115/0 | 193 | Running | $5,175 |
| 17 | 38 | #42 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | PE | 193 | Running | $1,850 |
| 18 | 32 | #40 | Joe Booher | Buick | Booher Farms | PE | 192 | Running | $1,750 |
| 19 | 31 | #19 | Charlie Baker | Buick | H.m. Kelly Trucking | PE | 192 | Running | $1,700 |
| 20 | 30 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 103/0 | 191 | Running | $4,165 |
| 21 | 6 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans/Stratagraph | 100/0 | 187 | Running | $3,850 |
| 22 | 36 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 97/0 | 179 | Running | $3,595 |
| 23 | 9 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 99/5 | 161 | Rear End | $3,275 |
| 24 | 33 | #24 | Tony Bettenhausen | Buick | Provimi Veal | PE | 139 | Engine Failure | $3,215 |
| 25 | 4 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 88/0 | 109 | Radiator | $9,525 |
| 26 | 25 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 85/0 | 108 | Engine Failure | $8,750 |
| 27 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 87/5 | 104 | Running | $3,500 |
| 28 | 7 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 84/5 | 103 | Transmission | $1,250 |
| 29 | 35 | #54 | David Simko | Buick | Gnf Prototype Casting | PE | 96 | Engine Failure | $1,200 |
| 30 | 18 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 73/0 | 76 | Brakes | $8,750 |
| 31 | 22 | #03 | David Pearson | Buick | Carolina Tool & Equipment | 70/0 | 75 | Oil Pump | $1,100 |
| 32 | 12 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 72/5 | 68 | Sway Bar | $2,805 |
| 33 | 29 | #5 | Robin Mccall | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 64/0 | 47 | Accident | $1,000 |
| 34 | 23 | #02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Briarwood Hilton | 61/0 | 45 | Rear End | $2,685 |
| 35 | 26 | #36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 58/0 | 42 | Handling | $900 |
| 36 | 37 | #6 | Al Loquasto | Buick | Pentax Cameras | PE | 18 | Accident | $1,850 |
| 37 | 34 | #13 | Earle Canavan | Oldsmobile | Job/Wyandotte Vapocure/Wynns | 52/0 | 7 | Engine Failure | $850 |
| 38 | 16 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 49/0 | 2 | Oil Pump | $1,850 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||