| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Wrangler SanforSet 400 | Richmond Fairgrounds Raceway | |||||||||
| September 12, 1982 | Race 23 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 82.8 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 17 seconds | Time of Race: 02:37:06 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 6 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 2 for 12 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 185/10 | 400 | Running | $25,750 |
| 2 | 8 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 175/5 | 400 | Running | $13,795 |
| 3 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 170/5 | 399 | Running | $15,525 |
| 4 | 5 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 160/0 | 399 | Running | $7,930 |
| 5 | 18 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Hodgdon Tool | 155/0 | 398 | Running | $3,710 |
| 6 | 7 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans | 150/0 | 398 | Running | $5,760 |
| 7 | 12 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 146/0 | 397 | Running | $5,050 |
| 8 | 15 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Boone's | 142/0 | 397 | Running | $4,780 |
| 9 | 13 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 143/5 | 396 | Running | $8,710 |
| 10 | 20 | #17 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Yazoo Mowers | 134/0 | 395 | Running | $4,520 |
| 11 | 14 | #12 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Industrial Boilers | PE | 394 | Running | $1,610 |
| 12 | 4 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 127/0 | 394 | Running | $4,090 |
| 13 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 124/0 | 394 | Running | $8,270 |
| 14 | 16 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | Uno/Stp | 121/0 | 393 | Running | $1,400 |
| 15 | 19 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Oldsmobile | J.D. Stacy Racing | 118/0 | 393 | Running | $7,030 |
| 16 | 25 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 115/0 | 392 | Running | $3,550 |
| 17 | 31 | #48 | James Hylton | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | 112/0 | 383 | Running | $3,320 |
| 18 | 22 | #86 | Darryl Sage | Chevrolet | Space Age | PE | 381 | Running | $1,285 |
| 19 | 23 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 106/0 | 379 | Engine Failure | $3,205 |
| 20 | 24 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Pentax Cameras | 103/0 | 378 | Running | $2,950 |
| 21 | 27 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 100/0 | 374 | Running | $2,665 |
| 22 | 30 | #92 | Joe Fields | Buick | Fields Racing | PE | 362 | Running | $980 |
| 23 | 26 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | PE | 359 | Running | $1,095 |
| 24 | 9 | #01 | Butch Lindley | Buick | Miller | 91/0 | 315 | Engine Failure | $910 |
| 25 | 21 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 88/0 | 303 | Engine Failure | $7,660 |
| 26 | 17 | #02 | Mark Martin | Buick | Jolly Rancher/Rogers | 85/0 | 256 | Steering | $2,340 |
| 27 | 6 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 82/0 | 158 | Engine Failure | $7,105 |
| 28 | 10 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 79/0 | 148 | Rear End | $6,470 |
| 29 | 29 | #40 | Jimmy Hensley | Buick | Midlothian Texaco | PE | 104 | Suspension | $735 |
| 30 | 28 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 73/0 | 49 | Oil Leak | $1,700 |
| 31 | 2 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 70/0 | 35 | Engine Failure | $2,375 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||