| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Talladega 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| August 01, 1982 | Race 19 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 168.157 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 car length | Time of Race: 02:58:26 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 38 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 5 for 25 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 2 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185/10 | 188 | Running | $58,770 |
| 2 | 3 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 175/5 | 188 | Running | $34,350 |
| 3 | 13 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $26,975 |
| 4 | 4 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $11,625 |
| 5 | 5 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans/Stratagraph | 160/5 | 188 | Running | $13,095 |
| 6 | 7 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 155/5 | 188 | Running | $8,070 |
| 7 | 14 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 146/0 | 188 | Running | $9,920 |
| 8 | 8 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 142/0 | 188 | Running | $8,780 |
| 9 | 6 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 138/0 | 188 | Running | $8,250 |
| 10 | 9 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | Gatorade | 139/5 | 188 | Running | $13,625 |
| 11 | 17 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 130/0 | 187 | Running | $7,180 |
| 12 | 25 | #02 | Mark Martin | Pontiac | Apache Stove/Rogers | 132/5 | 187 | Running | $8,765 |
| 13 | 10 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | McMillan | 129/5 | 186 | Running | $7,630 |
| 14 | 27 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 121/0 | 186 | Running | $11,040 |
| 15 | 1 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 118/0 | 185 | Running | $12,245 |
| 16 | 15 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Hodgdon/National Engineering | 120/5 | 184 | Engine Failure | $3,305 |
| 17 | 24 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Buick | Broadway Motors | 117/5 | 182 | Running | $5,605 |
| 18 | 30 | #66 | Lowell Cowell | Oldsmobile | Kings Inn Daytona | 109/0 | 182 | Running | $2,935 |
| 19 | 22 | #8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr | Buick | Hillin Drilling | 106/0 | 182 | Running | $2,850 |
| 20 | 23 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Jim Hill Racing | 103/0 | 181 | Running | $5,090 |
| 21 | 16 | #17 | Lake Speed | Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 100/0 | 180 | Running | $4,725 |
| 22 | 26 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Macks Stores Inc. | 97/0 | 179 | Running | $4,445 |
| 23 | 40 | #99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | U.s. Duffie Sand & Gravel | 94/0 | 178 | Running | $2,510 |
| 24 | 31 | #6 | Al Loquasto | Buick | Pentax Racing | PE | 175 | Running | $4,190 |
| 25 | 38 | #48 | James Hylton | Buick | Palatine Automotive | 88/0 | 174 | Running | $4,095 |
| 26 | 37 | #94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Wawak Racing | 85/0 | 164 | Running | $2,255 |
| 27 | 12 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Buick | Wilson Racing | 82/0 | 162 | Running | $2,170 |
| 28 | 33 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Buick | Ring Enterprises | 79/0 | 114 | Running | $2,085 |
| 29 | 35 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 76/0 | 84 | Oil Pump | $3,735 |
| 30 | 28 | #0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Coastal Transmission | 73/0 | 80 | Accident | $1,940 |
| 31 | 36 | #19 | Charlie Baker | Buick | Gray Racing | PE | 69 | Rear End | $1,835 |
| 32 | 34 | #40 | Slick Johnson | Buick | Baxter Price Racing | 67/0 | 63 | Ignition | $1,790 |
| 33 | 39 | #56 | Bob Slawinski | Buick | Chapman Racing | 64/0 | 56 | Engine Failure | $1,745 |
| 34 | 19 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 61/0 | 47 | Broken Valve | $8,700 |
| 35 | 18 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 58/0 | 29 | Accident | $9,290 |
| 36 | 29 | #24 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Gordon Racing | 55/0 | 15 | Engine Failure | $2,610 |
| 37 | 21 | #4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | 52/0 | 13 | Engine Failure | $2,365 |
| 38 | 11 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 49/0 | 10 | Engine Failure | $2,520 |
| 39 | 20 | #1 | Kyle Petty | Buick | Uno/Stp | 46/0 | 7 | Broken Cam | $1,475 |
| 40 | 32 | #00 | James Hurlbert | Buick | Hurlbert Racing | PE | 1 | Ignition | $1,430 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||