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{{short description|Auto race held at Talladega Superspeedway in 1982}}
{{NASCAR race season infobox
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 9 of 30 in the [[1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] season
| Race Name = Winston 500
| Details ref = <ref name="race weather">{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/AL/Talladega/1982-05-02 | title = 1982 Winston 500 weather information | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac | date = 2012-03-10}}</ref><ref name="fantasyracingcheatsheet">{{cite web | url = http://fantasyracingcheatsheet.com/nascar/races/results/1982/talladega-superspeedway/winston-500/1570 | title = 1982 Winston 500 racing information | publisher = Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | date = 2011-08-12}}</ref>
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| Season_No = 30
| Image = 1982Winston500.jpg
| Caption =
| Weather =
| Official name = Winston 500
| Location = [[Talladega Superspeedway|Alabama International Motor Speedway]], [[Talladega, Alabama]]
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| Attendance = 100,000<ref name="1982w500">{{cite web | url = http://racing-reference.info/race/1982_Winston_500/W | title = 1982 Winston 500 racing information | publisher = Racing Reference | date = 2011-07-19}}</ref>
| Pole_Driver = [[Benny Parsons]]
| Pole_Team = [[Ranier Racing|Ranier-Lundy Racing]]
| Most_Driver = Benny Parsons
| Most_Team = Ranier-Lundy Racing
| Most_laps = 84
| Car = 11
| First_Driver = [[Darrell Waltrip]]
| First_Team = [[
| Network = [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]]
| Announcers = [[Bob Jenkins]] <br> [[Larry Nuber]]
|Course=}}
The '''1982 Winston 500''' was a [[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series|Winston Cup Series]]
The
==Background==
'''Talladega Superspeedway''', originally known as '''Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS)''', is a [[motorsports]] complex located north of [[Talladega, Alabama]]. It is located on the former [[Anniston Air Force Base]] in the small city of [[Lincoln, Alabama|Lincoln]]. The track is a [[Tri-oval]] and was constructed by [[International Speedway Corporation]], a business controlled by the [[France Family]], in the 1960s. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line - located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the [[NASCAR]] series such as the [[Sprint Cup Series]], [[Xfinity Series]], and the [[Camping World Truck Series]]. Talladega Superspeedway is the longest [[NASCAR]] oval with a length of {{convert|2.66|mi|km}}, and the track at its peak had a [[seating capacity]] of 175,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx|title=Track Facts|publisher=Talladega Superspeedway|date=November 1, 2012|website=talladegasuperspeedway.com|accessdate=April 27, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101080016/http://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/This-Is-Talladega/Track-Facts.aspx|archivedate=November 1, 2012 }}</ref>
==
[[Benny Parsons]] won the pole position with a qualifying speed of {{convert|200.176|mph|km/h}};<ref name="1982w500"/> the first 200+ MPH qualifying
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Grid<ref name="1982w500" />
!
! Driver
!{{Tooltip|Qual. speed|Qualifying speed}}
|-
!
| 28 || Benny Parsons ||
|-
!
| 11 || Darrell Waltrip ||
|-
! 3
| 3 || Ricky Rudd ||
|-
! 4
| 44 || Terry Labonte ||
|-
! 5
| 50 || Geoffrey Bodine ||
|-
! 6
| 27 || Cale Yarborough ||
|-
! 7
| 9 || Bill Elliott ||
|-
! 8
| 47 || Ron Bouchard ||
|-
! 9
| 43 || Richard Petty ||
|-
! 10
| 71 || Dave Marcis ||
|-
! 11
| 02 || Mark Martin || 195.673
|-
! 12
| 88 || Bobby Allison || 195.481
|-
! 13
| 1 || Buddy Baker || 195.166
|-
! 14
| 33 || Harry Gant || 195.035
|-
! 15
| 42 || Kyle Petty || 194.686
|-
! 16
| 98 || Morgan Shepherd || 194.473
|-
! 17
| 37 || Donnie Allison || 194.181
|-
! 18
| 96 || Elliott Forbes-Robinson || 193.749
|-
! 19
| 21 || Neil Bonnett || 193.422
|-
! 20
| 15 || Dale Earnhardt || 192.797
|-
! 21
| 75 || Joe Ruttman || 194.200
|-
! 22
| 62 || Rick Wilson || 194.098
|-
! 23
| 24 || Lennie Pond || 191.559
|-
! 24
| 2 || Tim Richmond || 191.555
|-
! 25
| 99 || Phillip Duffie || 191.482
|-
!26
|66
|Lowell Cowell
|191.444
|-
!27
|73
|Steve Moore
|191.218
|-
!28
|17
|Lake Speed
|190.719
|-
!29
|54
|David Simko
|190.537
|-
!30
|19
|John Anderson
|189.452
|-
!31
|6
|Dick May{{Ref|mayulrich|1}}
|189.141
|-
!32
|67
|Buddy Arrington
|188.984
|-
!33
|52
|Jimmy Means
|188.672
|-
!34
|90
|Jody Ridley
|188.660
|-
!35
|94
|Tommy Gale
|187.434
|-
!36
|34
|L.W. Wright
|187.379
|-
!37
|48
|Slick Johnson
|187.251
|-
!38
|70
|J.D. McDuffie
|187.087
|-
!39
|07
|Bill Scott
|186.824
|-
!40
|40
|Ferrell Harris
|185.899
|}
== Race report ==
There were 40 drivers on the grid; all of them were [[United States|American]]-born.<ref name="1982w500" /> [[Darrell Waltrip]] defeated [[Terry Labonte]] by approximately three car lengths even though Labonte had a fender under Waltrip coming to the finish line.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G82lDytsEMg| title = 1982 Winston 500 - Finish | publisher = YouTube | date = 2015-06-29}}</ref> Waltrip earned $44,250 for winning the race (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|44250|1982|r=0}}}} when adjusted for inflation).<ref name="1982w500" /><ref name="fantasyracingcheatsheet" /><ref name="driveraverages" /> In the final laps before the checkered flag, the race became a battle between Benny Parsons, Darrell Waltrip, Terry Labonte and Kyle Petty. Parsons would lead seven of those laps while Waltrip led 13 followed by Labonte leading two.<ref name="1982w500" /> The green flag was waved at 1:00 P.M. while the checkered flag was waved at approximately 4:19 P.M.; There were eight cautions for 39 laps.<ref name="1982w500" /><ref name="fantasyracingcheatsheet" /> There were 51 lead changes and the average speed of the race was {{convert|156.597|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="1982w500" /><ref name="fantasyracingcheatsheet" /> The race covered 188 laps of the {{convert|2.660|mi|km|adj=on}} track, totaling {{convert|500.1|mi|km}}.<ref name="1982w500" /> Attendance was announced at 100,000 spectators.<ref name="1982w500" />
David Simko crashed his vehicle on lap 4 while L. W. Wright blew his engine on lap 13. Further engine failures would be caused by Jody Ridley on lap 16, Cale Yarborough on lap 17 and Ron Bouchard on lap 23. Steve Moore's vehicle developed problems with its clutch that forced Moore out of the race on lap 32. Lake Speed blew his engine on lap 39 while Geoffrey Bodine did the same thing on lap 53. A valve sidelined Rick Wilson on lap 57. Lennie Pond would cause terminal damage to his vehicle on lap 66 while Dave Marcis blew his engine on the same lap. Elliott Forbes-Robinson would be relegated to the sidelines due to a nonworking engine on lap 73 while a problematic piston took Bill Scott out of the race on lap 75.<ref name="1982w500"/>
Richard Petty had an issue with his vehicle's fuel pump that would knock him out of the race on lap 82 while transmission problems took out Bill Elliott on lap 100. Buddy Baker developed steering problems with his vehicle on lap 109; forcing his early exit from the race. An engine issue took out Joe Ruttman on lap 159 and John Anderson on lap 164.<ref name="1982w500"/>
Terry Labonte took the championship lead after this race.<ref name="1982w500"/> [[Ferrel Harris]] would retire after this race with a 23rd-place finish.<ref name="1982w500"/><ref name="fantasyracingcheatsheet"/> One-time NASCAR driver [[L. W. Wright]] would race his only professional stock car event on this day.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1982&race=9&series_id=2| title = L.W. Wright's Only NASCAR Race | publisher = Race Database | date = 2015-06-29}}</ref> The sole Chevrolet driver on the grid, L. W. Wright was a [[Confidence trick|con artist]] who managed to swindle people into financing him getting a ride for this race, as well as an attempt at another at the next race where he failed to make the grid.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ridley Heads List Of Second-Round Qualifiers |work=[[NASCAR Scene|Grand National Scene]] |date=May 13, 1982 |pages=9 |quote="Two drivers, Bob Schact and L.W. Wright, were not fast enough and failed to make the field."}}</ref> His credentials as a licensed NASCAR driver were not requested during the early 1980s.
===Results===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos
!Grid
!Car No.
!Driver
!Team
!Manufacturer
!Laps
!Laps Led
!Time/Retired
!{{Tooltip|Pts.|Points}}
|-
!1
|2
|11
|[[Darrell Waltrip]]
|[[Junior Johnson & Associates|Johnson Hodgdon Racing]]
|Buick
|188
|54
|3:11:19
|180
|-
!2
|4
|44
|[[Terry Labonte]]
|[[Hagan Enterprises]]
|Buick
|188
|21
| +1 car length
|175
|-
!3
|1
|28
|[[Benny Parsons]]
|[[Ranier Racing with MDM|Ranier-Lundy Racing]]
|Pontiac
|188
|84
| +3 car lengths
|175
|-
!4
|15
|42
|[[Kyle Petty]]
|[[Petty Enterprises]]
|Pontiac
|188
|0
| +4 car lengths
|160
|-
!5
|16
|98
|[[Morgan Shepherd]]
|Benfield Racing
|Buick
|188
|5
|lead lap
|160
|-
!6
|17
|37
|[[Donnie Allison]]
|Rogers Racing
|Buick
|186
|1
| +2 laps
|155
|-
!7
|24
|2
|[[Tim Richmond]]
|[[Jim Stacy|Jim Stacy Racing]]
|Buick
|186
|0
| +2 laps
|0
|-
!8
|20
|15
|[[Dale Earnhardt]]
|[[Bud Moore Engineering]]
|Ford
|186
|3
| +2 laps
|147
|-
!9
|33
|52
|[[Jimmy Means]]
|[[Means Racing]]
|Buick
|184
|0
| +4 laps
|138
|-
!10
|11
|02
|[[Mark Martin]]
|Bud Reeder Racing
|Buick
|184
|0
| +4 laps
|134
|-
!11
|32
|67
|[[Buddy Arrington]]
|Arrington Racing
|Dodge
|184
|1
| +4 laps
|135
|-
!12
|37
|48
|[[Slick Johnson]]
|[[James Hylton Motorsports|Hylton Engineering]]
|Buick
|183
|0
| +5 laps
|0
|-
!13
|12
|88
|[[Bobby Allison]]
|[[DiGard Motorsports]]
|Buick
|182
|8
| +6 laps
|129
|-
!14
|14
|33
|[[Harry Gant]]
|[[Mach 1 Racing]]
|Buick
|182
|4
| +6 laps
|126
|-
!15
|31
|6
|[[Dick May]]{{Ref|mayulrich|1}}
|
|Buick
|181
|0
| +7 laps
|118
|-
!16
|35
|94
|[[Tommy Gale (racing driver)|Tommy Gale]]
|[[Elmo Langley|Langley Racing]]
|Ford
|180
|0
| +8 laps
|115
|-
!17
|25
|99
|[[Phillip Duffie]] '''(R)'''
|Duffie Racing
|Buick
|179
|0
| +9 laps
|112
|-
!18
|38
|70
|[[J.D. McDuffie]]
|[[McDuffie Racing]]
|Pontiac
|177
|0
| +11 laps
|109
|-
!19
|19
|21
|[[Neil Bonnett]]
|[[Wood Brothers Racing]]
|Ford
|165
|1
| +13 laps
|111
|-
!20
|30
|19
|[[John Anderson (NASCAR driver)|John Anderson]]
|Gray Racing
|Buick
|164
|0
|Engine
|103
|-
!21
|26
|66
|[[Lowell Cowell]]
|Hamby Racing
|Buick
|161
|0
| +27 laps
|100
|-
!22
|21
|75
|[[Joe Ruttman]]
|[[RahMoc Enterprises]]
|Pontiac
|159
|0
|Engine
|97
|-
!23
|40
|40
|[[Ferrel Harris]]
|[[Jasper Motorsports|Ulrich Racing]]
|Buick
|146
|0
| +42 laps
|0
|-
!24
|3
|3
|[[Ricky Rudd]]
|[[Richard Childress Racing]]
|Pontiac
|116
|1
| +72 laps
|96
|-
!25
|13
|1
|[[Buddy Baker]]
|[[Hoss Ellington|Ellington Racing]]
|Buick
|109
|0
|Steering
|88
|-
!26
|7
|9
|[[Bill Elliott]]
|[[Melling Racing]]
|Ford
|100
|0
|Transmission
|85
|-
!27
|9
|43
|[[Richard Petty]]
|[[Petty Enterprises]]
|Pontiac
|82
|0
|Fuel pump
|82
|-
!28
|39
|07
|[[Billy Scott (racecar driver)|Bill Scott]] '''(R)'''
|Brown Racing
|Buick
|75
|0
|Piston
|79
|-
!29
|18
|96
|[[Elliott Forbes-Robinson]]
|Cronkrite Racing
|Buick
|73
|0
|Engine
|76
|-
!30
|10
|71
|[[Dave Marcis]]
|[[Marcis Auto Racing]]
|Buick
|66
|0
|Contact
|73
|-
!31
|23
|24
|[[Lennie Pond]]
|[[Gordon Racing]]
|Buick
|66
|1
|Contact
|75
|-
!32
|22
|62
|[[Rick Wilson (racing driver)|Rick Wilson]]
|Wilson Racing
|Oldsmobile
|57
|0
|Valves
|67
|-
!33
|5
|50
|[[Geoffrey Bodine]]
|Cliff Stewart Racing
|Pontiac
|53
|0
|Engine
|0
|-
!34
|26
|17
|[[Lake Speed]]
|Hamby Racing
|Buick
|39
|0
|Engine
|61
|-
!35
|27
|73
|[[Steve Moore (racing driver)|Steve Moore]]
|Moore Racing
|Pontiac
|32
|4
|Clutch
|63
|-
!36
|8
|47
|[[Ron Bouchard]]
|[[Ron Bouchard|Race Hill Farm Team]]
|Buick
|23
|0
|Engine
|55
|-
!37
|6
|27
|[[Cale Yarborough]]
|M. C. Anderson Racing
|Buick
|17
|0
|Engine
|52
|-
!38
|34
|90
|[[Jody Ridley]]
|[[Donlavey Racing]]
|Ford
|16
|0
|Engine
|49
|-
!39
|36
|34
|[[L.W. Wright|L. W. Wright]] '''(R)'''
|[[L. W. Wright|Music City Racing]]
|Chevrolet
|13
|0
|Engine
|0{{Ref|wright|2}}
|-
!40
|29
|54
|[[David Simko]] '''(R)'''
|Simko Racing
|Pontiac
|4
|0
|Contact
|43
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="11" |''Sources:''<ref name="1982w500" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.driveraverages.com/nascar/race.php?sked_id=1982009|title=NASCAR Race Results at Talladega - May 2, 1982 [Winston 500] |website=www.driveraverages.com|access-date=2019-09-01}}</ref>
|}
==== Notes ====
* {{Note|mayulrich|1}}Sources conflict as to whether Dick May or [[D. K. Ulrich]] raced in the 1982 Winston 500.
* {{Note|wright|2}}L. W. Wright did not receive any driver points, as a late entrant to the race.
==Standings after the race==
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