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1982 Busch 500

Auto race held at Bristol International Raceway in 1982

Auto race held at Bristol International Raceway in 1982

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 21 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
Race NameBusch 500
Details ref
Fulldate
Year1982
Race_No21
Season_No30
ImageBristol Motor Speedway map.png
CaptionMap of the Bristol Motor Speedway
Official nameBusch 500
LocationBristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee
Course_mi0.533
Course_km0.857
Distance_laps500
Distance_mi266.5
Distance_km428.8
WeatherTemperatures of 80.1 F; wind speeds of 8 mph
Avg94.318 mi/h
Attendance30,000
Pole_DriverTim Richmond
Pole_TeamJim Stacy Racing
Most_DriverBobby Allison
Most_TeamDiGard Motorsports
Most_laps169
Car11
First_DriverDarrell Waltrip
First_TeamJunior Johnson & Associates
Networkuntelevised
Announcersnone

The 1982 Busch 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that took place on August 28, 1982, at Bristol International Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.

Background

Bristol International Speedway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Race report

It took almost two hours and fifty minutes for Darrell Waltrip to defeat Bobby Allison and 29 other American-born drivers in front of an audience of 30,000 spectators. This would make him equal to Cale Yarborough in the number of wins at Bristol Speedway up to this point. Notable crew chiefs attending this race included Larry McReynolds, Dale Inman, Kirk Shelmerdine, Jeff Hammond, Jabe Thomas, Waddell Wilson, Jake Elder and Junie Donlavey.

Kyle Petty scored a last-place finish due to an engine problem on the second lap of this 500-lap race. Tim Richmond earned the pole position with a speed of 112.507 mph. Almost ¾ of a second would separate Allison from Waltrip at the finish. Three cautions occurred for 15 laps. Only seven vehicles would fail to finish the race. Other notable drivers in this race included J.D. McDuffie, Dale Earnhardt, and D.K. Ulrich.

The first pole of Tim Richmond's career would occur at this race while Al Loquasto would end his NASCAR racing career after this race. After the end of this race, Bobby Allison would take a slim lead over Terry Labonte for championship points.

Qualifying

GridNo.DriverManufacturerOwner1234567891011121314151617181920
2Tim RichmondBuickJim Stacy
44Terry LabonteBuickBilly Hagan
98Morgan ShepherdBuickRon Benfield
75Joe RuttmanBuickRahMoc Enterprises
28Buddy BakerPontiacHarry Ranier
3Ricky RuddPontiacRichard Childress
33Harry GantBuickHal Needham
11Darrell WaltripBuickJunior Johnson
88Bobby AllisonChevroletDiGard Racing
71Dave MarcisBuickDave Marcis
50Geoffrey BodinePontiacCliff Stewart
15Dale EarnhardtFordBud Moore
02Mark MartinPontiacBud Reeder
43Richard PettyPontiacPetty Enterprises
26Brad TeagueChevroletCharlie Henderson
40D.K. UlrichBuickD.K. Ulrich
17Lake SpeedBuickRoger Hamby
86Darryl SageChevroletLee Sage
52Jimmy MeansChevroletJimmy Means
4Connie SaylorBuickG.C. Spencer

Top 10 finishers

PosGridNo.DriverManufacturerLapsLaps ledPointsTime/Status12345678910
811Darrell WaltripBuick500381802:49:32
988Bobby AllisonChevrolet500169180+0.70 seconds
733Harry GantBuick50047170Lead lap under green flag
244Terry LabonteBuick4994165+1 lap
398Morgan ShepherdBuick49985160+1 lap
1215Dale EarnhardtFord49974155+1 lap
63Ricky RuddPontiac4980146+2 laps
2490Jody RidleyFord4950142+5 laps
528Buddy BakerPontiac4940138+6 laps
1150Geoffrey BodinePontiac4940134+6 laps

Timeline

Section reference:

  • Start of race: Tim Richmond started out as the first-place driver, holding it for 81 laps.
  • Lap 2: Kyle Petty had engine problems; making him the last-place finisher.
  • Lap 28: Rick Newsom's oil pump stopped working properly.
  • Lap 30: Ronnie Thomas overheated his vehicle, ending his day on the track.
  • Lap 45: Al Loquasto developed major engine problems, forcing him off the track.
  • Lap 50: Richard Petty's issues with his steering forced him out of the race.
  • Lap 82: Morgan Shepherd took over the lead from Tim Richmond.
  • Lap 83: Tim Richmond's engine acted up, bringing his race weekend to a premature end.
  • Lap 166: Joe Ruttman took over the lead from Morgan Shepherd.
  • Lap 168: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Joe Ruttman.
  • Lap 169: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt.
  • Lap 171: Terry Labonte took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip.
  • Lap 173: Dale Earnhardt took over the lead from Terry Labonte, eventually losing it to Harry Gant on lap 246.
  • Lap 246: Harry Gant took over the lead from Dale Earnhardt, eventually losing to Darrell Waltrip on lap 293.
  • Lap 259: Joe Ruttmann had to end the day because his vehicle's rear end came off in an unsafe manner.
  • Lap 293: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Harry Gant.
  • Lap 303: Morgan Shepherd took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip.
  • Lap 304: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Morgan Shepherd.
  • Lap 472: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Bobby Allison.
  • Lap 476: Terry Labonte took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip.
  • Lap 478: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Terry Labonte.
  • Lap 480: Bobby Allison took over the lead from Darrell Waltrip.
  • Lap 481: Darrell Waltrip took over the lead from Bobby Allison.
  • Finish: Darrell Waltrip was officially declared the winner of the event.

Standings after the race

PosDriverPointsDifferential1 [[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]2 [[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]3 [[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]45678910 [[File:1rightarrow.png10px]]
Bobby Allison31420
Terry Labonte3077-65
Darrell Waltrip3022-120
Buddy Arrington2639-503
Harry Gant2630-512
Richard Petty2622-520
Dave Marcis2539-549
Dale Earnhardt2540-602
Ron Bouchard2516-626
Morgan Shepherd2472-670

References

before = 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 | after = 1982 Southern 500| title = NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season| years = 1982 |

References

  1. [http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TN/Bristol/1982-08-28 Weather information for the ''1982 Busch 500''] at the Old Farmers' Almanac
  2. Gragg, Joe. (August 25, 2011}} {{dead link). "It's Official: Bristol Is The Loudest NASCAR Track". WCYB.com.
  3. [http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1982_Busch_500/W ''1982 Busch 500''] racing information at Racing Reference
  4. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1241&dat=20060823&id=CIBTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QoYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3219,6442784 Memorable Moments at BMS] at Google News Archive Search
  5. [http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1982-21/W/C 1982 Busch 500 crew chiefs] at Racing Reference
  6. [http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1982&race=21&series_id=2 ''1982 Busch 500''] results at Race-Database
  7. link. (2015-12-26 at Driver Averages)
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