1982 Busch 500
{{short description|Auto race held at Bristol International Raceway in 1982}}
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report
| Type = CUST
| Description = Race 21 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
| Race Name = Busch 500
| Details ref = [http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TN/Bristol/1982-08-28 Weather information for the 1982 Busch 500] at the Old Farmers' Almanac
| Fulldate = {{Start date|1982|08|28}}
| Year = 1982
| Race_No = 21
| Season_No = 30
| Image = Bristol Motor Speedway map.png
| Caption = Map of the Bristol Motor Speedway
| Official name = Busch 500
| Location = Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee
| Course_mi = 0.533
| Course_km = 0.857
| Distance_laps = 500
| Distance_mi = 266.5
| Distance_km = 428.8
| Weather = Temperatures of {{convert|80.1|F|C}}; wind speeds of {{convert|8|mph|km/h}}
| Avg = {{convert|94.318|mi/h}}
| Pole_Driver = Tim Richmond
| Pole_Team = Jim Stacy Racing
| Pole_Time =
| Most_Driver = Bobby Allison
| Most_Team = DiGard Motorsports
| Most_laps = 169
| Car = 11
| First_Driver = Darrell Waltrip
| First_Team = Junior Johnson & Associates
| Network = untelevised
| Announcers = none
}}
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.{{cite web|last=Gragg|first=Joe|title=It's Official: Bristol Is The Loudest NASCAR Track|url=http://www.wcyb.com/news/28979292/detail.html|publisher=WCYB.com|accessdate=June 3, 2012|date=August 25, 2011}} {{dead link|date=October 2015}}
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.[http://www.racing-reference.info/race/1982_Busch_500/W 1982 Busch 500] racing information at Racing Reference This would make him equal to Cale Yarborough in the number of wins at Bristol Speedway up to this point.[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 Notable crew chiefs attending this race included Larry McReynolds, Dale Inman, Kirk Shelmerdine, Jeff Hammond, Jabe Thomas, Waddell Wilson, Jake Elder and Junie Donlavey.[http://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/1982-21/W/C 1982 Busch 500 crew chiefs] at Racing Reference
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 {{convert|112.507|mph|km/h}}. 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.[http://www.race-database.com/results/results.php?year=1982&race=21&series_id=2 1982 Busch 500] results at Race-Database After the end of this race, Bobby Allison would take a slim lead over Terry Labonte for championship points.[http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1982021 NASCAR Race Results at Bristol - August 28, 1982] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226235851/http://www.driveraverages.com/nascar_stats/race.php?sked_id=1982021 |date=2015-12-26 }} at Driver Averages
=Qualifying=
Top 10 finishers
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:95%" |
| Pos
! Grid ! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! Driver ! Manufacturer ! {{Tooltip|Laps|Laps completed}} ! {{Tooltip|Laps led|Laps as the lead driver}} ! {{Tooltip|Points|Number of points earned towards championship standings}} ! Time/Status |
|---|
| 1
| 8 || 11 || Darrell Waltrip || Buick || 500 || 38 || 180 || 2:49:32 |
| 2
| 9 || 88 || Bobby Allison || Chevrolet || 500 || 169 || 180 || +0.70 seconds |
| 3
| 7 || 33 || Harry Gant || Buick || 500 || 47 || 170 || Lead lap under green flag |
| 4
| 2 || 44 || Terry Labonte || Buick || 499 || 4 || 165 || +1 lap |
| 5
| 3 || 98 || Morgan Shepherd || Buick || 499 || 85 || 160 || +1 lap |
| 6
| 12 || 15 || Dale Earnhardt || Ford || 499 || 74 || 155 || +1 lap |
| 7
| 6 || 3 || Ricky Rudd || Pontiac || 498 || 0 || 146 || +2 laps |
| 8
| 24 || 90 || Jody Ridley || Ford || 495 || 0 || 142 || +5 laps |
| 9
| 5 || 28 || Buddy Baker || Pontiac || 494 || 0 || 138 || +6 laps |
| 10
| 11 || 50 || Geoffrey Bodine || Pontiac || 494 || 0 || 134 || +6 laps |
Timeline
- 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
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| Pos
! Driver ! Differential |
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| 1 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3142 | 0 |
| 2 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3077 | -65 |
| 3 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3022 | -120 |
| 4 {{Increase}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 2639 | -503 |
| 5 {{Increase}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 2630 | -512 |
| 6 {{Decrease}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 2622 | -520 |
| 7 {{Decrease}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 2539 | -549 |
| 8 {{Increase}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 2540 | -602 |
| 9 {{Decrease}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 2516 | -626 |
| 10 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2472 | -670 |
References
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before = 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 |
after = 1982 Southern 500|
title = NASCAR Winston Cup Series Season|
years = 1982 |
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