- 1982 Southern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1982 Southern 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Cale Yarborough | 99 | #27 Buick | Valvoline | 185 | 367 | Finish | $34,300 | |
| 2 | 8 | Richard Petty | 20 | #43 Pontiac | STP | 175 | 367 | Finish | $26,165 | |
| 3 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 36 | #15 Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 170 | 367 | Finish | $21,225 | |
| 4 | 13 | Bill Elliott | 27 | #9 Ford | Melling Tool | 0 | 367 | Finish | $13,925 | |
| 5 | 18 | Buddy Baker | 0 | #28 Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 155 | 365 | Finish | $16,140 | |
| 6 | 22 | Lake Speed | 0 | #17 Buick | Yazoo Mowers | 150 | 365 | Finish | $10,205 | |
| 7 | 15 | Geoff Bodine | 0 | #50 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 146 | 364 | Finish | $13,825 | |
| 8 | 20 | Benny Parsons | 0 | #55 Buick | Weyman & Bruton | 142 | 364 | Finish | $5,375 | |
| 9 | 27 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Reid Trailer Sales | 138 | 364 | Finish | $8,820 | |
| 10 | 17 | Dave Marcis | 5 | #71 Chevy | Hudson / Transmissions Unlimited | 139 | 362 | Finish | $8,125 | |
| 11 | 12 | Harry Gant | 7 | #33 Buick | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit | 135 | 359 | Finish | $8,065 | |
| 12 | 30 | Connie Saylor | 3 | #4 Oldsmobile | Connie Mining Tire | 132 | 357 | Finish | $4,750 | |
| 13 | 4 | Joe Ruttman | 26 | #75 Buick | Pet Dairy | 129 | 357 | Finish | $7,755 | |
| 14 | 24 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #1 Buick Unk | UNO / STP | 121 | 355 | Finish | $3,950 | |
| 15 | 39 | Dick May | 0 | #19 Buick | Gray Racing | 0 | 352 | Finish | $3,925 | |
| 16 | 36 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Macks Stores | 115 | 350 | Finish | $6,135 | |
| 17 | 37 | Philip Duffie | 0 | #99 Buick | U.S. Duffie Sand & Gravel | 112 | 349 | Finish | $3,580 | |
| 18 | 32 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Pontiac Unk | Palatine Auto Parts | 109 | 343 | Finish | $6,095 | |
| 19 | 40 | Rick Newsom | 0 | #20 Chevy | Bojangles' | 0 | 341 | Finish | $3,260 | |
| 20 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 88 | #88 Buick | Gatorade | 108 | 327 | Finish | $11,875 | |
| 21 | 35 | Bobby Wawak | 2 | #94 Chevy | Wawak Racing | 105 | 316 | Finish | $2,990 | |
| 22 | 19 | Mark Martin | 0 | #02 Buick | Jolly Rancher / Rogers | 97 | 310 | Finish | $5,245 | |
| 23 | 31 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 94 | 255 | Wheel | $5,000 | |
| 24 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 23 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 96 | 240 | Engine | $13,735 | |
| 25 | 25 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 88 | 232 | Accident | $5,220 | |
| 26 | 21 | Ron Bouchard | 0 | #47 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 85 | 225 | Accident | $9,340 | |
| 27 | 23 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #6 Buick | Pentax Cameras | 87 | 225 | Cylinder | $3,965 | |
| 28 | 16 | Jody Ridley | 1 | #90 Ford | J.D. Stacy | 84 | 224 | Accident | $9,605 | |
| 29 | 26 | H.B. Bailey | 0 | #36 Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 76 | 200 | Brakes | $2,010 | |
| 30 | 7 | Tim Richmond | 21 | #2 Buick | Stacy-Pak | 78 | 177 | Engine | $4,240 | |
| 31 | 6 | Ricky Rudd | Richard Childress Racing | 1 | #3 Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 0 | 168 | Engine | $4,175 |
| 32 | 29 | Slick Johnson | 2 | #40 Buick | Price Racing | 72 | 151 | Engine | $2,075 | |
| 33 | 34 | Mike Potter | 0 | #66 Oldsmobile | Cam Farm / King's Inn | 64 | 141 | Rear End | $1,860 | |
| 34 | 10 | Neil Bonnett | 1 | #21 Ford | Warner Hodgdon | 66 | 131 | Valve | $1,805 | |
| 35 | 11 | Terry Labonte | 0 | #44 Chevy Monte Carlo | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph | 58 | 120 | Engine | $3,760 | |
| 36 | 14 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #98 Buick | Levi Garrett | 55 | 106 | Valve | $2,770 | |
| 37 | 1 | David Pearson | 5 | #03 Buick | Chattanooga Chew / Carolina Tool | 57 | 78 | Axle | $4,490 | |
| 38 | 38 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #42 Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 0 | 74 | Cylinder | $1,560 | |
| 39 | 33 | Earle Canavan | 0 | #13 Buick | J & B | 0 | 69 | Engine | $1,530 | |
| 40 | 28 | Lennie Pond | 0 | #24 Buick | Carolina Bank & Trust | 43 | 34 | A-Frame | $2,500 |