Official name Busch 500 | ||
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Date August 28, 1982 (1982-August-28) Location Bristol International Raceway, Bristol, Tennessee Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.857 km) Distance 500 laps, 266.5 mi (428.8 km) Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) | ||
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.
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By 1980, NASCAR had completely stopped tracking the year model of all the vehicles and most teams did not take stock cars to the track under their own power anymore.
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 live spectators. This would make him equal to Cale Yarborough in the number of wins at Bristol Speedway up to this point. Kyle Petty received the last-place finish due to an engine problem on the second lap of this 500-lap race. Tim Richmond earned his pole position after acquiring a top speed of 112.507 miles per hour (181.062 km/h). Almost ¾ of a second would separate Allison from Waltrip. Three cautions were administered on the track 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 final win of Tim Richmond's career would occur at this race while Al Loquasto would terminate his NASCAR racing career after this date. After the end of this race, Bobby Allison would develop a slim lead over Terry Labonte for championship points.