1982 Winston 500

The 1982 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place May 2, 1982, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama.

1982 Winston 500
Race details
Race 9 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
The program from the 1982 Winston 500.
Date May 2, 1982 (1982-May-02)
Official name Winston 500
Location Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega, Alabama
Course 2.660 mi (4.280 km)
Distance 188 laps, 500.1 mi (804.8 km)
Weather Cloudy with temperatures of 81.0 °F (27.2 °C); wind speeds averaging 3.3 miles per hour (5.3 km/h)
Average speed 156.597 miles per hour (252.018 km/h)
Attendance 100,000
Pole position
Driver Ranier-Lundy Racing
Most laps led
Driver Benny Parsons Ranier-Lundy Racing
Laps 84
Winner
No. 11 Darrell Waltrip Johnson Hodgdon Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN
Announcers Bob Jenkins
Larry Nuber

The makes of the cars in the race were 1 Oldsmobile, 9 Pontiacs, 5 Fords, 1 Chevrolet, 1 Dodge, and 24 Buicks.

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