1982 Virginia National Bank 500

1982 Virginia National Bank 500

Race details[1]
Race 8 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway
Date	April 25, 1982 (1982-April-25)
Official name	Virginia National Bank 500
Location	Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility 0.525 mi (0.844 km)
Distance	500 laps, 262.5 mi (442.4 km)
Weather	Mild with temperatures of 74.8 °F (23.8 °C); wind speeds of 12.8 miles per hour (20.6 km/h)
Average speed	75.073 miles per hour (120.818 km/h)
Attendance	36,500[2]
Pole position
Driver	Terry Labonte	Hagan Enterprises
Most laps led
Driver	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing
Laps	167
Winner
No. 33	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing
Television in the United States
Network	untelevised
Announcers	none

The 1982 Virginia National Bank 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series racing event that was set on April 25, 1982, at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. During the early 1980s, the NASCAR Winston Cup Series was plagued with top teams running big engines and finishing in third place to avoid inspection.

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. Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day.