1982 Winston 500

1982 Winston 500
Race details[1][2]
Race 9 of 30 in the 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
The program from the 1982 Winston 500.
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[3]
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 1982 Winston 500 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race that took place May 2, 1982, at Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama.

The makes of the cars in the race were 1 Oldsmobile, 9 Pontiacs, 5 Fords, 1 Chevrolet, 1 Dodge, and 24 Buicks.[2][4]

  1. ^ "1982 Winston 500 weather information". The Old Farmers' Almanac. 2012-03-10.
  2. ^ a b "1982 Winston 500 racing information". Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet. 2011-08-12.
  3. ^ "1982 Winston 500 racing information". Racing Reference. 2011-07-19.
  4. ^ "1982 Winston 500 racing information". Driver Averages. 2011-08-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-08-10.