1982 Gabriel 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1982 Gabriel 400 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan International Speedway |
| Date: | June 20th |
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile, moderate-banked, tri-oval superspeedway.
This NASCAR sanctioned race track is located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. It is used for NASCAR and high-level open wheel motor racing events.
One Of NASCAR's Fastest TracksMichigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.
The track opened in 1968 and is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).
From 1996 to 2000, the track was referred to as Michigan Speedway. This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by Roger Penske's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1982 Gabriel 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1982 Gabriel 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | 4 | $24,700 | 200 | 0 | running | Valvoline |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 6 | $25,650 | 200 | 0 | running | Mountain Dew |
| 3 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 14 | $12,500 | 200 | 0 | running | Melling Tool |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | 88 | 2 | $16,100 | 200 | 0 | running | Gatorade |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 8 | $11,530 | 200 | 0 | running | Piedmont Airlines |
| 6 | Kyle Petty | 42 | 20 | $10,195 | 199 | 0 | running | STP |
| 7 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 11 | $13,550 | 199 | 0 | running | Wrangler Jeans |
| 8 | Morgan Shepherd | 98 | 10 | $7,475 | 199 | 0 | running | Levi Garrett |
| 9 | Geoffrey Bodine | 50 | 3 | $12,700 | 198 | 0 | running | Performance Connection |
| 10 | Harry Gant | 33 | 16 | $7,640 | 198 | 0 | running | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit |
| 11 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | 13 | $3,950 | 198 | 0 | running | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. |
| 12 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 1 | $12,400 | 198 | 0 | running | J.D. Stacy Enterprises |
| 13 | Joe Ruttman | 75 | 37 | $6,405 | 197 | 0 | running | Pet Dairy |
| 14 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 24 | $6,035 | 196 | 0 | running | J.D. Stacy |
| 15 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 17 | $5,650 | 196 | 0 | running | Hills Racing |
| 16 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | 8 | 26 | $0 | 195 | 0 | running | Hillin Drilling |
| 17 | Dean Combs | 77 | 23 | $2,425 | 194 | 0 | running | R.L. Monroe |
| 18 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 28 | $4,725 | 193 | 0 | running | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 21 | H.B. Bailey | 36 | 19 | $1,985 | 192 | 0 | running | Almeda Auto Parts |
| 23 | James Hylton | 48 | 33 | $3,540 | 186 | 0 | running | Palatine Auto Parts |
| 24 | Dennis DeVea | 19 | 31 | $1,670 | 185 | 0 | running | Belden Asphalt / UNO |
| 25 | Tim Richmond | 2 | 12 | $3,870 | 184 | 0 | running | J.D. Stacy |
| 26 | Richard Petty | 43 | 9 | $9,360 | 178 | 0 | engine | STP |
| 27 | Jody Ridley | 90 | 18 | $8,905 | 158 | 0 | engine | J.D. Stacy |
| 28 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 5 | $3,185 | 151 | 0 | engine | Texas Jeans |
| 30 | Slick Johnson | 40 | 25 | $1,340 | 93 | 0 | ignition | D.K. Ulrich |
| 31 | Buddy Baker | 28 | 7 | $9,285 | 92 | 0 | engine | J.D. Stacy |
| 32 | Benny Parsons | 1 | 21 | $1,730 | 81 | 0 | cam | UNO |
| 33 | Mark Martin | 2 | 15 | $2,175 | 66 | 0 | engine | Apache Stove / Rogers |
| 34 | Lake Speed | 17 | 30 | $2,120 | 22 | 0 | water pump | Yazoo Mowers |
| 35 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 34 | $1,065 | 20 | 0 | engine | Steve Vuckovich Racing |
| 36 | David Pearson | 3 | 22 | $1,010 | 11 | 0 | oil pump | Carolina Tool / Chattanooga Chew |
