1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan International Speedway |
| Date: | August 22nd |
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 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1982 Champion Spark Plug 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Allison | 88 | 10 | $26,900 | 200 | 0 | running | Gatorade |
| 2 | Richard Petty | 43 | 11 | $20,505 | 200 | 0 | running | STP |
| 3 | Harry Gant | 33 | 15 | $13,255 | 200 | 0 | running | 7-Eleven / Skoal Bandit |
| 4 | Geoffrey Bodine | 50 | 13 | $15,200 | 200 | 0 | running | Performance Connection |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | 55 | 14 | $6,725 | 200 | 0 | running | Weyman & Bruton |
| 6 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 5 | $8,845 | 199 | 0 | running | Tom Prange Leasing |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 2 | $16,300 | 198 | 0 | running | Mountain Dew |
| 8 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 28 | $6,725 | 197 | 0 | running | Throttle's Food & Fuel |
| 9 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | 17 | $3,150 | 197 | 0 | running | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. |
| 10 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 20 | $10,050 | 197 | 0 | running | J.D. Stacy |
| 12 | Lake Speed | 17 | 19 | $5,405 | 197 | 0 | running | Yazoo Mowers |
| 13 | Dean Combs | 77 | 27 | $2,250 | 196 | 0 | running | Sports Specs / R.L. Monroe |
| 14 | Ricky Rudd | 3 | 3 | $5,160 | 195 | 0 | running | Piedmont Airlines |
| 15 | Kyle Petty | 1 | 8 | $2,100 | 195 | 0 | running | UNO / STP |
| 17 | Ronnie Thomas | 42 | 38 | $1,850 | 193 | 0 | running | Thomas Racing |
| 18 | Joe Booher | 40 | 32 | $1,750 | 192 | 0 | running | Booher Farms |
| 19 | Charlie Baker | 19 | 31 | $1,700 | 192 | 0 | running | H.M. Kelly Trucking |
| 20 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 30 | $4,165 | 191 | 0 | running | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 21 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 6 | $3,850 | 187 | 0 | running | Texas Jeans / Stratagraph |
| 22 | James Hylton | 48 | 36 | $3,595 | 179 | 0 | running | Palatine Auto Parts |
| 23 | Tim Richmond | 2 | 9 | $3,275 | 161 | 0 | rear end | Stacy-Pak |
| 24 | Tony Bettenhausen | 24 | 33 | $3,215 | 139 | 0 | engine | Provimi Veal |
| 25 | Buddy Baker | 28 | 4 | $9,525 | 109 | 0 | radiator | J.D. Stacy |
| 26 | Jody Ridley | 90 | 25 | $8,750 | 108 | 0 | engine | J.D. Stacy |
| 27 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 1 | $3,500 | 104 | 0 | running | Melling Tool |
| 28 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | 7 | $1,250 | 103 | 0 | trans | Valvoline |
| 30 | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | 18 | $8,750 | 76 | 0 | brakes | Wrangler Jeans |
| 31 | David Pearson | 3 | 22 | $1,100 | 75 | 0 | oil pump | Carolina Tool |
| 32 | Morgan Shepherd | 98 | 12 | $2,805 | 68 | 0 | sway bar | Levi Garrett |
| 34 | Mark Martin | 2 | 23 | $2,685 | 45 | 0 | rear end | Briarwood Hilton |
| 35 | H.B. Bailey | 36 | 26 | $900 | 42 | 0 | handling | Almeda Auto Parts |
| 36 | Al Loquasto | 6 | 37 | $1,850 | 18 | 0 | crash | Pentax Cameras |
| 37 | Earle Canavan | 13 | 34 | $850 | 7 | 0 | engine | JOB / Wyandotte Vapocure / Wynns |
| 38 | Joe Ruttman | 75 | 16 | $1,850 | 2 | 0 | oil pump | Pet Dairy |
