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July 10, 1982 - 250 Miles -
Purse $126,935 |

Darrell Waltrip celebrates with his Junior Johnson
teammates in victory lane after winning the 1982 Busch Nashville
420. Crew Chief and future television announcer Jeff Hammond is
pictured to the left of Waltrip.
Waltrip led all but 20 laps and lapped the field. It was
his eight win in the last 11 NASCAR short track races.
For the two 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series races contested at
Nashville, Waltrip would lead 819 of 840 laps ran. This
calculates to a dominating 97.5% |
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Darrell Waltrip cruises to his third
straight victory at historic Fairgrounds Speedway. The
Franklin, Tennessee-based driver led 400 laps en route to a
one-lap victory over second place finisher Terry Labonte.
The car
driven by Murfreesboro, Tennessee driver Daryl Sage was the same
car raced by the D.B. Cooper of NASCAR, L.W. Wright. The
mysterious Wright purchased the car from Sterling Marlin, then
proceeded to drive it in the 1982 Winston 500.
Wright had no previous NASCAR experience but yet qualified for
the race. Sage's sponsor paid Marlin $3,700 for the car.
NASCAR Hall
of Fame driver Benny Parsons ended his consecutive start streak
at 321. Parsons and Car owner Harry Rainer parted ways the
previous week, right after the Gabrial 400 at Michigan.
The 1982 race would be the last Fairgrounds Speedway start
for veteran driver James Hylton. Over his career, the
Inman, South Carolina driver would record 26 starts at the
track.
Hometown
favorite Jimmy Means battles with Jody Ridley in the 90 car and
Bobby Allison in the 88 car.
During the
early to mid-seventies, Means was a regular in the Late Model
Sportsman series at Nashville.
As of the
2021 season, Means is still active as an owner in the Xfinity
Series |
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Dale Earnhardt qualified his Bud Moore Ford in the
13 position
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James Hylton recorded his last start at
the Fairgrounds |
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Harry Gant pushes his Skoal Bandit Buick into turn
three |
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Mark Martin's Apache Stove Pontiac started the race
in seventh position. |
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Average Speed:
86.524 mph |
Time of Race: 2:53:35 |
Margin: One Lap |
Pole Winner: Morgan
Shepherd - 103.959 mph |
Attendance: 18,000 |
Cautions: 5 for 24
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Lap Leaders:
Morgan Shepherd 1 - 19, Darrell Waltrip 20 - 46, Bill Elliot 47, Darrell
Waltrip 48 - 420 |
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Driver |
Fin |
Str |
Car |
Team / Owner |
Car |
Laps |
Money |
Status |
Led |
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Darrell Waltrip |
|
3 |
11 |
Mountain Dew Jr Johnson & Assoc |
Buick |
420 |
22,025 |
Running |
400 |
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Terry Labonte |
2 |
9 |
44 |
Texas Jeans Billy Hagan
|
Chevrolet |
419 |
8,595 |
Running |
0 |
 |
Harry Gant |
3 |
8 |
33 |
Skoal Bandit Hal Needham
|
Buick |
419 |
6,805 |
Running |
0 |
 |
Ricky Rudd |
4 |
16 |
3 |
Piedmont Airlines Richard Childress
|
Pontiac |
419 |
5,360 |
Running |
0 |
 |
Tim Richmond |
5 |
4 |
2 |
Stacy-Pak Jim Stacy |
Buick |
419 |
4,175 |
Running |
0 |
 |
Geoffrey Bodine |
6 |
11 |
50 |
Performance Connect Cliff
Stewart |
Pontiac |
418 |
8,435 |
Running |
0 |
 |
Richard Petty |
7 |
15 |
43 |
STP Petty Enterprises
|
Pontiac |
418 |
8,235 |
Running |
0 |
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Jody Ridley |
8 |
14 |
90 |
J.D. Stacy Junie Donlavey
|
Ford |
417 |
7,635 |
Running |
0 |
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Dale Earnhardt |
9 |
13 |
15 |
Wrangler Jeans Bud Moore
|
Ford |
417 |
7,635 |
Running |
0 |
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Ron Bouchard |
10 |
5 |
47 |
J.D. Stacy Jack Beebe
|
Buick |
414 |
7,185 |
Running |
0 |
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Dave Marcis |
11 |
17 |
71 |
Hudson Transmission Dave Marcis
|
Chevrolet |
414 |
3,055 |
Running |
0 |
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Joe Ruttman |
12 |
6 |
75 |
Pet Dairy RahMoc
Enterprises |
Buick |
412 |
2,845 |
Running |
0 |
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Lake Speed |
13 |
23 |
17 |
Yazoo Mowers Roger Hamby
|
Buick |
411 |
2,685 |
Running |
0 |
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Jimmy Means |
14 |
19 |
52 |
Broadway Motors Jimmy Means |
Chevrolet |
403 |
2,475 |
Running |
0 |
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Mark Martin |
15 |
7 |
02 |
Apache Stove Mark Martin
|
Pontiac |
400 |
2,385 |
Running |
0 |
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Darryl Sage |
16 |
25 |
86 |
Space Age Lee Sage |
Chevrolet |
400 |
885 |
Running |
0 |
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D.K. Ulrich |
17 |
21 |
6 |
D.K. Ulrich |
Buick |
396 |
2,135 |
Running |
0 |
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Tommy Gale |
18 |
20 |
64 |
Sunny King Ford Elmo Langley
|
Ford |
395 |
1,190 |
Running |
0 |
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Bobby Allison |
19 |
12 |
88 |
Gatorade DiGard Racing |
Chevrolet |
394 |
5,460 |
Running |
0 |
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James Hylton |
20 |
28 |
48 |
Palatine Auto Parts James
Hylton |
Pontiac |
381 |
1,935 |
Engine |
0 |
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Bill Elliott |
21 |
10 |
9 |
Melling Tool Harry Melling
|
Ford |
370 |
1,010 |
Engine |
1 |
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Buddy Arrington |
22 |
24 |
67 |
Hills Racing Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
261 |
1,185 |
Engine |
0 |
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Kyle Petty |
23 |
18 |
42 |
STP / UNO Petty Enterprises |
Pontiac |
241 |
1,160 |
Rear end |
0 |
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Buddy Baker |
24 |
2 |
28 |
J.D. Stacy Harry Ranier |
Pontiac |
230 |
7,835 |
Engine |
0 |
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J.D. McDuffie |
25 |
27 |
70 |
Bailey Excavating J D
McDuffie |
Pontiac |
200 |
1,110 |
Engine |
0 |
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Morgan Shepherd |
26 |
1 |
98 |
Levi Garrett Ron Benfield |
Buick |
169 |
1,805 |
Engine |
19 |
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Lennie Pond |
27 |
26 |
24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Buick |
53 |
1,100 |
Engine |
0 |
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Slick Johnson |
28 |
22 |
40 |
Baxter Price |
Buick |
44 |
595 |
Ignition |
0 |
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