| 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 | ||
| 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 | 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.
- ^ Weather information for the 1982 Virginia National Bank 500 at The Old Farmers' Almanac
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