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47:A map showing the layout of Martinsville Speedway
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1348:"NASCAR Tracks—The Martinsville Speedway"
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34:1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
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1393:at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet
103:500 laps, 262.5 mi (442.4 km)
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1388:Racing information for the
1373:Racing information for the
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56:April 25, 1982
1406:1982 Northwest Bank 400
262:Martinsville, Virginia
84:Martinsville, Virginia
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277:Martinsville Speedway
258:Martinsville Speedway
80:Martinsville Speedway
1319:"NASCAR Race Tracks"
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32:Race 8 of 30 in the
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95:0.525 mi (0.844 km)
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707:Time/Status
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395:Billy Hagan
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27:Race details
1358:October 26,
1329:October 26,
1246:Dave Marcis
912:Mark Martin
879:Dave Marcis
623:Jack Beebe
578:Joe Ruttman
566:Bud Reeder
559:Mark Martin
349:Brad Teague
340:Joe Ruttman
309:D.K. Ulrich
303:Race report
228:untelevised
1433:Categories
1260:References
1125:Harry Gant
817:Ricky Rudd
722:Harry Gant
661:Bud Moore
528:Jim Stacy
445:Ricky Rudd
426:Harry Gant
355:Qualifying
336:Harry Gant
332:Ricky Rudd
313:Harry Gant
295:at eleven
272:Background
233:Announcers
207:Harry Gant
174:Harry Gant
124:Attendance
1021:+16 laps
990:+15 laps
959:+11 laps
884:Chevrolet
506:Chevrolet
392:Chevrolet
928:+8 laps
897:+4 laps
864:+4 laps
833:+4 laps
802:+3 laps
738:3:30:01
698:Laps led
283:to hold
100:Distance
76:Location
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1038:Driver
1009:Pontiac
916:Pontiac
821:Pontiac
686:Driver
563:Pontiac
468:Pontiac
449:Pontiac
411:Pontiac
370:Driver
315:defeat
297:degrees
224:Network
108:Weather
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376:Owner
293:banked
285:NASCAR
251:NASCAR
249:was a
202:No. 33
196:Winner
169:Driver
139:Driver
127:36,500
90:Course
36:season
1415:1982
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1153:-139
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1087:1155
978:Buick
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852:Buick
757:Buick
726:Buick
678:Grid
639:Buick
620:Buick
601:Buick
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525:Buick
487:Buick
430:Buick
362:Grid
324:Buick
1360:2012
1331:2012
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1090:-80
1065:1235
1035:Pos
789:Ford
693:Laps
675:Pos
658:Ford
544:Ford
330:and
289:oval
245:The
236:none
188:Laps
53:Date
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