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Series Stats : 1982
The following data is compiled from all races run with this series.
| Champion | Sheldon Kinser |
| Driver Count | 124 |
| Race Count | 26 |
| Average Car Count | 27.4 |
| Driver Count at every race | 1 |
| Driver Count running half of the races | 17 |
1 Winning Feature Starting Positions
| Position | Count |
| 6th | 1 |
26 Winning Time Trial Positions
| Time Trial (Average: 6.0) | Count |
| 3 |
| 1st | 5 |
| 3rd | 2 |
| 4th | 1 |
| 5th | 4 |
| 6th | 4 |
| 7th | 2 |
| 8th | 2 |
| 11th | 1 |
| 12th | 1 |
| 27th | 1 |
Count: 26
| Race Date | Track | Race | Car Count | Winner | Start | Story |
| Saturday, April 24, 1982 | Eldora,OH | Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic | 45 | Jack Hewitt | | Jack Hewitt wins USAC at Eldora | |
| Wednesday, May 5, 1982 | Millstream,OH | | 28 | Jac Haudenschild | | | |
| Sunday, May 9, 1982 | Terre Haute,IN | Tony Hulman Classic | 41 | Chet Johnson | | | |
| Friday, May 14, 1982 | Paducah,KY | | 21 | Johnny Parsons | | | |
| Saturday, May 15, 1982 | Paragon,IN | | 32 | Chuck Amati | | Chuck Amati wins USAC at Paragon | |
| Friday, May 28, 1982 | State Fairgrounds,IN | | 35 | Ron Shuman | | Ron Shuman wins USAC at State Fairgrounds | |
| Wednesday, June 2, 1982 | Avilla,IN | | 27 | Johnny Parsons | | | |
| Saturday, June 5, 1982 | Knoxville,IA | | 28 | Sheldon Kinser | 6 | Sheldon Kinser wins USAC at Knoxville | |
| Sunday, June 6, 1982 | I-70,MO | | 19 | Jeff Swindell | | | |
| Thursday, June 17, 1982 | Chandler,IN | | 17 | Chuck Amati | | | |
| Sunday, June 20, 1982 | Terre Haute,IN | | 37 | Sheldon Kinser | | | |
| Wednesday, June 23, 1982 | Mansfield,OH | | 20 | Sheldon Kinser | | | |
| Saturday, June 26, 1982 | Springfield,IL | | 23 | Dean Shirley | | | |
| Saturday, July 17, 1982 | Eldora,OH | | 36 | Jac Haudenschild | | Jac Haudenschild wins USAC at Eldora | |
| Wednesday, July 21, 1982 | Kokomo,IN | | 29 | Rich Vogler | | | |
| Wednesday, July 28, 1982 | Paragon,IN | | 20 | Rich Vogler | | Rich Vogler wins USAC at Paragon | |
| Friday, July 30, 1982 | Santa Fe,IL | | 25 | Chuck Gurney | | | |
| Saturday, July 31, 1982 | Beaver Dam,WI | | 21 | Ken Schrader | | | |
| Sunday, August 8, 1982 | Terre Haute,IN | | 30 | Steve Kinser | | | |
| Friday, August 20, 1982 | Santa Fe,IL | | 24 | Rich Vogler | | | |
| Sunday, September 5, 1982 | Terre Haute,IN | Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial | 36 | Larry Rice | | | |
| Saturday, September 11, 1982 | Bloomington,IN | | 32 | Rich Vogler | | | |
| Sunday, October 3, 1982 | Eldora,OH | 4-Crown Nationals | 33 | Steve Kinser | | Steve Kinser wins USAC at Eldora | |
| Saturday, October 16, 1982 | 311,NC | | 16 | Sheldon Kinser | | | |
| Saturday, October 16, 1982 | 311,NC | | 20 | Ken Schrader | | | |
| Sunday, October 17, 1982 | 311,NC | | 17 | Sheldon Kinser | | | |
Drivers running at least half of the races (17)
| Driver | Races | Wins | Avg Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| 1 | Sheldon Kinser | 25 | 5 | 4.3 | 20 | 23 |
| 2 | Rich Vogler | 24 | 4 | 10.5 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Ken Schrader | 15 | 2 | 8.8 | 9 | 10 |
| 4 | Johnny Parsons | 13 | 2 | 11.9 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Larry Rice | 17 | 1 | 13.4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Jack Hewitt | 13 | 1 | 10.8 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Danny Milburn | 26 | 0 | 11.2 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | Steve Long | 25 | 0 | 10.2 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Dave Peperak | 23 | 0 | 16.5 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Manny Rockhold | 20 | 0 | 16.9 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Terry Pletch | 18 | 0 | 19.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Joe Saldana | 16 | 0 | 12.3 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Jerry Nemire | 15 | 0 | 11.1 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Eric Trousdale | 15 | 0 | 19.6 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Roger Rager | 14 | 0 | 8.4 | 6 | 8 |
| 16 | Johnny Coogan | 14 | 0 | 13.9 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Leon Gentry | 13 | 0 | 15.2 | 0 | 3 |
Drivers NOT running at least half of the races (107)
| Driver | Races | Wins | Avg Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 |
| 1 | Chuck Amati | 10 | 2 | 10.3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | Jac Haudenschild | 9 | 2 | 12.7 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Steve Kinser | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Ron Shuman | 5 | 1 | 7.4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Chet Johnson | 2 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Jeff Swindell | 2 | 1 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Dean Shirley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Chuck Gurney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Larry Martin | 12 | 0 | 13.8 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Bimbo Atkins | 12 | 0 | 22.1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Duke Cook | 11 | 0 | 13.5 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Allen Barr | 11 | 0 | 15.5 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Red Bledsoe | 11 | 0 | 18.1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Bob Christian | 10 | 0 | 15.5 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Gary Gray | 10 | 0 | 16.3 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Jim Moughan Jr | 10 | 0 | 16.4 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Jerry Weeks | 10 | 0 | 16.8 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Kelly Kinser | 9 | 0 | 13.6 | 1 | 4 |
| 19 | Keith Campbell | 9 | 0 | 16.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Bob Kinser | 9 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | David Smith | 9 | 0 | 17.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Denny Stewart | 9 | 0 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Morris Coffman | 9 | 0 | 26.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Bill Tyler | 8 | 0 | 16.8 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Mark Alderson | 8 | 0 | 17.9 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Tom Bigelow | 7 | 0 | 12.1 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Tim Bookmiller | 7 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Al Thomas | 7 | 0 | 24.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Dana Carter | 6 | 0 | 9.8 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Tim Boyd | 6 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ed Trudeau | 6 | 0 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Jerry Stuckey | 6 | 0 | 26.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Bill Mroz | 6 | 0 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Randy Kinser | 5 | 0 | 10.8 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Dick Colburn | 5 | 0 | 12.8 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Jim Moulis | 5 | 0 | 16.4 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Andy Hillenburg | 5 | 0 | 17.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Bill Burks Jr | 5 | 0 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Steve Chassey | 4 | 0 | 8.8 | 2 | 3 |
| 40 | Tony Elliott | 4 | 0 | 15.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Don OConnor | 4 | 0 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Gay Rolofson | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Steve Ball | 4 | 0 | 19.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Rick Schmidt | 4 | 0 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Ron Dorsett | 4 | 0 | 21.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | Gary Irvin | 4 | 0 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Bud Wilmot | 4 | 0 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Van Gurley Sr | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 3 |
| 49 | Eddie Leavitt | 3 | 0 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Horn | 3 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | Ken Rice | 3 | 0 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Gary Griffith | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Billy Robison | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 |
| 54 | Buddy Wallen | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 | Larry Fritz | 2 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Ed Angle | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Mike Johnson | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | Greg Staab | 2 | 0 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 59 | Mike Thomas | 2 | 0 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 | TJ Giddings | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Danny Smith | 2 | 0 | 15.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Buck Boughan | 2 | 0 | 15.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Mike Yeager | 2 | 0 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Bobby Brutto | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Bob Hale | 2 | 0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Tray House | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Jeff Vantlin | 2 | 0 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Steve Cannon | 2 | 0 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Dick Vant | 2 | 0 | 27.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Randy Bateman | 2 | 0 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Greg Boyd | 2 | 0 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Todd Forbes | 2 | 0 | 29.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Ron Fuller | 2 | 0 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Bobby Adkins | 2 | 0 | 33.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Russ Racine | 2 | 0 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Sammy Swindell | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Keith Kauffman | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 78 | Rick Lemanski | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Smokey Snellbaker | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Gary Grissom | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Greg Stephens | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 82 | John Sharp | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 83 | Tom McDonald | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 84 | Brad Renshaw | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Billy Corbin | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Mike Helm | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Terry Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Jerry Potter | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Rickey Hood | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Jerry Walkingstick | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Mackie Heimbaugh | 1 | 0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Mike Brooks | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Ed Haudenschild | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Tim Deaver | 1 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Randy Smith | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | George Snider | 1 | 0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Steve Johnson | 1 | 0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Jeff Jones | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | George McCord | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Denny Wade | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | King Kramer | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Rusty McClure | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Glenn Hughes Sr | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Sonny Smyser | 1 | 0 | 27.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Terry Smith | 1 | 0 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Steve Butler | 1 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Tim Coffeen | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
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