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Coca Cola 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
March 15, 1981
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 17
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 328
| 28,950
| running
| 71 |
| 2
| 2
| Harry Gant
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 328
| 32,705
| running
| 94 |
| 3
| 5
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 327
| 19,400
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 30
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Pontiac
| 327
| 14,415
| running
| 4 |
| 5
| 13
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 326
| 11,975
| running
| 4 |
| 6
| 7
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 326
| 9,680
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 15
| A.J. Foyt
| 51
| A.J. Foyt
| Oldsmobile
| 325
| 4,425
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 20
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 325
| 4,765
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 10
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 323
| 3,705
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 25
| Joe Ruttman
| 6
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 322
| 3,485
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 31
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 321
| 5,380
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 33
| Johnny Rutherford
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 321
| 2,575
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 35
| Bill Elswick
| 57
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 317
| 2,445
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 26
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 316
| 4,880
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 12
| Joe Millikan
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 315
| 4,630
| fuel pump
| 0 |
| 16
| 27
| Stan Barrett
| 22
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 315
| 1,885
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 8
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 311
| 4,160
| running
| 1 |
| 18
| 32
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 310
| 3,940
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 1
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 308
| 9,155
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 39
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Chevrolet
| 294
| 1,725
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 41
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 282
| 3,250
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 16
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 280
| 7,760
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 36
| Bruce Hill
| 7
| Bruce Hill
| Buick
| 275
| 2,990
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 34
| Dick May
| 79
| Junior Miller
| Oldsmobile
| 267
| 2,805
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 25
| 22
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 254
| 2,510
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 19
| Tim Richmond
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 241
| 2,420
| accident
| 0 |
| 27
| 28
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Oldsmobile
| 238
| 2,635
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 4
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 234
| 1,605
| water pump
| 84 |
| 29
| 23
| Donnie Allison
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 189
| 1,080
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 40
| Steve Spencer
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Buick
| 170
| 2,290
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 31
| 42
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 159
| 1,510
| clutch
| 0 |
| 32
| 6
| David Pearson
| 16
| Joel Halpern
| Chevrolet
| 153
| 1,000
| engine
| 4 |
| 33
| 18
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 139
| 990
| engine
| 0 |
| 34
| 29
| Slick Johnson
| 53
| J.D. Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 138
| 980
| cam
| 0 |
| 35
| 21
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Buick
| 133
| 970
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 36
| 11
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 131
| 6,390
| engine
| 32 |
| 37
| 37
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 124
| 1,430
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 14
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 113
| 6,370
| engine
| 34 |
| 39
| 24
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 86
| Richard Howard
| Buick
| 97
| 910
| accident
| 0 |
| 40
| 3
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Oldsmobile
| 86
| 900
| engine
| 0 |
| 41
| 9
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 17
| 900
| engine
| 0 |
| 42
| 38
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Pontiac
| 10
| 900
| piston
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:44:10
Average Speed: 133.619 MPH
Pole Speed: 33.627 seconds
5 cautions for 39 laps
Attendance: 61,500