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World 600
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
May 24, 1981
400 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 600 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 7
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 400
| 60,200
| running
| 140 |
| 2
| 4
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Chevrolet
| 400
| 28,600
| running
| 65 |
| 3
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 398
| 22,425
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 13
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 397
| 18,975
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 18
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 396
| 13,080
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 10
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 395
| 14,500
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 19
| Joe Ruttman
| 6
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 395
| 7,775
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 9
| Joe Millikan
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 393
| 10,120
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 16
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 392
| 11,700
| running
| 3 |
| 10
| 34
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 86
| Richard Howard
| Buick
| 390
| 6,550
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 30
| Lennie Pond
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 388
| 8,100
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 32
| Connie Saylor
| 4
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 388
| 5,225
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 33
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 384
| 7,515
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 15
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 380
| 10,125
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 36
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 380
| 6,930
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 40
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 377
| 6,562
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 39
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 363
| 6,150
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 5
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 362
| 13,675
| engine
| 54 |
| 19
| 17
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 340
| 5,815
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 8
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 337
| 6,530
| engine
| 0 |
| 21
| 28
| Bill Dennis
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Buick
| 327
| 3,200
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 37
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 321
| 4,645
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 42
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 310
| 4,225
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 296
| 11,700
| engine
| 4 |
| 25
| 31
| Dick May
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 271
| 2,700
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 12
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 268
| 3,450
| engine
| 0 |
| 27
| 14
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 227
| 2,090
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 23
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Oldsmobile
| 221
| 3,320
| engine
| 0 |
| 29
| 1
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 210
| 23,790
| accident
| 133 |
| 30
| 21
| Rusty Wallace
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 204
| 2,020
| accident
| 0 |
| 31
| 35
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 201
| 1,775
| accident
| 0 |
| 32
| 22
| Stan Barrett
| 22
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 177
| 1,750
| accident
| 0 |
| 33
| 27
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Oldsmobile
| 164
| 1,700
| carburetor
| 0 |
| 34
| 25
| Jack Ingram
| 13
| Bobby Hawkins
| Ford
| 159
| 1,650
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 24
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Dodge
| 155
| 2,860
| oil pump
| 1 |
| 36
| 6
| Dick Brooks
| 41
| Billy Matthews
| Buick
| 148
| 1,575
| accident
| 0 |
| 37
| 11
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 147
| 6,950
| engine
| 0 |
| 38
| 38
| Donnie Allison
| 77
| John Rebhan
| Oldsmobile
| 146
| 1,475
| accident
| 0 |
| 39
| 41
| Chuck Bown
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 118
| 1,950
| engine
| 0 |
| 40
| 29
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 93
| 1,400
| clutch
| 0 |
| 41
| 26
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Bruce Hill
| Buick
| 65
| 1,400
| steering
| 0 |
| 42
| 20
| Rick Wilson
| 62
| Rick Wilson
| Oldsmobile
| 4
| 1,400
| accident
| 0 |
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|
| David Hobbs
|
| CBS
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| 0
| color commentary
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| Ken Squier
|
| CBS
|
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| 0
| lead announcer
| |
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| Ned Jarrett
|
| CBS
|
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| 0
| pit reporter
| |
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| Brock Yates
|
| CBS
|
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| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 04:38:22
Average Speed: 129.326 MPH
Pole Speed: 34.152 seconds
7 cautions for 50 laps
Attendance: 127,000