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Busch 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
August 22, 1981
500 laps on 0.533 mile paved oval; 266.5 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 500
| 18,800
| running
| 251 |
| 2
| 3
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 499
| 12,375
| running
| 92 |
| 3
| 16
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 498
| 8,800
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 497
| 7,075
| running
| 4 |
| 5
| 7
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 497
| 5,650
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 8
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 497
| 6,250
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 15
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Oldsmobile
| 493
| 4,170
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 9
| Tim Richmond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 488
| 1,315
| accident
| 0 |
| 9
| 5
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Buick
| 487
| 3,600
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 20
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 486
| 3,780
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 2
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 485
| 3,695
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 22
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 480
| 3,035
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 23
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 479
| 2,875
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 26
| Lennie Pond
| 68
| Lennie Pond
| Buick
| 478
| 1,000
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 25
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 471
| 2,615
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 28
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 464
| 2,475
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 18
| Joe Millikan
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 434
| 4,965
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 21
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 392
| 2,255
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 13
| Morgan Shepherd
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 339
| 1,905
| rear end
| 104 |
| 20
| 4
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 317
| 2,875
| sway bar
| 0 |
| 21
| 12
| Joe Ruttman
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Pontiac
| 302
| 5,100
| oil pan
| 49 |
| 22
| 29
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Chevrolet
| 248
| 635
| handling
| 0 |
| 23
| 24
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 246
| 870
| brakes
| 0 |
| 24
| 10
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 73
| 5,060
| cylinder head
| 0 |
| 25
| 17
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 49
| 595
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 27
| Mike Potter
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 32
| 1,130
| steering
| 0 |
| 27
| 14
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 31
| 2,620
| accident
| 0 |
| 28
| 11
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 28
| 860
| transmission
| 0 |
| 29
| 30
| Joel Stowe
| 08
| Don Satterfield
| Pontiac
| 14
| 540
| flagged
| 0 |
| 30
| 19
| Cecil Gordon
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 3
| 530
| quit
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:08:44
Average Speed: 84.723 MPH
Pole Speed: 17.315 seconds
7 cautions for 52 laps
Attendance: 34,500