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National 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
October 11, 1981
334 laps on 1.5 mile paved oval; 501 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 334
| 51,600
| running
| 127 |
2
| 17
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 334
| 27,400
| running
| 17 |
3
| 8
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 334
| 29,925
| running
| 0 |
4
| 22
| Tommy Ellis
| 55
| Tommy Ellis
| Chevrolet
| 333
| 11,400
| running
| 1 |
5
| 30
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 332
| 12,180
| running
| 0 |
6
| 19
| Rusty Wallace
| 72
| John Childs
| Buick
| 331
| 6,750
| running
| 0 |
7
| 14
| Geoff Bodine
| 01
| Emanuel Zervakis
| Buick
| 331
| 7,050
| running
| 11 |
8
| 34
| Morgan Shepherd
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 331
| 8,195
| running
| 0 |
9
| 18
| Jack Ingram
| 13
| Bobby Hawkins
| Ford
| 329
| 4,400
| running
| 0 |
10
| 33
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 328
| 7,175
| running
| 0 |
11
| 21
| Connie Saylor
| 4
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 328
| 3,850
| running
| 0 |
12
| 37
| Jimmy Means
| 8
| Norman Negre
| Dodge
| 327
| 3,750
| running
| 0 |
13
| 25
| Rick Wilson
| 62
| Rick Wilson
| Oldsmobile
| 326
| 3,650
| running
| 0 |
14
| 41
| D.K. Ulrich
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 326
| 6,115
| running
| 0 |
15
| 13
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 326
| 7,805
| running
| 1 |
16
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| Pontiac
| 324
| 3,250
| running
| 0 |
17
| 40
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 322
| 5,835
| running
| 0 |
18
| 5
| Tim Richmond
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 317
| 5,650
| engine
| 10 |
19
| 10
| Joe Ruttman
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 276
| 10,050
| engine
| 0 |
20
| 15
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 259
| 6,475
| accident
| 6 |
21
| 23
| Bob Senneker
| 6
| Jim Stacy
| Pontiac
| 256
| 1,975
| accident
| 0 |
22
| 28
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 246
| 3,890
| clutch
| 0 |
23
| 6
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 234
| 8,375
| engine
| 6 |
24
| 11
| Gary Balough
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 226
| 4,880
| accident
| 0 |
25
| 24
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 220
| 4,920
| ignition
| 2 |
26
| 26
| Charlie Glotzbach
| 23
| Dick Bahre
| Buick
| 218
| 1,275
| handling
| 0 |
27
| 27
| Johnny Rutherford
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Buick
| 216
| 1,250
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 29
| Sterling Marlin
| 14
| Coo Coo Marlin
| Chevrolet
| 193
| 1,225
| clutch
| 0 |
29
| 7
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 190
| 12,450
| engine
| 135 |
30
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 180
| 9,125
| engine
| 15 |
31
| 3
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 153
| 2,100
| engine
| 2 |
32
| 32
| Ronnie Thomas
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 137
| 1,075
| ignition
| 0 |
33
| 16
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 130
| 1,050
| timing chain
| 0 |
34
| 38
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Buick
| 118
| 2,600
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 31
| Joe Millikan
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 98
| 5,950
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 35
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 66
| 990
| valve
| 0 |
37
| 4
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Buick
| 63
| 1,480
| tie rod
| 0 |
38
| 12
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 50
| 6,925
| clutch
| 0 |
39
| 39
| John Anderson
| 38
| Sandy Satullo
| Buick
| 41
| 965
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 20
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Buick
| 19
| 2,515
| engine
| 0 |
41
| 2
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 4
| 8,505
| crank
| 1 |
|
| Paul Page
|
| NBC
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 04:15:52
Average Speed: 117.483 MPH
Pole Speed: 33.181 seconds
12 cautions for 78 laps
Attendance: 111,000