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Atlanta Journal 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
November 8, 1981
328 laps on 1.522 mile paved oval; 499.216 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 5
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 328
| 31,500
| running
| 200 |
2
| 2
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 328
| 17,350
| running
| 11 |
3
| 21
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 328
| 8,800
| running
| 14 |
4
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 328
| 12,090
| running
| 0 |
5
| 25
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 328
| 11,700
| running
| 1 |
6
| 4
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 328
| 6,200
| running
| 0 |
7
| 12
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 328
| 9,630
| running
| 12 |
8
| 19
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 328
| 6,155
| running
| 12 |
9
| 13
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Buick
| 328
| 3,040
| running
| 1 |
10
| 15
| Joe Millikan
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 327
| 7,820
| running
| 0 |
11
| 32
| Rick Wilson
| 62
| Rick Wilson
| Oldsmobile
| 327
| 3,000
| running
| 1 |
12
| 33
| Connie Saylor
| 4
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 323
| 2,550
| running
| 0 |
13
| 28
| Dick Brooks
| 13
| Bobby Hawkins
| Ford
| 323
| 2,350
| running
| 0 |
14
| 18
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Buick
| 321
| 4,900
| running
| 0 |
15
| 26
| Chuck Bown
| 16
| Dick Bown
| Buick
| 320
| 2,125
| engine
| 0 |
16
| 39
| John Anderson
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Buick
| 316
| 4,545
| running
| 0 |
17
| 34
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 315
| 4,310
| running
| 0 |
18
| 40
| Delma Cowart
| 0
| Heyward Grooms
| Buick
| 315
| 1,940
| running
| 0 |
19
| 24
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Buick
| 303
| 4,045
| running
| 0 |
20
| 1
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 291
| 5,565
| engine
| 25 |
21
| 16
| Tim Richmond
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 287
| 2,945
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 35
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 277
| 3,300
| running
| 0 |
23
| 37
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 259
| 3,035
| water pump
| 0 |
24
| 9
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 222
| 4,290
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 8
| Joe Ruttman
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 207
| 6,420
| engine
| 7 |
26
| 3
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 207
| 6,380
| engine
| 44 |
27
| 30
| D.K. Ulrich
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 198
| 2,195
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 22
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Buick
| 174
| 2,175
| valve
| 0 |
29
| 31
| Rusty Wallace
| 72
| John Childs
| Buick
| 156
| 1,900
| oil pressure
| 0 |
30
| 10
| Geoff Bodine
| 01
| Emanuel Zervakis
| Buick
| 143
| 890
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 20
| Morgan Shepherd
| 96
| Ron Benfield
| Buick
| 123
| 860
| oil pump
| 0 |
32
| 38
| Travis Tiller
| 46
| Travis Tiller
| Chevrolet
| 111
| 850
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 7
| Tommy Ellis
| 55
| Tommy Ellis
| Chevrolet
| 97
| 840
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 17
| Gary Balough
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 89
| 2,085
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 36
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 66
| 2,055
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 11
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 42
| 6,250
| steering
| 0 |
37
| 27
| Johnny Rutherford
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Buick
| 39
| 640
| transmission
| 0 |
38
| 14
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 36
| 6,070
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 23
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 23
| 1,065
| engine
| 0 |
40
| 29
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| Pontiac
| 1
| 550
| accident
| 0 |
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
| Mike Joy
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 03:49:43
Average Speed: 130.391 MPH
Pole Speed: 33.56 seconds
7 cautions for 50 laps
Attendance: 47,500