RESULTS
1981 Official Race Results : Busch 500
Busch 500 | August 22, 1981 | Race 22 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185/10 | 500 | Running | 18,800 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 175/5 | 499 | Running | 12,375 |
| 3 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 165/0 | 498 | Running | 8,800 |
| 4 | 6 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | 165/5 | 497 | Running | 7,075 |
| 5 | 7 | 47 | Ron Bouchard * | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 155/0 | 497 | Running | 5,670 |
| 6 | 8 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 150/0 | 497 | Running | 6,250 |
| 7 | 15 | 66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 146/0 | 493 | Running | 4,170 |
| 8 | 9 | 12 | Tim Richmond | Oldsmobile | Uno | 142/0 | 488 | Accident | 1,315 |
| 9 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | W.H. Bolin | 138/0 | 487 | Running | 3,600 |
| 10 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hill's Racing | 134/0 | 486 | Running | 3,780 |
| 11 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 130/0 | 485 | Running | 3,695 |
| 12 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 127/0 | 480 | Running | 3,035 |
| 13 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 124/0 | 479 | Running | 2,875 |
| 14 | 26 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Bekaert | 121/0 | 478 | Running | 1,000 |
| 15 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Honda | 118/0 | 471 | Running | 2,615 |
| 16 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 115/0 | 464 | Running | 2,475 |
| 17 | 18 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 112/0 | 434 | Running | 4,965 |
| 18 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 109/0 | 392 | Running | 2,255 |
| 19 | 13 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Gordon Racing | 111/5 | 339 | Rear End | 1,905 |
| 20 | 4 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford-Honda | 103/0 | 317 | Rear Sway Bar | 2,875 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 105/5 | 302 | Cracked Oil Pan | 5,100 |
| 22 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Newsom Racing | 97/0 | 248 | Not Handling | 635 |
| 23 | 24 | 99 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Ulrich Racing | PE | 246 | Broken Brake Line | 870 |
| 24 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 91/0 | 73 | Cracked Cylinder Head | 5,060 |
| 25 | 17 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Roger's Auto Leasing | 88/0 | 49 | Accident | 595 |
| 26 | 27 | 17 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | PE | 32 | Steering | 1,130 |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 82/0 | 31 | Accident | 2,620 |
| 28 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 79/0 | 28 | Transmission | 860 |
| 29 | 30 | 08 | Joel Stowe | Pontiac | Satterfield Racing | PE | 14 | Running Too Slow | 540 |
| 30 | 19 | 40 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Dixie Engineering | 73/0 | 3 | Withdrew | 530 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 84.723 mph
Margin of Victory: 1 lap Under Caution
Time of Race: 03:08:44
Lead Changes: 11
Cautions: 7 for 52 laps.
Margin of Victory: 1 lap Under Caution
Time of Race: 03:08:44
Lead Changes: 11
Cautions: 7 for 52 laps.
Updated: Friday 2:42 pm
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