RESULTS
1981 Official Race Results : American 500
American 500 | November 01, 1981 | Race 29 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 | 492 | Running | 23,410 |
| 2 | 14 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | 175/5 | 492 | Running | 17,100 |
| 3 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 170/5 | 492 | Running | 10,160 |
| 4 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 165/5 | 492 | Running | 10,400 |
| 5 | 16 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 160/5 | 492 | Running | 9,700 |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 150/0 | 491 | Running | 8,750 |
| 7 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 146/0 | 490 | Running | 8,350 |
| 8 | 22 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | 147/5 | 490 | Running | 3,000 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 143/5 | 489 | Running | 7,360 |
| 10 | 19 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 134/0 | 487 | Running | 6,190 |
| 11 | 37 | 47 | Ron Bouchard * | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 130/0 | 485 | Running | 4,730 |
| 12 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy Racing | 132/5 | 483 | Running | 4,270 |
| 13 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 124/0 | 475 | Running | 3,980 |
| 14 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Petty's Boot Barn | 121/0 | 470 | Running | 3,740 |
| 15 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Washington Freightliners | 118/0 | 457 | Running | 3,530 |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Uno | 120/5 | 445 | Rear End | 1,425 |
| 17 | 32 | 99 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 112/0 | 435 | Engine Failure | 3,220 |
| 18 | 3 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 114/5 | 434 | Running | 7,000 |
| 19 | 17 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 106/0 | 425 | Running | 6,100 |
| 20 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 103/0 | 404 | Running | 2,760 |
| 21 | 23 | 13 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Carolina Tool & Equipment | PE | 379 | Broken Valve | 825 |
| 22 | 13 | 37 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Roger's Auto Leasing | 97/0 | 334 | Accident | 800 |
| 23 | 35 | 92 | Joe Fields | Buick | Richmond Printing | PE | 262 | Accident | 775 |
| 24 | 29 | 17 | John Anderson | Buick | Kings Inn | PE | 226 | Broken Track Bar | 2,290 |
| 25 | 8 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 88/0 | 214 | Accident | 1,225 |
| 26 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 85/0 | 214 | Broken Push Rod | 2,230 |
| 27 | 15 | 96 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 87/5 | 205 | Accident | 675 |
| 28 | 28 | 16 | Chuck Bown | Buick | Rose Auto Wrecking | 79/0 | 193 | Engine Failure | 650 |
| 29 | 11 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Buick | Levi Garrett | 76/0 | 172 | Accident | 625 |
| 30 | 30 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 73/0 | 165 | Engine Failure | 2,130 |
| 31 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 70/0 | 162 | Engine Failure | 2,125 |
| 32 | 21 | 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | A. Ferraiuolo & Sons | 67/0 | 117 | Accident | 1,395 |
| 33 | 33 | 40 | Don Hume | Buick | Newton Oil & Gas | PE | 101 | Accident | 590 |
| 34 | 7 | 77 | Dean Combs | Buick | Captains Table | PE | 89 | Accident | 585 |
| 35 | 9 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Hodgdon / National Engineering | 58/0 | 55 | Accident | 1,080 |
| 36 | 20 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 55/0 | 54 | Accident | 575 |
| 37 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 52/0 | 19 | Engine Failure | 870 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 107.399 mph
Margin of Victory: one half car length
Time of Race: 04:39:32
Lead Changes: 33
Cautions: 12 for 97 laps.
Margin of Victory: one half car length
Time of Race: 04:39:32
Lead Changes: 33
Cautions: 12 for 97 laps.
Updated: Tuesday 5:42 pm
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