RESULTS
1981 Official Race Results : Atl. Journal 500
Atl. Journal 500 | November 08, 1981 | Race 30 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Hodgdon / National Engineering | 185/10 | 328 | Running | 31,500 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 175/5 | 328 | Running | 17,350 |
| 3 | 21 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 170/5 | 328 | Running | 8,800 |
| 4 | 6 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | 160/0 | 328 | Running | 12,090 |
| 5 | 26 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 160/5 | 328 | Running | 11,700 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | 150/0 | 328 | Running | 6,200 |
| 7 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 151/5 | 328 | Running | 9,630 |
| 8 | 19 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 147/5 | 328 | Running | 6,155 |
| 9 | 13 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Uno | 143/5 | 328 | Running | 3,040 |
| 10 | 15 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 134/0 | 327 | Running | 7,820 |
| 11 | 32 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Florida Equipment & Service | 135/5 | 327 | Running | 3,000 |
| 12 | 33 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | 127/0 | 323 | Running | 2,550 |
| 13 | 28 | 13 | Dick Brooks | Ford | Carolina Tool & Equipment | 124/0 | 323 | Running | 2,350 |
| 14 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Buick | Ron Steele | 121/0 | 321 | Running | 4,900 |
| 15 | 26 | 16 | Chuck Bown | Buick | Rose Auto Wrecking | 118/0 | 320 | Engine Failure | 2,125 |
| 16 | 39 | 17 | John Anderson | Chevrolet | Kings Inn / Busch | PE | 316 | Running | 4,545 |
| 17 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn | 112/0 | 315 | Running | 4,310 |
| 18 | 40 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | Coastal Transmission | 109/0 | 315 | Running | 1,940 |
| 19 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Buick | Palatine Automotive | 106/0 | 303 | Running | 4,045 |
| 20 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 108/5 | 291 | Engine Failure | 5,565 |
| 21 | 16 | 37 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Roger's Auto Leasing | 100/0 | 287 | Engine Failure | 2,945 |
| 22 | 35 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 97/0 | 277 | Running | 3,300 |
| 23 | 37 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 94/0 | 259 | Water Pump | 3,035 |
| 24 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 91/0 | 222 | Engine Failure | 4,290 |
| 25 | 8 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 92/5 | 207 | Engine Failure | 6,420 |
| 26 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 89/5 | 207 | Engine Failure | 6,380 |
| 27 | 30 | 99 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 81/0 | 198 | Engine Failure | 2,195 |
| 28 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 79/0 | 174 | Broken Valve Spring | 2,175 |
| 29 | 31 | 72 | Rusty Wallace | Buick | Kangaroos | PE | 156 | Oil Pressure | 1,900 |
| 30 | 10 | 01 | Geoffrey Bodine | Buick | Downey's Auto Parts | PE | 143 | Engine Failure | 890 |
| 31 | 20 | 96 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 70/0 | 123 | Oil Pump | 860 |
| 32 | 38 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Chevrolet | Ring Enterprises | 67/0 | 111 | Engine Failure | 850 |
| 33 | 7 | 55 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | Industrial Boilers | 64/0 | 97 | Engine Failure | 840 |
| 34 | 17 | 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | Chaparral Trailers | 61/0 | 89 | Accident | 2,085 |
| 35 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 58/0 | 66 | Engine Failure | 2,055 |
| 36 | 11 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 55/0 | 42 | Steering | 6,250 |
| 37 | 27 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Buick | Levi Garrett | 52/0 | 39 | Transmission | 640 |
| 38 | 14 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Gatorade | 49/0 | 36 | Engine Failure | 6,070 |
| 39 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard * | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 46/0 | 23 | Engine Failure | 1,065 |
| 40 | 29 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | PE | 1 | Accident | 550 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 130.391 mph
Margin of Victory: one half car length
Time of Race: 03:49:43
Lead Changes: 36
Cautions: 7 for 50 laps.
Margin of Victory: one half car length
Time of Race: 03:49:43
Lead Changes: 36
Cautions: 7 for 50 laps.
Updated: Tuesday 5:42 pm
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