| 1981 Carolina 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 4 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $156,730 | Race Date: | Mar 1, 1981 | Rockingham Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.300 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4Hr 21Min 59Sec. | Rockingham, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 36 | Average Speed: | 114.594 MPH | 1.017 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 37 | No. of Cautions: | 14 For 75 Laps | rockingham-speedway.com/ | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #27 Buick | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | David Ifft | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 13 of 492 | Pole Speed: | 140.488 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Carolina 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 180 | 492 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Running | | 180 | 492 | 320 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 170 | 492 | 25 |
| 4 | 8 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 165 | 492 | 82 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Uno | Running |  | 160 | 491 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon | Running |  | 155 | 491 | 17 |
| 7 | 14 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | Running |  | 151 | 488 | 8 |
| 8 | 26 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 142 | 486 | 0 |
| 9 | 15 | 66 | Lake Speed | George's T-Shirts | Running | | 138 | 482 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson (R) | Howard & Egerton Racing | Running | | 134 | 477 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 130 | 476 | 0 |
| 12 | 28 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford (R) | Levi Garrett | Running | | 127 | 473 | 0 |
| 13 | 24 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Rogers Auto Leasing | Running | | 124 | 470 | 0 |
| 14 | 30 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith | Running | | 121 | 469 | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove | Running |  | 118 | 452 | 0 |
| 16 | 22 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running | | 115 | 450 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 79 | Jody Ridley | Miller Roofing | Engine | | 112 | 443 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 114 | 427 | 18 |
| 19 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 106 | 424 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 103 | 421 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Accident | | 105 | 412 | 5 |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Childress Racing | Engine | | 97 | 409 | 0 |
| 23 | 35 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco | Running | | 94 | 395 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Accident | | 91 | 379 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Johnson Racing | Accident | | 88 | 298 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Accident | | 85 | 285 | 0 |
| 27 | 33 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Kings Inn Daytona | Overheating | | 82 | 277 | 0 |
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Driveshaft | | 79 | 268 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Accident | | 76 | 254 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 16 | David Pearson | Halpern Enterprises | Engine | | 73 | 225 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Accident | | 75 | 224 | 1 |
| 32 | 36 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Clutch | | 67 | 218 | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Transmission | | 64 | 188 | 0 |
| 34 | 18 | 12 | Donnie Allison | The 5 Racers Corporation | Oil Line | | 61 | 109 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 62 | Rick Wilson (R) | Florida Equipment & Service | | 58 | 97 | 0 | |
| 36 | 31 | 22 | Stan Barrett (R) | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| 37 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales | Engine | | 52 | 34 | 0 |
