| 1981 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $226,875 | Race Date: | Mar 15, 1981 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 33.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 44Min 10Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 23 | Average Speed: | 133.619 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 39 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Buick | Car No.: | #44 Buick | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Team: | Hagan Racing | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | David Ifft | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 71 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 162.940 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Coca-Cola 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Running |  | 180 | 328 | 71 |
| 2 | 2 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 180 | 328 | 94 |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 165 | 327 | 0 |
| 4 | 30 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon | Running | | 165 | 327 | 4 |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 160 | 326 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running | | 150 | 326 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore / Valvoline | Running |  | 146 | 325 | 0 |
| 8 | 20 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Running | | 142 | 325 | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | Running | | 138 | 323 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 | 6 | Joe Ruttman (R) | The 5 Racers Corporation | Running | | 134 | 322 | 0 |
| 11 | 31 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 130 | 321 | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford (R) | Levi Garrett | Running | | 127 | 321 | 0 |
| 13 | 35 | 57 | Bill Elswick | Performance Boats | Running | | 124 | 317 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Running |  | 121 | 316 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | Fuel Pump | | 118 | 315 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 22 | Stan Barrett (R) | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 0 | 315 | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Richard Childress | Downey's Auto Parts | Running | | 117 | 311 | 1 |
| 18 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Honda | Running | | 109 | 310 | 0 |
| 19 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 106 | 308 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 20 | Rick Newsom | City | Running |  | 103 | 294 | 0 |
| 21 | 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 100 | 282 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running | | 97 | 280 | 0 |
| 23 | 36 | 7 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Running | | 94 | 275 | 0 |
| 24 | 34 | 79 | Dick May | Miller Roofing | Oil Pump | | 91 | 267 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Engine | | 88 | 254 | 0 |
| 26 | 19 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Accident | | 85 | 241 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Bowlin Coal | Accident | | 82 | 238 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Water Pump | | 84 | 234 | 84 |
| 29 | 23 | 12 | Donnie Allison | The 5 Racers Corporation | Engine | | 0 | 189 | 0 |
| 30 | 40 | 17 | Steve Spencer | Kings Inn Daytona | Oil Pump | | 0 | 170 | 0 |
| 31 | 42 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Clutch | | 70 | 159 | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | 16 | David Pearson | Halpern Enterprises | Cylinder Head | | 0 | 153 | 4 |
| 33 | 18 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Engine | | 64 | 139 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Johnson Racing | Camshaft | | 61 | 138 | 0 |
| 35 | 21 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Oil Pump | | 58 | 133 | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Engine | | 60 | 131 | 32 |
| 37 | 37 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 52 | 124 | 0 |
| 38 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 54 | 113 | 34 |
| 39 | 24 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson (R) | Howard & Egerton Racing | Accident | | 46 | 97 | 0 |
| 40 | 3 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Uno | Engine | | 43 | 86 | 0 |
| 41 | 9 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Engine | | 40 | 17 | 0 |
| 42 | 38 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Smith Special | Burned Piston | | 37 | 10 | 0 |
