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Busch 500
1981 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$117,450Race Date:Aug 22, 1981Bristol Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:1 LapRace Duration:3Hr 8Min 44Sec.Bristol, Tennessee
Lead Changes:11Average Speed:84.723 MPH.533 Mile Concrete Oval
No. of Cars:30No. of Cautions:7 For 52 Lapsbristolmotorspeedway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDriver: Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripBuick:9
Car No.:#11 BuickCar No.:#11 BuickChevrolet:0
Team:Junior Johnson and Assoc.Team:Junior Johnson and Assoc.Ford:0
Crew Chief:Tim BrewerCrew Chief:Tim BrewerOldsmobile:0
Laps Led:251 of 500Pole Speed:110.818 MPH

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Official 1981 Busch 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1111 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripMountain Dew185500127Running
2388 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddGatorade17549992Running
31644 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteStratagraph Incorporated1654980Running
4628 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonHardee's1654974Running
5747 Ron Bouchard R. Bouchard (R)Ron BouchardJ.D. Stacy1554970Running
6815 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsMelling Tool Company1504970Running
71566 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedLake Speed Racing1464930Running
8912 Tim Richmond T. Richmond (R)Tim RichmondUno1424880Accident
9571 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisW.H. Bolin1384870Running
102067 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonHill's Racing1344860Running
11233 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit1304850Running
122252 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansBroadway Motors1274800Running
132370 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieBailey Excavating1244790Running
142668 Lennie Pond L. PondLennie PondBekaert1214780Running
152564 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleSunny King Honda1184710Running
162848 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPalatine Automotive1154640Running
17185 Joe Millikan J. MillikanJoe MillikanPerformance Connection1124340Running
182125 Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie ThomasThomas Racing1093920Running
191324 Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd (R)Morgan ShepherdGordon Racing111339104Rear Gear
20490 Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody RidleyTruxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford1033170Sway Bar
21122 Joe Ruttman J. Ruttman (R)Joe RuttmanJ.D. Stacy10530249Oil Pan
222920 Rick Newsom R. NewsomRick NewsomNewsom Racing972480Handling
232499 Elliott Forbes-Robinson E. Forbes-Robinson (R)Elliott Forbes-RobinsonUlrich Racing02460Brakes
241043 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP91730Cylinder Head
251737 Mike Alexander M. Alexander (R)Mike AlexanderRoger's Auto Leasing88490Accident
262717 Mike Potter M. PotterMike PotterKings Inn Daytona0320Steering
27143 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans82310Accident
281142 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettySTP79280Transmission
29308 Joel Stowe J. StoweJoel StoweSatterfield Racing0140Too Slow
301940 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonDixie Engineering7330Quit
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