National 500
1981 NASCAR Cup Series Race 28 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$306,025Race Date:Oct 11, 1981Charlotte Motor Speedway
Margin of Victory:31.800 SecondsRace Duration:4Hr 15Min 52Sec.Concord, North Carolina
Lead Changes:27Average Speed:117.483 MPH1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval
No. of Cars:41No. of Cautions:12 For 78 Lapscharlottemotorspeedway.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 BrewerDodge:0
Laps Led:127 of 334Pole Speed:162.744 MPH
Official 1981 National 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1111 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripMountain Dew180334127Running
21728 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonHardee's17533417Running
3888 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddGatorade1653340Running
42255 Tommy Ellis T. EllisTommy EllisIndustrial Boilers1653331Running
53047 Ron Bouchard R. Bouchard (R)Ron BouchardJ.D. Stacy1553320Running
61972 Rusty Wallace R. WallaceRusty WallaceChilds Tire1503310Running
7141 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineZervakis Racing15133111Running
83424 Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd (R)Morgan ShepherdWashington Freightliner1423310Running
91813 Jack Ingram J. IngramJack IngramCarolina Tool & Equipment1383290Running
103367 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonKyle Petty's Boot Barn1343280Running
11214 Connie Saylor C. Saylor (R)Connie SaylorApache Stove1303280Running
12378 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansNegre Racing1273270Running
132562 Rick Wilson R. Wilson (R)Rick WilsonFlorida Equipment & Service1243260Running
144199 D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. UlrichUlrich Racing1213260Running
151390 Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody RidleyTruxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford1233261Running
163636 H.B. Bailey H. BaileyH.B. BaileyAlmeda Auto Parts1153240Running
174070 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieBailey Excavating1123220Running
18537 Tim Richmond T. Richmond (R)Tim RichmondRoger's Auto Leasing11431710Engine
19102 Joe Ruttman J. Ruttman (R)Joe RuttmanJ.D. Stacy1062760Engine
201542 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettySTP1082596Accident
21236 Bob Senneker B. SennekerBob SennekerJ.D. Stacy02560Accident
222864 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleSunny King Ford & Honda972460Clutch
23644 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteJ.D. Stacy Racing992346Engine
241175 Gary Balough G. Balough (R)Gary BaloughChaparral Trailers912260Accident
25243 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans932202Ignition
262623 Charlie Glotzbach C. GlotzbachCharlie GlotzbachOxford Speedway852180Handling
272798 Johnny Rutherford J. Rutherford (R)Johnny RutherfordLevi Garrett822160Connecting Rod
282914 Sterling Marlin S. MarlinSterling MarlinCoors791930Clutch
29721 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettWarner Hodgdon / National Engineering86190127Bearings
30943 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP7818015Connecting Rod
31327 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughValvoline751532Engine
323240 Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie ThomasMcWhirter Grading671370Ignition
33169 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottMell-Gear Tuning Components641300Timing Chain
343866 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedRon Steele611180Engine
35315 Joe Millikan J. MillikanJoe MillikanPerformance Connection58980Accident
363594 Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby WawakLouise Smith Special55660Valves
3741 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerUno52630Steering
381215 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsMelling Tool Company49500Clutch
393938 John Anderson J. AndersonJohn AndersonCopper Kettle Marina0410Engine
402071 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisNorton Company43190Engine
41233 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit4541Crankshaft

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