| 1981 Atlanta Journal 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 30 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $204,410 | Race Date: | Nov 8, 1981 | EchoPark Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 32 Car Length | Race Duration: | 3Hr 49Min 43Sec. | Hampton, Georgia | |
| Lead Changes: | 36 | Average Speed: | 130.391 MPH | 1.54 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 50 Laps | echoparkspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Ford | Car No.: | #33 Pontiac | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 200 of 328 | Pole Speed: | 163.266 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Atlanta Journal 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Hodgdon / National Engineering | Running |  | 185 | 328 | 200 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 175 | 328 | 11 |
| 3 | 21 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Running | | 170 | 328 | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running | | 160 | 328 | 0 |
| 5 | 26 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running | | 160 | 328 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | Running | | 150 | 328 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 151 | 328 | 12 |
| 8 | 19 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 147 | 328 | 12 |
| 9 | 13 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Uno | Running | | 143 | 328 | 1 |
| 10 | 15 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection | Running |  | 134 | 327 | 0 |
| 11 | 32 | 62 | Rick Wilson (R) | Florida Equipment & Service | Running |  | 135 | 327 | 1 |
| 12 | 33 | 4 | Connie Saylor (R) | Spencer Racing | Running | | 127 | 323 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 13 | Dick Brooks | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Running | | 124 | 323 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Ron Steele | Running | | 121 | 321 | 0 |
| 15 | 26 | 16 | Chuck Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking | Engine | | 118 | 320 | 0 |
| 16 | 39 | 17 | John Anderson | Kings Inn Daytona / Busch | Running |  | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn | Running |  | 112 | 315 | 0 |
| 18 | 40 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Coastal Transmission | Running | | 109 | 315 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 106 | 303 | 0 |
| 20 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 108 | 291 | 25 |
| 21 | 16 | 37 | Tim Richmond (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Engine | | 100 | 287 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 97 | 277 | 0 |
| 23 | 37 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Water Pump | | 94 | 259 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 91 | 222 | 0 |
| 25 | 8 | 2 | Joe Ruttman (R) | J.D. Stacy | Engine | | 92 | 207 | 7 |
| 26 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 89 | 207 | 44 |
| 27 | 30 | 99 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Engine | | 81 | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Racing | Valve Spring | | 79 | 174 | 0 |
| 29 | 31 | 72 | Rusty Wallace | Kangaroos | Oil Pressure | | 0 | 156 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 1 | Geoffrey Bodine | Downey's Auto Parts | Engine | | 0 | 143 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | 96 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Levi Garrett | Oil Pump | | 70 | 123 | 0 |
| 32 | 38 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Ring Enterprises | Engine | | 67 | 111 | 0 |
| 33 | 7 | 55 | Tommy Ellis | Industrial Boilers | Engine | | 64 | 97 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 75 | Gary Balough (R) | Chaparral Trailers | Accident | | 61 | 89 | 0 |
| 35 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Engine | | 58 | 66 | 0 |
| 36 | 11 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Steering | | 55 | 42 | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford (R) | Levi Garrett | Transmission | | 52 | 39 | 0 |
| 38 | 14 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Engine | | 49 | 36 | 0 |
| 39 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | J.D. Stacy | Engine | | 46 | 23 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Accident | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
