| Official Race Results |
| National 500 |
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| October 11, 1981 |
Race 28 of 31 |
| Average
Speed: 117.483 mph |
| Margin of
Victory: 32 seconds |
Time of Race: 04:15:52 |
| Lead
Changes: 27 |
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| Cautions: 12
for 78 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
1 |
#11 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
Mountain
Dew |
180/5 |
334 |
Running |
$51,600 |
| 2 |
17 |
#28 |
Bobby Allison |
Chevrolet |
Hardee's |
175/5 |
334 |
Running |
$27,400 |
| 3 |
8 |
#88 |
Ricky Rudd |
Chevrolet |
Gatorade |
165/0 |
334 |
Running |
$29,925 |
| 4 |
22 |
#55 |
Tommy Ellis |
Chevrolet |
Industrial
Boilers |
PE |
333 |
Running |
$11,400 |
| 5 |
30 |
#47 |
Ron Bouchard * |
Buick |
J.D.
Stacy Racing |
155/0 |
332 |
Running |
$12,180 |
| 6 |
19 |
#72 |
Rusty Wallace |
Buick |
Childs
Tire |
150/0 |
331 |
Running |
$6,750 |
| 7 |
14 |
#01 |
Geoffrey Bodine |
Buick |
Zervakis
Racing |
151/5 |
331 |
Running |
$7,050 |
| 8 |
34 |
#24 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Buick |
Washington
Freightliner |
142/0 |
331 |
Running |
$8,195 |
| 9 |
18 |
#13 |
Jack Ingram |
Ford |
Carolina
Tool & Equipment |
138/0 |
329 |
Running |
$4,400 |
| 10 |
33 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Kyle
Petty's Boot Barn |
134/0 |
328 |
Running |
$7,175 |
| 11 |
21 |
#4 |
Connie Saylor |
Oldsmobile |
Apache
Stove |
130/0 |
328 |
Running |
$3,850 |
| 12 |
37 |
#8 |
Jimmy Means |
Dodge |
Negre
Racing |
127/0 |
327 |
Running |
$3,750 |
| 13 |
25 |
#62 |
Rick Wilson |
Oldsmobile |
Florida
Equipment & Service |
124/0 |
326 |
Running |
$3,650 |
| 14 |
41 |
#99 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Buick |
Ulrich
Racing |
121/0 |
326 |
Running |
$6,115 |
| 15 |
13 |
#90 |
Jody Ridley |
Ford |
Truxmore/Sunny
King Ford-Honda |
123/5 |
326 |
Running |
$7,805 |
| 16 |
36 |
#36 |
H.B. Bailey |
Pontiac |
Almeda
Auto Parts |
115/0 |
324 |
Running |
$3,250 |
| 17 |
40 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Pontiac |
Bailey
Excavating |
112/0 |
322 |
Running |
$5,835 |
| 18 |
5 |
#37 |
Tim Richmond |
Buick |
Roger's
Auto Leasing |
114/5 |
317 |
Blown Engine |
$5,650 |
| 19 |
10 |
#2 |
Joe Ruttman |
Buick |
J.D.
Stacy Racing |
106/0 |
276 |
Blown Engine |
$10,050 |
| 20 |
15 |
#42 |
Kyle Petty |
Buick |
STP |
108/5 |
259 |
Accident |
$6,475 |
| 21 |
23 |
#6 |
Bob Senneker |
Pontiac |
J.D.
Stacy Racing |
PE |
256 |
Accident |
$1,975 |
| 22 |
28 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny
King Ford & Honda |
97/0 |
246 |
Clutch Failure |
$3,890 |
| 23 |
6 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Buick |
J.D.
Stacy Racing |
99/5 |
234 |
Blown Engine |
$8,375 |
| 24 |
11 |
#75 |
Gary Balough |
Buick |
Chaparral
Trailers |
91/0 |
226 |
Accident |
$4,880 |
| 25 |
24 |
#3 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Pontiac |
Wrangler
Jeans |
93/5 |
220 |
Ignition |
$4,920 |
| 26 |
26 |
#23 |
Charlie
Glotzbach |
Buick |
Oxford
Speedway |
85/0 |
218 |
Handling Problems |
$1,275 |
| 27 |
27 |
#98 |
Johnny
Rutherford |
Buick |
Levi
Garrett |
82/0 |
216 |
Broken Rod |
$1,250 |
| 28 |
29 |
#14 |
Sterling Marlin |
Chevrolet |
Coors |
79/0 |
193 |
Clutch Linkage |
$1,225 |
| 29 |
7 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Ford |
Warner
Hodgdon/Nat'l Eng. |
86/10 |
190 |
Spun Rod Bearing |
$12,450 |
| 30 |
9 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Buick |
STP |
78/5 |
180 |
Broken Rod |
$9,125 |
| 31 |
3 |
#27 |
Cale Yarborough |
Buick |
Valvoline |
75/5 |
153 |
Engine Failure |
$2,100 |
| 32 |
32 |
#40 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Buick |
McWhirter
Grading |
67/0 |
137 |
Ignition |
$1,075 |
| 33 |
16 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
Mell-Gear
Tuning Components |
64/0 |
130 |
Broken Timing Chain |
$1,050 |
| 34 |
38 |
#66 |
Lake Speed |
Buick |
Ronnie
Steele |
61/0 |
118 |
Blown Engine |
$2,600 |
| 35 |
31 |
#5 |
Joe Millikan |
Pontiac |
Performance
Connection |
58/0 |
98 |
Accident |
$5,950 |
| 36 |
35 |
#94 |
Bobby Wawak |
Buick |
Louise
Smith Special |
55/0 |
66 |
Broken Valve |
$990 |
| 37 |
4 |
#1 |
Buddy Baker |
Buick |
Uno |
52/0 |
63 |
Broken Tie Rod |
$1,480 |
| 38 |
12 |
#15 |
Benny Parsons |
Ford |
Melling
Tool Company |
49/0 |
50 |
Clutch Failure |
$6,925 |
| 39 |
39 |
#38 |
John Anderson |
Buick |
Copper
Kettle Marina |
PE |
41 |
Engine Failure |
$965 |
| 40 |
20 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Buick |
Norton
Company |
43/0 |
19 |
Engine Failure |
$2,515 |
| 41 |
2 |
#33 |
Harry Gant |
Pontiac |
Skoal
Bandit |
45/5 |
4 |
Blown Crank Shaft |
$8,505 |
| * Denotes Rookie |
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