Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Atlanta Journal 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
November 8th, 1981
Race #30 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
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1 | 5 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 185 | 175 | 10 | 328 | 200 | Running |
2 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 175 | 170 | 5 | 328 | 11 | Running |
3 | 21 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | 170 | 165 | 5 | 328 | 14 | Running |
4 | 6 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 160 | 160 | 0 | 328 | 0 | Running |
5 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 160 | 155 | 5 | 328 | 1 | Running |
6 | 4 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 150 | 150 | 0 | 328 | 0 | Running |
7 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 151 | 146 | 5 | 328 | 12 | Running |
8 | 19 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 147 | 142 | 5 | 328 | 12 | Running |
9 | 13 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | 143 | 138 | 5 | 328 | 1 | Running |
10 | 15 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | 134 | 134 | 0 | 327 | 0 | Running |
11 | 32 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | 135 | 130 | 5 | 327 | 1 | Running |
12 | 33 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | 127 | 127 | 0 | 323 | 0 | Running |
13 | 28 | 13 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 124 | 124 | 0 | 323 | 0 | Running |
14 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Buick | 121 | 121 | 0 | 321 | 0 | Running |
15 | 26 | 16 | Chuck Bown | Buick | 118 | 118 | 0 | 320 | 0 | Engine |
16 | 39 | 17 | John Anderson | Buick | 115 | 115 | 0 | 316 | 0 | Running |
17 | 34 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 112 | 112 | 0 | 315 | 0 | Running |
18 | 40 | 0 | Delma Cowart | Buick | 109 | 109 | 0 | 315 | 0 | Running |
19 | 24 | 48 | James Hylton | Buick | 106 | 106 | 0 | 303 | 0 | Running |
20 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | 108 | 103 | 5 | 291 | 25 | Engine |
21 | 16 | 37 | Tim Richmond | Buick | 100 | 100 | 0 | 287 | 0 | Engine |
22 | 35 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 97 | 97 | 0 | 277 | 0 | Running |
23 | 37 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | 94 | 94 | 0 | 259 | 0 | Water pump |
24 | 9 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 91 | 91 | 0 | 222 | 0 | Engine |
25 | 8 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | 93 | 88 | 5 | 207 | 7 | Engine |
26 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | 90 | 85 | 5 | 207 | 44 | Engine |
27 | 30 | 99 | DK Ulrich | Buick | 82 | 82 | 0 | 198 | 0 | Engine |
28 | 22 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | 79 | 79 | 0 | 174 | 0 | Valve |
29 | 31 | 72 | Rusty Wallace | Buick | 76 | 76 | 0 | 156 | 0 | Oil pressure |
30 | 10 | 01 | Geoff Bodine | Buick | 73 | 73 | 0 | 143 | 0 | Engine |
31 | 20 | 96 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | 70 | 70 | 0 | 123 | 0 | Oil pump |
32 | 38 | 46 | Travis Tiller | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 0 | 111 | 0 | Engine |
33 | 7 | 55 | Tommy Ellis | Chevrolet | 64 | 64 | 0 | 97 | 0 | Engine |
34 | 17 | 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | 61 | 61 | 0 | 89 | 0 | Crash |
35 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 58 | 58 | 0 | 66 | 0 | Engine |
36 | 11 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 55 | 55 | 0 | 42 | 0 | Steering |
37 | 27 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Buick | 52 | 52 | 0 | 39 | 0 | Transmission |
38 | 14 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | 49 | 49 | 0 | 36 | 0 | Engine |
39 | 23 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | 46 | 46 | 0 | 23 | 0 | Engine |
40 | 29 | 36 | HB Bailey | Pontiac | 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Crash |