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Race Results : Atlanta Motor Speedway

Coca-Cola 500

Atlanta Motor Speedway , Hampton, GA

Sunday, March 15th, 1981 Race 5 of 31 1981 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 42 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 328
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 133.619
  • Cautions: 5 for 39 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 drives during night practice
LeMans, France - June 4, 2023 : The #24 NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet ZL1 driven by Jimmie Johnson, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller drives during night practice for the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
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Entry List
Coca-Cola 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 17 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 180 175 328 71 0 running
2 2 47 Harry Gant Buick 180 170 328 94 0 running
3 5 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 165 165 327 0 0 running
4 30 28 Bobby Allison Pontiac 165 160 327 4 0 running
5 13 15 Benny Parsons Ford 160 155 326 4 0 running
6 7 90 Jody Ridley Ford 150 150 326 0 0 running
7 15 51 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile 146 146 325 0 0 running
8 20 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 142 142 325 0 0 running
9 10 9 Bill Elliott Ford 138 138 323 0 0 running
10 25 6 Joe Ruttman Buick 134 134 322 0 0 running
11 31 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 130 130 321 0 0 running
12 33 98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac 127 127 321 0 0 running
13 35 57 Bill Elswick Buick 124 124 317 0 0 running
14 26 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 316 0 0 running
15 12 75 Joe Millikan Buick 118 118 315 0 0 fuel pump
16 27 22 Stan Barrett Pontiac 115 115 315 0 0 running
17 8 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 117 112 311 1 0 running
18 32 64 Tommy Gale Ford 109 109 310 0 0 running
19 1 44 Terry Labonte Buick 106 106 308 0 0 running
20 39 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 103 103 294 0 0 running
21 41 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 100 100 282 0 0 running
22 16 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 97 97 280 0 0 running
23 36 7 Bruce Hill Buick 94 94 275 0 0 running
24 34 79 Dick May Oldsmobile 91 91 267 0 0 oil pump
25 22 48 James Hylton Pontiac 88 88 254 0 0 engine
26 19 99 Tim Richmond Buick 85 85 241 0 0 crash
27 28 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile 82 82 238 0 0 crash
28 4 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 84 79 234 84 0 water pump
29 23 12 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 76 76 189 0 0 engine
30 40 17 Steve Spencer Buick 73 73 170 0 0 oil pump
31 42 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 70 70 159 0 0 clutch
32 6 16 David Pearson Chevrolet 72 67 153 4 0 engine
33 18 37 Mike Alexander Buick 64 64 139 0 0 engine
34 29 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 61 61 138 0 0 cam
35 21 66 Lake Speed Buick 58 58 133 0 0 oil pump
36 11 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 60 55 131 32 0 engine
37 37 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 52 52 124 0 0 engine
38 14 43 Richard Petty Buick 54 49 113 34 0 engine
39 24 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick 46 46 97 0 0 crash
40 3 1 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 43 43 86 0 0 engine
41 9 42 Kyle Petty Buick 40 40 17 0 0 engine
42 38 94 Bobby Wawak Pontiac 37 37 10 0 0 piston

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