The 1981 Coca-Cola 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.
Sunday, March 15th, 1981
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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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 |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.