Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Coca-Cola 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 15th, 1981
Race #5 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 | 17 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | 180 | 175 | 5 | 328 | 71 | Running |
2 | 2 | 47 | Harry Gant | Buick | 180 | 170 | 10 | 328 | 94 | Running |
3 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 165 | 165 | 0 | 327 | 0 | Running |
4 | 30 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | 165 | 160 | 5 | 327 | 4 | Running |
5 | 13 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 160 | 155 | 5 | 326 | 4 | Running |
6 | 7 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 150 | 150 | 0 | 326 | 0 | Running |
7 | 15 | 51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | 146 | 146 | 0 | 325 | 0 | Running |
8 | 20 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 142 | 142 | 0 | 325 | 0 | Running |
9 | 10 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 138 | 138 | 0 | 323 | 0 | Running |
10 | 25 | 6 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | 134 | 134 | 0 | 322 | 0 | Running |
11 | 31 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | 130 | 130 | 0 | 321 | 0 | Running |
12 | 33 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | 127 | 127 | 0 | 321 | 0 | Running |
13 | 35 | 57 | Bill Elswick | Buick | 124 | 124 | 0 | 317 | 0 | Running |
14 | 26 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 121 | 121 | 0 | 316 | 0 | Running |
15 | 12 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | 118 | 118 | 0 | 315 | 0 | Fuel pump |
16 | 27 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | 115 | 115 | 0 | 315 | 0 | Running |
17 | 8 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | 117 | 112 | 5 | 311 | 1 | Running |
18 | 32 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 109 | 109 | 0 | 310 | 0 | Running |
19 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 106 | 106 | 0 | 308 | 0 | Running |
20 | 39 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | 103 | 103 | 0 | 294 | 0 | Running |
21 | 41 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 100 | 100 | 0 | 282 | 0 | Running |
22 | 16 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | 97 | 97 | 0 | 280 | 0 | Running |
23 | 36 | 7 | Bruce Hill | Buick | 94 | 94 | 0 | 275 | 0 | Running |
24 | 34 | 79 | Dick May | Oldsmobile | 91 | 91 | 0 | 267 | 0 | Oil pump |
25 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 88 | 88 | 0 | 254 | 0 | Engine |
26 | 19 | 99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | 85 | 85 | 0 | 241 | 0 | Crash |
27 | 28 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | 82 | 82 | 0 | 238 | 0 | Crash |
28 | 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 84 | 79 | 5 | 234 | 84 | Water pump |
29 | 23 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | 76 | 76 | 0 | 189 | 0 | Engine |
30 | 40 | 17 | Steve Spencer | Buick | 73 | 73 | 0 | 170 | 0 | Oil pump |
31 | 42 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | 70 | 70 | 0 | 159 | 0 | Clutch |
32 | 6 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | 72 | 67 | 5 | 153 | 4 | Engine |
33 | 18 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | 64 | 64 | 0 | 139 | 0 | Engine |
34 | 29 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | 61 | 61 | 0 | 138 | 0 | Cam |
35 | 21 | 66 | Lake Speed | Buick | 58 | 58 | 0 | 133 | 0 | Oil pump |
36 | 11 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 60 | 55 | 5 | 131 | 32 | Engine |
37 | 37 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 52 | 52 | 0 | 124 | 0 | Engine |
38 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | 54 | 49 | 5 | 113 | 34 | Engine |
39 | 24 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | 46 | 46 | 0 | 97 | 0 | Crash |
40 | 3 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 43 | 43 | 0 | 86 | 0 | Engine |
41 | 9 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 40 | 40 | 0 | 17 | 0 | Engine |
42 | 38 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Pontiac | 37 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Piston |