Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Busch 500

Bristol Motor Speedway

August 22nd, 1981

Race #22 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 266.5
  • Average Speed: 84.723 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 52
  • Lead Changes: 11
#41 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: A detail view of the #41 NASCAR Next Gen car driven by Cole Custer is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 185 175 10 500 251 Running
2 3 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 175 170 5 499 92 Running
3 16 44 Terry Labonte Buick 165 165 0 498 0 Running
4 6 28 Bobby Allison Buick 165 160 5 497 4 Running
5 7 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 155 155 0 497 0 Running
6 8 15 Benny Parsons Ford 150 150 0 497 0 Running
7 15 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 146 146 0 493 0 Running
8 9 12 Tim Richmond Oldsmobile 142 142 0 488 0 Crash
9 5 71 Dave Marcis Buick 138 138 0 487 0 Running
10 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 0 486 0 Running
11 2 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 130 130 0 485 0 Running
12 22 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 127 127 0 480 0 Running
13 23 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 124 124 0 479 0 Running
14 26 68 Lennie Pond Buick 121 121 0 478 0 Running
15 25 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 0 471 0 Running
16 28 48 James Hylton Pontiac 115 115 0 464 0 Running
17 18 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac 112 112 0 434 0 Running
18 21 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 109 109 0 392 0 Running
19 13 24 Morgan Shepherd Buick 111 106 5 339 104 Rear end
20 4 90 Jody Ridley Ford 103 103 0 317 0 Sway bar
21 12 2 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 105 100 5 302 49 Oil pan
22 29 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 97 97 0 248 0 Handling
23 24 99 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick 94 94 0 246 0 Brakes
24 10 43 Richard Petty Buick 91 91 0 73 0 Cylinder head
25 17 37 Mike Alexander Buick 88 88 0 49 0 Crash
26 27 17 Mike Potter Chevrolet 85 85 0 32 0 Steering
27 14 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 82 82 0 31 0 Crash
28 11 42 Kyle Petty Buick 79 79 0 28 0 Transmission
29 30 08 Joel Stowe Pontiac 76 76 0 14 0 Flagged
30 19 40 Cecil Gordon Buick 73 73 0 3 0 Quit