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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway

October 11th, 1981

Race #28 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 334
  • Miles: 501.0
  • Average Speed: 117.483 mph
  • Cautions: 12
  • Caution Laps: 78
  • Lead Changes: 27
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - November 16th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 180 175 5 334 127 Running
2 17 28 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 175 170 5 334 17 Running
3 8 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 165 165 0 334 0 Running
4 22 55 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 165 160 5 333 1 Running
5 30 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 155 155 0 332 0 Running
6 19 72 Rusty Wallace Buick 150 150 0 331 0 Running
7 14 01 Geoff Bodine Buick 151 146 5 331 11 Running
8 34 24 Morgan Shepherd Buick 142 142 0 331 0 Running
9 18 13 Jack Ingram Ford 138 138 0 329 0 Running
10 33 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 0 328 0 Running
11 21 4 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile 130 130 0 328 0 Running
12 37 8 Jimmy Means Dodge 127 127 0 327 0 Running
13 25 62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 124 124 0 326 0 Running
14 41 99 DK Ulrich Buick 121 121 0 326 0 Running
15 13 90 Jody Ridley Ford 123 118 5 326 1 Running
16 36 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 115 115 0 324 0 Running
17 40 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 112 112 0 322 0 Running
18 5 37 Tim Richmond Buick 114 109 5 317 10 Engine
19 10 2 Joe Ruttman Buick 106 106 0 276 0 Engine
20 15 42 Kyle Petty Buick 108 103 5 259 6 Crash
21 23 6 Bob Senneker Pontiac 100 100 0 256 0 Crash
22 28 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 0 246 0 Clutch
23 6 44 Terry Labonte Buick 99 94 5 234 6 Engine
24 11 75 Gary Balough Buick 91 91 0 226 0 Crash
25 24 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 93 88 5 220 2 Ignition
26 26 23 Charlie Glotzbach Buick 85 85 0 218 0 Handling
27 27 98 Johnny Rutherford Buick 82 82 0 216 0 Engine
28 29 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 79 79 0 193 0 Clutch
29 7 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 86 76 10 190 135 Engine
30 9 43 Richard Petty Buick 78 73 5 180 15 Engine
31 3 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 75 70 5 153 2 Engine
32 32 40 Ronnie Thomas Buick 67 67 0 137 0 Ignition
33 16 9 Bill Elliott Ford 64 64 0 130 0 Timing chain
34 38 66 Lake Speed Buick 61 61 0 118 0 Engine
35 31 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac 58 58 0 98 0 Crash
36 35 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 55 55 0 66 0 Valve
37 4 1 Buddy Baker Buick 52 52 0 63 0 Tie rod
38 12 15 Benny Parsons Ford 49 49 0 50 0 Clutch
39 39 38 John Anderson Buick 46 46 0 41 0 Engine
40 20 71 Dave Marcis Buick 43 43 0 19 0 Engine
41 2 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 45 40 5 4 1 Crank