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Race Results : Charlotte Motor Speedway

National 500

Charlotte Motor Speedway , Concord, NC

Sunday, October 11th, 1981 Race 28 of 31 1981 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 41 (1 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 334
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 117.483
  • Cautions: 12 for 78 laps
  • Lead Changes: 27
  • 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
National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 180 175 334 127 0 running
2 17 28 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 175 170 334 17 0 running
3 8 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 165 165 334 0 0 running
4 22 55 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 165 160 333 1 0 running
5 30 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 155 155 332 0 0 running
6 19 72 Rusty Wallace Buick 150 150 331 0 0 running
7 14 01 Geoff Bodine Buick 151 146 331 11 0 running
8 34 24 Morgan Shepherd Buick 142 142 331 0 0 running
9 18 13 Jack Ingram Ford 138 138 329 0 0 running
10 33 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 134 134 328 0 0 running
11 21 4 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile 130 130 328 0 0 running
12 37 8 Jimmy Means Dodge 127 127 327 0 0 running
13 25 62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 124 124 326 0 0 running
14 41 99 DK Ulrich Buick 121 121 326 0 0 running
15 13 90 Jody Ridley Ford 123 118 326 1 0 running
16 36 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 115 115 324 0 0 running
17 40 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 112 112 322 0 0 running
18 5 37 Tim Richmond Buick 114 109 317 10 0 engine
19 10 2 Joe Ruttman Buick 106 106 276 0 0 engine
20 15 42 Kyle Petty Buick 108 103 259 6 0 crash
21 23 6 Bob Senneker Pontiac 100 100 256 0 0 crash
22 28 64 Tommy Gale Ford 97 97 246 0 0 clutch
23 6 44 Terry Labonte Buick 99 94 234 6 0 engine
24 11 75 Gary Balough Buick 91 91 226 0 0 crash
25 24 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 93 88 220 2 0 ignition
26 26 23 Charlie Glotzbach Buick 85 85 218 0 0 handling
27 27 98 Johnny Rutherford Buick 82 82 216 0 0 engine
28 29 14 Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 79 79 193 0 0 clutch
29 7 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 86 76 190 135 0 engine
30 9 43 Richard Petty Buick 78 73 180 15 0 engine
31 3 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 75 70 153 2 0 engine
32 32 40 Ronnie Thomas Buick 67 67 137 0 0 ignition
33 16 9 Bill Elliott Ford 64 64 130 0 0 timing chain
34 38 66 Lake Speed Buick 61 61 118 0 0 engine
35 31 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac 58 58 98 0 0 crash
36 35 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 55 55 66 0 0 valve
37 4 1 Buddy Baker Buick 52 52 63 0 0 tie rod
38 12 15 Benny Parsons Ford 49 49 50 0 0 clutch
39 39 38 John Anderson Buick 46 46 41 0 0 engine
40 20 71 Dave Marcis Buick 43 43 19 0 0 engine
41 2 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 45 40 4 1 0 crank

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