The 1981 National 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.
Sunday, October 11th, 1981
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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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 |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.