Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
American 500
North Carolina Speedway
November 1st, 1981
Race #29 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 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 185 | 175 | 10 | 492 | 163 | Running |
2 | 14 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 175 | 170 | 5 | 492 | 31 | Running |
3 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | 170 | 165 | 5 | 492 | 125 | Running |
4 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | 165 | 160 | 5 | 492 | 92 | Running |
5 | 16 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | 160 | 155 | 5 | 492 | 3 | Running |
6 | 24 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 150 | 150 | 0 | 491 | 0 | Running |
7 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 146 | 146 | 0 | 490 | 0 | Running |
8 | 22 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 147 | 142 | 5 | 490 | 17 | Running |
9 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 143 | 138 | 5 | 489 | 16 | Running |
10 | 19 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 134 | 134 | 0 | 487 | 0 | Running |
11 | 37 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | 130 | 130 | 0 | 485 | 0 | Running |
12 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 132 | 127 | 5 | 483 | 2 | Running |
13 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 124 | 124 | 0 | 475 | 0 | Running |
14 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 121 | 121 | 0 | 470 | 0 | Running |
15 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 118 | 118 | 0 | 457 | 0 | Running |
16 | 4 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | 120 | 115 | 5 | 445 | 2 | Rear end |
17 | 32 | 99 | DK Ulrich | Buick | 112 | 112 | 0 | 435 | 0 | Engine |
18 | 3 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 114 | 109 | 5 | 434 | 16 | Running |
19 | 17 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | 106 | 106 | 0 | 425 | 0 | Running |
20 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 103 | 103 | 0 | 404 | 0 | Running |
21 | 23 | 13 | Dick Brooks | Ford | 100 | 100 | 0 | 379 | 0 | Valve |
22 | 13 | 37 | Tim Richmond | Buick | 97 | 97 | 0 | 334 | 0 | Crash |
23 | 35 | 92 | Joe Fields | Buick | 94 | 94 | 0 | 262 | 0 | Crash |
24 | 29 | 17 | John Anderson | Buick | 91 | 91 | 0 | 226 | 0 | Suspension |
25 | 8 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | 88 | 88 | 0 | 214 | 0 | Crash |
26 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 85 | 85 | 0 | 214 | 0 | Push rod |
27 | 15 | 96 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | 87 | 82 | 5 | 205 | 25 | Crash |
28 | 28 | 16 | Chuck Bown | Buick | 79 | 79 | 0 | 193 | 0 | Engine |
29 | 11 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Buick | 76 | 76 | 0 | 172 | 0 | Crash |
30 | 30 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | 73 | 73 | 0 | 165 | 0 | Engine |
31 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | 70 | 70 | 0 | 162 | 0 | Engine |
32 | 21 | 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | 67 | 67 | 0 | 117 | 0 | Crash |
33 | 33 | 40 | Don Hume | Buick | 64 | 64 | 0 | 101 | 0 | Crash |
34 | 7 | 77 | Dean Combs | Buick | 61 | 61 | 0 | 89 | 0 | Crash |
35 | 9 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 58 | 58 | 0 | 55 | 0 | Crash |
36 | 20 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | 55 | 55 | 0 | 54 | 0 | Crash |
37 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 52 | 52 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Engine |