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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

American 500

North Carolina Speedway

November 1st, 1981

Race #29 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: Shortened : 492
  • Miles: 500.4
  • Average Speed: 107.399 mph
  • Cautions: 12
  • Caution Laps: 97
  • Lead Changes: 33
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 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