Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Carolina 500
North Carolina Speedway
March 1st, 1981
Race #4 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
- Previous Race
- Carolina 500
- Next Race
FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 180 | 175 | 5 | 492 | 13 | Running |
2 | 1 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | 180 | 170 | 10 | 492 | 320 | Running |
3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | 170 | 165 | 5 | 492 | 25 | Running |
4 | 8 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 165 | 160 | 5 | 492 | 82 | Running |
5 | 6 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 160 | 155 | 5 | 491 | 3 | Running |
6 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | 155 | 150 | 5 | 491 | 17 | Running |
7 | 14 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | 151 | 146 | 5 | 488 | 8 | Running |
8 | 26 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 142 | 142 | 0 | 486 | 0 | Running |
9 | 15 | 66 | Lake Speed | Buick | 138 | 138 | 0 | 482 | 0 | Running |
10 | 32 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | 134 | 134 | 0 | 477 | 0 | Running |
11 | 23 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | 130 | 130 | 0 | 476 | 0 | Running |
12 | 28 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | 127 | 127 | 0 | 473 | 0 | Running |
13 | 24 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Oldsmobile | 124 | 124 | 0 | 470 | 0 | Running |
14 | 30 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | 121 | 121 | 0 | 469 | 0 | Running |
15 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Dodge | 118 | 118 | 0 | 452 | 0 | Running |
16 | 22 | 99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | 115 | 115 | 0 | 450 | 0 | Running |
17 | 34 | 79 | Jody Ridley | Oldsmobile | 112 | 112 | 0 | 443 | 0 | Engine |
18 | 7 | 47 | Harry Gant | Buick | 114 | 109 | 5 | 427 | 18 | Engine |
19 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 106 | 106 | 0 | 424 | 0 | Running |
20 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 103 | 103 | 0 | 421 | 0 | Running |
21 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 105 | 100 | 5 | 412 | 5 | Crash |
22 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | 97 | 97 | 0 | 409 | 0 | Engine |
23 | 35 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 94 | 94 | 0 | 395 | 0 | Running |
24 | 10 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 91 | 91 | 0 | 379 | 0 | Crash |
25 | 12 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | 88 | 88 | 0 | 298 | 0 | Crash |
26 | 11 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 85 | 85 | 0 | 285 | 0 | Crash |
27 | 33 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Chevrolet | 82 | 82 | 0 | 277 | 0 | Overheating |
28 | 13 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 79 | 79 | 0 | 268 | 0 | Driveshaft |
29 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 76 | 76 | 0 | 254 | 0 | Crash |
30 | 20 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | 73 | 73 | 0 | 225 | 0 | Engine |
31 | 5 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | 75 | 70 | 5 | 224 | 1 | Crash |
32 | 36 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | 67 | 67 | 0 | 218 | 0 | Clutch |
33 | 19 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | 64 | 64 | 0 | 188 | 0 | Transmission |
34 | 18 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | 61 | 61 | 0 | 109 | 0 | Oil line |
35 | 27 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | 58 | 58 | 0 | 97 | 0 | Brakes |
36 | 31 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | 55 | 55 | 0 | 61 | 0 | Crash |
37 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 52 | 52 | 0 | 34 | 0 | Engine |