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Race Results : Rockingham Speedway

American 500

Rockingham Speedway , Rockingham, NC

Sunday, November 1st, 1981 Race 29 of 31 1981 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Laps Actual: 492 - Race Shortened
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 107.399
  • Cautions: 12 for 97 laps
  • Lead Changes: 33
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
American 500 at Rockingham Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 185 175 492 163 0 running
2 14 28 Bobby Allison Buick 175 170 492 31 0 running
3 2 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 170 165 492 125 0 running
4 12 43 Richard Petty Buick 165 160 492 92 0 running
5 16 2 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 160 155 492 3 0 running
6 24 15 Benny Parsons Ford 150 150 491 0 0 running
7 10 44 Terry Labonte Buick 146 146 490 0 0 running
8 22 9 Bill Elliott Ford 147 142 490 17 0 running
9 5 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 143 138 489 16 0 running
10 19 90 Jody Ridley Ford 134 134 487 0 0 running
11 37 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 130 130 485 0 0 running
12 26 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 132 127 483 2 0 running
13 27 64 Tommy Gale Ford 124 124 475 0 0 running
14 31 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 121 121 470 0 0 running
15 34 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 118 118 457 0 0 running
16 4 1 Buddy Baker Buick 120 115 445 2 0 rear end
17 32 99 DK Ulrich Buick 112 112 435 0 0 engine
18 3 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 114 109 434 16 0 running
19 17 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac 106 106 425 0 0 running
20 36 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 103 103 404 0 0 running
21 23 13 Dick Brooks Ford 100 100 379 0 0 valve
22 13 37 Tim Richmond Buick 97 97 334 0 0 crash
23 35 92 Joe Fields Buick 94 94 262 0 0 crash
24 29 17 John Anderson Buick 91 91 226 0 0 suspension
25 8 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 88 88 214 0 0 crash
26 25 48 James Hylton Pontiac 85 85 214 0 0 push rod
27 15 96 Morgan Shepherd Buick 87 82 205 25 0 crash
28 28 16 Chuck Bown Buick 79 79 193 0 0 engine
29 11 98 Johnny Rutherford Buick 76 76 172 0 0 crash
30 30 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 73 73 165 0 0 engine
31 18 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 70 70 162 0 0 engine
32 21 75 Gary Balough Buick 67 67 117 0 0 crash
33 33 40 Don Hume Buick 64 64 101 0 0 crash
34 7 77 Dean Combs Buick 61 61 89 0 0 crash
35 9 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 58 58 55 0 0 crash
36 20 68 Lennie Pond Buick 55 55 54 0 0 crash
37 6 42 Kyle Petty Buick 52 52 19 0 0 engine

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