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1981 Busch 500


Race 22 of 31


Bristol
500 laps
Time of race: 3:08:44
Average speed of winner: 84.723 mph
Margin of victory: 1 lap under caution
Lead changes: 11 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 7 for 52 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-51, Shepherd 52-155, Waltrip 156, Allison 157-160, Rudd 161-250, Waltrip 251-252, Ruttman 253-300, Waltrip 301, Ruttman 302, Waltrip 303-416, Rudd 417-418, Waltrip 419-500



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
11Darrell Waltrip11Mountain DewBuickJohnsonBrewer110.8185006251running18800185
23Ricky Rudd88GatoradeChevroletDiGardNelson499292running12375175
316Terry Labonte44StratagraphBuickHaganElder49800running8800165
46Bobby Allison28Hardee'sBuickRanierWilson49714running7075165
57Ron Bouchard47J.D. Stacy RacingBuickJack Beebe49700running5670155
68Benny Parsons15Melling Tool CompanyFordMooreMoore49700running6250150
715Lake Speed66Speed RacingOldsmobileSpeed49300running4170146
89Tim Richmond12UNOOldsmobileChilders48800accident1315142
95Dave Marcis71W.H. BowlinBuickMarcis48700running3600138
1020Buddy Arrington67Hills RacingDodgeArrington48600running3780134
112Harry Gant33Skoal BanditPontiacNeedhamCarter48500running3695130
1222Jimmy Means52Broadway MotorsPontiacMeans48000running3035127
1323J.D. McDuffie70Bailey ExcavatingPontiacMcDuffie47900running2875124
1426Lennie Pond68BekaertBuickPond47800running1000121
1525Tommy Gale64Sunny King HondaFordLangley47100running2615118
1628James Hylton48Palatine AutomotivePontiacHylton46400running2475115
1718Joe Millikan5Performance ConnectionPontiacCliff StewartDarrell Bryant43400running4965112
1821Ronnie Thomas25Thomas RacingPontiacRonnie Thomas39200running2255109
1913Morgan Shepherd24Gordon RacingBuickCecil Gordon3391104rear end1905111
204Jody Ridley90Truxmore/Sunny King Ford-HondaFordDonlavey31700sway bar2875103
2112Joe Ruttman2J.D. Stacy RacingPontiacStacyInman302249oil pan5100105
2229Rick Newsom20Newsom RacingChevroletNewsom24800handling63597
2324Elliott Forbes-Robinson99Ulrich RacingBuickUlrich24600brake line8700
2410Richard Petty43STPBuickPettyHmiel7300cylinder head506091
2517Mike Alexander37Rogers Auto LeasingBuickBob Rogers4900accident59588
2627Mike Potter17Kings Inn DaytonaChevroletHamby3200steering11300
2714Dale Earnhardt3Wrangler JeansPontiacChildressShelmerdine3100accident262082
2811Kyle Petty42STPBuickPetty2800transmission86079
2930Joel Stowe08Satterfield RacingPontiacSatterfield1400too slow5400
3019Cecil Gordon40Dixie EngineeringBuickUlrich300withdrew53073

Points standings

RankDriverPointsStartsPolesWinsTop 5sTop 10s
1Bobby Allison334522241417
2Darrell Waltrip329522681316
3Harry Gant307222101014
4Ricky Rudd300422201214
5Terry Labonte28642220511
6Richard Petty283822031113
7Dale Earnhardt28282200712
8Jody Ridley28012201213
9Benny Parsons26572202910
10Dave Marcis2489221037
11Kyle Petty2457220018
12Buddy Arrington2365220005
13Jimmy Means2331220001
14Morgan Shepherd2289201138
15J.D. McDuffie2280210001
16Tommy Gale2216210000
17Richard Childress2144200011
18Tim Richmond2092200005
19James Hylton2074210000
20Lake Speed1965180006
21Cecil Gordon1917220000
22Mike Alexander1614170003
23Cale Yarborough1605132258
24Ronnie Thomas1601170000
25Joe Millikan1558140005


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