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1981 Carolina 500


Race 4 of 31


Rockingham
492 laps
Time of race: 4:21:59
Average speed of winner: 114.594 mph
Margin of victory: 5.3 sec.
Lead changes: 36 among 10 drivers
Cautions: 14 for 75 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough 1-65, Labonte 66, Millikan 67-68, Yarborough 69-103, B. Allison 104-117, Yarborough 118-125, B. Allison 126-128, R. Petty 129, Yarborough 130-183, Labonte 184, Gant 185-188, Yarborough 189-206, Rudd 207, Bonnett 208-224, Labonte 225, Waltrip 226-229, Bonnett 230-255, Millikan 256, R. Petty 257-259, Baker 260-262, Yarborough 263-276, Labonte 277, Millikan 278-282, Waltrip 283-288, Bonnett 289-307, Gant 308-321, Bonnett 322-329, Yarborough 330, Bonnett 331-332, Yarborough 333-365, Bonnett 366-370, Yarborough 371-381, Labonte 382, Bonnett 383-387, Yarborough 388-468, R. Petty 469-489, Waltrip 490-492

Video links: Finish



FinishStartDriverCar #SponsorCarOwnerCrew ChiefQualifying SpeedLapsX LedLaps LedStatusMoneyPoints
14Darrell Waltrip11Mountain DewBuickJohnsonBrewer492313running21655180
21Cale Yarborough27ValvolineBuickM.C. AndersonIfft140.44849210320running123700
33Richard Petty43STPBuickPettyInman492325running14370170
48Neil Bonnett21PurolatorFordWood BrothersLeonard Wood492782running6920165
56Buddy Baker1UNOOldsmobileEllingtonPittman49113running3895160
62Bobby Allison28Tuf-LonPontiacRanierWilson491217running9470155
714Joe Millikan75RahMoc RacingChevroletRahMocRahilly48838running6230151
826Kyle Petty42STPBuickPetty48600running2670142
915Lake Speed66George's T-ShirtsBuickSpeed48200running2770138
1032Elliott Forbes-Robinson86Howard & Egerton RacingBuickHoward and Egerton47700running3170134
1123Ronnie Thomas25Thomas RacingPontiacRonnie Thomas47600running4680130
1228Johnny Rutherford98Levi GarrettPontiacBenfieldBuddy Parrott47300running1870127
1324Mike Alexander37Rogers Auto LeasingOldsmobileBob Rogers47000running17000
1430Bobby Wawak94Louise SmithBuickWawak46900running1570121
1517Dave Marcis71Buck StoveDodgeMarcis45200running3810118
1622Tim Richmond99UNOBuickUlrich45000running3500115
1734Jody Ridley79Miller RoofingOldsmobileJunior Miller44300engine4290112
187Harry Gant47Race Hill FarmBuickJack Beebe427218engine3070114
1937Tommy Gale64Sunny King Ford & HondaFordLangley42400running2860106
2021James Hylton48Palatine AutomotivePontiacHylton42100running2730103
219Terry Labonte44Apache StoveBuickHagan41255accident6270105
2216Richard Childress3Childress RacingPontiacChildressShelmerdine40900engine242097
2335Cecil Gordon24South Hill TexacoBuickCecil Gordon39500running223594
2410Benny Parsons15Melling Tool CompanyFordMooreMoore37900accident620091
2512Slick Johnson53Johnson RacingChevroletJ.D. Johnson29800accident72588
2611Dale Earnhardt2Wrangler JeansPontiacOsterlundRichert28500accident825085
2733Glenn Jarrett17Kings Inn DaytonaChevroletHamby27700overheating191582
2813Morgan Shepherd5Performance ConnectionPontiacCliff StewartDarrell Bryant26800drive shaft65079
2929Jimmy Means52Broadway MotorsPontiacMeans25400accident185576
3020David Pearson16Halpern EnterprisesChevroletHalpern22500engine67573
315Ricky Rudd88GatoradeOldsmobileDiGardNelson22411accident604575
3236Rick Newsom20Newsom RacingChevroletNewsom21800clutch59067
3319J.D. McDuffie70Bailey ExcavatingPontiacMcDuffie18800transmission180564
3418Donnie Allison125 Racers Corp.OldsmobileChilders10900oil line58061
3527Rick Wilson62Florida Equipment & ServiceOldsmobileRick Wilson9700brakes57558
3631Stan Barrett22Skoal BanditPontiacNeedham6100accident5700
3725Buddy Arrington67Reid Trailer SalesDodgeArrington3400engine177052

Points standings

RankDriverPointsStartsPolesWinsTop 5sTop 10s
1Richard Petty68040144
2Bobby Allison61441123
3Dale Earnhardt55640023
4Joe Millikan55640003
5Jody Ridley54640003
6Darrell Waltrip53741222
7Ricky Rudd53140022
8Harry Gant47640001
9Richard Childress43540011
10Benny Parsons43140011
11Dave Marcis41740000
12Terry Labonte40840011
13Jimmy Means40640000
14Kyle Petty40340001
15Buddy Arrington39040001
16J.D. McDuffie38340001
17Tim Richmond37640000
18James Hylton37040000
19Elliott Forbes-Robinson36430002
20Tommy Gale32730000
21Lake Speed32630001
22Buddy Baker32520022
23Neil Bonnett32130011
24Ronnie Thomas30930000
25Cecil Gordon30740000


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