| Official Race Results |
| Atl. Journal 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| November 08, 1981 | Race 30 of 31 |
| Average Speed: 130.391 mph |
| Margin of Victory: one half car
length |
Time of Race: 03:49:43 |
| Lead Changes: 36 |
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| Cautions: 7 for 50 laps |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
5 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Ford |
Hodgdon/National Engineering |
185/10 |
328 |
Running |
$31,500 |
| 2 |
2 |
#11 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
Mountain Dew |
175/5 |
328 |
Running |
$17,350 |
| 3 |
21 |
#27 |
Cale Yarborough |
Buick |
Valvoline |
170/5 |
328 |
Running |
$8,800 |
| 4 |
6 |
#28 |
Bobby Allison |
Buick |
Hardee's |
160/0 |
328 |
Running |
$12,090 |
| 5 |
26 |
#90 |
Jody Ridley |
Ford |
Truxmore/Sunny King |
160/5 |
328 |
Running |
$11,700 |
| 6 |
4 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
Mell-Gear Tuning Components |
150/0 |
328 |
Running |
$6,200 |
| 7 |
12 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Buick |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
151/5 |
328 |
Running |
$9,630 |
| 8 |
19 |
#42 |
Kyle Petty |
Buick |
STP |
147/5 |
328 |
Running |
$6,155 |
| 9 |
13 |
#1 |
Buddy Baker |
Buick |
Uno |
143/5 |
328 |
Running |
$3,040 |
| 10 |
15 |
#5 |
Joe Millikan |
Pontiac |
Performance Connection |
134/0 |
327 |
Running |
$7,820 |
| 11 |
32 |
#62 |
Rick Wilson |
Oldsmobile |
Florida Equipment & Service |
135/5 |
327 |
Running |
$3,000 |
| 12 |
33 |
#4 |
Connie Saylor |
Oldsmobile |
Spencer Racing |
127/0 |
323 |
Running |
$2,550 |
| 13 |
28 |
#13 |
Dick Brooks |
Ford |
Carolina Tool & Equipment |
124/0 |
323 |
Running |
$2,350 |
| 14 |
18 |
#66 |
Lake Speed |
Buick |
Ron Steele |
121/0 |
321 |
Running |
$4,900 |
| 15 |
26 |
#16 |
Chuck Bown |
Buick |
Rose Auto Wrecking |
118/0 |
320 |
Engine Failure |
$2,125 |
| 16 |
39 |
#17 |
John Anderson |
Chevrolet |
Kings Inn/Busch |
PE |
316 |
Running |
$4,545 |
| 17 |
34 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Kyle Petty's Boot Barn |
112/0 |
315 |
Running |
$4,310 |
| 18 |
40 |
#0 |
Delma Cowart |
Buick |
Coastal Transmission |
109/0 |
315 |
Running |
$1,940 |
| 19 |
24 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Buick |
Palatine Automotive |
106/0 |
303 |
Running |
$4,045 |
| 20 |
1 |
#33 |
Harry Gant |
Pontiac |
Skoal Bandit |
108/5 |
291 |
Engine Failure |
$5,565 |
| 21 |
16 |
#37 |
Tim Richmond |
Buick |
Roger's Auto Leasing |
100/0 |
287 |
Engine Failure |
$2,945 |
| 22 |
35 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
97/0 |
277 |
Running |
$3,300 |
| 23 |
37 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Pontiac |
Bailey Excavating |
94/0 |
259 |
Water Pump |
$3,035 |
| 24 |
9 |
#3 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Pontiac |
Wrangler Jeans |
91/0 |
222 |
Engine Failure |
$4,290 |
| 25 |
8 |
#2 |
Joe Ruttman |
Buick |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
92/5 |
207 |
Engine Failure |
$6,420 |
| 26 |
3 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Buick |
STP |
89/5 |
207 |
Engine Failure |
$6,380 |
| 27 |
30 |
#99 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Buick |
Ulrich Racing |
81/0 |
198 |
Engine Failure |
$2,195 |
| 28 |
22 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Buick |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
79/0 |
174 |
Broken Valve Spring |
$2,175 |
| 29 |
31 |
#72 |
Rusty Wallace |
Buick |
Kangaroos |
PE |
156 |
Oil Pressure |
$1,900 |
| 30 |
10 |
#01 |
Geoffrey Bodine |
Buick |
Downey's Auto Parts |
PE |
143 |
Engine Failure |
$890 |
| 31 |
20 |
#96 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Buick |
Levi Garrett |
70/0 |
123 |
Oil Pump |
$860 |
| 32 |
38 |
#46 |
Travis Tiller |
Chevrolet |
Ring Enterprises |
67/0 |
111 |
Engine Failure |
$850 |
| 33 |
7 |
#55 |
Tommy Ellis |
Chevrolet |
Industrial Boilers |
64/0 |
97 |
Engine Failure |
$840 |
| 34 |
17 |
#75 |
Gary Balough |
Buick |
Chaparral Trailers |
61/0 |
89 |
Accident |
$2,085 |
| 35 |
36 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Pontiac |
Broadway Motors |
58/0 |
66 |
Engine Failure |
$2,055 |
| 36 |
11 |
#15 |
Benny Parsons |
Ford |
Melling Tool Company |
55/0 |
42 |
Steering |
$6,250 |
| 37 |
27 |
#98 |
Johnny Rutherford |
Buick |
Levi Garrett |
52/0 |
39 |
Transmission |
$640 |
| 38 |
14 |
#88 |
Ricky Rudd |
Buick |
Gatorade |
49/0 |
36 |
Engine Failure |
$6,070 |
| 39 |
23 |
#47 |
Ron Bouchard * |
Buick |
J.D. Stacy Racing |
46/0 |
23 |
Engine Failure |
$1,065 |
| 40 |
29 |
#36 |
H.B. Bailey |
Pontiac |
Almeda Auto Parts |
PE |
1 |
Accident |
$550 |
| *
Denotes Rookie |