| 1981 World 600 NASCAR Cup Series Race 13 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $357,577 | Race Date: | May 24, 1981 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 8.200 Seconds | Race Duration: | 4h 38m 22s | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 32 | Average Speed: | 129.326 MPH | 1.5 Mile Paved Quad Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 50 Laps | charlottemotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Buick | Car No.: | #21 Ford | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 140 of 400 | Pole Speed: | 158.115 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 World 600 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running |  | 185 | 400 | 140 |
| 2 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 175 | 400 | 65 |
| 3 | 2 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Running | | 165 | 398 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running | | 160 | 397 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 155 | 396 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Running |  | 150 | 395 | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | 6 | Joe Ruttman (R) | The 5 Racers Corporation | Running | | 146 | 395 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Bic Shaver | Running | | 142 | 393 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running | | 143 | 392 | 3 |
| 10 | 34 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robin (R) | Wester Steer | Running | | 134 | 390 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | 24 | Lennie Pond | Gordon Racing | Running | | 130 | 388 | 0 |
| 12 | 32 | 4 | Connie Saylor (R) | Spencer Racing | Running |  | 127 | 388 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Golden Corral | Running | | 124 | 384 | 0 |
| 14 | 15 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 121 | 380 | 0 |
| 15 | 36 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Running |  | 118 | 380 | 0 |
| 16 | 40 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 115 | 377 | 0 |
| 17 | 39 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 112 | 363 | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 114 | 362 | 54 |
| 19 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | Uno | Running | | 106 | 340 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Sunny King Ford / Truxmore | Engine | | 103 | 337 | 0 |
| 21 | 28 | 19 | Bill Dennis | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 100 | 327 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 97 | 321 | 0 |
| 23 | 42 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 94 | 310 | 0 |
| 24 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 96 | 296 | 4 |
| 25 | 31 | 40 | Dick May | Price Racing | Engine | | 88 | 271 | 0 |
| 26 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 85 | 268 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Engine | | 82 | 227 | 0 |
| 28 | 23 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Engine | | 79 | 221 | 0 |
| 29 | 1 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Accident | | 81 | 210 | 133 |
| 30 | 21 | 98 | Rusty Wallace | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 73 | 204 | 0 |
| 31 | 35 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith | Accident | | 70 | 201 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 22 | Stan Barrett (R) | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 67 | 177 | 0 |
| 33 | 27 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Uno | Carburetor | | 64 | 164 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 13 | Jack Ingram | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Engine | | 61 | 159 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Dick Brooks Honda | Oil Pump | | 63 | 155 | 1 |
| 36 | 6 | 41 | Dick Brooks | Tarts | Accident | | 55 | 148 | 0 |
| 37 | 11 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Engine | | 52 | 147 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 77 | Donnie Allison | Warren Fabricating | Accident | | 49 | 146 | 0 |
| 39 | 41 | 99 | Chuck Bown | Coca-Cola | Engine | | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | Clutch | | 43 | 93 | 0 |
| 41 | 26 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Steering | | 40 | 65 | 0 |
| 42 | 20 | 62 | Rick Wilson (R) | Florida Equipment & Service | Accident | | 37 | 4 | 0 |
