| 1981 Busch 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 22 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $117,450 | Race Date: | Aug 22, 1981 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 3h 8m 44s | Bristol, Tennessee | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 | Average Speed: | 84.723 MPH | .533 Mile Concrete Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 30 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 52 Laps | bristolmotorspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #11 Buick | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 251 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 110.818 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Busch 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 251 |
| 2 | 3 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running |  | 175 | 499 | 92 |
| 3 | 16 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 165 | 498 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running | | 165 | 497 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | J.D. Stacy | Running | | 155 | 497 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 150 | 497 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Running |  | 146 | 493 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 12 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Accident | | 142 | 488 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 71 | Dave Marcis | W.H. Bolin | Running | | 138 | 487 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Running |  | 134 | 486 | 0 |
| 11 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 130 | 485 | 0 |
| 12 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 127 | 480 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 124 | 479 | 0 |
| 14 | 26 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Bekaert | Running | | 121 | 478 | 0 |
| 15 | 25 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Honda | Running | | 118 | 471 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 115 | 464 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection | Running | | 112 | 434 | 0 |
| 18 | 21 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 109 | 392 | 0 |
| 19 | 13 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Gordon Racing | Rear Gear | | 111 | 339 | 104 |
| 20 | 4 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Sway Bar | | 103 | 317 | 0 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Joe Ruttman (R) | J.D. Stacy | Oil Pan | | 105 | 302 | 49 |
| 22 | 29 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing | Handling | | 97 | 248 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 99 | Elliott Forbes-Robin (R) | Ulrich Racing | Brakes | | 0 | 246 | 0 |
| 24 | 10 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Cylinder Head | | 91 | 73 | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Accident | | 88 | 49 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 17 | Mike Potter | Kings Inn Daytona | Steering | | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Accident | | 82 | 31 | 0 |
| 28 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Transmission | | 79 | 28 | 0 |
| 29 | 30 | 8 | Joel Stowe | Satterfield Racing | Too Slow | | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | 19 | 40 | Cecil Gordon | Dixie Engineering | Quit | | 73 | 3 | 0 |
