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1981 Official Race Results : Coca-Cola 500

Coca-Cola 500 | March 15, 1981 | Race 5 of 31
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FIN ST CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR PTS/BNS LAPS STATUS WINNINGS
11727 Cale Yarborough Buick Valvoline 180/5 328Running 28,950
2247 Harry Gant Buick Race Hill Farm 180/10 328Running 32,705
352 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac Wrangler Jeans 165/0 327Running 19,400
43028 Bobby Allison Pontiac Tuf-Lon 165/5 327Running 14,415
51315 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool Company 160/5 326Running 11,975
6790 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King 150/0 326Running 9,680
71551 AJ Foyt Oldsmobile Gilmore / Valvoline 146/0 325Running 4,425
8205 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac Performance Connection 142/0 325Running 4,765
9109 Bill Elliott Ford Mell-Gear Tuning Components 138/0 323Running 3,705
10256 Joe Ruttman Buick 5 Racers Corp. 134/0 322Running 3,485
113170 J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating 130/0 321Running 5,380
123398 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac Levi Garrett 127/0 321Running 2,575
133557 Bill Elswick Buick Performance Boats PE317Running 2,445
142667 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hill's Racing 121/0 316Running 4,880
151275 Joe Millikan Buick Rahmoc Racing 118/0 315Fuel Pump 4,630
162722 Stan Barrett Pontiac Skoal Bandit PE315Running 1,885
1783 Richard Childress Pontiac Downey's Auto Parts 117/5 311Running 4,160
183264 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Honda 109/0 310Running 3,940
19144 Terry Labonte Buick Stratagraph 106/0 308Running 9,155
203920 Rick Newsom Chevrolet City 103/0 294Running 1,725
214152 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors 100/0 282Running 3,250
221688 Ricky Rudd Buick Gatorade 97/0 280Running 7,760
23367 Bruce Hill Buick Hill Racing 94/0 275Running 2,990
243479 Dick May Oldsmobile Miller Roofing 91/0 267Oil Pump 2,805
252248 James Hylton Pontiac Palatine Automotive 88/0 254Engine Failure 2,510
261999 Tim Richmond Buick Uno 85/0 241Accident 2,420
272871 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile Bowlin Coal 82/0 238Accident 2,635
28421 Neil Bonnett Ford Purolator 84/5 234Water Pump 1,605
292312 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile The 5 Racers PE189Engine Failure 1,080
304017 Steve Spencer Buick Kings Inn Daytona PE170Oil Pump 2,290
314225 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac Thomas Racing 70/0 159Clutch 1,510
32616 David Pearson Chevrolet Halpern Enterprises PE153Cracked Head 1,000
331837 Mike Alexander Buick Roger's Auto Leasing 64/0 139Engine Failure 990
342953 Slick Johnson Chevrolet Johnson Racing 61/0 138Camshaft 980
352166 Lake Speed Buick Speed Racing 58/0 133Oil Pump 970
361111 Darrell Waltrip Buick Mountain Dew 60/5 131Engine Failure 6,390
373724 Cecil Gordon Buick Gordon Racing 52/0 124Engine Failure 1,430
381443 Richard Petty Buick STP 54/5 113Engine Failure 6,370
392486 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick Howard & Egerton Racing 46/0 97Accident 910
4031 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile Uno 43/0 86Engine Failure 900
41942 Kyle Petty Buick STP 40/0 17Engine Failure 900
423894 Bobby Wawak Pontiac Smith Special 37/0 10Burned Piston 900
* Denotes Rookie

RACE FACTS

Average Speed: 133.619 mph
Margin of Victory: 33 seconds
Time of Race: 03:44:10
Lead Changes: 23
Cautions: 5 for 39 laps.

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