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American 500 Race Results
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North Carolina Speedway
November 01, 1981 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1.02-Mile paved track 492 Laps/502 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 492 | 185 | 23,410 | Running | |
| 2 | 14 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's Buick | 492 | 175 | 17,100 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Pontiac | 492 | 170 | 10,150 | Running | |
| 4 | 12 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Buick | 492 | 165 | 10,400 | Running | |
| 5 | 16 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | J.D. Stacy Pontiac | 492 | 160 | 9,700 | Running | |
| 6 | 24 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Ford | 491 | 150 | 8,750 | Running | |
| 7 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Buick | 490 | 146 | 8,350 | Running | |
| 8 | 22 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear Ford | 490 | 147 | 3,000 | Running | |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Pontiac | 489 | 143 | 7,360 | Running | |
| 10 | 19 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 487 | 134 | 6,190 | Running | |
| 11 | 37 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy Buick | 485 | 130 | 4,730 | Running | |
| 12 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Chevrolet | 483 | 132 | 4,270 | Running | |
| 13 | 27 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 475 | 124 | 3,980 | Running | |
| 14 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn Dodge | 470 | 121 | 3,740 | Running | |
| 15 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Washington Freightliner Buick | 457 | 118 | 3,530 | Running | |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | Buddy Baker | UNO Buick | 445 | 120 | 1,425 | Rear End | |
| 18 | 3 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade Chevrolet | 434 | 114 | 7,000 | Running | |
| 19 | 17 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection Pontiac | 425 | 106 | 6,100 | Running | |
| 20 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 404 | 103 | 2,760 | Running | |
| 21 | 23 | 13 | Dick Brooks | Carolina Tool Ford | 379 | 0 | 825 | Valve | |
| 22 | 13 | 37 | Tim Richmond | Rogers Auto Leasing Buick | 334 | 97 | 800 | Accident | |
| 23 | 35 | 92 | Joe Fields | Richmond Printing Buick | 262 | 0 | 775 | Accident | |
| 24 | 29 | 17 | John Anderson | Kings Inn Daytona Buick | 226 | 0 | 2,290 | Suspension | |
| 25 | 8 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline Buick | 214 | 88 | 1,225 | Accident | |
| 26 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Pontiac | 214 | 85 | 2,230 | Push Rod | |
| 27 | 15 | 96 | Morgan Shepherd | Levi Garrett Buick | 205 | 87 | 675 | Accident | |
| 28 | 28 | 16 | Chuck Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking Buick | 193 | 79 | 650 | Engine | |
| 29 | 11 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Levi Garrett Buick | 172 | 76 | 625 | Accident | |
| 31 | 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing Oldsmobile | 162 | 70 | 2,125 | Engine | |
| 32 | 21 | 75 | Gary Balough | Ferrailuolo & Sons Excavating Buick | 117 | 67 | 1,395 | Accident | |
| 33 | 33 | 40 | Don Hume | Newton Oil & Gas Buick | 101 | 0 | 590 | Accident | |
| 34 | 7 | 77 | Dean Combs | Captains Table Buick | 89 | 0 | 585 | Accident | |
| 35 | 9 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon / Natl. Eng. Ford | 55 | 58 | 1,080 | Accident | |
| 36 | 20 | 68 | Lennie Pond | J.D. Stacy Buick | 54 | 55 | 575 | Accident | |
| 37 | 6 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Buick | 19 | 52 | 870 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 39 Minutes 32 Seconds
Average Speed .:107.399
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds
