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Carolina 500 Race Results
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North Carolina Speedway
March 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 | 4 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 492 | 180 | 21,655 | Running | |
| 2 | 1 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline Buick | 492 | 0 | 12,370 | Running | |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Buick | 492 | 170 | 14,370 | Running | |
| 4 | 8 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Ford | 492 | 165 | 6,920 | Running | |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Buddy Baker | UNO Oldsmobile | 491 | 160 | 3,895 | Running | |
| 6 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon Pontiac | 491 | 155 | 9,470 | Running | |
| 7 | 14 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Chevrolet | 488 | 151 | 6,230 | Running | |
| 8 | 26 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Buick | 486 | 142 | 2,670 | Running | |
| 9 | 15 | 66 | Lake Speed | George's T-Shirts Buick | 482 | 138 | 2,770 | Running | |
| 10 | 32 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Howard & Egerton Buick | 477 | 134 | 3,170 | Running | |
| 11 | 23 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing Pontiac | 476 | 130 | 4,680 | Running | |
| 12 | 28 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Levi Garrett Pontiac | 473 | 127 | 1,870 | Running | |
| 13 | 24 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Rogers Auto Leasing Oldsmobile | 470 | 0 | 1,700 | Running | |
| 14 | 30 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith Buick | 469 | 121 | 1,570 | Running | |
| 15 | 17 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove Dodge | 452 | 118 | 3,810 | Running | |
| 16 | 22 | 99 | Tim Richmond | UNO Buick | 450 | 115 | 3,500 | Running | |
| 17 | 34 | 79 | Jody Ridley | Miller Roofing Oldsmobile | 443 | 112 | 4,290 | Engine | |
| 18 | 7 | 47 | Harry Gant | Race Hill Farm Buick | 427 | 114 | 3,070 | Engine | |
| 19 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 424 | 106 | 2,860 | Running | |
| 20 | 21 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Pontiac | 421 | 103 | 2,730 | Running | |
| 21 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove Buick | 412 | 105 | 6,270 | Accident | |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | Richard Childress | Childress Racing Pontiac | 409 | 97 | 2,420 | Engine | |
| 23 | 35 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | South Hill Texaco Buick | 395 | 94 | 2,235 | Running | |
| 24 | 10 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Ford | 379 | 91 | 6,200 | Accident | |
| 25 | 12 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Johnson Racing Chevrolet | 298 | 88 | 725 | Accident | |
| 26 | 11 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Pontiac | 285 | 85 | 8,250 | Accident | |
| 27 | 33 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Kings Inn Daytona Chevrolet | 277 | 82 | 1,915 | Overheating | |
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Performance Connection Pontiac | 268 | 79 | 650 | Drive Shaft | |
| 29 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 254 | 76 | 1,855 | Accident | |
| 30 | 20 | 16 | David Pearson | Halpern Enterprises Chevrolet | 225 | 73 | 675 | Engine | |
| 31 | 5 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade Oldsmobile | 224 | 75 | 6,045 | Accident | |
| 32 | 36 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Newsom Racing Chevrolet | 218 | 67 | 590 | Clutch | |
| 34 | 18 | 12 | Donnie Allison | The 5 Racers Oldsmobile | 109 | 61 | 580 | Oil Line | |
| 35 | 27 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Florida Equipment & Service Oldsmobile | 97 | 58 | 575 | Brakes | |
| 36 | 31 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Skoal Bandit Pontiac | 61 | 0 | 570 | Accident | |
| 37 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Reid Trailer Sales Dodge | 34 | 52 | 1,770 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 21 Minutes 59 Seconds
Average Speed .:114.594
Margin of Victory .: 5.500 Seconds
