- 1981 Coca-Cola 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1981 Coca-Cola 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Cale Yarborough | 71 | #27 Buick | Valvoline | 180 | 328 | Finish | $28,950 | |
| 2 | 2 | Harry Gant | 94 | #47 Buick | Race Hill Farm | 180 | 328 | Finish | $32,705 | |
| 3 | 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 0 | #2 Pontiac | Wrangler | 165 | 327 | Finish | $19,400 | |
| 4 | 30 | Bobby Allison | 4 | #28 Pontiac | Tuf-Lon | 165 | 327 | Finish | $14,415 | |
| 5 | 13 | Benny Parsons | 4 | #15 Ford | Melling Tool | 160 | 326 | Finish | $11,975 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jody Ridley | 0 | #90 Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 150 | 326 | Finish | $9,680 | |
| 7 | 15 | A.J. Foyt | 0 | #51 Oldsmobile | Gilmore / Valvoline | 146 | 325 | Finish | $4,425 | |
| 8 | 20 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #5 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 142 | 325 | Finish | $4,765 | |
| 9 | 10 | Bill Elliott | 0 | #9 Ford | Mell-Gear | 138 | 323 | Finish | $3,705 | |
| 10 | 25 | Joe Ruttman | 0 | #6 Buick | The 5 Racers | 134 | 322 | Finish | $3,485 | |
| 11 | 31 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 130 | 321 | Finish | $5,380 | |
| 12 | 33 | Johnny Rutherford | 0 | #98 Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 127 | 321 | Finish | $2,575 | |
| 13 | 35 | Bill Elswick | 0 | #57 Buick | Performance Boat | 0 | 317 | Finish | $2,445 | |
| 14 | 26 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Hills Racing | 121 | 316 | Finish | $4,880 | |
| 15 | 12 | Joe Millikan | 0 | #75 Buick | 118 | 315 | Fuel Pump | $4,630 | ||
| 16 | 27 | Stan Barrett | 0 | #22 Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 0 | 315 | Finish | $1,885 | |
| 17 | 8 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 1 | #3 Pontiac | Downey's Auto Parts | 117 | 311 | Finish | $4,160 |
| 18 | 32 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109 | 310 | Finish | $3,940 | |
| 19 | 1 | Terry Labonte | 0 | #44 Buick | Stratagraph | 106 | 308 | Finish | $9,155 | |
| 20 | 39 | Rick Newsom | 0 | #20 Chevy | City | 103 | 294 | Finish | $1,725 | |
| 21 | 41 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 100 | 282 | Finish | $3,250 | |
| 22 | 16 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #88 Buick | Gatorade | 97 | 280 | Finish | $7,760 | |
| 23 | 36 | Bruce Hill | 0 | #7 Buick | Hill Racing | 94 | 275 | Finish | $2,990 | |
| 24 | 34 | Dick May | 0 | #79 Oldsmobile | Miller Roofing | 91 | 267 | Oil Pump | $2,805 | |
| 25 | 22 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 88 | 254 | Engine | $2,510 | |
| 26 | 19 | Tim Richmond | 0 | #99 Buick | UNO | 85 | 241 | Accident | $2,420 | |
| 27 | 28 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #71 Oldsmobile | Bowlin Coal | 82 | 238 | Accident | $2,635 | |
| 28 | 4 | Neil Bonnett | 84 | #21 Ford | Purolator | 84 | 234 | Water Pump | $1,605 | |
| 29 | 23 | Donnie Allison | 0 | #12 Oldsmobile | The 5 Racers | 0 | 189 | Engine | $1,080 | |
| 30 | 40 | Steve Spencer | 0 | #17 Buick | Kings Inn Daytona | 0 | 170 | Oil Pump | $2,290 | |
| 31 | 42 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 70 | 159 | Clutch | $1,510 | |
| 32 | 6 | David Pearson | 4 | #16 Chevy | Halpern Enterprises | 0 | 153 | Engine | $1,000 | |
| 33 | 18 | Mike Alexander | 0 | #37 Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | 64 | 139 | Engine | $990 | |
| 34 | 29 | Slick Johnson | 0 | #53 Chevy | Johnson Racing | 61 | 138 | Cam | $980 | |
| 35 | 21 | Lake Speed | 0 | #66 Buick | Speed Racing | 58 | 133 | Oil Pump | $970 | |
| 36 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 32 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 60 | 131 | Engine | $6,390 | |
| 37 | 37 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Buick | Gordon Racing | 52 | 124 | Engine | $1,430 | |
| 38 | 14 | Richard Petty | 34 | #43 Buick | STP | 54 | 113 | Engine | $6,370 | |
| 39 | 24 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 0 | #86 Buick | Howard & Egerton | 46 | 97 | Accident | $910 | |
| 40 | 3 | Buddy Baker | 0 | #1 Oldsmobile | UNO | 43 | 86 | Engine | $900 | |
| 41 | 9 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Buick | STP | 40 | 17 | Engine | $900 | |
| 42 | 38 | Bobby Wawak | 0 | #94 Pontiac | Louise Smith | 37 | 10 | Piston | $900 |