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1981 Busch 500

1981-08-22 at Bristol Motor Speedway

fin qual driver team laps led car pts laps status earnings
1 1 Darrell Waltrip 251 #11 Buick 185 500 Finish $18,800
2 3 Ricky Rudd 92 #88 Chevy 175 499 Finish $12,375
3 16 Terry Labonte 0 #44 Buick 165 498 Finish $8,800
4 6 Bobby Allison 4 #28 Buick 165 497 Finish $7,075
5 7 Ron Bouchard 0 #47 Buick 155 497 Finish $5,670
6 8 Benny Parsons 0 #15 Ford 150 497 Finish $6,250
7 15 Lake Speed 0 #66 Oldsmobile 146 493 Finish $4,170
8 9 Tim Richmond 0 #12 Oldsmobile 142 488 Accident $1,315
9 5 Dave Marcis 0 #71 Buick 138 487 Finish $3,600
10 20 Buddy Arrington 0 #67 Dodge 134 486 Finish $3,780
11 2 Harry Gant 0 #33 Pontiac 130 485 Finish $3,695
12 22 Jimmy Means 0 #52 Pontiac 127 480 Finish $3,035
13 23 J.D. McDuffie 0 #70 Pontiac 124 479 Finish $2,875
14 26 Lennie Pond 0 #68 Buick 121 478 Finish $1,000
15 25 Tommy Gale 0 #64 Ford 118 471 Finish $2,615
16 28 James Hylton 0 #48 Pontiac 115 464 Finish $2,475
17 18 Joe Millikan 0 #5 Pontiac 112 434 Finish $4,965
18 21 Ronnie Thomas 0 #25 Pontiac 109 392 Finish $2,255
19 13 Morgan Shepherd 104 #24 Buick 111 339 Rear End $1,905
20 4 Jody Ridley 0 #90 Ford 103 317 Sway Bar $2,875
21 12 Joe Ruttman 49 #2 Pontiac 105 302 Oil Pan $5,100
22 29 Rick Newsom 0 #20 Chevy 97 248 Handling $635
23 24 Elliott Forbes-Robinson 0 #99 Buick 0 246 Brakes $870
24 10 Richard Petty 0 #43 Buick 91 73 Cylinder Head $5,060
25 17 Mike Alexander 0 #37 Buick 88 49 Accident $595
26 27 Mike Potter 0 #17 Chevy 0 32 Steering $1,130
27 14 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing 0 #3 Pontiac 82 31 Accident $2,620
28 11 Kyle Petty 0 #42 Buick 79 28 Transmission $860
29 30 Joel Stowe 0 #08 Pontiac 0 14 Too Slow $540
30 19 Cecil Gordon 0 #40 Buick 73 3 Quit $530