- 1981 Atlanta Journal 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1981 Atlanta Journal 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Neil Bonnett | 200 | #21 Ford | Warner Hodgdon / Natl. Eng. | 185 | 328 | Finish | $31,500 | |
| 2 | 2 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 175 | 328 | Finish | $17,350 | |
| 3 | 21 | Cale Yarborough | 14 | #27 Buick | Valvoline | 170 | 328 | Finish | $8,800 | |
| 4 | 6 | Bobby Allison | 0 | #28 Buick | Hardee's | 160 | 328 | Finish | $12,090 | |
| 5 | 25 | Jody Ridley | 1 | #90 Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 160 | 328 | Finish | $11,700 | |
| 6 | 4 | Bill Elliott | 0 | #9 Ford | Mell-Gear | 150 | 328 | Finish | $6,200 | |
| 7 | 12 | Terry Labonte | 12 | #44 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 151 | 328 | Finish | $9,630 | |
| 8 | 19 | Kyle Petty | 12 | #42 Buick | STP | 147 | 328 | Finish | $6,155 | |
| 9 | 13 | Buddy Baker | 1 | #1 Buick | UNO | 143 | 328 | Finish | $3,040 | |
| 10 | 15 | Joe Millikan | 0 | #5 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 134 | 327 | Finish | $7,820 | |
| 11 | 32 | Rick Wilson | 1 | #62 Oldsmobile | Florida Equipment & Service | 135 | 327 | Finish | $3,000 | |
| 12 | 33 | Connie Saylor | 0 | #4 Oldsmobile | Spencer Racing | 127 | 323 | Finish | $2,550 | |
| 13 | 28 | Dick Brooks | 0 | #13 Ford | Carolina Tool | 121 | 323 | Finish | $2,350 | |
| 14 | 18 | Lake Speed | 0 | #66 Buick | Ronnie Steele | 118 | 321 | Finish | $4,900 | |
| 15 | 26 | Chuck Bown | 0 | #16 Buick | Rose Auto Wrecking | 115 | 320 | Engine | $2,125 | |
| 16 | 39 | John Anderson | 0 | #17 Buick | Kings Inn Daytona | 0 | 316 | Finish | $4,545 | |
| 17 | 34 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Kyle Petty's Boot Barn | 109 | 315 | Finish | $4,310 | |
| 18 | 40 | Delma Cowart | 0 | #0 Buick | Coastal Transmissions | 106 | 315 | Finish | $1,940 | |
| 19 | 24 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Buick | Palatine Auto Parts | 103 | 303 | Finish | $4,045 | |
| 20 | 1 | Harry Gant | 25 | #33 Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 105 | 291 | Engine | $5,565 | |
| 21 | 16 | Tim Richmond | 0 | #37 Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | 97 | 287 | Engine | $2,945 | |
| 22 | 35 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 94 | 277 | Finish | $3,300 | |
| 23 | 37 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 91 | 259 | Water Pump | $3,035 | |
| 24 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Pontiac | Wrangler | 88 | 222 | Engine | $4,290 |
| 25 | 8 | Joe Ruttman | 7 | #2 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 90 | 207 | Engine | $6,420 | |
| 26 | 3 | Richard Petty | 44 | #43 Buick | STP | 87 | 207 | Engine | $6,380 | |
| 27 | 30 | D.K. Ulrich | 0 | #99 Buick | Ulrich Racing | 79 | 198 | Engine | $2,195 | |
| 28 | 22 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #71 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 76 | 174 | Valve | $2,175 | |
| 29 | 31 | Rusty Wallace | 0 | #72 Buick | Kangaroos | 0 | 156 | Oil Pressure | $1,900 | |
| 30 | 10 | Geoff Bodine | 0 | #01 Buick | Downey's Auto Parts | 0 | 143 | Engine | $890 | |
| 31 | 20 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #96 Buick | Levi Garrett | 67 | 123 | Oil Pump | $860 | |
| 32 | 38 | Travis Tiller | 0 | #46 Chevy | Ring Enterprises | 64 | 111 | Engine | $850 | |
| 33 | 7 | Tommy Ellis | 0 | #55 Chevy | Industrial Boiler | 61 | 97 | Engine | $840 | |
| 34 | 17 | Gary Balough | 0 | #75 Buick | Chaparral Trailers | 58 | 89 | Accident | $2,085 | |
| 35 | 36 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 55 | 66 | Engine | $2,055 | |
| 36 | 11 | Benny Parsons | 0 | #15 Ford | Melling Tool | 52 | 42 | Steering | $6,250 | |
| 37 | 27 | Johnny Rutherford | 0 | #98 Buick | Levi Garrett | 49 | 39 | Transmission | $640 | |
| 38 | 14 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #88 Buick | Gatorade | 46 | 36 | Engine | $6,070 | |
| 39 | 23 | Ron Bouchard | 0 | #47 Buick | J.D. Stacy | 43 | 23 | Engine | $1,065 | |
| 40 | 29 | H.B. Bailey | 0 | #36 Pontiac | Almeda Auto Parts | 0 | 1 | Accident | $550 |