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Busch 500 1981
Busch 500 1981
Bristol Motor Speedway
· 1981 · NASCAR Cup Series
Finishing order
Fin
Driver
Team
Make
Laps
Pts
1
Darrell Waltrip
Junior Johnson & Associates
Buick
500
185
2
Ricky Rudd
DiGard Motorsports
Chevrolet
499
175
3
Terry Labonte
Hagan Enterprises
Buick
498
165
4
Bobby Allison
Ranier Racing
Buick
497
165
5
Ron Bouchard
Race Hill Farm Team
Buick
497
155
6
Benny Parsons
Bud Moore Engineering
Ford
497
150
7
Lake Speed
Lake Speed Racing
Oldsmobile
493
146
8
Tim Richmond
Kennie Childers (Owner)
Oldsmobile
488
142
9
Dave Marcis
Marcis Auto Racing
Buick
487
138
10
Buddy Arrington
Arrington Racing
Dodge
486
134
11
Harry Gant
Mach 1 Racing
Pontiac
485
130
12
Jimmy Means
Jimmy Means Racing
Pontiac
480
127
13
J.D. McDuffie
McDuffie Racing
Pontiac
479
124
14
Lennie Pond
Lennie Pond (Owner)
Buick
478
121
15
Tommy Gale
Langley-Woodfield Racing
Ford
471
118
16
James Hylton
Hylton Engineering
Pontiac
464
115
17
Joe Millikan
Cliff Stewart Racing
Pontiac
434
112
18
Ronnie Thomas
Ronnie Thomas Racing
Pontiac
392
109
19
Morgan Shepherd
Gordon Racing
Buick
339
111
20
Jody Ridley
Donlavey Racing
Ford
317
103
21
Joe Ruttman
Jim Stacy Racing
Pontiac
302
105
22
Rick Newsom
Newsom Racing
Chevrolet
248
97
23
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Ulrich Racing
Buick
246
0
24
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
73
91
25
Mike Alexander
Rogers Racing
Buick
49
88
26
Mike Potter
Hamby Racing
Chevrolet
32
0
27
Dale Earnhardt
Richard Childress Racing
Pontiac
31
82
28
Kyle Petty
Petty Enterprises
Buick
28
79
29
Joel Stowe
Satterfield Racing
Pontiac
14
0
30
Cecil Gordon
Ulrich Racing
Buick
3
73
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1981 NASCAR Cup season
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Junior Johnson & Associates
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