1981 Carolina 500
Rockingham Speedway · 1981 · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darrell Waltrip | 4 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 492 | 500.4 |
Finishing order
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | 320 | 65.0% | P2 |
| 2 | Neil Bonnett | 82 | 16.7% | P4 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 25 | 5.1% | P3 |
| 4 | Harry Gant | 18 | 3.7% | P18 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 17 | 3.5% | P6 |
| 6 | Darrell Waltrip | 13 | 2.6% | P1 |
| 7 | Joe Millikan | 8 | 1.6% | P7 |
| 8 | Terry Labonte | 5 | 1.0% | P21 |
| 9 | Buddy Baker | 3 | 0.6% | P5 |
| 10 | Ricky Rudd | 1 | 0.2% | P31 |