Nascar Cup Series Coca-Cola 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1981
Circuit: Atlanta Motor Speedway
From: 15-03-1981
To: 15-03-1981
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1981
Circuit: Atlanta Motor Speedway
From: 15-03-1981
To: 15-03-1981
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cale Yarborough | Privateer - United States of America | 3:44:10.000 | 328 |
| 2 | Harry Gant | Privateer - United States of America | 3:44:43.000 | 328 |
| 3 | Dale Earnhardt Sr. | Privateer - United States of America | 327 | |
| 4 | Bobby Allison | Harry Ranier Motorsports | 327 | |
| 5 | Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering (Moore) | 326 | |
| 6 | Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | 326 | |
| 7 | A.J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Enterprises (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) | 325 | |
| 8 | Morgan Shepherd | Privateer - United States of America | 325 | |
| 9 | Bill Elliott | Privateer - United States of America | 323 | |
| 10 | Joe Ruttman | Privateer - United States of America | 322 | |
| 11 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 321 | |
| 12 | No drivers found. | Privateer - United States of America | 321 | |
| 13 | Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | 317 | |
| 14 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Motorsports (Arrington Racing) | 316 | |
| 15 | Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | 315 | |
| 16 | Stan Barrett | Mach 1 Racing | 315 | |
| 17 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 311 | |
| 18 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing (Langley) | 310 | |
| 19 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | 308 | |
| 20 | Rick Newsom | Privateer - United States of America | 294 | |
| 21 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | 282 | |
| 22 | Ricky Rudd | DiGard Racing | 280 | |
| 23 | Bruce Hill | Privateer - United States of America | 275 | |
| 24 | Dick May | Privateer - United States of America | 267 | |
| 25 | James Hylton | Privateer - United States of America | 254 | |
| 26 | Tim Richmond | U.S. Racing | 241 | |
| 27 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing (Marcis Racing) | 238 | |
| 28 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | 234 | |
| 29 | Donnie Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 189 | |
| 30 | Steve Spencer | Privateer - United States of America | 170 | |
| 31 | Ronnie Thomas | Privateer - United States of America | 159 | |
| 32 | David Pearson | Privateer - United States of America | 153 | |
| 33 | Mike Alexander | Privateer - United States of America | 139 | |
| 34 | Slick Johnson | Privateer - United States of America | 138 | |
| 35 | Lake Speed | Privateer - United States of America | 133 | |
| 36 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | 131 | |
| 37 | Cecil Gordon | Privateer - United States of America | 124 | |
| 38 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 113 | |
| 39 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Privateer - United States of America | 97 | |
| 40 | Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | 86 | |
| 41 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | 17 | |
| 42 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | 10 |