Nascar Cup Series National 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1981
Circuit: Charlotte Motor Speedway
From: 11-10-1981
To: 11-10-1981
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1981
Circuit: Charlotte Motor Speedway
From: 11-10-1981
To: 11-10-1981
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | 4:15:52.000 | 334 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | Harry Ranier Motorsports | 4:16:23.800 | 334 |
| 3 | Ricky Rudd | DiGard Racing | 334 | |
| 4 | Tommy Ellis | Privateer - United States of America | 333 | |
| 5 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | 332 | |
| 6 | Rusty Wallace | Privateer - United States of America | 331 | |
| 7 | Geoffrey Eli Bodine | Privateer - United States of America | 331 | |
| 8 | Morgan Shepherd | Privateer - United States of America | 331 | |
| 9 | Jack Ingram | Privateer - United States of America | 329 | |
| 10 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Motorsports (Arrington Racing) | 328 | |
| 11 | Connie Saylor | Privateer - United States of America | 328 | |
| 12 | Jimmy Means | Privateer - United States of America | 327 | |
| 13 | Rick Wilson | Privateer - United States of America | 326 | |
| 14 | D.K. Ulrich | U.S. Racing | 326 | |
| 15 | Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | 326 | |
| 16 | H.B. Bailey | Privateer - United States of America | 324 | |
| 17 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 322 | |
| 18 | Tim Richmond | Privateer - United States of America | 317 | |
| 19 | Joe Ruttman | Privateer - United States of America | 276 | |
| 20 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | 259 | |
| 21 | Bob Senneker | Privateer - United States of America | 256 | |
| 22 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing (Langley) | 246 | |
| 23 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | 234 | |
| 24 | Gary Balough | RahMoc Enterprises | 226 | |
| 25 | Dale Earnhardt Sr. | Richard Childress Racing | 220 | |
| 26 | Charlie Glotzbach | Privateer - United States of America | 218 | |
| 27 | No drivers found. | Privateer - United States of America | 216 | |
| 28 | Sterling Marlin | Privateer - United States of America | 193 | |
| 29 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | 190 | |
| 30 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 180 | |
| 31 | Cale Yarborough | Privateer - United States of America | 153 | |
| 32 | Ronnie Thomas | U.S. Racing | 137 | |
| 33 | Bill Elliott | Privateer - United States of America | 130 | |
| 34 | Lake Speed | Privateer - United States of America | 118 | |
| 35 | Joe Millikan | Privateer - United States of America | 98 | |
| 36 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | 66 | |
| 37 | Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | 63 | |
| 38 | Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering (Moore) | 50 | |
| 39 | John Anderson | Privateer - United States of America | 41 | |
| 40 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing (Marcis Racing) | 19 | |
| 41 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | 4 |