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Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup/Winston West race
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
January 11, 1981
119 laps on 2.62 mile road course; 311.78 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 119
| 24,600
| running
| 37 |
2
| 4
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Chevrolet
| 119
| 19,600
| running
| 32 |
3
| 6
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 119
| 16,325
| running
| 0 |
4
| 10
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Chevrolet
| 119
| 8,510
| running
| 11 |
5
| 17
| Richard Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 119
| 4,250
| running
| 4 |
6
| 14
| Jim Robinson
| 78
| Jack Williams
| Chevrolet
| 118
| 4,960
| running
| 0 |
7
| 22
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 117
| 5,990
| running
| 0 |
8
| 19
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 86
| Richard Howard
| Buick
| 117
| 2,950
| running
| 0 |
9
| 31
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 117
| 4,430
| running
| 0 |
10
| 32
| Don Waterman
| 38
| Don Waterman
| Oldsmobile
| 117
| 3,970
| running
| 0 |
11
| 29
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Chevrolet
| 117
| 3,900
| running
| 0 |
12
| 27
| John Borneman Jr.
| 81
| John Borneman
| Chevrolet
| 116
| 3,140
| running
| 0 |
13
| 9
| Joe Millikan
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 115
| 3,430
| running
| 1 |
14
| 13
| Don Whittington
| 93
| Scott Smith
| Chevrolet
| 115
| 1,600
| running
| 0 |
15
| 28
| Harry Gant
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 114
| 3,120
| running
| 0 |
16
| 11
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 113
| 6,850
| running
| 0 |
17
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 108
| 8,800
| running
| 3 |
18
| 34
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Chevrolet
| 108
| 2,760
| running
| 0 |
19
| 3
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Bertha/Chevrolet
| 98
| 6,950
| engine
| 19 |
20
| 15
| Kyle Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Chevrolet
| 96
| 6,645
| engine
| 0 |
21
| 26
| Bob Bondurant
| 03
| Bob Bondurant
| Oldsmobile
| 93
| 1,130
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 12
| Bill Schmitt
| 73
| Bill Schmitt
| Buick
| 85
| 1,845
| accident
| 0 |
23
| 20
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Chevrolet
| 84
| 2,310
| accident
| 0 |
24
| 35
| Steve Pfeifer
| 94
| Steve Pfeifer
| Chevrolet
| 83
| 1,055
| suspension
| 0 |
25
| 30
| John Gunn
| 64
|
| Chevrolet
| 67
| 2,225
| clutch
| 0 |
26
| 25
| Rick McCray
| 08
| Rick McCray
| Chevrolet
| 66
| 1,655
| transmission
| 0 |
27
| 7
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 59
| 1,405
| transmission
| 9 |
28
| 8
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 55
| 1,355
| engine
| 3 |
29
| 18
| Tim Richmond
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Chevrolet
| 53
| 1,305
| lifter
| 0 |
30
| 16
| Jimmy Insolo
| 9
|
| Buick
| 41
| 755
| suspension
| 0 |
31
| 5
| Roy Smith
| 11W
| Robert Beadle
| Oldsmobile
| 25
| 1,800
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 21
| Don Puskarich
| 13
| Matt Puskarich
| Chevrolet
| 14
| 650
| sump
| 0 |
33
| 23
| Hershel McGriff
| 01
| Gerald Craker
| Dodge
| 10
| 600
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 33
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Chevrolet
| 4
| 550
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 36
| Robert Tartaglia
| 2W
| Robert Tartaglia
| Chevrolet
| 4
| 500
| valve
| 0 |
36
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Oldsmobile
| 2
| 1,000
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:16:18
Average Speed: 95.263 MPH
Pole Speed: 82.224 seconds
6 cautions for 31 laps
Attendance: 35,000