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Winston 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
May 3, 1981
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 1
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 188
| 41,500
| running
| 69 |
2
| 2
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Buick
| 188
| 34,450
| running
| 78 |
3
| 11
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 188
| 20,325
| running
| 11 |
4
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Oldsmobile
| 188
| 18,750
| running
| 8 |
5
| 14
| Donnie Allison
| 77
| John Rebhan
| Oldsmobile
| 187
| 10,050
| running
| 2 |
6
| 23
| Tim Richmond
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 185
| 12,105
| running
| 0 |
7
| 7
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 185
| 13,125
| running
| 1 |
8
| 4
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 183
| 14,775
| running
| 5 |
9
| 27
| Dick May
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Dodge
| 183
| 8,745
| running
| 0 |
10
| 26
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 183
| 5,375
| running
| 0 |
11
| 34
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 181
| 7,065
| running
| 0 |
12
| 35
| Tommy Houston
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Buick
| 181
| 6,745
| running
| 0 |
13
| 13
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 180
| 6,625
| running
| 4 |
14
| 40
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Buick
| 178
| 11,145
| running
| 0 |
15
| 32
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 176
| 5,725
| running
| 0 |
16
| 12
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 86
| Richard Howard
| Buick
| 172
| 3,340
| engine
| 0 |
17
| 17
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 171
| 5,145
| running
| 0 |
18
| 28
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Buick
| 170
| 4,825
| running
| 0 |
19
| 33
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 147
| 4,755
| engine
| 4 |
20
| 22
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 140
| 3,925
| engine
| 0 |
21
| 3
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 135
| 2,745
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 37
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 121
| 3,705
| running
| 0 |
23
| 30
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 116
| 7,260
| overheating
| 0 |
24
| 8
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 86
| 2,860
| engine
| 0 |
25
| 5
| Rick Wilson
| 62
| Rick Wilson
| Oldsmobile
| 76
| 2,500
| engine
| 6 |
26
| 38
| Ronnie Thomas
| 40
| Baxter Price
| Buick
| 75
| 1,805
| oil line
| 0 |
27
| 36
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 68
| 3,005
| engine
| 0 |
28
| 31
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Bruce Hill
| Buick
| 51
| 1,695
| overheating
| 0 |
29
| 15
| Joe Ruttman
| 6
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 46
| 1,640
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 25
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 38
| 1,585
| ignition
| 0 |
31
| 29
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 25
| 3,765
| steering
| 0 |
32
| 6
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 15
| 2,000
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 39
| Rick Newsom
| 20
| Rick Newsom
| Chevrolet
| 15
| 1,470
| engine
| 0 |
34
| 9
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 1
| 1,560
| accident
| 0 |
35
| 16
| Stan Barrett
| 22
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 1
| 1,405
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 18
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 1
| 6,825
| accident
| 0 |
37
| 19
| Connie Saylor
| 4
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 1
| 1,345
| accident
| 0 |
38
| 20
| Joe Millikan
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Oldsmobile
| 1
| 1,815
| accident
| 0 |
39
| 21
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 1
| 6,735
| accident
| 0 |
40
| 24
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 1
| 1,255
| accident
| 0 |
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN
|
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| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 03:20:52
Average Speed: 149.376 MPH
Pole Speed: 48.894 seconds
7 cautions for 44 laps
Attendance: 100,000