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Mason-Dixon 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
May 17, 1981
500 laps on 1 mile paved oval; 500 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 11
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 500
| 22,560
| running
| 20 |
2
| 8
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 500
| 16,725
| running
| 0 |
3
| 14
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 499
| 15,125
| running
| 0 |
4
| 18
| D.K. Ulrich
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 491
| 7,160
| running
| 0 |
5
| 4
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 490
| 9,450
| running
| 0 |
6
| 2
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 489
| 8,625
| running
| 0 |
7
| 19
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 488
| 4,965
| running
| 0 |
8
| 7
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 486
| 7,725
| running
| 0 |
9
| 22
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 481
| 4,280
| running
| 0 |
10
| 6
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 480
| 2,925
| engine
| 32 |
11
| 17
| Donnie Allison
| 77
| John Rebhan
| Oldsmobile
| 480
| 1,900
| running
| 0 |
12
| 5
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 476
| 7,240
| running
| 0 |
13
| 3
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 459
| 2,560
| engine
| 404 |
14
| 30
| Tom Gale
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 459
| 1,620
| running
| 0 |
15
| 23
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 458
| 3,605
| running
| 0 |
16
| 10
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Chevrolet
| 448
| 1,350
| engine
| 0 |
17
| 24
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 412
| 3,215
| engine
| 0 |
18
| 25
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 379
| 3,020
| wheel
| 0 |
19
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 368
| 6,570
| rear end
| 3 |
20
| 16
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 342
| 2,240
| engine
| 0 |
21
| 20
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Oldsmobile
| 297
| 900
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 32
| Joe Fields
| 64
| Joe Fields
| Buick
| 254
| 2,470
| overheating
| 0 |
23
| 28
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 161
| 2,235
| engine
| 0 |
24
| 27
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 90
| 1,940
| oil leak
| 0 |
25
| 1
| David Pearson
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 57
| 2,675
| engine
| 41 |
26
| 31
| Junior Miller
| 79
| Junior Miller
| Oldsmobile
| 46
| 1,880
| oil pressure
| 0 |
27
| 12
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 22
| 1,845
| accident
| 0 |
28
| 21
| Lowell Cowell
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 11
| 1,800
| steering
| 0 |
29
| 29
| Elmo Langley
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Oldsmobile
| 6
| 575
| driveshaft
| 0 |
30
| 26
| Bob Riley
| 94
| Joe May
| Buick
| 6
| 550
| steering
| 0 |
31
| 13
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 1
| 1,040
| accident
| 0 |
32
| 15
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 1
| 5,980
| accident
| 0 |
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
| Bob Jenkins
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 04:17:18
Average Speed: 116.595 MPH
Pole Speed: 26.007 seconds
2 cautions for 24 laps
Attendance: 40,000