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Southern 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
September 7, 1981
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 367
| 33,375
| running
| 216 |
| 2
| 11
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 367
| 19,365
| running
| 2 |
| 3
| 4
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Buick
| 367
| 14,330
| running
| 9 |
| 4
| 6
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 367
| 13,225
| running
| 3 |
| 5
| 9
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Buick
| 367
| 6,500
| running
| 3 |
| 6
| 10
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 366
| 10,695
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 14
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 366
| 5,300
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 13
| David Pearson
| 01
| Hoss Ellington
| Buick
| 365
| 4,850
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 17
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 9,625
| running
| 1 |
| 10
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 363
| 5,925
| running
| 24 |
| 11
| 5
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 363
| 7,575
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 23
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 362
| 7,365
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 22
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Buick
| 362
| 6,155
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 1
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 360
| 9,960
| running
| 78 |
| 15
| 16
| Joe Ruttman
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Pontiac
| 358
| 8,850
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 12
| Morgan Shepherd
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 358
| 5,600
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 21
| Lennie Pond
| 68
| Lennie Pond
| Buick
| 356
| 3,150
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 19
| Joe Millikan
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 353
| 7,950
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 33
| Dick May
| 8
| Norman Negre
| Dodge
| 353
| 2,875
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 29
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Oldsmobile
| 352
| 2,700
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 34
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 351
| 4,715
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 27
| Tim Richmond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Buick
| 349
| 2,450
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 7
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 343
| 7,850
| accident
| 0 |
| 24
| 40
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 334
| 2,375
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 20
| Gary Balough
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 333
| 4,680
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 38
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 331
| 3,770
| running
| 0 |
| 27
| 37
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 311
| 3,360
| running
| 0 |
| 28
| 36
| Mike Potter
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Buick
| 309
| 3,265
| running
| 0 |
| 29
| 30
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 294
| 3,155
| running
| 0 |
| 30
| 8
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 278
| 8,000
| engine
| 31 |
| 31
| 26
| D.K. Ulrich
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 269
| 3,060
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 32
| Jack Ingram
| 13
| Bobby Hawkins
| Ford
| 253
| 1,650
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 25
| Johnny Rutherford
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 190
| 1,625
| water pump
| 0 |
| 34
| 18
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 130
| 1,625
| engine
| 0 |
| 35
| 24
| Slick Johnson
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 110
| 1,425
| engine
| 0 |
| 36
| 39
| H.B. Bailey
| 36
| H.B. Bailey
| Pontiac
| 93
| 1,325
| accident
| 0 |
| 37
| 28
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 85
| 1,950
| lug bolt
| 0 |
| 38
| 35
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 64
| 1,925
| engine
| 0 |
| 39
| 15
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 62
| 6,800
| valve
| 0 |
| 40
| 31
| Connie Saylor
| 4
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 6
| 1,200
| engine
| 0 |
|
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| Jackie Stewart
|
| ABC
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| 0
| color commentary
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| Chris Economaki
|
| ABC
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 03:57:57
Average Speed: 126.41 MPH
Pole Speed: 32.206 seconds
8 cautions for 45 laps
Attendance: 65,000