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Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup/Winston West race
Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA
November 22, 1981
119 laps on 2.62 mile road course; 311.78 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 5
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 119
| 24,300
| running
| 49 |
2
| 12
| Joe Ruttman
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 119
| 17,675
| running
| 39 |
3
| 2
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 119
| 16,450
| running
| 15 |
4
| 3
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 119
| 10,560
| running
| 0 |
5
| 9
| Joe Millikan
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 119
| 9,125
| running
| 0 |
6
| 1
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 119
| 10,300
| running
| 1 |
7
| 25
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 119
| 8,100
| running
| 0 |
8
| 4
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 118
| 4,860
| running
| 6 |
9
| 21
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 118
| 5,940
| running
| 0 |
10
| 24
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 118
| 5,380
| running
| 0 |
11
| 29
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 118
| 4,320
| running
| 1 |
12
| 33
| Gary Kershaw
| 74
| John Edgett
| Buick
| 117
| 1,800
| running
| 0 |
13
| 8
| Morgan Shepherd
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 117
| 3,950
| running
| 0 |
14
| 18
| Bill Schmitt
| 73
| Bill Schmitt
| Buick
| 116
| 3,240
| running
| 1 |
15
| 35
| Don Waterman
| 38
| Don Waterman
| Buick
| 116
| 3,030
| running
| 0 |
16
| 34
| Lake Speed
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Buick
| 115
| 3,345
| running
| 0 |
17
| 28
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Buick
| 115
| 3,110
| running
| 0 |
18
| 16
| Bob Bondurant
| 69
|
| Pontiac
| 114
| 1,300
| running
| 0 |
19
| 20
| Gary Balough
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 113
| 2,790
| running
| 0 |
20
| 6
| Tim Richmond
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 113
| 1,195
| running
| 0 |
21
| 30
| Don Puskarich
| 13
| Matt Puskarich
| Oldsmobile
| 111
| 2,160
| running
| 0 |
22
| 40
| Gene Thonesen
| 07
| Gene Thonesen
| Buick
| 110
| 2,125
| running
| 0 |
23
| 39
| Mark Stahl
| 85
| Mark Stahl
| Ford
| 109
| 1,080
| running
| 0 |
24
| 36
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 106
| 2,555
| running
| 0 |
25
| 19
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Pontiac
| 103
| 1,805
| engine
| 3 |
26
| 37
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 95
| 1,755
| differential
| 0 |
27
| 7
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 90
| 6,355
| engine
| 4 |
28
| 14
| Chuck Pittenger
| 1
| Chuck Pittinger
| Buick
| 80
| 1,155
| clutch
| 0 |
29
| 23
| Scott Miller
| 51
|
| Pontiac
| 69
| 805
| engine
| 0 |
30
| 26
| Roy Smith
| 0
| Robert Beadle
| Buick
| 58
| 2,155
| cam
| 0 |
31
| 12
| Terry Herman
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 55
| 1,500
| accident
| 0 |
32
| 22
| Jim Robinson
| 78
| Jack Williams
| Oldsmobile
| 53
| 950
| accident
| 0 |
33
| 10
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 49
| 1,100
| plugs
| 0 |
34
| 38
| Pat Mintey
| 35
| Pat Mintey
| Chevrolet
| 40
| 850
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 11
| Don Whittington
| 93
| Scott Smith
| Oldsmobile
| 37
| 500
| accident
| 0 |
36
| 32
| Jim Bown
| 16
| Dick Bown
| Buick
| 34
| 790
| piston
| 0 |
37
| 27
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 27
| 780
| brakes
| 0 |
38
| 17
| Hershel McGriff
| 01
| Gerald Craker
| Buick
| 17
| 770
| engine
| 0 |
39
| 31
| Richard Childress
| 41
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 5
| 460
| quit
| 0 |
40
| 13
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 2
| 6,150
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:16:19
Average Speed: 95.288 MPH
Pole Speed: 82.031 seconds
7 cautions for 33 laps
Attendance: 46,000