| 1981 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 1 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $162,920 | Race Date: | Jan 11, 1981 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.730 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 16m 18s | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 95.263 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 15 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #11 Buick | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 37 of 119 | Pole Speed: | 114.711 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Winston Western 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon | Running |  | 185 | 119 | 37 |
| 2 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Running | | 175 | 119 | 32 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 165 | 119 | 0 |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | McDonald's | Running | | 165 | 119 | 11 |
| 5 | 17 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 119 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San Fernando Valley Lumber | Running | | 150 | 118 | 0 |
| 7 | 22 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running |  | 146 | 117 | 0 |
| 8 | 19 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robin (R) | Howard & Egerton Racing | Running |  | 142 | 117 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Running |  | 138 | 117 | 0 |
| 10 | 32 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. Johns Auto Parts | Running |  | 134 | 117 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 130 | 117 | 0 |
| 12 | 27 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering | Running | | 127 | 116 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Hodgdon / Mike Curb | Running | | 129 | 115 | 1 |
| 14 | 13 | 93 | Don Whittington | Road Atlanta | Running | | 121 | 115 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | 17 | Harry Gant | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 118 | 114 | 0 |
| 16 | 11 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 115 | 113 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running | | 117 | 108 | 3 |
| 18 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 109 | 108 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Engine | | 111 | 98 | 19 |
| 20 | 15 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Engine | | 103 | 96 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 3 | Bob Bondurant | Pro-Power Engines | Engine | | 100 | 93 | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Pro-Power Engines | Accident | | 97 | 85 | 0 |
| 23 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Accident | | 94 | 84 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 94 | Steve Pfeifer | Pfeifer Racing | Suspension | | 91 | 83 | 0 |
| 25 | 30 | 64 | John Gunn | Auto Merchant | Clutch | | 88 | 67 | 0 |
| 26 | 25 | 8 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Transmission | | 85 | 66 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Transmission | | 87 | 59 | 9 |
| 28 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet | Engine | | 84 | 55 | 3 |
| 29 | 18 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Lifters | | 76 | 53 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 9 | Jimmy Insolo | Trick Instant H.P. | Suspension | | 73 | 41 | 0 |
| 31 | 5 | 1 | Roy Smith | Aircraft Standards | Engine | | 70 | 25 | 0 |
| 32 | 21 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Oil Pump | | 67 | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | Lake's Drywall | Engine | | 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Engine | | 61 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 36 | 2 | Robert Tartaglia | Tartaglia Racing | Valves | | 58 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Engine | | 55 | 2 | 0 |
