| 1981 Winston 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $295,470 | Race Date: | May 3, 1981 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .100 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 20m 52s | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 43 | Average Speed: | 149.376 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 44 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Driver: | Bobby Allison B. Allison | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Buick | Car No.: | #28 Buick | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 69 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 195.864 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Winston 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 28 | Bobby Allison | The Five Racers | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 69 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Uno | Running | | 180 | 188 | 78 |
| 3 | 11 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running | | 170 | 188 | 11 |
| 4 | 10 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running |  | 165 | 188 | 8 |
| 5 | 14 | 77 | Donnie Allison | Warren Fabricating | Running | | 160 | 187 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running | | 150 | 185 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 151 | 185 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 147 | 183 | 5 |
| 9 | 27 | 25 | Dick May | Thomas Racing | Running |  | 138 | 183 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith | Running | | 134 | 183 | 0 |
| 11 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 130 | 181 | 0 |
| 12 | 35 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 127 | 181 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | Ronnie Steel / Nichols | Running | | 129 | 180 | 4 |
| 14 | 40 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Chevrolet | Running | | 121 | 178 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 118 | 176 | 0 |
| 16 | 12 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robin (R) | Cal-Tex | Engine | | 115 | 172 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Hill Racing | Running | | 112 | 171 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 109 | 170 | 0 |
| 19 | 33 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Engine | | 111 | 147 | 4 |
| 20 | 22 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 103 | 140 | 0 |
| 21 | 3 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Engine | | 100 | 135 | 0 |
| 22 | 37 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 97 | 121 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Overheating | | 94 | 116 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Engine | | 91 | 86 | 0 |
| 25 | 5 | 62 | Rick Wilson (R) | Florida Equipment & Service | Engine | | 93 | 76 | 6 |
| 26 | 38 | 40 | Ronnie Thomas | Price Racing | Oil Line | | 85 | 75 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Engine | | 82 | 68 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Overheating | | 79 | 51 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 6 | Joe Ruttman (R) | The 5 Racers Corporation | Engine | | 76 | 46 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Ignition | | 73 | 38 | 0 |
| 31 | 29 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Steering | | 70 | 25 | 0 |
| 32 | 6 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Engine | | 67 | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | 39 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Superior Piping | Engine |  | 64 | 15 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 61 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | 16 | 22 | Stan Barrett (R) | Skoal Bandit | Accident | | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | 18 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Accident | | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | 19 | 4 | Connie Saylor (R) | Mitco | Accident | | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | 20 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | Accident | | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | 21 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Accident | | 46 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | 24 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | Accident | | 43 | 1 | 0 |
