| 1981 Budweiser 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 14 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $179,075 | Race Date: | Jun 7, 1981 | Texas World Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .510 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 1m 10s | College Station, Texas | |
| Lead Changes: | 35 | Average Speed: | 132.475 MPH | 2 Mile Paved | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 31 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Benny Parsons B. Parsons | Driver: | Terry Labonte T. Labonte | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #15 Ford | Car No.: | #44 Buick | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Bud Moore Engineering | Team: | Hagan Racing | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bud Moore | Crew Chief: | Jake Elder | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 58 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 167.543 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Budweiser 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 58 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 96 |
| 3 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running |  | 170 | 200 | 17 |
| 4 | 5 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 160 | 199 | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Norton Company | Running | | 155 | 198 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 155 | 198 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running |  | 146 | 196 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 147 | 196 | 4 |
| 9 | 12 | 6 | Joe Ruttman (R) | The 5 Racers Corporation | Running | | 143 | 195 | 3 |
| 10 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 139 | 193 | 4 |
| 11 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 130 | 191 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 127 | 189 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Running |  | 124 | 189 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | Texas Steel Hauler | Running | | 121 | 188 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 36 | H.B. Bailey | Almeda Auto Parts | Running | | 118 | 187 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 75 | Dick May | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 0 | 184 | 0 |
| 17 | 26 | 77 | Lowell Cowell | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 112 | 184 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 109 | 183 | 0 |
| 19 | 21 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 106 | 175 | 0 |
| 20 | 23 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 103 | 171 | 0 |
| 21 | 29 | 40 | Rick Baldwin | Price Racing | Engine | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 22 | 19 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Peidmont Airlines | Rear Gear | | 97 | 137 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Accident | | 99 | 131 | 5 |
| 24 | 11 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Engine | | 91 | 122 | 0 |
| 25 | 22 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Engine | | 88 | 115 | 0 |
| 26 | 31 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith | Engine | | 85 | 92 | 0 |
| 27 | 34 | 17 | Roger Hamby | Kings Inn Daytona | Engine |  | 82 | 72 | 0 |
| 28 | 30 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Superior Piping | Accident | | 79 | 40 | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Engine | | 76 | 34 | 0 |
| 30 | 9 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Cylinder Head | | 78 | 33 | 12 |
| 31 | 8 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Radiator | | 70 | 17 | 0 |
| 32 | 28 | 98 | D.K. Ulrich | Uno | Quit | | 67 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | 32 | 8 | Kirk Shelmerdine | McDonald's | Quit | | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 50 | Baxter Price | Broadway Motors | Quit | | 0 | 1 | 0 |
