| 1981 Warner W Hodgdon 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 15 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $149,400 | Race Date: | Jun 14, 1981 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .890 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2h 39m 30s | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 15 | Average Speed: | 93.597 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 35 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 21 Laps | ||
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #11 Buick | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 39 of 95 | Pole Speed: | 114.378 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Warner W Hodgdon 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 185 | 95 | 39 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 175 | 95 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 170 | 95 | 25 |
| 4 | 4 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Running |  | 165 | 95 | 14 |
| 5 | 6 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running | | 155 | 95 | 0 |
| 6 | 13 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 155 | 95 | 2 |
| 7 | 25 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running | | 146 | 95 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 0 | Roy Smith | Aircraft Standards | Running | | 142 | 95 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Chevrolet | Running |  | 138 | 95 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Hammer Security Systems | Running |  | 134 | 93 | 0 |
| 11 | 24 | 22 | Stan Barrett (R) | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 130 | 93 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 127 | 93 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Johnson Truck Body | Running | | 124 | 93 | 0 |
| 14 | 35 | 17 | Steve Pfeifer | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| 15 | 30 | 18 | Randy Ogden | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 118 | 88 | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | 8 | Rick O'Dell | Behn's Ent. / Delta Instrument | Running | | 115 | 86 | 0 |
| 17 | 31 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Engine | | 112 | 86 | 0 |
| 18 | 23 | 3 | Richard Childress | McDonald's | Accident | | 109 | 83 | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 106 | 79 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Accident | | 103 | 72 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Accident | | 100 | 72 | 0 |
| 22 | 9 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Engine | | 102 | 71 | 2 |
| 23 | 20 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. Johns Auto Parts | Oil Leak | | 99 | 68 | 5 |
| 24 | 15 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Pro-Power Engines | Engine | | 91 | 56 | 0 |
| 25 | 11 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | Industrial Leasing | Engine | | 93 | 53 | 1 |
| 26 | 32 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Engine |  | 85 | 48 | 0 |
| 27 | 18 | 64 | D.K. Ulrich | Bondurant Driving School | Accident | | 82 | 43 | 0 |
| 28 | 29 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Accident | | 79 | 29 | 0 |
| 29 | 7 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Engine | | 76 | 26 | 0 |
| 30 | 28 | 40 | Tommy Gale | Price Racing | Engine | | 73 | 25 | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 70 | 23 | 0 |
| 32 | 17 | 16 | Jim Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking | Overheating | | 67 | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | 16 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Accident | | 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Jabe Thomas Racing | Engine | | 61 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | 12 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robin (R) | Cal-Tex | Engine | | 58 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 1 | Jimmy Insolo | San Fernando Valley Lumber | Did Not Start | | 0 | 0 | 0 |
