| 1981 Firecracker 400 NASCAR Cup Series Race 17 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $225,825 | Race Date: | Jul 4, 1981 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 16 Car Lengths | Race Duration: | 2h 48m 32s | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 35 | Average Speed: | 142.588 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 37 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Driver: | Cale Yarborough C. Yarborough | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #27 Buick | Car No.: | #27 Buick | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Team: | M.C. Anderson Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | David Ifft | Crew Chief: | David Ifft | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 78 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 192.852 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Firecracker 400 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 1 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Running |  | 185 | 160 | 78 |
| 2 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 175 | 160 | 43 |
| 3 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 170 | 160 | 7 |
| 4 | 21 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Uno | Running |  | 165 | 160 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford (R) | Levi Garrett | Running |  | 155 | 160 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 150 | 160 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Running | | 151 | 160 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 142 | 159 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running | | 138 | 159 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running | | 134 | 159 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 68 | Lennie Pond | The 5 Racers Corporation | Running | | 130 | 159 | 0 |
| 12 | 40 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 132 | 159 | 7 |
| 13 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson Transmission | Running | | 124 | 157 | 0 |
| 14 | 35 | 4 | Connie Saylor (R) | Spencer Racing | Running | | 121 | 157 | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | 12 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Engine | | 118 | 156 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Native Tan | Running | | 115 | 155 | 0 |
| 17 | 33 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Jim Peacock Dodge | Running |  | 112 | 155 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 109 | 155 | 0 |
| 19 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running |  | 106 | 155 | 0 |
| 20 | 39 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Running | | 103 | 155 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | Richard Childress | Ronnie Steele | Running | | 100 | 154 | 0 |
| 22 | 41 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 97 | 154 | 0 |
| 23 | 24 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robin (R) | Cal-Tex | Running | | 94 | 153 | 0 |
| 24 | 17 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 91 | 150 | 0 |
| 25 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Daytona Inn | Engine | | 88 | 146 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 22 | Stan Barrett (R) | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 90 | 138 | 3 |
| 27 | 42 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 82 | 127 | 0 |
| 28 | 4 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Valves | | 84 | 111 | 10 |
| 29 | 22 | 6 | Joe Ruttman (R) | The 5 Racers Corporation | Ignition | | 76 | 99 | 0 |
| 30 | 11 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Engine | | 78 | 93 | 3 |
| 31 | 38 | 19 | Dick May | Gray Racing | Engine | | 70 | 89 | 0 |
| 32 | 13 | 51 | A.J. Foyt | Gilmore / Valvoline | Rear Gear | | 67 | 85 | 0 |
| 33 | 20 | 66 | Lake Speed | Native Tan | Engine | | 64 | 76 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | Engine | | 61 | 72 | 0 |
| 35 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Vibration | | 63 | 71 | 1 |
| 36 | 36 | 99 | Kevin Housby | Taylor & Martin | Accident | | 55 | 53 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 13 | Jack Ingram | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Clutch | | 52 | 52 | 0 |
| 38 | 31 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Engine | | 49 | 34 | 0 |
| 39 | 26 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Accident | | 46 | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | 12 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Accident | | 43 | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | 23 | 31 | Billie Harvey | Junior Johnson / Pistone | Accident | | 40 | 15 | 0 |
| 42 | 8 | 62 | Rick Wilson (R) | Florida Equipment & Service | Engine | | 37 | 8 | 0 |
