| 1981 Winston Western 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $176,570 | Race Date: | Nov 22, 1981 | Riverside International Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .240 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3h 16m 19s | Riverside, California | |
| Lead Changes: | 19 | Average Speed: | 95.288 MPH | 2.63 Mile Paved Road Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 33 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 | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #28 Buick | Car No.: | #11 Buick | Pontiac: | 7 | |||
| Team: | Ranier Racing with MDM | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Waddell Wilson | Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 49 of 119 | Pole Speed: | 114.981 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Winston Western 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running |  | 185 | 119 | 49 |
| 2 | 15 | 2 | Joe Ruttman (R) | J.D. Stacy | Running | | 175 | 119 | 39 |
| 3 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 170 | 119 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running |  | 160 | 119 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection | Running | | 155 | 119 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running | | 155 | 119 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 146 | 119 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 147 | 118 | 6 |
| 9 | 21 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny Ki | Running |  | 138 | 118 | 0 |
| 10 | 24 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | J.D. Stacy | Running | | 134 | 118 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 135 | 118 | 1 |
| 12 | 33 | 74 | Gary Kershaw | J.R. Edgett Racing | Running | | 127 | 117 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Washington Freightliner | Running | | 124 | 117 | 0 |
| 14 | 18 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Shasta County | Running | | 126 | 116 | 1 |
| 15 | 35 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. Johns Auto Parts | Running | | 118 | 116 | 0 |
| 16 | 34 | 17 | Lake Speed | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 115 | 115 | 0 |
| 17 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Running | | 112 | 115 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 69 | Bob Bondurant | HFJ Racing | Running | | 0 | 114 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 75 | Gary Balough (R) | Chaparral Trailers | Running | | 106 | 113 | 0 |
| 20 | 6 | 37 | Tim Richmond (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Running | | 103 | 113 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Running |  | 100 | 111 | 0 |
| 22 | 40 | 7 | Gene Thonesen | Thonesen Racing | Running | | 97 | 110 | 0 |
| 23 | 39 | 85 | Mark Stahl | Mark Stahl Racing | Running | | 94 | 109 | 0 |
| 24 | 36 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Running |  | 91 | 106 | 0 |
| 25 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Racing | Engine | | 93 | 103 | 3 |
| 26 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Rear Gear | | 85 | 95 | 0 |
| 27 | 7 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Engine | | 87 | 90 | 4 |
| 28 | 14 | 1 | Chuck Pittenger | Pitt's Performance | Clutch | | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 51 | Scott Miller | J.D. Stacy Racing | Engine | | 76 | 69 | 0 |
| 30 | 26 | 0 | Roy Smith | Aircraft Standards | Camshaft | | 73 | 58 | 0 |
| 31 | 12 | 99 | Terry Herman | Jim Davis | Accident | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 32 | 22 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Hammer Security Systems | Accident | | 67 | 53 | 0 |
| 33 | 10 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon / National Engi | Spark Plug | | 64 | 49 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 35 | Pat Mintey | Marv's Chevy Only | Engine |  | 61 | 40 | 0 |
| 35 | 11 | 93 | Don Whittington | Smith Racing | Accident | | 58 | 37 | 0 |
| 36 | 32 | 16 | Jim Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking | Burned Piston | | 55 | 34 | 0 |
| 37 | 27 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Brakes | | 52 | 27 | 0 |
| 38 | 17 | 1 | Hershel McGriff | Howard Johnson | Engine | | 49 | 17 | 0 |
| 39 | 31 | 41 | Richard Childress | Junior Johnson Racing | Vibration | | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | 13 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Engine | | 43 | 2 | 0 |
