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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

CRC Chemicals Rebel 500

Darlington Raceway

April 12th, 1981

Race #8 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 367
  • Miles: 501.3
  • Average Speed: 126.703 mph
  • Cautions: 6
  • Caution Laps: 40
  • Lead Changes: 20
#3 NASCAR Next Gen car
Daytona Beach, Florida - September 7th, 2021: The #3 NASCAR Next Gen car is seen in the garage during the NASCAR Cup Series test at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by James Gilbert | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 3 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 185 175 10 367 186 Running
2 2 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 175 170 5 367 28 Running
3 12 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 170 165 5 366 7 Running
4 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 165 160 5 366 12 Running
5 11 15 Benny Parsons Ford 155 155 0 366 0 Running
6 22 1 Buddy Baker Buick 150 150 0 365 0 Running
7 13 90 Jody Ridley Ford 146 146 0 365 0 Running
8 4 16 David Pearson Chevrolet 142 142 0 365 0 Running
9 6 28 Bobby Allison Buick 138 138 0 364 0 Running
10 23 75 Joe Millikan Buick 134 134 0 361 0 Running
11 10 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 130 130 0 359 0 Running
12 29 99 Tim Richmond Buick 127 127 0 358 0 Running
13 25 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 0 358 0 Running
14 14 44 Terry Labonte Buick 121 121 0 356 0 Running
15 15 41 Dick Brooks Buick 118 118 0 354 0 Running
16 32 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 115 115 0 348 0 Running
17 5 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 112 112 0 346 0 Running
18 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 109 109 0 346 0 Running
19 31 48 James Hylton Pontiac 106 106 0 342 0 Running
20 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 103 103 0 339 0 Running
21 27 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 100 100 0 336 0 Running
22 17 40 DK Ulrich Buick 97 97 0 302 0 Running
23 34 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 94 94 0 273 0 Rear end
24 33 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 91 91 0 271 0 Running
25 21 42 Kyle Petty Buick 88 88 0 239 0 Engine
26 7 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 90 85 5 233 134 Engine
27 26 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 82 82 0 223 0 Engine
28 24 98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac 79 79 0 216 0 Crash
29 8 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 76 76 0 176 0 Crash
30 20 23 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 73 73 0 89 0 Crash
31 18 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 70 70 0 89 0 Engine
32 16 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 67 67 0 65 0 Engine
33 9 43 Richard Petty Buick 64 64 0 25 0 Oil pan
34 19 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 61 61 0 19 0 Handling
35 35 17 Mike Potter Chevrolet 58 58 0 17 0 Flagged
36 36 37 Mike Alexander Buick 55 55 0 9 0 Engine