Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
February 15th, 1981
Race #2 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
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1 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | 180 | 175 | 5 | 200 | 26 | Running |
2 | 1 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | 180 | 170 | 10 | 200 | 117 | Running |
3 | 5 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | 170 | 165 | 5 | 200 | 9 | Running |
4 | 6 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 165 | 160 | 5 | 200 | 10 | Running |
5 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 160 | 155 | 5 | 200 | 4 | Running |
6 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 155 | 150 | 5 | 199 | 4 | Running |
7 | 27 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 146 | 146 | 0 | 198 | 0 | Running |
8 | 29 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | 142 | 142 | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running |
9 | 34 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | 138 | 138 | 0 | 197 | 0 | Running |
10 | 35 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | 134 | 134 | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running |
11 | 21 | 57 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | 130 | 130 | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running |
12 | 33 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | 127 | 127 | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running |
13 | 22 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | 124 | 124 | 0 | 195 | 0 | Running |
14 | 13 | 93 | Don Whittington | Oldsmobile | 121 | 121 | 0 | 194 | 0 | Running |
15 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | 118 | 118 | 0 | 194 | 0 | Running |
16 | 38 | 41 | Dick Brooks | Buick | 120 | 115 | 5 | 193 | 1 | Running |
17 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 112 | 112 | 0 | 192 | 0 | Running |
18 | 17 | 19 | Ronnie Sanders | Buick | 109 | 109 | 0 | 191 | 0 | Running |
19 | 23 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Buick | 106 | 106 | 0 | 186 | 0 | Running |
20 | 39 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Oldsmobile | 103 | 103 | 0 | 181 | 0 | Running |
21 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 100 | 100 | 0 | 179 | 0 | Running |
22 | 14 | 23 | Geoff Bodine | Pontiac | 97 | 97 | 0 | 178 | 0 | Running |
23 | 31 | 47 | Harry Gant | Buick | 94 | 94 | 0 | 175 | 0 | Running |
24 | 41 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | 91 | 91 | 0 | 169 | 0 | Running |
25 | 37 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | 88 | 88 | 0 | 167 | 0 | Axle |
26 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 85 | 85 | 0 | 159 | 0 | Running |
27 | 32 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | 82 | 82 | 0 | 155 | 0 | Oil pump |
28 | 19 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | 79 | 79 | 0 | 151 | 0 | Clutch |
29 | 9 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | 81 | 76 | 5 | 144 | 3 | Engine |
30 | 40 | 99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | 73 | 73 | 0 | 144 | 0 | Transmission |
31 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 70 | 70 | 0 | 135 | 0 | Overheating |
32 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 67 | 67 | 0 | 128 | 0 | Engine |
33 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 69 | 64 | 5 | 123 | 26 | Clutch |
34 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 61 | 61 | 0 | 123 | 0 | Piston |
35 | 10 | 51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | 58 | 58 | 0 | 120 | 0 | Valve |
36 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 55 | 55 | 0 | 117 | 0 | Engine |
37 | 42 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 52 | 52 | 0 | 116 | 0 | Running |
38 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | 49 | 49 | 0 | 110 | 0 | Valve |
39 | 24 | 7 | Bruce Hill | Buick | 46 | 46 | 0 | 54 | 0 | Crash |
40 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 43 | 43 | 0 | 47 | 0 | Engine |
41 | 36 | 31 | Billie Harvey | Pontiac | 40 | 40 | 0 | 45 | 0 | Engine |
42 | 30 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Ford | 37 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 0 | Crash |