Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona 500

Daytona International Speedway

February 15th, 1981

Race #2 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 169.651 mph
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 18
  • Lead Changes: 49
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
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