Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Firecracker 400
Daytona International Speedway
July 4th, 1981
Race #17 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 | 1 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | 185 | 175 | 10 | 160 | 78 | Running |
2 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 175 | 170 | 5 | 160 | 43 | Running |
3 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | 170 | 165 | 5 | 160 | 7 | Running |
4 | 21 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 165 | 160 | 5 | 160 | 4 | Running |
5 | 9 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | 155 | 155 | 0 | 160 | 0 | Running |
6 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 150 | 150 | 0 | 160 | 0 | Running |
7 | 15 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | 151 | 146 | 5 | 160 | 4 | Running |
8 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 142 | 142 | 0 | 159 | 0 | Running |
9 | 7 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | 138 | 138 | 0 | 159 | 0 | Running |
10 | 19 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 134 | 134 | 0 | 159 | 0 | Running |
11 | 16 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | 130 | 130 | 0 | 159 | 0 | Running |
12 | 40 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | 132 | 127 | 5 | 159 | 7 | Running |
13 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | 124 | 124 | 0 | 157 | 0 | Running |
14 | 35 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | 121 | 121 | 0 | 157 | 0 | Running |
15 | 18 | 12 | Tim Richmond | Buick | 118 | 118 | 0 | 156 | 0 | Engine |
16 | 32 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Buick | 115 | 115 | 0 | 155 | 0 | Running |
17 | 33 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 112 | 112 | 0 | 155 | 0 | Running |
18 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 109 | 109 | 0 | 155 | 0 | Running |
19 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 106 | 106 | 0 | 155 | 0 | Running |
20 | 39 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 103 | 103 | 0 | 155 | 0 | Running |
21 | 6 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | 100 | 100 | 0 | 154 | 0 | Running |
22 | 41 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 97 | 97 | 0 | 154 | 0 | Running |
23 | 24 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | 94 | 94 | 0 | 153 | 0 | Running |
24 | 17 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Buick | 91 | 91 | 0 | 150 | 0 | Running |
25 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 88 | 88 | 0 | 146 | 0 | Engine |
26 | 27 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | 90 | 85 | 5 | 138 | 3 | Engine |
27 | 42 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Oldsmobile | 82 | 82 | 0 | 127 | 0 | Running |
28 | 4 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 84 | 79 | 5 | 111 | 10 | Valve |
29 | 22 | 6 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | 76 | 76 | 0 | 99 | 0 | Ignition |
30 | 11 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 78 | 73 | 5 | 93 | 3 | Engine |
31 | 38 | 19 | Dick May | Buick | 70 | 70 | 0 | 89 | 0 | Engine |
32 | 13 | 51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | 67 | 67 | 0 | 85 | 0 | Rear end |
33 | 20 | 66 | Lake Speed | Buick | 64 | 64 | 0 | 76 | 0 | Engine |
34 | 25 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 61 | 61 | 0 | 72 | 0 | Engine |
35 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 63 | 58 | 5 | 71 | 1 | Vibration |
36 | 36 | 99 | Kevin Housby | Oldsmobile | 55 | 55 | 0 | 53 | 0 | Crash |
37 | 28 | 13 | Jack Ingram | Ford | 52 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 0 | Clutch |
38 | 31 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 49 | 49 | 0 | 34 | 0 | Engine |
39 | 26 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 46 | 46 | 0 | 16 | 0 | Crash |
40 | 12 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | 43 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | Crash |
41 | 23 | 31 | Billie Harvey | Pontiac | 40 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Crash |
42 | 8 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | 37 | 37 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Engine |