The 1981 Firecracker 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.
Saturday, July 4th, 1981
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 1 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | 185 | 175 | 160 | 78 | 0 | running |
2 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 175 | 170 | 160 | 43 | 0 | running |
3 | 14 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | 170 | 165 | 160 | 7 | 0 | running |
4 | 21 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | 165 | 160 | 160 | 4 | 0 | running |
5 | 9 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | 155 | 155 | 160 | 0 | 0 | running |
6 | 10 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 150 | 150 | 160 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 15 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | 151 | 146 | 160 | 4 | 0 | running |
8 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 142 | 142 | 159 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 7 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | 138 | 138 | 159 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 19 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 134 | 134 | 159 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 16 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | 130 | 130 | 159 | 0 | 0 | running |
12 | 40 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | 132 | 127 | 159 | 7 | 0 | running |
13 | 37 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | 124 | 124 | 157 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 35 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | 121 | 121 | 157 | 0 | 0 | running |
15 | 18 | 12 | Tim Richmond | Buick | 118 | 118 | 156 | 0 | 0 | engine |
16 | 32 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Buick | 115 | 115 | 155 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 33 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 112 | 112 | 155 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 30 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 109 | 109 | 155 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 34 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 106 | 106 | 155 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 39 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 103 | 103 | 155 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 6 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | 100 | 100 | 154 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 41 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 97 | 97 | 154 | 0 | 0 | running |
23 | 24 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | 94 | 94 | 153 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 17 | 75 | Bill Elswick | Buick | 91 | 91 | 150 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 29 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 88 | 88 | 146 | 0 | 0 | engine |
26 | 27 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | 90 | 85 | 138 | 3 | 0 | engine |
27 | 42 | 17 | Tommy Houston | Oldsmobile | 82 | 82 | 127 | 0 | 0 | running |
28 | 4 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 84 | 79 | 111 | 10 | 0 | valve |
29 | 22 | 6 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | 76 | 76 | 99 | 0 | 0 | ignition |
30 | 11 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 78 | 73 | 93 | 3 | 0 | engine |
31 | 38 | 19 | Dick May | Buick | 70 | 70 | 89 | 0 | 0 | engine |
32 | 13 | 51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | 67 | 67 | 85 | 0 | 0 | rear end |
33 | 20 | 66 | Lake Speed | Buick | 64 | 64 | 76 | 0 | 0 | engine |
34 | 25 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 61 | 61 | 72 | 0 | 0 | engine |
35 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 63 | 58 | 71 | 1 | 0 | vibration |
36 | 36 | 99 | Kevin Housby | Oldsmobile | 55 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | crash |
37 | 28 | 13 | Jack Ingram | Ford | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | clutch |
38 | 31 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 49 | 49 | 34 | 0 | 0 | engine |
39 | 26 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 46 | 46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | crash |
40 | 12 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | 43 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | crash |
41 | 23 | 31 | Billie Harvey | Pontiac | 40 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | crash |
42 | 8 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | 37 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 0 | engine |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.