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Race Results : Michigan International Speedway

Champion Spark Plug 400

Michigan International Speedway , Brooklyn, MI

Sunday, August 16th, 1981 Race 21 of 31 1981 Season
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  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 123.457
  • Cautions: 9 for 51 laps
  • Lead Changes: 65
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Homestead, Florida - November 19, 2017 : A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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Entry List
Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 7 43 Richard Petty Buick 185 175 200 64 0 running
2 15 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 175 170 200 3 0 running
3 9 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 165 165 200 0 0 running
4 8 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 165 160 200 3 0 running
5 19 1 Buddy Baker Buick 155 155 200 0 0 running
6 5 2 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 155 150 200 4 0 running
7 12 28 Bobby Allison Buick 151 146 200 15 0 running
8 6 9 Bill Elliott Ford 142 142 200 0 0 running
9 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 138 138 200 0 0 running
10 20 37 Mike Alexander Buick 134 134 200 0 0 running
11 21 71 Dave Marcis Buick 135 130 200 5 0 running
12 18 90 Jody Ridley Ford 132 127 200 1 0 running
13 16 98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac 129 124 199 5 0 running
14 4 44 Terry Labonte Buick 126 121 199 5 0 running
15 22 66 Lake Speed Buick 118 118 199 0 0 running
16 25 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 115 115 199 0 0 running
17 2 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 117 112 198 9 0 running
18 3 75 Gary Balough Buick 109 109 198 0 0 running
19 17 42 Kyle Petty Buick 106 106 197 0 0 running
20 30 99 Rick Knoop Buick 103 103 197 0 0 running
21 31 64 Tommy Gale Ford 105 100 197 2 0 running
22 29 40 Joe Booher Buick 97 97 196 0 0 running
23 24 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac 94 94 195 0 0 running
24 26 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 91 91 195 0 0 running
25 33 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 88 88 186 0 0 running
26 13 15 Benny Parsons Ford 90 85 173 33 0 valve
27 36 48 James Hylton Pontiac 87 82 156 8 0 running
28 11 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 84 79 155 43 0 valve
29 1 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 76 76 85 0 0 engine
30 23 12 Tim Richmond Buick 73 73 53 0 0 engine
31 35 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 70 70 28 0 0 oil pump
32 28 97 Bob Schacht Oldsmobile 67 67 22 0 0 transmission
33 32 50 Bruce Hill Buick 64 64 21 0 0 driveshaft
34 14 02 Morgan Shepherd Buick 61 61 20 0 0 crash
35 27 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 58 58 13 0 0 valve
36 34 19 Dick May Buick 55 55 4 0 0 cam

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