Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Champion Spark Plug 400

Michigan International Speedway

August 16th, 1981

Race #21 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 200
  • Miles: 400.0
  • Average Speed: 123.457 mph
  • Cautions: 9
  • Caution Laps: 51
  • Lead Changes: 65
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 7 43 Richard Petty Buick 185 175 10 200 64 Running
2 15 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 175 170 5 200 3 Running
3 9 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 165 165 0 200 0 Running
4 8 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 165 160 5 200 3 Running
5 19 1 Buddy Baker Buick 155 155 0 200 0 Running
6 5 2 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 155 150 5 200 4 Running
7 12 28 Bobby Allison Buick 151 146 5 200 15 Running
8 6 9 Bill Elliott Ford 142 142 0 200 0 Running
9 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 138 138 0 200 0 Running
10 20 37 Mike Alexander Buick 134 134 0 200 0 Running
11 21 71 Dave Marcis Buick 135 130 5 200 5 Running
12 18 90 Jody Ridley Ford 132 127 5 200 1 Running
13 16 98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac 129 124 5 199 5 Running
14 4 44 Terry Labonte Buick 126 121 5 199 5 Running
15 22 66 Lake Speed Buick 118 118 0 199 0 Running
16 25 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 115 115 0 199 0 Running
17 2 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 117 112 5 198 9 Running
18 3 75 Gary Balough Buick 109 109 0 198 0 Running
19 17 42 Kyle Petty Buick 106 106 0 197 0 Running
20 30 99 Rick Knoop Buick 103 103 0 197 0 Running
21 31 64 Tommy Gale Ford 105 100 5 197 2 Running
22 29 40 Joe Booher Buick 97 97 0 196 0 Running
23 24 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac 94 94 0 195 0 Running
24 26 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 91 91 0 195 0 Running
25 33 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 88 88 0 186 0 Running
26 13 15 Benny Parsons Ford 90 85 5 173 33 Valve
27 36 48 James Hylton Pontiac 87 82 5 156 8 Running
28 11 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 84 79 5 155 43 Valve
29 1 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 76 76 0 85 0 Engine
30 23 12 Tim Richmond Buick 73 73 0 53 0 Engine
31 35 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 70 70 0 28 0 Oil pump
32 28 97 Bob Schacht Oldsmobile 67 67 0 22 0 Transmission
33 32 50 Bruce Hill Buick 64 64 0 21 0 Driveshaft
34 14 02 Morgan Shepherd Buick 61 61 0 20 0 Crash
35 27 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 58 58 0 13 0 Valve
36 34 19 Dick May Buick 55 55 0 4 0 Cam