The 1981 Champion Spark Plug 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Michigan International Speedway race.
Sunday, August 16th, 1981
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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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 |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.