The 1981 Mountain Dew 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Pocono Raceway race.
Sunday, July 26th, 1981
Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 185 | 175 | 200 | 120 | 0 | running |
2 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | 175 | 170 | 200 | 36 | 0 | running |
3 | 3 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 170 | 165 | 200 | 23 | 0 | running |
4 | 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | 165 | 160 | 200 | 1 | 0 | running |
5 | 10 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | 160 | 155 | 200 | 2 | 0 | running |
6 | 7 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | 150 | 150 | 199 | 0 | 0 | running |
7 | 12 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | 151 | 146 | 199 | 2 | 0 | running |
8 | 9 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 142 | 142 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
9 | 22 | 12 | Tim Richmond | Oldsmobile | 138 | 138 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
10 | 14 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | 134 | 134 | 198 | 0 | 0 | running |
11 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 135 | 130 | 198 | 4 | 0 | running |
12 | 15 | 75 | Gary Balough | Chevrolet | 127 | 127 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
13 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 124 | 124 | 196 | 0 | 0 | running |
14 | 19 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | 126 | 121 | 196 | 1 | 0 | running |
15 | 16 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 118 | 118 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
16 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 115 | 115 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
17 | 17 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | 112 | 112 | 195 | 0 | 0 | running |
18 | 25 | 70 | JD McDuffie | Pontiac | 109 | 109 | 193 | 0 | 0 | running |
19 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 106 | 106 | 192 | 0 | 0 | running |
20 | 30 | 40 | Joe Booher | Buick | 103 | 103 | 189 | 0 | 0 | running |
21 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 100 | 100 | 187 | 0 | 0 | running |
22 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 97 | 97 | 185 | 0 | 0 | crash |
23 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | 94 | 94 | 185 | 0 | 0 | running |
24 | 32 | 99 | Al Loquasto | Buick | 91 | 91 | 184 | 0 | 0 | running |
25 | 13 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 93 | 88 | 179 | 4 | 0 | running |
26 | 34 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | 85 | 85 | 175 | 0 | 0 | running |
27 | 24 | 66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | 82 | 82 | 170 | 0 | 0 | running |
28 | 33 | 17 | Lowell Cowell | Chevrolet | 79 | 79 | 149 | 0 | 0 | running |
29 | 11 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 76 | 76 | 139 | 0 | 0 | valve |
30 | 35 | 08 | Bruce Jacobi | Buick | 73 | 73 | 117 | 0 | 0 | ignition |
31 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 70 | 70 | 94 | 0 | 0 | engine |
32 | 29 | 60 | Bob Riley | Pontiac | 67 | 67 | 84 | 0 | 0 | transmission |
33 | 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | 64 | 64 | 83 | 0 | 0 | engine |
34 | 2 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 66 | 61 | 80 | 7 | 0 | wheel |
35 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | 58 | 58 | 62 | 0 | 0 | cylinder head |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.