Race Results : Riverside International Raceway

Winston Western 500

Sunday, January 11th, 1981

Riverside International Raceway , Riverside, CA

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  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 119
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 95.263
  • Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
  • Lead Changes: 15
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Entry List
Winston Western 500 at Riverside International Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 2 28 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 185 175 119 37 0 running
2 4 44 Terry Labonte Chevrolet 175 170 119 32 0 running
3 6 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 165 165 119 0 0 running
4 10 3 Richard Childress Chevrolet 165 160 119 11 0 running
5 17 42 Richard Petty Chevrolet 160 155 119 4 0 running
6 14 78 Jim Robinson Chevrolet 150 150 118 0 0 running
7 22 90 Jody Ridley Ford 146 146 117 0 0 running
8 19 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick 142 142 117 0 0 running
9 31 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 138 138 117 0 0 running
10 32 38 Don Waterman Oldsmobile 134 134 117 0 0 running
11 29 48 James Hylton Chevrolet 130 130 117 0 0 running
12 27 81 John Borneman Chevrolet 127 127 116 0 0 running
13 9 75 Joe Millikan Chevrolet 129 124 115 1 0 running
14 13 93 Don Whittington Chevrolet 121 121 115 0 0 running
15 28 17 Harry Gant Chevrolet 118 118 114 0 0 running
16 11 15 Benny Parsons Ford 115 115 113 0 0 running
17 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 117 112 108 3 0 running
18 34 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 109 109 108 0 0 running
19 3 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 111 106 98 19 0 engine
20 15 43 Kyle Petty Chevrolet 103 103 96 0 0 engine
21 26 03 Bob Bondurant Oldsmobile 100 100 93 0 0 engine
22 12 73 Bill Schmitt Buick 97 97 85 0 0 crash
23 20 70 JD McDuffie Chevrolet 94 94 84 0 0 crash
24 35 94 Steve Pfeifer Chevrolet 91 91 83 0 0 suspension
25 30 64 John Gunn Chevrolet 88 88 67 0 0 clutch
26 25 08 Rick McCray Chevrolet 85 85 66 0 0 transmission
27 7 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 87 82 59 9 0 transmission
28 8 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 84 79 55 3 0 engine
29 18 99 Tim Richmond Chevrolet 76 76 53 0 0 lifter
30 16 9 Jimmy Insolo Buick 73 73 41 0 0 suspension
31 5 11W Roy Smith Oldsmobile 70 70 25 0 0 engine
32 21 13 Don Puskarich Chevrolet 67 67 14 0 0 sump
33 23 01 Hershel McGriff Dodge 64 64 10 0 0 engine
34 33 66 Lake Speed Chevrolet 61 61 4 0 0 engine
35 36 2W Robert Tartaglia Chevrolet 58 58 4 0 0 valve
36 24 24 Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile 55 55 2 0 0 engine

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