Race Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Talladega 500
Talladega Superspeedway
August 2nd, 1981
Race #20 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season
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FIN | ST | Car # | Driver | Make | TOT PTS | F PTS | B PTS | Laps | Led | STUS |
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1 | 10 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | 180 | 175 | 5 | 188 | 6 | Running |
2 | 13 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 175 | 170 | 5 | 188 | 36 | Running |
3 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 170 | 165 | 5 | 188 | 11 | Running |
4 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 165 | 160 | 5 | 188 | 2 | Running |
5 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 165 | 155 | 10 | 188 | 105 | Running |
6 | 35 | 66 | Lake Speed | Buick | 155 | 150 | 5 | 187 | 10 | Running |
7 | 31 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 146 | 146 | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running |
8 | 27 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 142 | 142 | 0 | 187 | 0 | Running |
9 | 16 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | 138 | 138 | 0 | 186 | 0 | Running |
10 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | 134 | 134 | 0 | 185 | 0 | Running |
11 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | 130 | 130 | 0 | 185 | 0 | Running |
12 | 26 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | 127 | 127 | 0 | 184 | 0 | Running |
13 | 22 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 124 | 124 | 0 | 184 | 0 | Running |
14 | 40 | 99 | Terry Herman | Buick | 121 | 121 | 0 | 183 | 0 | Running |
15 | 32 | 19 | Dick May | Buick | 118 | 118 | 0 | 181 | 0 | Running |
16 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 115 | 115 | 0 | 180 | 0 | Running |
17 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 112 | 112 | 0 | 180 | 0 | Running |
18 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | 109 | 109 | 0 | 177 | 0 | Running |
19 | 39 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | 106 | 106 | 0 | 175 | 0 | Running |
20 | 9 | 62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | 103 | 103 | 0 | 148 | 0 | Crash |
21 | 19 | 98 | Rusty Wallace | Pontiac | 100 | 100 | 0 | 147 | 0 | Engine |
22 | 8 | 6 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | 97 | 97 | 0 | 134 | 0 | Brakes |
23 | 12 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | 94 | 94 | 0 | 133 | 0 | Running |
24 | 11 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | 91 | 91 | 0 | 113 | 0 | Rear end |
25 | 41 | 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | 93 | 88 | 5 | 113 | 1 | Engine |
26 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | 85 | 85 | 0 | 111 | 0 | Engine |
27 | 36 | 17 | Mike Potter | Buick | 82 | 82 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Transmission |
28 | 5 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | 84 | 79 | 5 | 83 | 6 | Crash |
29 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 81 | 76 | 5 | 83 | 5 | Transmission |
30 | 30 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Buick | 73 | 73 | 0 | 75 | 0 | Engine |
31 | 38 | 38 | Sandy Satullo | Buick | 70 | 70 | 0 | 68 | 0 | Engine |
32 | 7 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | 67 | 67 | 0 | 64 | 0 | Engine |
33 | 29 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | 64 | 64 | 0 | 64 | 0 | Rocker arm |
34 | 33 | 12 | Tim Richmond | Buick | 61 | 61 | 0 | 58 | 0 | Engine |
35 | 24 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | 58 | 58 | 0 | 55 | 0 | Engine |
36 | 15 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | Engine |
37 | 6 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 57 | 52 | 5 | 41 | 6 | Ignition |
38 | 23 | 13 | Jack Ingram | Ford | 49 | 49 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Valve |
39 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 46 | 46 | 0 | 29 | 0 | Vibration |
40 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | 43 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Oil pan |
41 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | 40 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Valve |
42 | 42 | 25 | Joe Booher | Pontiac | 37 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Engine |