Race Results : Talladega Superspeedway

Winston 500

Sunday, May 3rd, 1981

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

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  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 149.376
  • Cautions: 7 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 43
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 1 28 Bobby Allison Buick 180 175 188 69 0 running
2 2 1 Buddy Baker Buick 180 170 188 78 0 running
3 11 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 170 165 188 11 0 running
4 10 88 Ricky Rudd Oldsmobile 165 160 188 8 0 running
5 14 77 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 160 155 187 2 0 running
6 23 99 Tim Richmond Buick 150 150 185 0 0 running
7 7 44 Terry Labonte Buick 151 146 185 1 0 running
8 4 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 147 142 183 5 0 running
9 27 25 Dick May Dodge 138 138 183 0 0 running
10 26 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 134 134 183 0 0 running
11 34 64 Tommy Gale Ford 130 130 181 0 0 running
12 35 17 Tommy Houston Buick 127 127 181 0 0 running
13 13 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 129 124 180 4 0 running
14 40 71 Dave Marcis Buick 121 121 178 0 0 running
15 32 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 118 118 176 0 0 running
16 12 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick 115 115 172 0 0 engine
17 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 112 112 171 0 0 running
18 28 66 Lake Speed Buick 109 109 170 0 0 running
19 33 48 James Hylton Pontiac 111 106 147 4 0 engine
20 22 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 103 103 140 0 0 engine
21 3 37 Mike Alexander Buick 100 100 135 0 0 engine
22 37 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 97 97 121 0 0 running
23 30 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 94 94 116 0 0 overheating
24 8 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 91 91 86 0 0 engine
25 5 62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 93 88 76 6 0 engine
26 38 40 Ronnie Thomas Buick 85 85 75 0 0 oil line
27 36 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 82 82 68 0 0 engine
28 31 50 Bruce Hill Buick 79 79 51 0 0 overheating
29 15 6 Joe Ruttman Buick 76 76 46 0 0 engine
30 25 42 Kyle Petty Buick 73 73 38 0 0 ignition
31 29 90 Jody Ridley Ford 70 70 25 0 0 steering
32 6 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 67 67 15 0 0 engine
33 39 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 64 64 15 0 0 engine
34 9 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 61 61 1 0 0 crash
35 16 22 Stan Barrett Pontiac 58 58 1 0 0 crash
36 18 15 Benny Parsons Ford 55 55 1 0 0 crash
37 19 4 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile 52 52 1 0 0 crash
38 20 75 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 49 49 1 0 0 crash
39 21 43 Richard Petty Buick 46 46 1 0 0 crash
40 24 9 Bill Elliott Ford 43 43 1 0 0 crash

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