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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston 500

Talladega Superspeedway

May 3rd, 1981

Race #10 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 188
  • Miles: 500.1
  • Average Speed: 149.376 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 44
  • Lead Changes: 43
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 28 Bobby Allison Buick 180 175 5 188 69 Running
2 2 1 Buddy Baker Buick 180 170 10 188 78 Running
3 11 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 170 165 5 188 11 Running
4 10 88 Ricky Rudd Oldsmobile 165 160 5 188 8 Running
5 14 77 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 160 155 5 187 2 Running
6 23 99 Tim Richmond Buick 150 150 0 185 0 Running
7 7 44 Terry Labonte Buick 151 146 5 185 1 Running
8 4 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 147 142 5 183 5 Running
9 27 25 Dick May Dodge 138 138 0 183 0 Running
10 26 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 134 134 0 183 0 Running
11 34 64 Tommy Gale Ford 130 130 0 181 0 Running
12 35 17 Tommy Houston Buick 127 127 0 181 0 Running
13 13 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 129 124 5 180 4 Running
14 40 71 Dave Marcis Buick 121 121 0 178 0 Running
15 32 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 118 118 0 176 0 Running
16 12 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick 115 115 0 172 0 Engine
17 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 112 112 0 171 0 Running
18 28 66 Lake Speed Buick 109 109 0 170 0 Running
19 33 48 James Hylton Pontiac 111 106 5 147 4 Engine
20 22 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 103 103 0 140 0 Engine
21 3 37 Mike Alexander Buick 100 100 0 135 0 Engine
22 37 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 97 97 0 121 0 Running
23 30 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 94 94 0 116 0 Overheating
24 8 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 91 91 0 86 0 Engine
25 5 62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile 93 88 5 76 6 Engine
26 38 40 Ronnie Thomas Buick 85 85 0 75 0 Oil line
27 36 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 82 82 0 68 0 Engine
28 31 50 Bruce Hill Buick 79 79 0 51 0 Overheating
29 15 6 Joe Ruttman Buick 76 76 0 46 0 Engine
30 25 42 Kyle Petty Buick 73 73 0 38 0 Ignition
31 29 90 Jody Ridley Ford 70 70 0 25 0 Steering
32 6 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 67 67 0 15 0 Engine
33 39 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 64 64 0 15 0 Engine
34 9 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 61 61 0 1 0 Crash
35 16 22 Stan Barrett Pontiac 58 58 0 1 0 Crash
36 18 15 Benny Parsons Ford 55 55 0 1 0 Crash
37 19 4 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile 52 52 0 1 0 Crash
38 20 75 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile 49 49 0 1 0 Crash
39 21 43 Richard Petty Buick 46 46 0 1 0 Crash
40 24 9 Bill Elliott Ford 43 43 0 1 0 Crash