The 1981 Winston 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Talladega Superspeedway race.
Sunday, May 3rd, 1981
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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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 |
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.