Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Mason-Dixon 500

Dover International Speedway

May 17th, 1981

Race #12 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 500.0
  • Average Speed: 116.595 mph
  • Cautions: 2
  • Caution Laps: 24
  • Lead Changes: 12
#12 NASCAR Next Gen car
Concord, North Carolina - October 11th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Next Gen car drives during the NASCAR Cup Series test at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Bob Leverone | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 11 90 Jody Ridley Ford 180 175 5 500 20 Running
2 8 28 Bobby Allison Buick 170 170 0 500 0 Running
3 14 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 165 165 0 499 0 Running
4 18 99 DK Ulrich Buick 160 160 0 491 0 Running
5 4 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 155 155 0 490 0 Running
6 2 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 150 150 0 489 0 Running
7 19 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 146 146 0 488 0 Running
8 7 44 Terry Labonte Buick 142 142 0 486 0 Running
9 22 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 138 138 0 481 0 Running
10 6 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 139 134 5 480 32 Engine
11 17 77 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 130 130 0 480 0 Running
12 5 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 127 127 0 476 0 Running
13 3 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 134 124 10 459 404 Engine
14 30 40 Tommy Gale Buick 121 121 0 459 0 Running
15 23 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 118 118 0 458 0 Running
16 10 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 115 115 0 448 0 Engine
17 24 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 112 112 0 412 0 Engine
18 25 48 James Hylton Pontiac 109 109 0 379 0 Wheel
19 9 43 Richard Petty Buick 111 106 5 368 3 Rear end
20 16 42 Kyle Petty Buick 103 103 0 342 0 Engine
21 20 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 100 100 0 297 0 Engine
22 32 64 Joe Fields Buick 97 97 0 254 0 Overheating
23 28 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 94 94 0 161 0 Engine
24 27 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 91 91 0 90 0 Oil leak
25 1 12 David Pearson Oldsmobile 93 88 5 57 41 Engine
26 31 79 Junior Miller Oldsmobile 85 85 0 46 0 Oil pressure
27 12 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 82 82 0 22 0 Crash
28 21 17 Lowell Cowell Chevrolet 79 79 0 11 0 Steering
29 29 66 Elmo Langley Oldsmobile 76 76 0 6 0 Driveshaft
30 26 94 Bob Riley Buick 73 73 0 6 0 Steering
31 13 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 70 70 0 1 0 Crash
32 15 15 Benny Parsons Ford 67 67 0 1 0 Crash