Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Winston Western 500

Riverside International Raceway

November 22nd, 1981

Race #31 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 119
  • Miles: 313.1
  • Average Speed: 95.288 mph
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 33
  • Lead Changes: 19
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 5 28 Bobby Allison Buick 185 175 10 119 49 Running
2 12 2 Joe Ruttman Buick 175 170 5 119 39 Running
3 2 44 Terry Labonte Buick 170 165 5 119 15 Running
4 3 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 160 160 0 119 0 Running
5 9 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac 155 155 0 119 0 Running
6 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 155 150 5 119 1 Running
7 25 43 Richard Petty Buick 146 146 0 119 0 Running
8 4 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 147 142 5 118 6 Running
9 21 90 Jody Ridley Ford 138 138 0 118 0 Running
10 24 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 134 134 0 118 0 Running
11 29 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 135 130 5 118 1 Running
12 33 74 Gary Kershaw Buick 127 127 0 117 0 Running
13 8 24 Morgan Shepherd Buick 124 124 0 117 0 Running
14 18 73 Bill Schmitt Buick 126 121 5 116 1 Running
15 35 38 Don Waterman Buick 118 118 0 116 0 Running
16 34 17 Lake Speed Buick 115 115 0 115 0 Running
17 28 48 James Hylton Buick 112 112 0 115 0 Running
18 16 69 Bob Bondurant Pontiac 109 109 0 114 0 Running
19 20 75 Gary Balough Buick 106 106 0 113 0 Running
20 6 37 Tim Richmond Buick 103 103 0 113 0 Running
21 30 13 Don Puskarich Oldsmobile 100 100 0 111 0 Running
22 40 07 Gene Thonesen Buick 97 97 0 110 0 Running
23 39 85 Mark Stahl Ford 94 94 0 109 0 Running
24 36 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 91 91 0 106 0 Running
25 19 71 Dave Marcis Pontiac 93 88 5 103 3 Engine
26 37 64 Tommy Gale Ford 85 85 0 95 0 Differential
27 7 15 Benny Parsons Ford 87 82 5 90 4 Engine
28 14 1 Chuck Pittenger Buick 79 79 0 80 0 Clutch
29 23 51 Scott Miller Pontiac 76 76 0 69 0 Engine
30 26 0 Roy Smith Buick 73 73 0 58 0 Cam
31 12 99 Terry Herman Buick 70 70 0 55 0 Crash
32 22 78 Jim Robinson Oldsmobile 67 67 0 53 0 Crash
33 10 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 64 64 0 49 0 Plugs
34 38 35 Pat Mintey Chevrolet 61 61 0 40 0 Engine
35 11 93 Don Whittington Oldsmobile 58 58 0 37 0 Crash
36 32 16 Jim Bown Buick 55 55 0 34 0 Piston
37 27 42 Kyle Petty Buick 52 52 0 27 0 Brakes
38 17 01 Hershel McGriff Buick 49 49 0 17 0 Engine
39 31 41 Richard Childress Buick 46 46 0 5 0 Quit
40 13 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 43 43 0 2 0 Engine