Official NASCAR Race Results
Darrell Waltrip won the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway.
04-12-1981 | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 | Darlington Raceway
Table initially ordered on Finish Position. Click a column header to re-sort by that value.
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts | Laps | Led | Status | Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185 | 367 | 186 | Running | 23,225 |
| 2 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 175 | 367 | 28 | Running | 11,000 |
| 3 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Marcis Racing | 170 | 366 | 7 | Running | 12,860 |
| 4 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Mell-Gear | 165 | 366 | 12 | Running | 7,625 |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool | 155 | 366 | 0 | Running | 10,750 |
| 6 | 22 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | UNO | 150 | 365 | 0 | Running | 4,150 |
| 7 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 146 | 365 | 0 | Running | 7,310 |
| 8 | 4 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 142 | 365 | 0 | Running | 3,600 |
| 9 | 6 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Tuf-Lon | 138 | 364 | 0 | Running | 8,700 |
| 10 | 23 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | RahMoc Enterprises | 134 | 361 | 0 | Running | 5,715 |
| 11 | 10 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Gatorade | 130 | 359 | 0 | Running | 8,225 |
| 12 | 29 | 99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | UNO | 127 | 358 | 0 | Running | 5,680 |
| 13 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 124 | 358 | 0 | Running | 4,470 |
| 14 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 121 | 356 | 0 | Running | 7,750 |
| 15 | 15 | 41 | Dick Brooks | Buick | Steve's Vette | 118 | 354 | 0 | Running | 2,175 |
| 16 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 115 | 348 | 0 | Running | 4,025 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler | 112 | 346 | 0 | Running | 9,150 |
| 18 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 109 | 346 | 0 | Running | 3,690 |
| 19 | 31 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 106 | 342 | 0 | Running | 3,480 |
| 20 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Buick | Thomas Racing | 103 | 339 | 0 | Running | 3,270 |
| 21 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Gordon Racing | 100 | 336 | 0 | Running | 3,035 |
| 22 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 97 | 302 | 0 | Running | 1,325 |
| 23 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 94 | 273 | 0 | Rear end | 2,465 |
| 24 | 33 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Louise Smith | 91 | 271 | 0 | Running | 1,200 |
| 25 | 21 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 88 | 239 | 0 | Engine | 1,200 |
| 26 | 7 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 90 | 233 | 134 | Engine | 1,650 |
| 27 | 26 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 82 | 223 | 0 | Engine | 2,355 |
| 28 | 24 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 79 | 216 | 0 | Crash | 1,100 |
| 29 | 8 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Purolator | 76 | 176 | 0 | Crash | 1,590 |
| 30 | 20 | 23 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Oxford 250 | 73 | 89 | 0 | Crash | 1,130 |
| 31 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Childress Racing | 70 | 89 | 0 | Engine | 2,245 |
| 32 | 16 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson Racing | 67 | 65 | 0 | Engine | 1,020 |
| 33 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 64 | 25 | 0 | Oil pan | 6,465 |
| 34 | 19 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 61 | 19 | 0 | Handling | 1,135 |
| 35 | 35 | 17 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Slick 50 | 58 | 17 | 0 | Flagged | 2,210 |
| 36 | 36 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | 55 | 9 | 0 | Engine | 950 |
Race Recap
- Date: 04-12-1981
- Track: Darlington Raceway
- Race: CRC Chemicals Rebel 500
- Race #: 8
- Cars: 36
- Winner: Darrell Waltrip
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: Buick
- Avg Speed: 126.703 mph
- Distance: 501 miles
- Purse: $177,925
- Cautions: 6
- Caution Laps: 40
- Lead Changes: 20
- Pole: 153.896 mph
