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AccuPredict: NASCAR Driver Finish Predictions. It ain't rocket science, but it's damn close!

Official NASCAR Race Results

Neil Bonnett won the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

09-07-1981 | Southern 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 21 Neil Bonnett Ford Warner Hodgdon 185 367 216 Running 33,375
2 11 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick Mountain Dew 175 367 2 Running 19,365
3 4 71 Dave Marcis Buick U.S. Army 170 367 9 Running 14,330
4 6 44 Terry Labonte Buick J.D. Stacy 165 367 3 Running 13,225
5 9 1 Buddy Baker Buick UNO 160 367 3 Running 6,500
6 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac Wrangler 150 366 0 Running 10,695
7 14 9 Bill Elliott Ford Mell-Gear 146 366 0 Running 5,300
8 13 01 David Pearson Buick Ronnie Steele 142 365 0 Running 4,850
9 17 28 Bobby Allison Chevrolet Hardee's 143 365 1 Running 9,625
10 2 27 Cale Yarborough Buick Valvoline 139 363 24 Running 5,925
11 5 47 Ron Bouchard Buick J.D. Stacy 130 363 0 Running 7,575
12 23 90 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King 127 362 0 Running 7,365
13 22 66 Lake Speed Buick Speed Racing 124 362 0 Running 6,155
14 1 33 Harry Gant Pontiac Skoal Bandit 126 360 78 Running 9,960
15 16 2 Joe Ruttman Pontiac Neo-Life 118 358 0 Running 8,850
16 12 24 Morgan Shepherd Buick Gordon Racing 115 358 0 Running 5,600
17 21 68 Lennie Pond Buick The 5 Racers 112 356 0 Running 3,150
18 19 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac Performance Connection 109 353 0 Running 7,950
19 33 8 Dick May Dodge Brooks Honda 106 353 0 Running 2,875
20 29 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile Rogers Auto Leasing 103 352 0 Running 2,700
21 34 70 J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating 100 351 0 Running 4,715
22 27 12 Tim Richmond Buick UNO 97 349 0 Running 2,450
23 7 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet Gatorade 94 343 0 Crash 7,850
24 40 94 Bobby Wawak Buick Louise Smith 91 334 0 Running 2,375
25 20 75 Gary Balough Buick Chaparral Trailers 88 333 0 Engine 4,680
26 38 48 James Hylton Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts 85 331 0 Running 3,770
27 37 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac Thomas Racing 82 311 0 Running 3,360
28 36 17 Mike Potter Buick Kings Inn Daytona 79 309 0 Running 3,265
29 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 76 294 0 Running 3,155
30 8 43 Richard Petty Buick STP 78 278 31 Engine 8,000
31 26 99 D.K. Ulrich Buick Ulrich Racing 70 269 0 Engine 3,060
32 32 13 Jack Ingram Ford Carolina Tool 67 253 0 Engine 1,650
33 25 98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac Levi Garrett 64 190 0 Water pump 1,625
34 18 42 Kyle Petty Buick STP 61 130 0 Engine 1,625
35 24 40 Slick Johnson Buick Ulrich Racing 58 110 0 Engine 1,425
36 39 36 H.B. Bailey Pontiac Almeda Auto Parts 55 93 0 Crash 1,325
37 28 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hills Racing 52 85 0 Lug bolt 1,950
38 35 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors 49 64 0 Engine 1,925
39 15 15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool 46 62 0 Valve 6,800
40 31 4 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile Spencer Racing 43 6 0 Engine 1,200

Race Recap

  • Date: 09-07-1981
  • Track: Darlington Raceway
  • Race: Southern 500
  • Race #: 23
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: Neil Bonnett
  • Start Position: 3rd
  • Car Make: Ford
  • Avg Speed: 126.410 mph
  • Distance: 501 miles
  • Purse: $251,575
  • Cautions: 8
  • Caution Laps: 45
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Pole: 152.693 mph

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