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

Official NASCAR Race Results

Richard Petty won the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.

02-15-1981 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway

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 8 43 Richard Petty Buick STP 180 200 26 Running 90,575
2 1 28 Bobby Allison Pontiac Tuf-Lon 180 200 117 Running 84,050
3 5 88 Ricky Rudd Oldsmobile Gatorade 170 200 9 Running 53,115
4 6 1 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile UNO 165 200 10 Running 35,740
5 7 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac Wrangler 160 200 4 Running 37,365
6 16 9 Bill Elliott Ford Mell-Gear 155 199 4 Running 30,615
7 27 90 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King 146 198 0 Running 29,665
8 29 27 Cale Yarborough Oldsmobile Valvoline 142 197 0 Running 20,325
9 34 75 Joe Millikan Buick RahMoc Enterprises 138 197 0 Running 21,500
10 35 98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac Levi Garrett 134 195 0 Running 17,285
11 21 57 Bill Elswick Oldsmobile Performance Boat 130 195 0 Running 14,365
12 33 12 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile The 5 Racers 127 195 0 Running 12,660
13 22 22 Stan Barrett Pontiac Skoal Bandit 124 195 0 Running 12,870
14 13 93 Don Whittington Oldsmobile Smith Racing 121 194 0 Running 11,585
15 15 71 Dave Marcis Oldsmobile Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission 118 194 0 Running 13,225
16 38 41 Dick Brooks Buick Matthews Racing 120 193 1 Running 7,920
17 28 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 112 192 0 Running 11,835
18 17 19 Ronnie Sanders Buick Home Trend Realty 109 191 0 Running 7,635
19 23 17 Glenn Jarrett Buick Tuf-Lon of Florida 106 186 0 Running 9,830
20 39 37 Don Sprouse Oldsmobile Rogers Auto Leasing 103 181 0 Running 5,900
21 26 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors 100 179 0 Running 7,425
22 14 23 Geoffrey Bodine Pontiac Bahre Racing 97 178 0 Running 5,260
23 31 47 Harry Gant Buick Race Hill Farm 94 175 0 Running 6,375
24 41 70 J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating 91 169 0 Running 6,205
25 37 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick Howard & Egerton 88 167 0 Axle 3,835
26 20 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hills Racing 85 159 0 Running 10,655
27 32 68 Lennie Pond Buick Burger King 82 155 0 Oil pump 4,600
28 19 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac Thomas Racing 79 151 0 Clutch 5,125
29 9 16 David Pearson Chevrolet Halpern Enterprises 81 144 3 Engine 4,350
30 40 99 Tim Richmond Buick UNO 73 144 0 Transmission 4,690
31 4 15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool 70 135 0 Overheating 13,750
32 11 42 Kyle Petty Buick STP 67 128 0 Engine 3,755
33 3 21 Neil Bonnett Ford Purolator 69 123 26 Clutch 10,625
34 25 48 James Hylton Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts 61 123 0 Piston 4,530
35 10 51 A.J. Foyt Oldsmobile Gilmore / Valvoline 58 120 0 Valve 3,750
36 2 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick Mountain Dew 55 117 0 Engine 20,475
37 42 24 Cecil Gordon Buick Home Craft Homes 52 116 0 Running 3,955
38 18 3 Richard Childress Pontiac Wachovia Carpet 49 110 0 Valve 3,825
39 24 7 Bruce Hill Buick Native Tan 46 54 0 Crash 3,450
40 12 44 Terry Labonte Buick Stratagraph / Apache Stove 43 47 0 Engine 8,775
41 36 31 Billie Harvey Pontiac Graf Lear Jets 40 45 0 Engine 2,915
42 30 39 Blackie Wangerin Ford Wangerin / Clements 37 17 0 Crash 2,750

Race Recap

  • Date: 02-15-1981
  • Track: Daytona International Speedway
  • Race: Daytona 500
  • Race #: 2
  • Cars: 42
  • Winner: Richard Petty
  • Start Position: 8th
  • Car Make: Buick
  • Avg Speed: 169.651 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $669,135
  • Cautions: 4
  • Caution Laps: 18
  • Lead Changes: 49
  • Pole: 194.624 mph

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