Official NASCAR Race Results
Neil Bonnett won the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series CRC Chemicals 500 at Dover International Speedway.
09-20-1981 | CRC Chemicals 500 | Dover 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 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. | 185 | 500 | 185 | Running | 19,000 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 175 | 499 | 1 | Running | 16,025 |
| 3 | 9 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | 170 | 499 | 74 | Running | 13,000 |
| 4 | 17 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 160 | 495 | 0 | Running | 9,060 |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 160 | 495 | 55 | Running | 11,375 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy | 155 | 495 | 1 | Running | 8,225 |
| 7 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 146 | 495 | 0 | Running | 4,685 |
| 8 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy | 147 | 495 | 1 | Running | 5,065 |
| 9 | 15 | 37 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | 138 | 494 | 0 | Running | 2,350 |
| 10 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 139 | 494 | 2 | Running | 7,575 |
| 11 | 16 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 130 | 493 | 0 | Running | 5,180 |
| 12 | 18 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Washington Freightliner | 127 | 492 | 0 | Running | 4,110 |
| 13 | 6 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 124 | 492 | 0 | Running | 2,210 |
| 14 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 121 | 490 | 0 | Running | 3,720 |
| 15 | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler | 118 | 490 | 0 | Running | 5,275 |
| 16 | 21 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 115 | 490 | 0 | Running | 1,350 |
| 17 | 4 | 75 | Gary Balough | Buick | RahMoc Enterprises | 112 | 487 | 0 | Running | 3,145 |
| 18 | 25 | 99 | D.K. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 109 | 482 | 0 | Running | 2,950 |
| 19 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 106 | 481 | 0 | Running | 2,730 |
| 20 | 27 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Drummond Racing | 103 | 479 | 0 | Running | 2,400 |
| 21 | 13 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 100 | 474 | 0 | Running | 5,850 |
| 22 | 29 | 17 | Lowell Cowell | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 97 | 468 | 0 | Running | 2,230 |
| 23 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 99 | 437 | 178 | Engine | 1,895 |
| 24 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 91 | 404 | 0 | Running | 2,050 |
| 25 | 32 | 40 | Dick May | Buick | Price Racing | 88 | 311 | 0 | Alternator | 675 |
| 26 | 30 | 20 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 85 | 296 | 0 | Rear end | 650 |
| 27 | 24 | 66 | Lake Speed | Buick | Speed Racing | 82 | 288 | 0 | Engine | 1,275 |
| 28 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 79 | 256 | 0 | Engine | 1,250 |
| 29 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy | 81 | 230 | 3 | Crash | 6,025 |
| 30 | 31 | 97 | Bob Schacht | Oldsmobile | Test Tube | 73 | 219 | 0 | Cylinder | 550 |
| 31 | 34 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Oldsmobile | Shaw Motors | 70 | 189 | 0 | Push rod | 540 |
| 32 | 33 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 67 | 123 | 0 | Engine | 1,180 |
| 33 | 28 | 60 | Bob Riley | Pontiac | Snellman Brothers Construction | 64 | 49 | 0 | Engine | 520 |
| 34 | 8 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool | 61 | 31 | 0 | Overheating | 5,960 |
Race Recap
- Date: 09-20-1981
- Track: Dover International Speedway
- Race: CRC Chemicals 500
- Race #: 25
- Cars: 34
- Winner: Neil Bonnett
- Start Position: 3rd
- Car Make: Ford
- Avg Speed: 119.561 mph
- Distance: 500 miles
- Purse: $160,080
- Cautions: 4
- Caution Laps: 22
- Lead Changes: 17
- Pole: 136.757 mph
