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Official NASCAR Race Results

Bobby Allison won the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

05-03-1981 | Winston 500 | Talladega Superspeedway

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 1 28 Bobby Allison Buick The 5 Racers 180 188 69 Running 41,500
2 2 1 Buddy Baker Buick UNO 180 188 78 Running 34,450
3 11 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick Mountain Dew 170 188 11 Running 20,325
4 10 88 Ricky Rudd Oldsmobile Gatorade 165 188 8 Running 18,750
5 14 77 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile Warren Fabricating 160 187 2 Running 10,050
6 23 99 Tim Richmond Buick UNO 150 185 0 Running 12,105
7 7 44 Terry Labonte Buick Stratagraph 151 185 1 Running 13,125
8 4 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac Wrangler 147 183 5 Running 14,775
9 27 25 Dick May Dodge Thomas Racing 138 183 0 Running 8,745
10 26 94 Bobby Wawak Buick Louise Smith 134 183 0 Running 5,375
11 34 64 Tommy Gale Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 130 181 0 Running 7,065
12 35 17 Tommy Houston Buick Kings Inn Daytona 127 181 0 Running 6,745
13 13 3 Richard Childress Pontiac Ronnie Steele / Nichols 129 180 4 Running 6,625
14 40 71 Dave Marcis Buick Hudson / Bowlin Coal 121 178 0 Running 11,145
15 32 24 Cecil Gordon Buick Gordon Racing 118 176 0 Running 5,725
16 12 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Buick Cal-Tex 115 172 0 Engine 3,340
17 17 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge Hills Racing 112 171 0 Running 5,145
18 28 66 Lake Speed Buick Speed Racing 109 170 0 Running 4,825
19 33 48 James Hylton Pontiac Palatine Auto Parts 111 147 4 Engine 4,755
20 22 47 Ron Bouchard Buick Race Hill Farm 103 140 0 Engine 3,925
21 3 37 Mike Alexander Buick Rogers Auto Leasing 100 135 0 Engine 2,745
22 37 70 J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Bailey Excavating 97 121 0 Running 3,705
23 30 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac Performance Connection 94 116 0 Overheating 7,260
24 8 27 Cale Yarborough Buick Valvoline 91 86 0 Engine 2,860
25 5 62 Rick Wilson Oldsmobile Florida Equipment & Service 93 76 6 Engine 2,500
26 38 40 Ronnie Thomas Buick Price Racing 85 75 0 Oil line 1,805
27 36 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac Broadway Motors 82 68 0 Engine 3,005
28 31 50 Bruce Hill Buick Hill Racing 79 51 0 Overheating 1,695
29 15 6 Joe Ruttman Buick The 5 Racers 76 46 0 Engine 1,640
30 25 42 Kyle Petty Buick STP 73 38 0 Ignition 1,585
31 29 90 Jody Ridley Ford Truxmore / Sunny King 70 25 0 Steering 3,765
32 6 21 Neil Bonnett Ford Purolator 67 15 0 Engine 2,000
33 39 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet Superior Piping 64 15 0 Engine 1,470
34 9 33 Harry Gant Pontiac Skoal Bandit 61 1 0 Crash 1,560
35 16 22 Stan Barrett Pontiac Skoal Bandit 58 1 0 Crash 1,405
36 18 15 Benny Parsons Ford Melling Tool 55 1 0 Crash 6,825
37 19 4 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile Mitco 52 1 0 Crash 1,345
38 20 75 Joe Millikan Oldsmobile RahMoc Enterprises 49 1 0 Crash 1,815
39 21 43 Richard Petty Buick STP 46 1 0 Crash 6,735
40 24 9 Bill Elliott Ford Mell-Gear 43 1 0 Crash 1,255

Race Recap

  • Date: 05-03-1981
  • Track: Talladega Superspeedway
  • Race: Winston 500
  • Race #: 10
  • Cars: 40
  • Winner: Bobby Allison
  • Start Position: 1st
  • Car Make: Buick
  • Avg Speed: 149.376 mph
  • Distance: 500 miles
  • Purse: $295,470
  • Cautions: 7
  • Caution Laps: 44
  • Lead Changes: 43
  • Pole: 195.864 mph

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