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Results

The 1981 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.

CRC Chemicals Rebel 500

Sunday, April 12th, 1981

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 5 Ford
  • 17 Buick
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 1 Dodge
  • 4 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 126.703
  • Cautions: 6 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
4 1 9 Bill Elliott Ford 165 160 366 12 0 running
25 21 42 Kyle Petty Buick 88 88 239 0 0 engine
34 19 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 61 61 19 0 0 handling
11 10 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 130 130 359 0 0 running
14 14 44 Terry Labonte Buick 121 121 356 0 0 running
5 11 15 Benny Parsons Ford 155 155 366 0 0 running
9 6 28 Bobby Allison Buick 138 138 364 0 0 running
24 33 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 91 91 271 0 0 running
13 25 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 358 0 0 running
6 22 1 Buddy Baker Buick 150 150 365 0 0 running
26 7 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 90 85 233 134 0 engine
21 27 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 100 100 336 0 0 running
22 17 40 DK Ulrich Buick 97 97 302 0 0 running
17 5 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 112 112 346 0 0 running
1 3 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 185 175 367 186 0 running
3 12 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 170 165 366 7 0 running
8 4 16 David Pearson Chevrolet 142 142 365 0 0 running
15 15 41 Dick Brooks Buick 118 118 354 0 0 running
30 20 23 Geoff Bodine Pontiac 73 73 89 0 0 crash
2 2 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 175 170 367 28 0 running
16 32 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 115 115 348 0 0 running
19 31 48 James Hylton Pontiac 106 106 342 0 0 running
23 34 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 94 94 273 0 0 rear end
7 13 90 Jody Ridley Ford 146 146 365 0 0 running
10 23 75 Joe Millikan Buick 134 134 361 0 0 running
28 24 98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac 79 79 216 0 0 crash
36 36 37 Mike Alexander Buick 55 55 9 0 0 engine
35 35 17 Mike Potter Chevrolet 58 58 17 0 0 flagged
29 8 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 76 76 176 0 0 crash
31 18 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 70 70 89 0 0 engine
33 9 43 Richard Petty Buick 64 64 25 0 0 oil pan
27 26 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 82 82 223 0 0 engine
20 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Buick 103 103 339 0 0 running
32 16 53 Slick Johnson Chevrolet 67 67 65 0 0 engine
12 29 99 Tim Richmond Buick 127 127 358 0 0 running
18 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 109 109 346 0 0 running

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