CUP Series Darlington Raceway

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Southern 500

Monday, September 7th, 1981

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 6 Ford
  • 18 Buick
  • 2 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile
  • 10 Pontiac

  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Laps Scheduled: 367
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 126.410
  • Cautions: 8 for 45 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
7 14 9 Bill Elliott Ford 146 146 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 running
34 18 42 Kyle Petty Buick 61 61 0 0 130 0 0 0 0 engine
16 12 24 Morgan Shepherd Buick 115 115 0 0 358 0 0 0 0 running
23 7 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 343 0 0 0 0 crash
4 6 44 Terry Labonte Buick 165 160 5 0 367 3 0 0 0 running
39 15 15 Benny Parsons Ford 46 46 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 valve
9 17 28 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 143 138 5 0 365 1 0 0 0 running
24 40 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 91 91 0 0 334 0 0 0 0 running
37 28 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 52 52 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 lug bolt
5 9 1 Buddy Baker Buick 160 155 5 0 367 3 0 0 0 running
10 2 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 139 134 5 0 363 24 0 0 0 running
40 31 4 Connie Saylor Oldsmobile 43 43 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 engine
31 26 99 DK Ulrich Buick 70 70 0 0 269 0 0 0 0 engine
6 10 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 150 150 0 0 366 0 0 0 0 running
2 11 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 175 170 5 0 367 2 0 0 0 running
3 4 71 Dave Marcis Buick 170 165 5 0 367 9 0 0 0 running
8 13 01 David Pearson Buick 142 142 0 0 365 0 0 0 0 running
19 33 8 Dick May Dodge 106 106 0 0 353 0 0 0 0 running
25 20 75 Gary Balough Buick 88 88 0 0 333 0 0 0 0 engine
36 39 36 HB Bailey Pontiac 55 55 0 0 93 0 0 0 0 crash
14 1 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 126 121 5 0 360 78 0 0 0 running
21 34 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 100 100 0 0 351 0 0 0 0 running
32 32 13 Jack Ingram Ford 67 67 0 0 253 0 0 0 0 engine
26 38 48 James Hylton Pontiac 85 85 0 0 331 0 0 0 0 running
38 35 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 49 49 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 engine
12 23 90 Jody Ridley Ford 127 127 0 0 362 0 0 0 0 running
18 19 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac 109 109 0 0 353 0 0 0 0 running
15 16 2 Joe Ruttman Pontiac 118 118 0 0 358 0 0 0 0 running
33 25 98 Johnny Rutherford Pontiac 64 64 0 0 190 0 0 0 0 water pump
13 22 66 Lake Speed Buick 124 124 0 0 362 0 0 0 0 running
17 21 68 Lennie Pond Buick 112 112 0 0 356 0 0 0 0 running
20 29 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 103 103 0 0 352 0 0 0 0 running
28 36 17 Mike Potter Buick 79 79 0 0 309 0 0 0 0 running
1 3 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 185 175 10 0 367 216 0 0 0 running
30 8 43 Richard Petty Buick 78 73 5 0 278 31 0 0 0 engine
11 5 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 130 130 0 0 363 0 0 0 0 running
27 37 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 82 82 0 0 311 0 0 0 0 running
35 24 40 Slick Johnson Buick 58 58 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 engine
22 27 12 Tim Richmond Buick 97 97 0 0 349 0 0 0 0 running
29 30 64 Tommy Gale Ford 76 76 0 0 294 0 0 0 0 running

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