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Results

The 1981 Mason-Dixon 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Dover Motor Speedway race.

Mason-Dixon 500

Sunday, May 17th, 1981

Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE

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  • 13 Buick
  • 7 Pontiac
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 5 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 32
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 116.595
  • Cautions: 2 for 24 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Mason-Dixon 500 at Dover Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
20 16 42 Kyle Petty Buick 103 103 342 0 0 engine
6 2 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 150 150 489 0 0 running
5 4 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 155 155 490 0 0 running
8 7 44 Terry Labonte Buick 142 142 486 0 0 running
32 15 15 Benny Parsons Ford 67 67 1 0 0 crash
30 26 94 Bob Riley Buick 73 73 6 0 0 steering
2 8 28 Bobby Allison Buick 170 170 500 0 0 running
7 19 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 146 146 488 0 0 running
10 6 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 139 134 480 32 0 engine
15 23 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 118 118 458 0 0 running
4 18 99 DK Ulrich Buick 160 160 491 0 0 running
3 14 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 165 165 499 0 0 running
12 5 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 127 127 476 0 0 running
31 13 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 70 70 1 0 0 crash
25 1 12 David Pearson Oldsmobile 93 88 57 41 0 engine
11 17 77 Donnie Allison Oldsmobile 130 130 480 0 0 running
29 29 66 Elmo Langley Oldsmobile 76 76 6 0 0 driveshaft
16 10 33 Harry Gant Chevrolet 115 115 448 0 0 engine
23 28 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 94 94 161 0 0 engine
18 25 48 James Hylton Pontiac 109 109 379 0 0 wheel
9 22 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 138 138 481 0 0 running
1 11 90 Jody Ridley Ford 180 175 500 20 0 running
22 32 64 Joe Fields Buick 97 97 254 0 0 overheating
26 31 79 Junior Miller Oldsmobile 85 85 46 0 0 oil pressure
28 21 17 Lowell Cowell Chevrolet 79 79 11 0 0 steering
21 20 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 100 100 297 0 0 engine
13 3 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 134 124 459 404 0 engine
17 24 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 112 112 412 0 0 engine
19 9 43 Richard Petty Buick 111 106 368 3 0 rear end
27 12 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 82 82 22 0 0 crash
24 27 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 91 91 90 0 0 oil leak
14 30 40 Tommy Gale Buick 121 121 459 0 0 running

Race Infractions

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