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Results

The 1981 Mountain Dew 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Pocono Raceway race.

Mountain Dew 500

Sunday, July 26th, 1981

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

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  • 14 Buick
  • 10 Pontiac
  • 4 Chevrolet
  • 4 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 2 Oldsmobile

  • Drivers Entered: 35
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 119.111
  • Cautions: 6 for 39 laps
  • Lead Changes: 27
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Mountain Dew 500 at Pocono Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
8 9 42 Kyle Petty Buick 142 142 198 0 0 running
29 11 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 76 76 139 0 0 valve
6 7 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 150 150 199 0 0 running
13 5 44 Terry Labonte Buick 124 124 196 0 0 running
24 32 99 Al Loquasto Buick 91 91 184 0 0 running
3 3 15 Benny Parsons Ford 170 165 200 23 0 running
32 29 60 Bob Riley Pontiac 67 67 84 0 0 transmission
25 13 28 Bobby Allison Buick 93 88 179 4 0 running
30 35 08 Bruce Jacobi Buick 73 73 117 0 0 ignition
16 23 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 115 115 195 0 0 running
7 12 1 Buddy Baker Buick 151 146 199 2 0 running
5 10 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 160 155 200 2 0 running
21 31 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 100 100 187 0 0 running
11 8 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 135 130 198 4 0 running
1 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 185 175 200 120 0 running
33 18 71 Dave Marcis Buick 64 64 83 0 0 engine
12 15 75 Gary Balough Chevrolet 127 127 196 0 0 running
4 6 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 165 160 200 1 0 running
18 25 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 109 109 193 0 0 running
22 26 48 James Hylton Pontiac 97 97 185 0 0 crash
19 27 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 106 106 192 0 0 running
15 16 90 Jody Ridley Ford 118 118 195 0 0 running
20 30 40 Joe Booher Buick 103 103 189 0 0 running
27 24 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 82 82 170 0 0 running
28 33 17 Lowell Cowell Chevrolet 79 79 149 0 0 running
17 17 37 Mike Alexander Buick 112 112 195 0 0 running
34 2 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 66 61 80 7 0 wheel
23 21 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 94 94 185 0 0 running
2 4 43 Richard Petty Buick 175 170 200 36 0 running
26 34 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 85 85 175 0 0 running
10 14 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 134 134 198 0 0 running
35 28 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 58 58 62 0 0 cylinder head
14 19 22 Stan Barrett Pontiac 126 121 196 1 0 running
9 22 12 Tim Richmond Oldsmobile 138 138 198 0 0 running
31 20 64 Tommy Gale Ford 70 70 94 0 0 engine

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.