RESULTS
1981 Official Race Results : Daytona 500
Daytona 500 | February 15, 1981 | Race 2 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
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| 1 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 180/5 | 200 | Running | 90,575 |
| 2 | 1 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Pontiac | Tuf-Lon | 180/10 | 200 | Running | 84,050 |
| 3 | 5 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 170/5 | 200 | Running | 53,115 |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Oldsmobile | Uno | 165/5 | 200 | Running | 35,740 |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 160/5 | 200 | Running | 37,365 |
| 6 | 16 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | 155/5 | 199 | Running | 30,615 |
| 7 | 27 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 146/0 | 198 | Running | 29,665 |
| 8 | 29 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Oldsmobile | Valvoline | 142/0 | 197 | Running | 20,325 |
| 9 | 34 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | Rahmoc Racing | 138/0 | 197 | Running | 21,500 |
| 10 | 35 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 134/0 | 195 | Running | 17,285 |
| 11 | 21 | 57 | Bill Elswick | Oldsmobile | Performer Boats | PE | 195 | Running | 14,365 |
| 12 | 33 | 12 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | 5 Racers Corp. | 127/0 | 195 | Running | 12,660 |
| 13 | 22 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 124/0 | 195 | Running | 12,870 |
| 14 | 13 | 93 | Don Whittington | Oldsmobile | Smith Racing | 121/0 | 194 | Running | 11,585 |
| 15 | 15 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Oldsmobile | Buck Stove / Hudson Chev. | 118/0 | 194 | Running | 13,225 |
| 16 | 38 | 41 | Dick Brooks | Buick | Mathews Racing | PE | 193 | Running | 7,920 |
| 17 | 28 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 112/0 | 192 | Running | 11,835 |
| 18 | 17 | 19 | Ronnie Sanders | Buick | Home Trend Realty | 109/0 | 191 | Running | 7,635 |
| 19 | 23 | 17 | Glenn Jarrett | Buick | Tuf-Lon Of Florida | 106/0 | 186 | Running | 9,830 |
| 20 | 39 | 37 | Don Sprouse | Oldsmobile | Rogers Auto Leasing | 103/0 | 181 | Running | 5,900 |
| 21 | 26 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 100/0 | 179 | Running | 7,425 |
| 22 | 14 | 23 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Bahre Racing | 97/0 | 178 | Running | 5,260 |
| 23 | 31 | 47 | Harry Gant | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 94/0 | 175 | Running | 6,375 |
| 24 | 41 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 91/0 | 169 | Running | 6,205 |
| 25 | 37 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Howard & Egerton Racing | 88/0 | 167 | Rear Axle Bearing | 3,835 |
| 26 | 20 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 85/0 | 159 | Running | 10,655 |
| 27 | 32 | 68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | Burger King | 82/0 | 155 | Oil Pump | 4,600 |
| 28 | 19 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Thomas Racing | 79/0 | 151 | Clutch | 5,125 |
| 29 | 9 | 16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | Halpern Enterprises | 81/5 | 144 | Engine Failure | 4,350 |
| 30 | 40 | 99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Uno | 73/0 | 144 | Transmission | 4,690 |
| 31 | 4 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 70/0 | 135 | Overheating | 13,750 |
| 32 | 11 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 67/0 | 128 | Engine Failure | 3,775 |
| 33 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Purolator | 69/5 | 123 | Clutch | 10,625 |
| 34 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 61/0 | 123 | Piston | 4,530 |
| 35 | 10 | 51 | AJ Foyt | Oldsmobile | Gilmore / Valvoline | 58/0 | 120 | Valve Spring | 3,750 |
| 36 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 55/0 | 117 | Engine Failure | 20,475 |
| 37 | 42 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Home Craft Homes | 52/0 | 116 | Running | 3,955 |
| 38 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Wachovia Carpet | 49/0 | 110 | Broken Valve | 3,825 |
| 39 | 24 | 7 | Bruce Hill | Buick | Native Tan | 46/0 | 54 | Accident | 3,450 |
| 40 | 12 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph / Apache Stove | 43/0 | 47 | Running | 8,775 |
| 41 | 36 | 31 | Billie Harvey | Pontiac | Graf Lear Jets | 40/0 | 45 | Engine Failure | 2,915 |
| 42 | 30 | 39 | Blackie Wangerin | Ford | Wangerin / Clements Auto | 37/0 | 17 | Accident | 2,750 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 169.624 mph
Margin of Victory: 3.5 seconds
Time of Race: 02:56:52
Lead Changes: 49
Cautions: 4 for 18 laps.
Margin of Victory: 3.5 seconds
Time of Race: 02:56:52
Lead Changes: 49
Cautions: 4 for 18 laps.
Updated: Tuesday 5:42 pm
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