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1981 Daytona 500
1981-02-15 at Daytona International Speedway
1 |
8 |
Richard Petty |
|
26 |
#43 Buick |
180 |
200 |
Finish |
$90,575 |
2 |
1 |
Bobby Allison |
|
117 |
#28 Pontiac |
180 |
200 |
Finish |
$84,050 |
3 |
5 |
Ricky Rudd |
|
9 |
#88 Oldsmobile |
170 |
200 |
Finish |
$53,115 |
4 |
6 |
Buddy Baker |
|
10 |
#1 Oldsmobile |
165 |
200 |
Finish |
$35,740 |
5 |
7 |
Dale Earnhardt |
|
4 |
#2 Pontiac |
160 |
200 |
Finish |
$37,365 |
6 |
16 |
Bill Elliott |
|
4 |
#9 Ford |
155 |
199 |
Finish |
$30,615 |
7 |
27 |
Jody Ridley |
|
0 |
#90 Ford |
146 |
198 |
Finish |
$29,665 |
8 |
29 |
Cale Yarborough |
|
0 |
#27 Oldsmobile |
142 |
197 |
Finish |
$20,325 |
9 |
34 |
Joe Millikan |
|
0 |
#75 Buick |
138 |
197 |
Finish |
$21,500 |
10 |
35 |
Johnny Rutherford |
|
0 |
#98 Pontiac |
134 |
195 |
Finish |
$17,285 |
11 |
21 |
Bill Elswick |
|
0 |
#57 Oldsmobile |
0 |
195 |
Finish |
$14,365 |
12 |
33 |
Donnie Allison |
|
0 |
#12 Oldsmobile |
127 |
195 |
Finish |
$12,660 |
13 |
22 |
Stan Barrett |
|
0 |
#22 Pontiac |
124 |
195 |
Finish |
$12,870 |
14 |
13 |
Don Whittington |
|
0 |
#93 Oldsmobile |
121 |
194 |
Finish |
$11,585 |
15 |
15 |
Dave Marcis |
|
0 |
#71 Oldsmobile |
118 |
194 |
Finish |
$13,225 |
16 |
38 |
Dick Brooks |
|
1 |
#41 Buick |
0 |
193 |
Finish |
$7,920 |
17 |
28 |
Tommy Gale |
|
0 |
#64 Ford |
112 |
192 |
Finish |
$11,835 |
18 |
17 |
Ronnie Sanders |
|
0 |
#19 Buick |
109 |
191 |
Finish |
$7,635 |
19 |
23 |
Glenn Jarrett |
|
0 |
#17 Buick |
106 |
186 |
Finish |
$9,830 |
20 |
39 |
Don Sprouse |
|
0 |
#37 Oldsmobile |
103 |
181 |
Finish |
$5,900 |
21 |
26 |
Jimmy Means |
|
0 |
#52 Pontiac |
100 |
179 |
Finish |
$7,425 |
22 |
14 |
Geoff Bodine |
|
0 |
#23 Pontiac |
97 |
178 |
Finish |
$5,260 |
23 |
31 |
Harry Gant |
|
0 |
#47 Buick |
94 |
175 |
Finish |
$6,375 |
24 |
41 |
J.D. McDuffie |
|
0 |
#70 Pontiac |
91 |
169 |
Finish |
$6,205 |
25 |
37 |
Elliott Forbes-Robinson |
|
0 |
#86 Buick |
88 |
167 |
Axle |
$3,835 |
26 |
20 |
Buddy Arrington |
|
0 |
#67 Dodge |
85 |
159 |
Finish |
$10,655 |
27 |
32 |
Lennie Pond |
|
0 |
#68 Buick |
82 |
155 |
Oil Pump |
$4,600 |
28 |
19 |
Ronnie Thomas |
|
0 |
#25 Pontiac |
79 |
151 |
Clutch |
$5,125 |
29 |
9 |
David Pearson |
|
3 |
#16 Chevy |
81 |
144 |
Engine |
$4,350 |
30 |
40 |
Tim Richmond |
|
0 |
#99 Buick |
73 |
144 |
Transmission |
$4,690 |
31 |
4 |
Benny Parsons |
|
0 |
#15 Ford |
70 |
135 |
Overheating |
$13,750 |
32 |
11 |
Kyle Petty |
|
0 |
#42 Buick |
67 |
128 |
Engine |
$3,755 |
33 |
3 |
Neil Bonnett |
|
26 |
#21 Ford |
69 |
123 |
Clutch |
$10,625 |
34 |
25 |
James Hylton |
|
0 |
#48 Pontiac |
61 |
123 |
Piston |
$4,530 |
35 |
10 |
A.J. Foyt |
|
0 |
#51 Oldsmobile |
58 |
120 |
Valve |
$3,750 |
36 |
2 |
Darrell Waltrip |
|
0 |
#11 Buick |
55 |
117 |
Engine |
$20,475 |
37 |
42 |
Cecil Gordon |
|
0 |
#24 Buick |
52 |
116 |
Finish |
$3,955 |
38 |
18 |
Richard Childress |
Richard Childress Racing |
0 |
#3 Pontiac |
49 |
110 |
Valve |
$3,825 |
39 |
24 |
Bruce Hill |
|
0 |
#7 Buick |
46 |
54 |
Accident |
$3,450 |
40 |
12 |
Terry Labonte |
|
0 |
#44 Buick |
43 |
47 |
Finish |
$8,775 |
41 |
36 |
Billie Harvey |
|
0 |
#31 Pontiac |
40 |
45 |
Engine |
$2,915 |
42 |
30 |
Blackie Wangerin |
|
0 |
#39 Ford |
37 |
17 |
Accident |
$2,750 |