- 1981 Mountain Dew 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
- 1981 Mountain Dew 500 Results Stock Car Online Results Reference
| fin | qual | driver | team | laps led | car | sponsor | pts | laps | status | earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | 120 | #11 Buick | Mountain Dew | 185 | 200 | Finish | $23,640 | |
| 2 | 4 | Richard Petty | 36 | #43 Buick | STP | 175 | 200 | Finish | $18,915 | |
| 3 | 3 | Benny Parsons | 23 | #15 Ford | Melling Tool | 170 | 200 | Finish | $13,515 | |
| 4 | 6 | Harry Gant | 1 | #33 Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 165 | 200 | Finish | $4,990 | |
| 5 | 10 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | #27 Buick | Valvoline | 160 | 200 | Finish | $4,290 | |
| 6 | 7 | Ricky Rudd | 0 | #88 Chevy | Gatorade | 150 | 199 | Finish | $8,665 | |
| 7 | 12 | Buddy Baker | 2 | #1 Buick | UNO / Caesars Pocono Resorts | 151 | 199 | Finish | $2,690 | |
| 8 | 9 | Kyle Petty | 0 | #42 Buick | STP | 142 | 198 | Finish | $4,750 | |
| 9 | 22 | Tim Richmond | 0 | #12 Oldsmobile | UNO / Caesars Pocono Resorts | 138 | 198 | Finish | $3,090 | |
| 10 | 14 | Ron Bouchard | 0 | #47 Buick | Race Hill Farm | 134 | 198 | Finish | $5,325 | |
| 11 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | #2 Pontiac | Wrangler | 135 | 198 | Finish | $9,190 | |
| 12 | 15 | Gary Balough | 0 | #75 Chevy | Ferrailuolo & Sons Excavating | 0 | 196 | Finish | $4,330 | |
| 13 | 5 | Terry Labonte | 0 | #44 Buick | Stratagraph | 124 | 196 | Finish | $7,240 | |
| 14 | 19 | Stan Barrett | 1 | #22 Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 126 | 196 | Finish | $1,615 | |
| 15 | 16 | Jody Ridley | 0 | #90 Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King | 118 | 195 | Finish | $4,745 | |
| 16 | 23 | Buddy Arrington | 0 | #67 Dodge | Hills Racing | 115 | 195 | Finish | $3,485 | |
| 17 | 17 | Mike Alexander | 0 | #37 Buick | Rogers Auto Leasing | 112 | 195 | Finish | $1,295 | |
| 18 | 25 | J.D. McDuffie | 0 | #70 Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 109 | 193 | Finish | $3,220 | |
| 19 | 27 | Jimmy Means | 0 | #52 Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 106 | 192 | Finish | $3,085 | |
| 20 | 30 | Joe Booher | 0 | #40 Buick | Booher Farms | 0 | 189 | Finish | $1,220 | |
| 21 | 31 | Cecil Gordon | 0 | #24 Buick | Gordon Racing | 100 | 187 | Finish | $2,910 | |
| 22 | 26 | James Hylton | 0 | #48 Pontiac | Palatine Auto Parts | 97 | 185 | Accident | $2,775 | |
| 23 | 21 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 0 | #3 Pontiac | Nichols | 94 | 185 | Finish | $2,590 |
| 24 | 32 | Al Loquasto | 0 | #99 Buick | Schaefer Beer / Z95 | 0 | 184 | Finish | $2,345 | |
| 25 | 13 | Bobby Allison | 4 | #28 Buick | Hardee's | 93 | 179 | Finish | $6,655 | |
| 26 | 34 | Rick Newsom | 0 | #20 Chevy | 85 | 175 | Finish | $1,055 | ||
| 27 | 24 | Lake Speed | 0 | #66 Oldsmobile | Speed Racing | 82 | 170 | Finish | $2,260 | |
| 28 | 33 | Lowell Cowell | 0 | #17 Chevy | Kings Inn Daytona | 79 | 149 | Finish | $2,225 | |
| 29 | 11 | Morgan Shepherd | 0 | #5 Pontiac | Performance Connection | 76 | 139 | Valve | $5,930 | |
| 30 | 35 | Bruce Jacobi | 0 | #08 Buick | Satterfield Air Conditioning | 0 | 117 | Ignition | $955 | |
| 31 | 20 | Tommy Gale | 0 | #64 Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 70 | 94 | Engine | $2,130 | |
| 32 | 29 | Bob Riley | 0 | #60 Pontiac | AIM | 67 | 84 | Transmission | $905 | |
| 33 | 18 | Dave Marcis | 0 | #71 Buick | Norton Company | 64 | 83 | Engine | $1,380 | |
| 34 | 2 | Neil Bonnett | 7 | #21 Ford | Purolator | 66 | 80 | Wheel Bearing | $1,350 | |
| 35 | 28 | Ronnie Thomas | 0 | #25 Pontiac | Shelton Construction | 58 | 62 | Cylinder Head | $1,340 |