1981 Champion Spark Plug 400 | ![]() |
Held on August 16, 1981 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI | |
200 L, 400 M, 643.8 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 7 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Buick | 200 | 64 | running | 185 |
2 | 15 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Buick | 200 | 3 | running | 175 |
3 | 9 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | 165 |
4 | 8 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Pontiac | 200 | 3 | running | 165 |
5 | 19 | 1 | Buddy Baker | UNO | Buick | 200 | 0 | running | 155 |
6 | 5 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | J.D. Stacy | Pontiac | 200 | 4 | running | 155 |
7 | 12 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Buick | 200 | 15 | running | 151 |
8 | 6 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 142 |
9 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 138 |
10 | 20 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Rogers Auto Leasing | Buick | 200 | 0 | running | 134 |
11 | 21 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Transmissions Unlimited | Buick | 200 | 5 | running | 135 |
12 | 18 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore, Sunny King | Ford | 200 | 1 | running | 132 |
13 | 16 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Levi Garrett | Pontiac | 199 | 5 | running | 129 |
14 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph | Buick | 199 | 5 | running | 126 |
15 | 22 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Buick | 199 | 0 | running | 118 |
16 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 115 |
17 | 2 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Buick | 198 | 9 | running | 117 |
18 | 3 | 75 | Gary Balough | Chaparral Trailers | Buick | 198 | 0 | running | 109 |
19 | 17 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Buick | 197 | 0 | running | 106 |
20 | 30 | 99 | Rick Knoop | Kargas Sports | Buick | 197 | 0 | running | 103 |
21 | 31 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Ford | 197 | 2 | running | 105 |
22 | 29 | 40 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms | Buick | 196 | 0 | running | 97 |
23 | 24 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection | Pontiac | 195 | 0 | running | 94 |
24 | 26 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Buick | 195 | 0 | running | 91 |
25 | 33 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Pontiac | 186 | 0 | running | 88 |
26 | 13 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool | Ford | 173 | 33 | valve | 90 |
27 | 36 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts | Pontiac | 156 | 8 | running | 87 |
28 | 11 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon, National Eng. | Ford | 155 | 43 | valve | 84 |
29 | 1 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy | Buick | 85 | 0 | engine | 76 |
30 | 23 | 12 | Tim Richmond | UNO | Buick | 53 | 0 | engine | 73 |
31 | 35 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | Buick | 28 | 0 | oil pump | 70 |
32 | 28 | 97 | Bob Schacht | Test Tube | Oldsmobile | 22 | 0 | transmission | 67 |
33 | 32 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Hill Racing | Buick | 21 | 0 | driveshaft | 64 |
34 | 14 | 02 | Morgan Shepherd | AMSOIL | Buick | 20 | 0 | crash | 61 |
35 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Dodge | 13 | 0 | valve | 58 |
36 | 34 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Buick | 4 | 0 | cam | 55 |
RACE DATA | |||||||||
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Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |