1981 Winston Western 500 | ![]() ![]() |
Held on January 11, 1981 at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, CA | |
119 L, 297.5 M, 478.737 KM - Scheduled Distance |
RESULTS Note: 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series drivers denoted in white rows, 1981 NASCAR Winston West Series in gold. |
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Fin | St | # | Driver | Sponsor | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
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1 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon | Chevy | 119 | 37 | running | |
2 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove | Chevy | 119 | 32 | running | |
3 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler | Pontiac | 119 | 0 | running | |
4 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | McDonald's | Chevy | 119 | 11 | running | |
5 | 17 | 42 | Richard Petty | STP | Chevy | 119 | 4 | running | |
6 | 14 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San Fernando Val. Lumber | Chevy | 118 | 0 | running | |
7 | 22 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore, Sunny King | Ford | 117 | 0 | running | |
8 | 19 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Howard & Egerton | Buick | 117 | 0 | running | |
9 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Dodge | 117 | 0 | running | |
10 | 32 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. John's Auto Parts | Olds | 117 | 0 | running | |
11 | 29 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts | Chevy | 117 | 0 | running | |
12 | 27 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering | Chevy | 116 | 0 | running | |
13 | 9 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Hodgdon, Mike Curb | Chevy | 115 | 1 | running | |
14 | 13 | 93 | Don Whittington | Road Atlanta | Chevy | 115 | 0 | running | |
15 | 28 | 17 | Harry Gant | Kings Inn Daytona | Chevy | 114 | 0 | running | |
16 | 11 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool | Ford | 113 | 0 | running | |
17 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Chevy | 108 | 3 | running | |
18 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Chevy | 108 | 0 | running | |
19 | 3 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Chevy | 98 | 19 | engine | |
20 | 15 | 43 | Kyle Petty | STP | Chevy | 96 | 0 | engine | |
21 | 26 | 03 | Bob Bondurant | Pro-Power Engines | Olds | 93 | 0 | engine | |
22 | 12 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Pro-Power Engines | Buick | 85 | 0 | crash | |
23 | 20 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Chevy | 84 | 0 | crash | |
24 | 35 | 94 | Steve Pfeifer | Pfeifer Racing | Chevy | 83 | 0 | suspension | |
25 | 30 | 64 | John Gunn | Auto Merchant | Chevy | 67 | 0 | clutch | |
26 | 25 | 08 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing | Chevy | 66 | 0 | transmission | |
27 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Ford | 59 | 9 | transmission | |
28 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove | Chevy | 55 | 3 | engine | |
29 | 18 | 99 | Tim Richmond | UNO | Chevy | 53 | 0 | lifter | |
30 | 16 | 9 | Jimmy Insolo | Trick Instant H.P. | Buick | 41 | 0 | suspension | |
31 | 5 | 11W | Roy Smith | Aircraft Standards | Olds | 25 | 0 | engine | |
32 | 21 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing | Chevy | 14 | 0 | sump | |
33 | 23 | 01 | Hershel McGriff | Lake's Drywall | Dodge | 10 | 0 | engine | |
34 | 33 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing | Chevy | 4 | 0 | engine | |
35 | 36 | 2W | Robert Tartaglia | Tartaglia Racing | Chevy | 4 | 0 | valve | |
36 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Olds | 2 | 0 | engine |
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Failed to Qualify: Don Sprouse, Harry Dinwiddie, Henry Jones, Jim Bown | |||||||||
Time of Race: ??? | |||||||||
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Average Speed: ??? mph | |||||||||
Cautions: ?? for ?? laps - not available | |||||||||
Lead Changes: ?? among ?? drivers - not available |