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CRC Chemicals Rebel 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
April 12, 1981
367 laps on 1.366 mile paved oval; 501.322 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 367
| 23,225
| running
| 186 |
| 2
| 2
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 367
| 11,000
| running
| 28 |
| 3
| 12
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 366
| 12,860
| running
| 7 |
| 4
| 1
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 366
| 7,625
| running
| 12 |
| 5
| 11
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 366
| 10,750
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 22
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Buick
| 365
| 4,150
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 13
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 365
| 7,310
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 4
| David Pearson
| 16
| Joel Halpern
| Chevrolet
| 365
| 3,600
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 6
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 364
| 8,700
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 23
| Joe Millikan
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 361
| 5,715
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 10
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 359
| 8,225
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 29
| Tim Richmond
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 358
| 5,680
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 25
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 358
| 4,470
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 14
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 356
| 7,750
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 15
| Dick Brooks
| 41
| Billy Matthews
| Buick
| 354
| 2,175
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 32
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 348
| 4,025
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 5
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 346
| 9,150
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 30
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 346
| 3,690
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 31
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 342
| 3,480
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 28
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Buick
| 339
| 3,270
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 27
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 336
| 3,035
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 17
| D.K. Ulrich
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 302
| 1,325
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 34
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 273
| 2,465
| rear end
| 0 |
| 24
| 33
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 271
| 1,200
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 21
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 239
| 1,200
| engine
| 0 |
| 26
| 7
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 233
| 1,650
| engine
| 134 |
| 27
| 26
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 223
| 2,355
| engine
| 0 |
| 28
| 24
| Johnny Rutherford
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 216
| 1,100
| accident
| 0 |
| 29
| 8
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 176
| 1,590
| accident
| 0 |
| 30
| 20
| Geoff Bodine
| 23
| Dick Bahre
| Pontiac
| 89
| 1,130
| accident
| 0 |
| 31
| 18
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 89
| 2,245
| engine
| 0 |
| 32
| 16
| Slick Johnson
| 53
| J.D. Johnson
| Chevrolet
| 65
| 1,020
| engine
| 0 |
| 33
| 9
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 25
| 6,465
| oil pan
| 0 |
| 34
| 19
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 19
| 1,135
| handling
| 0 |
| 35
| 35
| Mike Potter
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 17
| 2,210
| flagged
| 0 |
| 36
| 36
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 9
| 950
| engine
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:57:24
Average Speed: 126.703 MPH
Pole Speed: 31.954 seconds
6 cautions for 40 laps
Attendance: 60,000