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Talladega 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
August 2, 1981
188 laps on 2.66 mile paved oval; 500.08 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 10
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 188
| 38,905
| running
| 6 |
2
| 13
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 188
| 23,000
| running
| 36 |
3
| 4
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 188
| 18,500
| running
| 11 |
4
| 1
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Buick
| 188
| 10,000
| running
| 2 |
5
| 2
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 188
| 17,825
| running
| 105 |
6
| 36
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Buick
| 187
| 9,345
| running
| 10 |
7
| 32
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 187
| 6,800
| running
| 0 |
8
| 28
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 187
| 7,665
| running
| 0 |
9
| 16
| Stan Barrett
| 22
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 186
| 3,575
| running
| 0 |
10
| 14
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Buick
| 185
| 6,305
| running
| 0 |
11
| 19
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 185
| 3,200
| running
| 0 |
12
| 27
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson
| 86
| Richard Howard
| Buick
| 184
| 3,175
| running
| 0 |
13
| 23
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 184
| 8,450
| running
| 0 |
14
| 41
| Terry Herman
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 183
| 5,535
| running
| 0 |
15
| 33
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Buick
| 181
| 2,800
| running
| 0 |
16
| 29
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 180
| 5,200
| running
| 0 |
17
| 35
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 180
| 4,865
| running
| 0 |
18
| 38
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 177
| 4,605
| running
| 0 |
19
| 40
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 175
| 2,550
| running
| 0 |
20
| 9
| Rick Wilson
| 62
| Rick Wilson
| Oldsmobile
| 148
| 2,625
| accident
| 0 |
21
| 20
| Rusty Wallace
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 147
| 2,225
| engine
| 0 |
22
| 8
| Joe Ruttman
| 6
| Jim Stacy
| Buick
| 134
| 2,175
| brakes
| 0 |
23
| 12
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 133
| 7,575
| running
| 0 |
24
| 11
| Lennie Pond
| 68
| Lennie Pond
| Buick
| 113
| 2,075
| rear end
| 0 |
25
| 42
| Gary Balough
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 113
| 3,570
| engine
| 1 |
26
| 17
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 111
| 3,550
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 37
| Mike Potter
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Buick
| 100
| 3,490
| transmission
| 0 |
28
| 5
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 83
| 2,725
| accident
| 6 |
29
| 3
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Pontiac
| 83
| 9,375
| transmission
| 5 |
30
| 31
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Bruce Hill
| Buick
| 75
| 1,700
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 39
| Sandy Satullo
| 38
| Sandy Satullo
| Buick
| 68
| 1,500
| engine
| 0 |
32
| 7
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Buick
| 64
| 1,475
| engine
| 0 |
33
| 30
| Connie Saylor
| 4
| G.C. Spencer
| Oldsmobile
| 64
| 1,450
| rock arm
| 0 |
34
| 34
| Tim Richmond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Buick
| 58
| 1,425
| engine
| 0 |
35
| 25
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 55
| 1,700
| engine
| 0 |
36
| 15
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 55
| 6,325
| engine
| 0 |
37
| 6
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 41
| 2,150
| ignition
| 6 |
38
| 24
| Jack Ingram
| 13
| Bobby Hawkins
| Ford
| 29
| 1,325
| valve
| 0 |
39
| 26
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Buick
| 29
| 3,005
| vibration
| 0 |
40
| 21
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 12
| 6,650
| oil pan
| 0 |
41
| 22
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Chrysler
| 10
| 2,735
| valve
| 0 |
42
| 43
| Joe Booher
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 4
| 1,700
| engine
| 0 |
43
| 18
| Billie Harvey
| 31
| Billie Harvey
| Pontiac
| 0
|
| did not start
| 0 |
|
| Donnie Allison
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| color commentary
| |
|
| Ken Squier
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
| Brock Yates
|
| CBS
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
Time of race: 03:11:24
Average Speed: 156.737 MPH
Pole Speed: 48.883 seconds
8 cautions for 36 laps
Attendance: 75,000