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Champion Spark Plug 400
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI
August 16, 1981
200 laps on 2 mile paved oval; 400 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 7
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 200
| 23,750
| running
| 64 |
| 2
| 15
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 200
| 17,525
| running
| 3 |
| 3
| 9
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Chevrolet
| 200
| 15,150
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 8
| Harry Gant
| 33
| Hal Needham
| Pontiac
| 200
| 6,000
| running
| 3 |
| 5
| 19
| Buddy Baker
| 1
| Hoss Ellington
| Buick
| 200
| 5,175
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 5
| Joe Ruttman
| 2
| Jim Stacy
| Pontiac
| 200
| 9,375
| running
| 4 |
| 7
| 12
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Buick
| 200
| 8,950
| running
| 15 |
| 8
| 6
| Bill Elliott
| 9
| George Elliott
| Ford
| 200
| 3,525
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 10
| Dale Earnhardt
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 200
| 7,955
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 20
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Buick
| 200
| 3,700
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Buick
| 200
| 5,295
| running
| 5 |
| 12
| 18
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 200
| 6,275
| running
| 1 |
| 13
| 16
| Johnny Rutherford
| 98
| Ron Benfield
| Pontiac
| 199
| 2,175
| running
| 5 |
| 14
| 4
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 199
| 7,550
| running
| 5 |
| 15
| 22
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Buick
| 199
| 4,155
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 25
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 199
| 3,960
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 2
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 198
| 2,445
| running
| 9 |
| 18
| 3
| Gary Balough
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 198
| 3,975
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 17
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 197
| 3,250
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 30
| Rick Knoop
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 197
| 3,405
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 31
| Tom Gale
| 64
| Elmo Langley
| Ford
| 197
| 2,760
| running
| 2 |
| 22
| 29
| Joe Booher
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 196
| 1,020
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 24
| Joe Millikan
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 195
| 6,335
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 26
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 195
| 2,470
| running
| 0 |
| 25
| 33
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 186
| 2,575
| running
| 0 |
| 26
| 13
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 173
| 6,725
| valve
| 33 |
| 27
| 36
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 156
| 2,520
| running
| 8 |
| 28
| 11
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 155
| 1,700
| valve
| 43 |
| 29
| 1
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Buick
| 85
| 3,540
| engine
| 0 |
| 30
| 23
| Tim Richmond
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Buick
| 53
| 765
| engine
| 0 |
| 31
| 35
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 28
| 1,150
| oil pump
| 0 |
| 32
| 28
| Bob Schacht
| 97
| Bob Schacht
| Oldsmobile
| 22
| 740
| transmission
| 0 |
| 33
| 32
| Bruce Hill
| 50
| Bruce Hill
| Buick
| 21
| 1,130
| driveshaft
| 0 |
| 34
| 14
| Morgan Shepherd
| 02
| Bud Reeder
| Buick
| 20
| 1,120
| accident
| 0 |
| 35
| 27
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 13
| 1,945
| valve
| 0 |
| 36
| 34
| Dick May
| 19
| Henley Gray
| Buick
| 4
| 1,100
| cam
| 0 |
Time of race: 03:14:24
Average Speed: 123.457 MPH
Pole Speed: 44.582 seconds
9 cautions for 51 laps
Attendance: 65,000