| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| CRC Rebel 500 | Darlington International Raceway | |||||||||
| April 12, 1981 | Race 8 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 126.703 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: half car length | Time of Race: 03:57:24 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 20 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 6 for 40 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185/10 | 367 | Running | $23,225 |
| 2 | 2 | #33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 175/5 | 367 | Running | $11,000 |
| 3 | 12 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | Marcis Racing | 170/5 | 366 | Running | $12,860 |
| 4 | 1 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | 165/5 | 366 | Running | $7,625 |
| 5 | 11 | #15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 155/0 | 366 | Running | $10,750 |
| 6 | 22 | #1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Uno | 150/0 | 365 | Running | $4,150 |
| 7 | 13 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 146/0 | 365 | Running | $7,310 |
| 8 | 4 | #16 | David Pearson | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | PE | 365 | Running | $3,600 |
| 9 | 6 | #28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Tuf-Lon | 138/0 | 364 | Running | $8,700 |
| 10 | 23 | #75 | Joe Millikan | Buick | Rahmoc Racing | 134/0 | 361 | Running | $5,715 |
| 11 | 10 | #88 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | Gatorade | 130/0 | 359 | Running | $8,225 |
| 12 | 29 | #99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Uno | 127/0 | 358 | Running | $5,680 |
| 13 | 25 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 124/0 | 358 | Running | $4,470 |
| 14 | 14 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 121/0 | 356 | Running | $7,750 |
| 15 | 15 | #41 | Dick Brooks | Buick | Steve's Vette | 118/0 | 354 | Running | $2,175 |
| 16 | 32 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 115/0 | 348 | Running | $4,025 |
| 17 | 5 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 112/0 | 346 | Running | $9,150 |
| 18 | 30 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford | 109/0 | 346 | Running | $3,690 |
| 19 | 31 | #48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 106/0 | 342 | Accident | $3,480 |
| 20 | 28 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Buick | Thomas Racing | 103/0 | 339 | Running | $3,270 |
| 21 | 27 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Gordon Racing | 100/0 | 336 | Running | $3,035 |
| 22 | 17 | #40 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | PE | 302 | Running | $1,325 |
| 23 | 34 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 94/0 | 273 | Rear End | $2,465 |
| 24 | 33 | #94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Louise Smith | 91/0 | 271 | Running | $1,200 |
| 25 | 21 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 88/0 | 239 | Engine Failure | $1,200 |
| 26 | 7 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 90/5 | 233 | Engine Failure | $1,650 |
| 27 | 26 | #47 | Ron Bouchard * | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 82/0 | 223 | Engine Failure | $2,355 |
| 28 | 24 | #98 | Johnny Rutherford | Pontiac | Levi Garrett | 79/0 | 216 | Accident | $1,100 |
| 29 | 8 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Purolator | 76/0 | 176 | Accident | $1,590 |
| 30 | 20 | #23 | Geoffrey Bodine | Pontiac | Oxford 250 | 73/0 | 89 | Accident | $1,130 |
| 31 | 18 | #3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Childress Racing | 70/0 | 89 | Engine Failure | $2,245 |
| 32 | 16 | #53 | Slick Johnson | Chevrolet | Johnson Racing | 67/0 | 65 | Engine Failure | $1,020 |
| 33 | 9 | #43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 64/0 | 25 | Hole In Oil Pan | $6,465 |
| 34 | 19 | #5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 61/0 | 19 | Not Handling | $1,135 |
| 35 | 35 | #17 | Mike Potter | Chevrolet | Slick 50 | PE | 17 | Running Too Slow | $2,210 |
| 36 | 36 | #37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Roger's Auto Leasing | 55/0 | 9 | Engine Failure | $950 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||