Official Race Results
FireCracker 400 | Daytona International Speedway
July 04, 1981 | Race 17 of 31
Average Speed: 142.588 mph 
Margin of Victory: 1/2 car length Time of Race: 02:48:19
Lead Changes: 36
Cautions: 6 for 37 laps.
Fin St Car Driver Make Sponsor Pts / Bonus Laps Status Winnings
1 1 #27 Cale Yarborough  Buick Valvoline 185/10 160 Running $24,625
2 2 #33 Harry Gant  Buick Skoal Bandit 175/5 160 Running $15,350
3 14 #43 Richard Petty  Buick STP 170/5 160 Running $17,200
4 21 #1 Buddy Baker  Oldsmobile Uno 165/5 160 Running $8,765
5 9 #98 Johnny Rutherford  Pontiac Levi Garrett 155/0 160 Running $7,075
6 10 #42 Kyle Petty  Buick STP 150/0 160 Running $8,915
7 15 #37 Mike Alexander  Buick Roger's Auto Leasing 151/5 160 Running $6,200
8 5 #44 Terry Labonte  Buick Stratagraph 142/0 159 Running $10,040
9 7 #47 Ron Bouchard * Buick Race Hill Farm 138/0 159 Running $7,775
10 19 #11 Darrell Waltrip  Buick Mountain Dew 134/0 159 Running $9,610
11 16 #68 Lennie Pond  Buick The 5 Racers Corp. 130/0 159 Running $3,550
12 40 #70 J.D. McDuffie  Pontiac Bailey Excavating 132/5 159 Running $6,495
13 37 #71 Dave Marcis  Buick Hudson Transmission 124/0 157 Running $6,155
14 35 #4 Connie Saylor  Oldsmobile Spencer Racing 121/0 157 Running $3,160
15 18 #12 Tim Richmond  Buick Uno 118/0 156 Engine Failure $2,920
16 32 #50 Bruce Hill  Buick Native Tan 115/0 155 Running $2,530
17 33 #67 Buddy Arrington  Dodge Jim Peacock 112/0 155 Running $5,175
18 30 #52 Jimmy Means  Pontiac Broadway Motors 109/0 155 Running $4,870
19 34 #64 Tommy Gale  Ford Sunny King Ford & Honda 106/0 155 Running $4,475
20 39 #5 Morgan Shepherd  Pontiac Performance Connection 103/0 155 Running $6,870
21 6 #3 Richard Childress  Pontiac Ronnie Steele 100/0 154 Running $3,785
22 41 #48 James Hylton  Pontiac Palatine Automotive 97/0 154 Running $3,225
23 24 #86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson  Buick Cal-Tex 94/0 153 Running $1,470
24 17 #75 Bill Elswick  Buick Rahmoc Racing 91/0 150 Running $3,290
25 29 #24 Cecil Gordon  Buick Daytona Inn 88/0 146 Engine Failure $2,995
26 27 #22 Stan Barrett  Pontiac Skoal Bandit 90/5 138 Engine Failure $1,470
27 42 #17 Tommy Houston  Oldsmobile Kings Inn Daytona 82/0 127 Running $2,610
28 4 #28 Bobby Allison  Buick Hardee's 84/5 111 Broken Valve $7,020
29 22 #6 Joe Ruttman  Buick The 5 Racers Corp. 76/0 99 Ignition $1,295
30 11 #21 Neil Bonnett  Ford Purolator 78/5 93 Engine Failure $1,820
31 38 #19 Dick May  Buick Gray Racing 70/0 89 Engine Failure $1,060
32 13 #51 AJ Foyt  Oldsmobile Gilmore/Valvoline 67/0 85 Rear End $1,035
33 20 #66 Lake Speed  Buick Native Tan 64/0 76 Engine Failure $2,565
34 25 #9 Bill Elliott  Ford Mell-Gear Tuning Components 61/0 72 Engine Failure $985
35 3 #2 Dale Earnhardt  Pontiac Wrangler Jeans 63/5 71 Vibration $8,360
36 36 #99 Kevin Housby  Oldsmobile Taylor & Martin 55/0 53 Accident $2,480
37 28 #13 Jack Ingram  Ford Carolina Tool & Equipment 52/0 52 Clutch $940
38 31 #90 Jody Ridley  Ford Truxmore/Sunny King 49/0 34 Engine Failure $2,735
39 26 #15 Benny Parsons  Ford Melling Tool Company 46/0 16 Accident $6,380
40 12 #88 Ricky Rudd  Oldsmobile Gatorade/Digard 43/0 16 Accident $6,625
41 23 #31 Billie Harvey  Pontiac Junior Johnson/Pistone 40/0 15 Accident $1,000
42 8 #62 Rick Wilson  Oldsmobile Florida Equipment & Service 37/0 8 Engine Failure $925
* Denotes Rookie