| Official Race Results |
| Mason-Dixon 500 | Dover Downs
International Speedway |
| May 17, 1981 | Race 12 of 31 |
| Average Speed: 116.595 mph |
| Margin of Victory: 22 seconds |
Time of Race: 04:17:18 |
| Lead Changes: 12 |
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| Cautions: 2 for 24 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
11 |
#90 |
Jody Ridley |
Ford |
Truxmore/Sunny King |
180/5 |
500 |
Running |
$22,560 |
| 2 |
8 |
#28 |
Bobby Allison |
Buick |
Five Racers |
170/0 |
500 |
Running |
$16,725 |
| 3 |
14 |
#2 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Pontiac |
Wrangler Jeans |
165/0 |
499 |
Running |
$15,125 |
| 4 |
18 |
#99 |
D.k. Ulrich |
Buick |
Uno |
160/0 |
491 |
Running |
$7,160 |
| 5 |
4 |
#88 |
Ricky Rudd |
Buick |
Gatorade |
155/0 |
490 |
Running |
$9,450 |
| 6 |
2 |
#5 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Pontiac |
Performance Connection |
150/0 |
489 |
Running |
$8,625 |
| 7 |
19 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Dodge |
Hills Racing |
146/0 |
488 |
Running |
$4,965 |
| 8 |
7 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Buick |
Stratagraph |
142/0 |
486 |
Running |
$7,725 |
| 9 |
22 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Pontiac |
Broadway Motors |
138/0 |
481 |
Running |
$4,280 |
| 10 |
6 |
#27 |
Cale Yarborough |
Buick |
Valvoline |
139/5 |
480 |
Engine Failure |
$2,925 |
| 11 |
17 |
#77 |
Donnie Allison |
Oldsmobile |
Warren Fabricating |
130/0 |
480 |
Running |
$1,900 |
| 12 |
5 |
#11 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
Mountain Dew |
127/0 |
476 |
Running |
$7,240 |
| 13 |
3 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Ford |
Purolator |
134/10 |
459 |
Engine Failure |
$2,560 |
| 14 |
30 |
#40 |
Tommy Gale |
Buick |
Ulrich Racing |
121/0 |
459 |
Running |
$1,620 |
| 15 |
23 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Buick |
Buffalo Stampede |
118/0 |
458 |
Running |
$3,605 |
| 16 |
10 |
#33 |
Harry Gant |
Chevrolet |
Skoal Bandit |
115/0 |
448 |
Engine Failure |
$1,350 |
| 17 |
24 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Pontiac |
Nichols |
112/0 |
412 |
Engine Failure |
$3,215 |
| 18 |
25 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Pontiac |
Palatine Automotive |
109/0 |
379 |
Broken Wheel Studs |
$3,020 |
| 19 |
9 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Buick |
STP |
111/5 |
368 |
Rear End |
$6,570 |
| 20 |
16 |
#42 |
Kyle Petty |
Buick |
STP |
103/0 |
342 |
Engine Failure |
$2,240 |
| 21 |
20 |
#37 |
Mike Alexander |
Oldsmobile |
Rogers Auto Leasing |
100/0 |
297 |
Engine Failure |
$900 |
| 22 |
32 |
#64 |
Joe Fields |
Buick |
Richmond Printing |
97/0 |
254 |
Overheating |
$2,470 |
| 23 |
28 |
#70 |
J.D. McDuffie |
Pontiac |
Golden Corral |
94/0 |
161 |
Engine Failure |
$2,235 |
| 24 |
27 |
#25 |
Ronnie Thomas |
Pontiac |
Drummond Racing Ltd. |
91/0 |
90 |
Oil Leak |
$1,940 |
| 25 |
1 |
#12 |
David Pearson |
Oldsmobile |
Kencoal |
PE |
57 |
Engine Failure |
$2,675 |
| 26 |
31 |
#79 |
Junior Miller |
Oldsmobile |
Junior Miller Roofing |
85/0 |
46 |
No Oil Pressure |
$1,880 |
| 27 |
12 |
#47 |
Ron Bouchard * |
Buick |
Race Hill Farm |
82/0 |
22 |
Accident |
$1,845 |
| 28 |
21 |
#17 |
Lowell Cowell |
Chevrolet |
Kings Inn Daytona |
PE |
11 |
Steering |
$1,800 |
| 29 |
29 |
#66 |
Elmo Langley |
Oldsmobile |
Lake Speed Racing |
76/0 |
6 |
Drive Shaft |
$575 |
| 30 |
26 |
#94 |
Bob Riley |
Buick |
Atlanta Int. Messgr. |
PE |
6 |
Steering |
$550 |
| 31 |
13 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Chevrolet |
Hudson Chevy/Trans. Unltd. |
70/0 |
1 |
Accident |
$1,040 |
| 32 |
15 |
#15 |
Benny Parsons |
Ford |
Melling Tool Company |
67/0 |
1 |
Accident |
$5,980 |
| *
Denotes Rookie |
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