| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Winston 500 | Alabama International Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| May 03, 1981 | Race 10 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 149.376 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 foot | Time of Race: 03:20:52 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 43 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 7 for 44 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 1 | #28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Five Racers | 180/5 | 188 | Running | $41,500 |
| 2 | 2 | #1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Uno | 180/10 | 188 | Running | $34,450 |
| 3 | 11 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 170/5 | 188 | Running | $20,325 |
| 4 | 10 | #88 | Ricky Rudd | Oldsmobile | Gatorade | 165/5 | 188 | Running | $18,750 |
| 5 | 14 | #77 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | Warren Fabricating | 160/5 | 187 | Running | $10,050 |
| 6 | 23 | #99 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Uno | 150/0 | 185 | Running | $12,105 |
| 7 | 7 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 151/5 | 185 | Running | $13,125 |
| 8 | 4 | #2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 147/5 | 183 | Running | $14,775 |
| 9 | 27 | #25 | Dick May | Dodge | Thomas Racing | 138/0 | 183 | Running | $8,745 |
| 10 | 26 | #94 | Bobby Wawak | Buick | Louise Smith | 134/0 | 183 | Running | $5,375 |
| 11 | 34 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 130/0 | 181 | Running | $7,065 |
| 12 | 35 | #17 | Tommy Houston | Buick | Kings Inn Daytona | PE | 181 | Running | $6,745 |
| 13 | 13 | #3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Ronnie Steel/Nichols | 129/5 | 180 | Running | $6,625 |
| 14 | 40 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | Hudson Chevrolet/Bowlin | 121/0 | 178 | Running | $11,145 |
| 15 | 32 | #24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Gordon Racing | 118/0 | 176 | Running | $5,725 |
| 16 | 12 | #86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | Cal-Tex | 115/0 | 172 | Engine Failure | $3,340 |
| 17 | 17 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Jim Hill Racing | 112/0 | 171 | Running | $5,145 |
| 18 | 28 | #66 | Lake Speed | Buick | Speed Racing | 109/0 | 170 | Running | $4,825 |
| 19 | 33 | #48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 111/5 | 147 | Engine Failure | $4,755 |
| 20 | 22 | #47 | Ron Bouchard * | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 103/0 | 140 | Engine Failure | $3,925 |
| 21 | 3 | #37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Roger's Auto Leasing | 100/0 | 135 | Engine Failure | $2,745 |
| 22 | 37 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 97/0 | 121 | Running | $3,705 |
| 23 | 30 | #5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 94/0 | 116 | Overheating | $7,260 |
| 24 | 8 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 91/0 | 86 | Engine Failure | $2,860 |
| 25 | 5 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Florida Equipment & Service | 93/5 | 76 | Engine Failure | $2,500 |
| 26 | 38 | #40 | Ronnie Thomas | Buick | Price Racing | 85/0 | 75 | Broken Oil Line | $1,805 |
| 27 | 36 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 82/0 | 68 | Engine Failure | $3,005 |
| 28 | 31 | #50 | Bruce Hill | Buick | Hill Racing | 79/0 | 51 | Overheating | $1,695 |
| 29 | 15 | #6 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Five Racers | 76/0 | 46 | Engine Failure | $1,640 |
| 30 | 25 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 73/0 | 38 | Ignition | $1,585 |
| 31 | 29 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King | 70/0 | 25 | Steering | $3,765 |
| 32 | 6 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Purolator | 67/0 | 15 | Engine Failure | $2,000 |
| 33 | 39 | #20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 64/0 | 15 | Engine Failure | $1,470 |
| 34 | 9 | #33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 61/0 | 1 | Accident | $1,560 |
| 35 | 16 | #22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 58/0 | 1 | Accident | $1,405 |
| 36 | 18 | #15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 55/0 | 1 | Accident | $6,825 |
| 37 | 19 | #4 | Connie Saylor | Oldsmobile | Mitco | 52/0 | 1 | Accident | $1,345 |
| 38 | 20 | #75 | Joe Millikan | Oldsmobile | Rahmoc Racing | 49/0 | 1 | Accident | $1,815 |
| 39 | 21 | #43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 46/0 | 1 | Accident | $6,735 |
| 40 | 24 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | 43/0 | 1 | Accident | $1,255 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||