| Official Race Results |
| Talladega 500 | Alabama International
Motor Speedway |
| August 02, 1981 | Race 20 of 31 |
| Average Speed: 156.737 mph |
| Margin of Victory: 2 feet |
Time of Race: 03:11:26 |
| Lead Changes: 39 |
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| Cautions: 8 for 36 laps. |
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| Fin |
St |
Car |
Driver |
Make |
Sponsor |
Pts / Bonus |
Laps |
Status |
Winnings |
| 1 |
10 |
#47 |
Ron Bouchard * |
Buick |
Race Hill Farm |
180/5 |
188 |
Running |
$38,905 |
| 2 |
13 |
#11 |
Darrell Waltrip |
Buick |
Mountain Dew |
175/5 |
188 |
Running |
$23,000 |
| 3 |
4 |
#44 |
Terry Labonte |
Buick |
Stratagraph |
170/5 |
188 |
Running |
$18,500 |
| 4 |
1 |
#33 |
Harry Gant |
Buick |
Skoal Bandit |
165/5 |
188 |
Running |
$10,000 |
| 5 |
2 |
#28 |
Bobby Allison |
Buick |
Hardee's |
165/10 |
188 |
Running |
$17,825 |
| 6 |
35 |
#66 |
Lake Speed |
Buick |
Speed Racing Team |
155/5 |
187 |
Running |
$9,345 |
| 7 |
31 |
#42 |
Kyle Petty |
Buick |
STP |
146/0 |
187 |
Running |
$6,800 |
| 8 |
27 |
#90 |
Jody Ridley |
Ford |
Trux./Sunny King Ford/Honda |
142/0 |
187 |
Running |
$7,665 |
| 9 |
16 |
#22 |
Stan Barrett |
Pontiac |
Skoal Bandit |
138/0 |
186 |
Running |
$3,575 |
| 10 |
14 |
#71 |
Dave Marcis |
Buick |
Paul Young Leasing |
134/0 |
185 |
Running |
$6,305 |
| 11 |
18 |
#9 |
Bill Elliott |
Ford |
Mell-Gear Tuning Components |
130/0 |
185 |
Running |
$3,200 |
| 12 |
26 |
#86 |
Elliott Forbes-Robinson |
Buick |
Cal-Tex |
127/0 |
184 |
Running |
$3,175 |
| 13 |
22 |
#15 |
Benny Parsons |
Ford |
Melling Tool Company |
124/0 |
184 |
Running |
$8,450 |
| 14 |
40 |
#99 |
Terry Herman |
Buick |
Kargas Sports/Jim Davis |
PE |
183 |
Running |
$5,535 |
| 15 |
32 |
#19 |
Dick May |
Buick |
Belden Asphalt |
118/0 |
181 |
Running |
$2,800 |
| 16 |
28 |
#52 |
Jimmy Means |
Pontiac |
Broadway Motors |
115/0 |
180 |
Running |
$5,200 |
| 17 |
34 |
#24 |
Cecil Gordon |
Buick |
Gordon Racing |
112/0 |
180 |
Running |
$4,865 |
| 18 |
37 |
#64 |
Tommy Gale |
Ford |
Sunny King Ford & Honda |
109/0 |
177 |
Running |
$4,605 |
| 19 |
39 |
#94 |
Bobby Wawak |
Buick |
Louise Smith Special |
106/0 |
175 |
Running |
$2,550 |
| 20 |
9 |
#62 |
Rick Wilson |
Oldsmobile |
Florida Equipment & Service |
103/0 |
148 |
Accident |
$2,625 |
| 21 |
19 |
#98 |
Rusty Wallace |
Pontiac |
Levi Garrett |
100/0 |
147 |
Engine Failure |
$2,225 |
| 22 |
8 |
#6 |
Joe Ruttman |
Buick |
5 Racers Corp. |
97/0 |
134 |
No Brakes |
$2,175 |
| 23 |
12 |
#88 |
Ricky Rudd |
Buick |
Gatorade |
94/0 |
133 |
Running |
$7,575 |
| 24 |
11 |
#68 |
Lennie Pond |
Buick |
5 Racers Corp. |
91/0 |
113 |
Rear End |
$2,075 |
| 25 |
41 |
#75 |
Gary Balough |
Buick |
5 Racers Corp. |
PE |
113 |
Engine Failure |
$3,570 |
| 26 |
17 |
#3 |
Richard Childress |
Pontiac |
Ronnie Steele |
85/0 |
111 |
Engine Failure |
$3,550 |
| 27 |
36 |
#17 |
Mike Potter |
Buick |
Kings Inn Daytona |
PE |
100 |
Transmission |
$3,490 |
| 28 |
5 |
#27 |
Cale Yarborough |
Buick |
Valvoline |
84/5 |
83 |
Accident |
$2,725 |
| 29 |
3 |
#2 |
Dale Earnhardt |
Pontiac |
Wrangler Jeans |
81/5 |
83 |
Transmission |
$9,375 |
| 30 |
30 |
#50 |
Bruce Hill |
Buick |
Native Tan |
73/0 |
75 |
Engine Failure |
$1,700 |
| 31 |
38 |
#38 |
Sandy Satullo |
Buick |
Copper Kettle Marina |
70/0 |
68 |
Engine Failure |
$1,500 |
| 32 |
7 |
#1 |
Buddy Baker |
Buick |
Uno |
67/0 |
64 |
Engine Failure |
$1,475 |
| 33 |
29 |
#4 |
Connie Saylor |
Oldsmobile |
Ball Equipment Company |
64/0 |
64 |
Broken Rocker Arm |
$1,450 |
| 34 |
33 |
#12 |
Tim Richmond |
Buick |
Uno |
61/0 |
58 |
Engine Failure |
$1,425 |
| 35 |
24 |
#37 |
Mike Alexander |
Buick |
Roger's Auto Leasing |
58/0 |
55 |
Engine Failure |
$1,700 |
| 36 |
15 |
#5 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Pontiac |
Performance Connection |
55/0 |
55 |
Engine Failure |
$6,325 |
| 37 |
6 |
#21 |
Neil Bonnett |
Ford |
Purolator |
57/5 |
41 |
Ignition |
$2,150 |
| 38 |
23 |
#13 |
Jack Ingram |
Ford |
Carolina Tool & Equipment |
49/0 |
29 |
Broken Valve Spring |
$1,325 |
| 39 |
25 |
#48 |
James Hylton |
Buick |
STP |
46/0 |
29 |
Vibration |
$3,005 |
| 40 |
20 |
#43 |
Richard Petty |
Buick |
STP |
43/0 |
12 |
Oil Pan |
$6,650 |
| 41 |
21 |
#67 |
Buddy Arrington |
Chrysler |
Hill's Racing |
40/0 |
10 |
Broken Valve |
$2,735 |
| 42 |
42 |
#25 |
Joe Booher |
Pontiac |
Thomas Racing |
PE |
4 |
Engine Failure |
$1,700 |
| *
Denotes Rookie |