RESULTS
1981 Official Race Results : Mt. Dew 500
Mt. Dew 500 | July 26, 1981 | Race 19 of 31
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| FIN | ST | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | PTS/BNS | LAPS | STATUS | WINNINGS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 185/10 | 200 | Running | 23,640 |
| 2 | 4 | 43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 175/5 | 200 | Running | 18,915 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 170/5 | 200 | Running | 13,515 |
| 4 | 6 | 33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 165/5 | 200 | Running | 4,990 |
| 5 | 10 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 160/5 | 200 | Running | 4,290 |
| 6 | 7 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 150/0 | 199 | Running | 8,665 |
| 7 | 12 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Buick | Uno / Caesars Pocono Resort | 151/5 | 199 | Running | 2,690 |
| 8 | 9 | 42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 142/0 | 198 | Running | 4,750 |
| 9 | 22 | 12 | Tim Richmond | Oldsmobile | Uno / Caesars Pocono Resort | 138/0 | 198 | Running | 3,090 |
| 10 | 14 | 47 | Ron Bouchard * | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 134/0 | 198 | Running | 5,325 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 135/5 | 198 | Running | 9,190 |
| 12 | 15 | 75 | Gary Balough | Chevrolet | A. Ferraiuolo & Sons | PE | 196 | Running | 4,330 |
| 13 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Stratagraph | 124/0 | 196 | Running | 7,240 |
| 14 | 19 | 22 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 126/5 | 196 | Running | 1,615 |
| 15 | 16 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford-Honda | 118/0 | 195 | Running | 4,745 |
| 16 | 23 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hills Racing | 115/0 | 195 | Running | 3,485 |
| 17 | 17 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Buick | Roger's Auto Leasing | 112/0 | 195 | Running | 1,295 |
| 18 | 25 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 109/0 | 193 | Running | 3,220 |
| 19 | 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 106/0 | 192 | Running | 3,085 |
| 20 | 30 | 40 | Joe Booher | Buick | Booher Farms | PE | 189 | Running | 1,220 |
| 21 | 31 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | Gordon Racing | 100/0 | 187 | Running | 2,910 |
| 22 | 26 | 48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 97/0 | 185 | Accident | 2,775 |
| 23 | 21 | 3 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | Nichols | 94/0 | 185 | Running | 2,590 |
| 24 | 32 | 99 | Al Loquasto | Buick | Schaeffer Beer / 295 | PE | 184 | Running | 2,345 |
| 25 | 13 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | 93/5 | 179 | Running | 6,655 |
| 26 | 34 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Chevrolet | D.l. Newsom | 85/0 | 175 | Running | 1,055 |
| 27 | 24 | 66 | Lake Speed | Oldsmobile | Lake Speed Racing | 82/0 | 170 | Running | 2,260 |
| 28 | 33 | 17 | Lowell Cowell | Chevrolet | Kings Inn | 79/0 | 149 | Running | 2,225 |
| 29 | 11 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 76/0 | 139 | Broken Valve | 5,930 |
| 30 | 35 | 08 | Bruce Jacobi | Buick | Gerald Satterfield Air Cond. | PE | 117 | Ignition | 955 |
| 31 | 20 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 70/0 | 94 | Engine Failure | 2,130 |
| 32 | 29 | 60 | Bob Riley | Pontiac | Aim | 67/0 | 84 | Transmission | 905 |
| 33 | 18 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | Norton Company | 64/0 | 83 | Engine Failure | 1,380 |
| 34 | 2 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Purolator | 66/5 | 80 | Broken Wheel Bearing | 1,350 |
| 35 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Carl Shelton Construction | 58/0 | 62 | Cracked Cylinder Head | 1,340 |
* Denotes Rookie
RACE FACTS
Average Speed: 119.111 mph
Margin of Victory: 1 car length
Time of Race: 04:11:52
Lead Changes: 27
Cautions: 6 for 39 laps.
Margin of Victory: 1 car length
Time of Race: 04:11:52
Lead Changes: 27
Cautions: 6 for 39 laps.
Updated: Sunday 5:59 pm
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