| 1981 CRC Rebel 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $177,925 | Race Date: | Apr 12, 1981 | Darlington Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 36 Car Length | Race Duration: | 3Hr 57Min 24Sec. | Darlington, South Carolina | |
| Lead Changes: | 20 | Average Speed: | 126.703 MPH | 1.366 Mile Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 36 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 40 Laps | darlingtonraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #11 Buick | Car No.: | #9 Ford | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Team: | Elliott Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Tim Brewer | Crew Chief: | Ford: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 186 of 367 | Pole Speed: | 153.896 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 CRC Rebel 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 185 | 367 | 186 |
| 2 | 2 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 175 | 367 | 28 |
| 3 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Racing | Running |  | 170 | 366 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | Running |  | 165 | 366 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 155 | 366 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Uno | Running | | 150 | 365 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running | | 146 | 365 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 16 | David Pearson | U.S. Army | Running | | 142 | 365 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon | Running | | 138 | 364 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 134 | 361 | 0 |
| 11 | 10 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running | | 130 | 359 | 0 |
| 12 | 29 | 99 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Running | | 127 | 358 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing | Running |  | 124 | 358 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 121 | 356 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 41 | Dick Brooks | Steve's Vette | Running | | 118 | 354 | 0 |
| 16 | 32 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Running | | 115 | 348 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 112 | 346 | 0 |
| 18 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford | Running | | 109 | 346 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Accident | | 106 | 342 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing | Running | | 103 | 339 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 100 | 336 | 0 |
| 22 | 17 | 40 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 0 | 302 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Rear Gear | | 94 | 273 | 0 |
| 24 | 33 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith | Running | | 91 | 271 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Engine | | 88 | 239 | 0 |
| 26 | 7 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Engine | | 90 | 233 | 134 |
| 27 | 26 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | Race Hill Farm | Engine | | 82 | 223 | 0 |
| 28 | 24 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford (R) | Levi Garrett | Accident | | 79 | 216 | 0 |
| 29 | 8 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Accident | | 76 | 176 | 0 |
| 30 | 20 | 23 | Geoffrey Bodine | Oxford 250 | Accident | | 73 | 89 | 0 |
| 31 | 18 | 3 | Richard Childress | Childress Racing | Engine | | 70 | 89 | 0 |
| 32 | 16 | 53 | Slick Johnson | Johnson Racing | Engine | | 67 | 65 | 0 |
| 33 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Oil Pan | | 64 | 25 | 0 |
| 34 | 19 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Handling | | 61 | 19 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 17 | Mike Potter | Slick 50 | Too Slow | | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Engine | | 55 | 9 | 0 |
