CRC Rebel 500
1981 NASCAR Cup Series Race 8 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$177,925Race Date:Apr 12, 1981Darlington Raceway
Margin of Victory:36 Car LengthRace Duration:3Hr 57Min 24Sec.Darlington, South Carolina
Lead Changes:20Average Speed:126.703 MPH1.366 Mile Oval
No. of Cars:36No. of Cautions:6 For 40 Lapsdarlingtonraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDriver: Bill Elliott B. ElliottBuick:9
Car No.:#11 BuickCar No.:#9 FordPontiac:0
Team:Junior Johnson and Assoc.Team:Elliott RacingChevrolet:0
Crew Chief:Tim BrewerCrew Chief:Ford:0
Laps Led:186 of 367Pole Speed:153.896 MPH
Official 1981 CRC Rebel 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1311 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripMountain Dew185367127Running
2233 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit17536728Running
31271 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisMarcis Racing1703667Running
419 Bill Elliott B. ElliottBill ElliottMell-Gear Tuning Components16536612Running
51115 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsMelling Tool Company1553660Running
6221 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerUno1503650Running
71390 Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody RidleyTruxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford1463650Running
8416 David Pearson D. PearsonDavid PearsonU.S. Army1423650Running
9628 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonTuf-Lon1383640Running
102375 Joe Millikan J. MillikanJoe MillikanRahmoc Racing1343610Running
111088 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddGatorade1303590Running
122999 Tim Richmond T. Richmond (R)Tim RichmondUno1273580Running
132567 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonHills Racing1243580Running
141444 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteStratagraph Incorporated1213560Running
151541 Dick Brooks D. BrooksDick BrooksSteve's Vette1183540Running
163270 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieBailey Excavating1153480Running
1752 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans1123460Running
183064 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleSunny King Ford1093460Running
193148 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPalatine Automotive1063420Accident
202825 Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie ThomasThomas Racing1033390Running
212724 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing1003360Running
221740 D.K. Ulrich D. UlrichD.K. UlrichUlrich Racing03020Running
233452 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansBroadway Motors942730Rear Gear
243394 Bobby Wawak B. WawakBobby WawakLouise Smith912710Running
252142 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettySTP882390Engine
26727 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughValvoline90233127Engine
272647 Ron Bouchard R. Bouchard (R)Ron BouchardRace Hill Farm822230Engine
282498 Johnny Rutherford J. Rutherford (R)Johnny RutherfordLevi Garrett792160Accident
29821 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettPurolator761760Accident
302023 Geoffrey Bodine G. BodineGeoffrey BodineOxford 25073890Accident
31183 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressChildress Racing70890Engine
321653 Slick Johnson S. JohnsonSlick JohnsonJohnson Racing67650Engine
33943 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP64250Oil Pan
34195 Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd (R)Morgan ShepherdPerformance Connection61190Handling
353517 Mike Potter M. PotterMike PotterSlick 500170Too Slow
363637 Mike Alexander M. Alexander (R)Mike AlexanderRoger's Auto Leasing5590Engine

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