Mountain Dew 500
1981 NASCAR Cup Series Race 19 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$244,100Race Date:Jul 26, 1981Pocono Raceway
Margin of Victory:20 Car LengthsRace Duration:4Hr 11Min 52Sec.Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Lead Changes:27Average Speed:119.111 MPH2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval
No. of Cars:35No. of Cautions:6 For 39 Lapspoconoraceway.com

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDriver: Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripBuick:9
Car No.:#11 BuickCar No.:#11 BuickFord:0
Team:Junior Johnson and Assoc.Team:Junior Johnson and Assoc.Pontiac:0
Crew Chief:Tim BrewerCrew Chief:Tim BrewerChevrolet:0
Laps Led:120 of 200Pole Speed:150.148 MPH
Official 1981 Mountain Dew 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1111 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripMountain Dew185200120Running
2443 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP17520036Running
3315 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsMelling Tool Company17020023Running
4633 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit1652001Running
51027 Cale Yarborough C. YarboroughCale YarboroughValvoline1602002Running
6788 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddGatorade1501990Running
7121 Buddy Baker B. BakerBuddy BakerUno / Caesars Pocono Resort1511992Running
8942 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettySTP1421980Running
92212 Tim Richmond T. Richmond (R)Tim RichmondUno / Caesars Pocono Resort1381980Running
101447 Ron Bouchard R. Bouchard (R)Ron BouchardRace Hill Farm1341980Running
1182 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans1351984Running
121575 Gary Balough G. Balough (R)Gary BaloughA. Ferraiuolo & Sons1271960Running
13544 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteStratagraph Incorporated1241960Running
141922 Stan Barrett S. Barrett (R)Stan BarrettSkoal Bandit1261961Running
151690 Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody RidleyTruxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford1181950Running
162367 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonHills Racing1151950Running
171737 Mike Alexander M. Alexander (R)Mike AlexanderRoger's Auto Leasing1121950Running
182570 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieBailey Excavating1091930Running
192752 Jimmy Means J. MeansJimmy MeansBroadway Motors1061920Running
203040 Joe Booher J. BooherJoe BooherBooher Farms01890Running
213124 Cecil Gordon C. GordonCecil GordonGordon Racing1001870Running
222648 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPalatine Automotive971850Accident
23213 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressNichols941850Running
243299 Al Loquasto Al LoquastoAl LoquastoSchaeffer Beer01840Running
251328 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonHardee's931794Running
263420 Rick Newsom R. NewsomRick NewsomD.l. Newsom851750Running
272466 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedLake Speed Racing821700Running
283317 Lowell Cowell L. CowellLowell CowellKings Inn Daytona791490Running
29115 Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd (R)Morgan ShepherdPerformance Connection761390Valves
30358 Bruce Jacobi B. JacobiBruce JacobiGerald Satterfield Air Cond.01170Ignition
312064 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleSunny King Ford & Honda70940Engine
322960 Bob Riley B. RileyBob RileyAtlantic Interstate Messengers67840Rocker Arm
331871 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisNorton Company64830Engine
34221 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettPurolator66807Wheel Bearing
352825 Ronnie Thomas R. ThomasRonnie ThomasCarl Shelton Construction58620Cylinder Head

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