| 1981 Talladega 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 20 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $254,825 | Race Date: | Aug 2, 1981 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2 FT | Race Duration: | 3Hr 11Min 24Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 39 | Average Speed: | 156.737 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 36 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Ron Bouchard R. Bouchard | Driver: | Harry Gant H. Gant | Buick: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #47 Buick | Car No.: | #33 Buick | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Yunick-Rich Racing | Team: | Mach 1 Racing | Pontiac: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Bob Johnson | Crew Chief: | Oldsmobile: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 6 of 188 | Pole Speed: | 195.897 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 Talladega 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | Race Hill Farm | Running |  | 180 | 188 | 6 |
| 2 | 13 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running | | 175 | 188 | 36 |
| 3 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Incorporated | Running | | 170 | 188 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 165 | 188 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running | | 165 | 188 | 105 |
| 6 | 35 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Running | | 155 | 187 | 10 |
| 7 | 31 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 146 | 187 | 0 |
| 8 | 27 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford / Honda | Running |  | 142 | 187 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | 22 | Stan Barrett (R) | Skoal Bandit | Running |  | 138 | 186 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Paul Young Leasing | Running | | 134 | 185 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear Tuning Components | Running | | 130 | 185 | 0 |
| 12 | 26 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson (R) | Cal-Tex | Running | | 127 | 184 | 0 |
| 13 | 22 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Running | | 124 | 184 | 0 |
| 14 | 40 | 99 | Terry Herman | Kargas Sports / Jim Davis | Running | | 0 | 183 | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 19 | Dick May | Belden Asphalt | Running | | 118 | 181 | 0 |
| 16 | 28 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 115 | 180 | 0 |
| 17 | 34 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing | Running | | 112 | 180 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 109 | 177 | 0 |
| 19 | 39 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith Special | Running | | 106 | 175 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 62 | Rick Wilson (R) | Florida Equipment & Service | Accident |  | 103 | 148 | 0 |
| 21 | 19 | 98 | Rusty Wallace | Levi Garrett | Engine | | 100 | 147 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 6 | Joe Ruttman (R) | The 5 Racers Corporation | Brakes | | 97 | 134 | 0 |
| 23 | 12 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running | | 94 | 133 | 0 |
| 24 | 11 | 68 | Lennie Pond | The 5 Racers Corporation | Rear Gear | | 91 | 113 | 0 |
| 25 | 41 | 75 | Gary Balough (R) | The 5 Racers Corp. | Engine | | 0 | 113 | 1 |
| 26 | 17 | 3 | Richard Childress | Ronnie Steele | Engine | | 85 | 111 | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 17 | Mike Potter | Kings Inn Daytona | Transmission | | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| 28 | 5 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Accident | | 84 | 83 | 6 |
| 29 | 3 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Transmission | | 81 | 83 | 5 |
| 30 | 30 | 50 | Bruce Hill | Native Tan | Engine | | 73 | 75 | 0 |
| 31 | 38 | 38 | Sandy Satullo | Copper Kettle Marina | Engine | | 70 | 68 | 0 |
| 32 | 7 | 1 | Buddy Baker | Uno | Engine | | 67 | 64 | 0 |
| 33 | 29 | 4 | Connie Saylor (R) | Ball Equipment Company | Rocker Arm | | 64 | 64 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | 12 | Tim Richmond (R) | Uno | Engine | | 61 | 58 | 0 |
| 35 | 24 | 37 | Mike Alexander (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Engine | | 58 | 55 | 0 |
| 36 | 15 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Performance Connection | Engine | | 55 | 55 | 0 |
| 37 | 6 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator | Ignition | | 57 | 41 | 6 |
| 38 | 23 | 13 | Jack Ingram | Carolina Tool & Equipment | Valve Spring | | 49 | 29 | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | STP | Vibration | | 46 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 | 20 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Oil Pan | | 43 | 12 | 0 |
| 41 | 21 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Valves | Chrysler | 40 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | 42 | 25 | Joe Booher | Thomas Racing | Engine | | 0 | 4 | 0 |
