| 1981 CRC Chemicals 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 25 of 31 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $160,080 | Race Date: | Sep 20, 1981 | Dover International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1 Lap | Race Duration: | 4Hr 10Min | Dover, Delaware | |
| Lead Changes: | 17 | Average Speed: | 119.561 MPH | 1 Mile Concrete Banked Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 34 | No. of Cautions: | 4 For 22 Laps | doverspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Neil Bonnett N. Bonnett | Driver: | Ricky Rudd R. Rudd | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #21 Ford | Car No.: | #88 Chevrolet | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Wood Brothers Racing | Team: | DiGard Racing | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Leonard Wood | Crew Chief: | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Laps Led: | 185 of 500 | Pole Speed: | 136.757 MPH | |||||
| Official 1981 CRC Chemicals 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon / National Engineering | Running |  | 185 | 500 | 185 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew | Running |  | 175 | 499 | 1 |
| 3 | 9 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's | Running | | 170 | 499 | 74 |
| 4 | 17 | 47 | Ron Bouchard (R) | J.D. Stacy | Running | | 160 | 495 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade | Running |  | 160 | 495 | 55 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Joe Ruttman (R) | J.D. Stacy | Running |  | 155 | 495 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP | Running | | 146 | 495 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 147 | 495 | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | 37 | Tim Richmond (R) | Roger's Auto Leasing | Running | | 138 | 494 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Running | | 139 | 494 | 2 |
| 11 | 16 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford | Running | | 130 | 493 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd (R) | Washington Freightliner | Running | | 127 | 492 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline | Running | | 124 | 492 | 0 |
| 14 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hill's Racing | Running |  | 121 | 490 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Running | | 118 | 490 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 68 | Lennie Pond | J.D. Stacy Racing | Running | | 115 | 490 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 75 | Gary Balough (R) | Rahmoc Racing | Running | | 112 | 487 | 0 |
| 18 | 25 | 99 | D.K. Ulrich | Ulrich Racing | Running | | 109 | 482 | 0 |
| 19 | 20 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 106 | 481 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Drummond Racing Ltd. | Running | | 103 | 479 | 0 |
| 21 | 13 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection | Running | | 100 | 474 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 17 | Lowell Cowell | Kings Inn Daytona | Running | | 97 | 468 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Engine | | 99 | 437 | 178 |
| 24 | 23 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 91 | 404 | 0 |
| 25 | 32 | 40 | Dick May | Price Racing | Alternator | | 88 | 311 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | 20 | Cecil Gordon | Superior Piping | Rear Gear | | 85 | 296 | 0 |
| 27 | 24 | 66 | Lake Speed | Lake Speed Racing | Engine | | 82 | 288 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Bailey Excavating | Engine | | 79 | 256 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Racing | Accident | | 81 | 230 | 3 |
| 30 | 31 | 97 | Bob Schacht | Test Tube | Cylinder |  | 73 | 219 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Shaw Motors | | 70 | 189 | 0 | |
| 32 | 33 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Automotive | Engine | | 67 | 123 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 60 | Bob Riley | Snellman Construction | Engine | | 64 | 49 | 0 |
| 34 | 8 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Company | Overheating | | 61 | 31 | 0 |
