Winston Western 500
1981 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 31
Race InformationTrack Information
Total Purse:$176,570Race Date:Nov 22, 1981Riverside International Raceway
Margin of Victory:.240 SecondsRace Duration:3Hr 16Min 19Sec.Riverside, California
Lead Changes:19Average Speed:95.288 MPH2.63 Mile Paved Road Course
No. of Cars:40No. of Cautions:7 For 33 Laps

Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information
Winner InformationPole InformationManufacturer Points
Driver: Bobby Allison B. AllisonDriver: Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripBuick:9
Car No.:#28 BuickCar No.:#11 BuickPontiac:7
Team:Ranier RacingTeam:Junior Johnson and Assoc.Ford:0
Crew Chief:Waddell WilsonCrew Chief:Tim BrewerOldsmobile:0
Laps Led:49 of 119Pole Speed:114.981 MPH
Official 1981 Winston Western 500 Results
FinishStartNumDriverSponsorMfgPointsLapsLedStatus
1528 Bobby Allison B. AllisonBobby AllisonHardee's18511949Running
2152 Joe Ruttman J. Ruttman (R)Joe RuttmanJ.D. Stacy17511939Running
3244 Terry Labonte T. LabonteTerry LabonteJ.D. Stacy Racing17011915Running
433 Dale Earnhardt D. EarnhardtDale EarnhardtWrangler Jeans1601190Running
595 Joe Millikan J. MillikanJoe MillikanPerformance Connection1551190Running
6111 Darrell Waltrip D. WaltripDarrell WaltripMountain Dew1551191Running
72543 Richard Petty R. PettyRichard PettySTP1461190Running
8433 Harry Gant H. GantHarry GantSkoal Bandit1471186Running
92190 Jody Ridley J. RidleyJody RidleyTruxmore Industries / Sunny King Ford1381180Running
102447 Ron Bouchard R. Bouchard (R)Ron BouchardJ.D. Stacy1341180Running
112970 J.D. McDuffie J. McDuffieJ.D. McDuffieBailey Excavating1351181Running
123374 Gary Kershaw G. KershawGary KershawJ.R. Edgett Racing1271170Running
13824 Morgan Shepherd M. Shepherd (R)Morgan ShepherdWashington Freightliner1241170Running
141873 Bill Schmitt B. SchmittBill SchmittShasta County1261161Running
153538 Don Waterman D. WatermanDon WatermanSt. Johns Auto Parts1181160Running
163417 Lake Speed L. SpeedLake SpeedKings Inn Daytona1151150Running
172848 James Hylton J. HyltonJames HyltonPalatine Automotive1121150Running
181669 Bob Bondurant B. BondurantBob BondurantHFJ Racing01140Running
192075 Gary Balough G. Balough (R)Gary BaloughChaparral Trailers1061130Running
20637 Tim Richmond T. Richmond (R)Tim RichmondRoger's Auto Leasing1031130Running
213013 Don Puskarich D. PuskarichDon PuskarichPuskarich Racing1001110Running
22407 Gene Thonesen G. ThonesenGene ThonesenThonesen Racing971100Running
233985 Mark Stahl M. StahlMark StahlMark Stahl Racing941090Running
243667 Buddy Arrington B. ArringtonBuddy ArringtonHill's Racing911060Running
251971 Dave Marcis D. MarcisDave MarcisJ.D. Stacy Racing931033Engine
263764 Tommy Gale T. GaleTommy GaleSunny King Ford & Honda85950Rear Gear
27715 Benny Parsons B. ParsonsBenny ParsonsMelling Tool Company87904Engine
28141 Chuck Pittenger C. PittengerChuck PittengerPitt's Performance0800Clutch
292351 Scott Miller S. MillerScott MillerJ.D. Stacy Racing76690Engine
30260 Roy Smith R. SmithRoy SmithAircraft Standards73580Camshaft
311299 Terry Herman T. HermanTerry HermanJim Davis0550Accident
322278 Jim Robinson J. RobinsonJim RobinsonHammer Security Systems67530Accident
331021 Neil Bonnett N. BonnettNeil BonnettWarner Hodgdon / National Engineering64490Spark Plug
343835 Pat Mintey P. MinteyPat MinteyMarv's Chevy Only61400Engine
351193 Don Whittington D. WhittingtonDon WhittingtonSmith Racing58370Accident
363216 Jim Bown J. BownJim BownRose Auto Wrecking55340Burned Piston
372742 Kyle Petty K. PettyKyle PettySTP52270Brakes
381701 Hershel McGriff H. McGriffHershel McGriffHoward Johnson49170Engine
393141 Richard Childress R. ChildressRichard ChildressJunior Johnson Racing050Vibration
401388 Ricky Rudd R. RuddRicky RuddGatorade4320Engine

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