1981 Winston Western 500 Results | NASCAR Winston Cup

Race: Winston Western 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series: Race 1 of 31
Date: January 11, 1981
Track: Riverside International Raceway

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Winston Western 500 Race Information

Winner	Bobby Allison	Car	No. 28 Chevrolet
Team / Owner	Harry Ranier	Sponsor	Tuf-Lon
Winner Start	2nd	Winner Laps Led	37
Started First	Darrell Waltrip	Most Laps Led	Bobby Allison (37)
Race Distance	311.78 miles (119 laps)	Track Length	2.62 miles
Track Type	Road course	Starters	36
Total Purse	$162,920	Winner Earnings	$24,600
Different Leaders	9	Lead-Lap Finishers	5
Points Leader After Race	Bobby Allison	Season Race	1 of 31

Winston Western 500 Race Results

Fin	Start	No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team / Owner	Make	Laps	Led	Status	Points	Earnings
1	2	28	Bobby Allison	Tuf-Lon	Harry Ranier	Chevrolet	119	37	running	185	$24,600
2	4	44	Terry Labonte	Apache Stove	Billy Hagan	Chevrolet	119	32	running	175	$19,600
3	6	2	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler	Rod Osterlund	Pontiac	119	0	running	165	$16,325
4	10	3	Richard Childress	McDonald's	Richard Childress	Chevrolet	119	11	running	165	$8,510
5	17	42	Richard Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	119	4	running	160	$4,250
6	14	78	Jim Robinson	San Fernando Valley Lumber	Jack Williams	Chevrolet	118	0	running	150	$4,960
7	22	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King	Junie Donlavey	Ford	117	0	running	146	$5,990
8	19	86	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Howard & Egerton	Richard Howard	Buick	117	0	running	142	$2,950
9	31	67	Buddy Arrington	Hills Racing	Buddy Arrington	Dodge	117	0	running	138	$4,430
10	32	38	Don Waterman	St. John's Auto Parts	Don Waterman	Oldsmobile	117	0	running	134	$3,970
11	29	48	James Hylton	Palatine Auto Parts	James Hylton	Chevrolet	117	0	running	130	$3,900
12	27	81	John Borneman	Borneman Plastering	John Borneman	Chevrolet	116	0	running	127	$3,140
13	9	75	Joe Millikan	Hodgdon / Mike Curb	Rahmoc Enterprises	Chevrolet	115	1	running	129	$3,430
14	13	93	Don Whittington	Road Atlanta	Scott Smith	Chevrolet	115	0	running	121	$1,600
15	28	17	Harry Gant	Kings Inn Daytona	Roger Hamby	Chevrolet	114	0	running	118	$3,120
16	11	15	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool	Bud Moore	Ford	113	0	running	115	$6,850
17	1	11	Darrell Waltrip	Mountain Dew	Junior Johnson	Chevrolet	108	3	running	117	$8,800
18	34	52	Jimmy Means	Broadway Motors	Jimmy Means	Chevrolet	108	0	running	109	$2,760
19	3	88	Ricky Rudd	Gatorade	DiGard Racing	Chevrolet	98	19	engine	111	$6,950
20	15	43	Kyle Petty	STP	Petty Enterprises	Chevrolet	96	0	engine	103	$6,645
21	26	3	Bob Bondurant	Pro-Power Engines	Bob Bondurant	Oldsmobile	93	0	engine	100	$1,130
22	12	73	Bill Schmitt	Pro-Power Engines	Bill Schmitt	Buick	85	0	crash	97	$1,845
23	20	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating	J.D. McDuffie	Chevrolet	84	0	crash	94	$2,310
24	35	94	Steve Pfeifer	Pfeifer Racing	Steve Pfeifer	Chevrolet	83	0	suspension	91	$1,055
25	30	64	John Gunn	—	Auto Merchant	Chevrolet	67	0	clutch	88	$2,225
26	25	8	Rick McCray	McCray Racing	Rick McCray	Chevrolet	66	0	transmission	85	$1,655
27	7	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator	Wood Brothers	Ford	59	9	transmission	87	$1,405
28	8	71	Dave Marcis	Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	55	3	engine	84	$1,355
29	18	99	Tim Richmond	UNO	D.K. Ulrich	Chevrolet	53	0	lifter	76	$1,305
30	16	9	Jimmy Insolo	Trick Instant H.P.	Charles Williamson	Buick	41	0	suspension	73	$755
31	5	45	Roy Smith	Aircraft Standards	Robert Beadle	Oldsmobile	25	0	engine	70	$1,800
32	21	13	Don Puskarich	Puskarich Racing	Matt Puskarich	Chevrolet	14	0	sump	67	$650
33	23	1	Hershel McGriff	Lake's Drywall	Gerald Craker	Dodge	10	0	engine	64	$600
34	33	66	Lake Speed	Speed Racing	Lake Speed	Chevrolet	4	0	engine	61	$550
35	36	2W	Robert Tartaglia	Tartaglia Racing	Robert Tartaglia	Chevrolet	4	0	valve	58	$500
36	24	24	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing	Cecil Gordon	Oldsmobile	2	0	engine	55	$1,000

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