1981 Winston 500 Results
Bobby Allison won the 1981 Winston 500 at Talladega on May 3, 1981, leading 69 of 188 laps. Full Cup Series results: finish, start, laps led and status for all 40 drivers.
Results
| Finish | Car | Driver | Start | Laps | Laps led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Bobby Allison | 1 | 188 | 69 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | Buddy Baker | 2 | 188 | 78 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 188 | 11 | Running |
| 4 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | 10 | 188 | 8 | Running |
| 5 | 77 | Donnie Allison | 14 | 187 | 2 | Running |
| 6 | 99 | Tim Richmond | 23 | 185 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | 7 | 185 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | 183 | 5 | Running |
| 9 | 25 | Dick May | 27 | 183 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | 26 | 183 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 64 | Tommy Gale | 34 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 17 | Tommy Houston | 35 | 181 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 3 | Richard Childress | 13 | 180 | 4 | Running |
| 14 | 71 | Dave Marcis | 40 | 178 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | 32 | 176 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 12 | 172 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | 17 | 171 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 66 | Lake Speed | 28 | 170 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 48 | James Hylton | 33 | 147 | 4 | Engine |
| 20 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | 22 | 140 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | 37 | Mike Alexander | 3 | 135 | 0 | Engine |
| 22 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | 37 | 121 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | 30 | 116 | 0 | Overheating |
| 24 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | 8 | 86 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 62 | Rick Wilson | 5 | 76 | 6 | Engine |
| 26 | 40 | Ronnie Thomas | 38 | 75 | 0 | Oil line |
| 27 | 52 | Jimmy Means | 36 | 68 | 0 | Engine |
| 28 | 50 | Bruce Hill | 31 | 51 | 0 | Overheating |
| 29 | 6 | Joe Ruttman | 15 | 46 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 42 | Kyle Petty | 25 | 38 | 0 | Ignition |
| 31 | 90 | Jody Ridley | 29 | 25 | 0 | Steering |
| 32 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | 6 | 15 | 0 | Engine |
| 33 | 20 | Rick Newsom | 39 | 15 | 0 | Engine |
| 34 | 33 | Harry Gant | 9 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 35 | 22 | Stan Barrett | 16 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 36 | 15 | Benny Parsons | 18 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 37 | 4 | Connie Saylor | 19 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 38 | 75 | Joe Millikan | 20 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 39 | 43 | Richard Petty | 21 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
| 40 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 24 | 1 | 0 | Crash |
Race facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | May 3, 1981 |
| Track | Talladega |
| Laps | 188 |