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1981 CRC Chemicals 500

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 25 of 31
Sunday, September 20, 1981 at Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, DE
500 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (500.0 miles)

Time of race: 4:10:00
Average Speed: 119.561 mph
Pole Speed: 136.757 mph

Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
Margin of Victory: 1 lp 15 sc
Attendance: 38,000
Lead changes: 17

Glossary 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1981 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
2	2	11	Darrell Waltrip	Mountain Dew (Junior Johnson)	Buick	499	16,025	running	1	175
34	8	15	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool (Bud Moore)	Ford	31	5,960	overheating	0	61
22	29	17	Lowell Cowell	Kings Inn Daytona (Roger Hamby)	Chevrolet	468	2,230	running	0	97
6	5	2	Joe Ruttman	J.D. Stacy (Jim Stacy)	Pontiac	495	8,225	running	1	155
26	30	20	Cecil Gordon	Superior Piping (Rick Newsom)	Chevrolet	296	650	rear end	0	85
1	3	21	Neil Bonnett	Warner Hodgdon / National Eng. (Wood Brothers)	Ford	500	19,000	running	185	185
12	18	24	Morgan Shepherd	Washington Freightliner (Cecil Gordon)	Buick	492	4,110	running	0	127
20	27	25	Ronnie Thomas	Drummond Racing (Ronnie Thomas)	Pontiac	479	2,400	running	0	103
13	6	27	Cale Yarborough	Valvoline (M.C. Anderson)	Buick	492	2,210	running	0	124
3	9	28	Bobby Allison	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Buick	499	13,000	running	74	170
15	22	3	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler (Richard Childress)	Pontiac	490	5,275	running	0	118
23	14	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Pontiac	437	1,895	engine	178	99
9	15	37	Tim Richmond	Rogers Auto Leasing (Bob Rogers)	Buick	494	2,350	running	0	138
25	32	40	Dick May	Price Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	311	675	alternator	0	88
7	7	42	Kyle Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Buick	495	4,685	running	0	146
10	11	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Buick	494	7,575	running	2	139
29	10	44	Terry Labonte	J.D. Stacy (Billy Hagan)	Buick	230	6,025	crash	3	81
4	17	47	Ron Bouchard	J.D. Stacy (Jack Beebe)	Buick	495	9,060	running	0	160
32	33	48	James Hylton	Palatine Auto Parts (James Hylton)	Pontiac	123	1,180	engine	0	67
21	13	5	Joe Millikan	Performance Connection (Cliff Stewart)	Pontiac	474	5,850	running	0	100
19	20	52	Jimmy Means	Broadway Motors (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	481	2,730	running	0	106
33	28	60	Bob Riley	Snellman Brothers Construction (Joe May)	Pontiac	49	520	engine	0	64
31	34	63	Jocko Maggiacomo	Shaw Motors (Jocko Maggiacomo)	Oldsmobile	189	540	push rod	0	70
24	23	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	404	2,050	running	0	91
27	24	66	Lake Speed	Speed Racing (Lake Speed)	Buick	288	1,275	engine	0	82
14	19	67	Buddy Arrington	Hills Racing (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	490	3,720	running	0	121
16	21	68	Lennie Pond	J.D. Stacy (Lennie Pond)	Buick	490	1,350	running	0	115
28	26	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	256	1,250	engine	0	79
8	12	71	Dave Marcis	J.D. Stacy (Dave Marcis)	Chevrolet	495	5,065	running	1	147
17	4	75	Gary Balough	RahMoc Enterprises	Buick	487	3,145	running	0	112
5	1	88	Ricky Rudd	Gatorade (DiGard)	Chevrolet	495	11,375	running	55	160
11	16	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	493	5,180	running	0	130
30	31	97	Bob Schacht	Test Tube (Bob Schacht)	Oldsmobile	219	550	cylinder	0	73
18	25	99	D.K. Ulrich	Ulrich Racing (D.K. Ulrich)	Buick	482	2,950	running	0	109

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Ricky Rudd	1	54	54
Richard Petty	55	55	1
Bobby Allison	56	60	5
Ricky Rudd	61	61	1
Bobby Allison	62	122	61
Dave Marcis	123	123	1
Bobby Allison	124	131	8
Neil Bonnett	132	141	10
Richard Petty	142	142	1
Darrell Waltrip	143	143	1
Terry Labonte	144	146	3
Neil Bonnett	147	234	88
Joe Ruttman	235	235	1
Neil Bonnett	236	248	13
Harry Gant	249	408	160
Neil Bonnett	409	419	11
Harry Gant	420	437	18
Neil Bonnett	438	500	63

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Darrell Waltrip	3820
2	Bobby Allison	3818	-2
3	Harry Gant	3477	-343
4	Ricky Rudd	3385	-435
5	Terry Labonte	3275	-545
6	Dale Earnhardt	3246	-574
7	Jody Ridley	3196	-624
8	Richard Petty	3190	-630
9	Benny Parsons	2944	-876
10	Dave Marcis	2917	-903
11	Kyle Petty	2761	-1059
12	Buddy Arrington	2662	-1158
13	Morgan Shepherd	2602	-1218
14	Jimmy Means	2601	-1219
15	Tim Richmond	2575	-1245
16	Tommy Gale	2495	-1325
17	J.D. McDuffie	2459	-1361
18	James Hylton	2335	-1485
19	Lake Speed	2274	-1546
20	Richard Childress	2144	-1676

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