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1981 Firecracker 400

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NASCAR Winston Cup race number 17 of 31
Saturday, July 4, 1981 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
160 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (400.0 miles)

Time of race: 2:48:32
Average Speed: 142.588 mph
Pole Speed: 192.852 mph

Cautions: 6 for 37 laps
Margin of Victory: 2 cl
Attendance: 65,000
Lead changes: 35

Glossary 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup results / 1981 standings

Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points
7	15	37	Mike Alexander	Rogers Auto Leasing (Bob Rogers)	Buick	160	6,200	running	4	151
28	4	28	Bobby Allison	Hardee's (Harry Ranier)	Buick	111	7,020	valve	10	84
17	33	67	Buddy Arrington	Jim Peacock (Buddy Arrington)	Dodge	155	5,175	running	0	112
4	21	1	Buddy Baker	UNO (Hoss Ellington)	Oldsmobile	160	8,765	running	4	165
26	27	22	Stan Barrett	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Pontiac	138	1,470	engine	3	90
30	11	21	Neil Bonnett	Purolator (Wood Brothers)	Ford	93	1,820	engine	3	78
9	7	47	Ron Bouchard	Race Hill Farm (Jack Beebe)	Buick	159	7,775	running	0	138
21	6	3	Richard Childress	Ronnie Steele (Richard Childress)	Pontiac	154	3,785	running	0	100
35	3	2	Dale Earnhardt	Wrangler (Jim Stacy)	Pontiac	71	8,360	vibration	1	63
34	25	9	Bill Elliott	Mell-Gear (George Elliott)	Ford	72	985	engine	0	61
24	17	75	Bill Elswick	RahMoc Enterprises	Buick	150	3,290	running	0	91
23	24	86	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Cal-Tex (Richard Howard)	Buick	153	1,470	running	0	94
32	13	51	A.J. Foyt	Gilmore / Valvoline (A.J. Foyt)	Oldsmobile	85	1,035	rear end	0	67
19	34	64	Tommy Gale	Sunny King Ford & Honda (Elmo Langley)	Ford	155	4,475	running	0	106
2	2	33	Harry Gant	Skoal Bandit (Hal Needham)	Buick	160	15,350	running	43	175
25	29	24	Cecil Gordon	Daytona Inn (Cecil Gordon)	Buick	146	2,995	engine	0	88
41	23	31	Billie Harvey	Johnson / Pistone (Billie Harvey)	Pontiac	15	1,000	crash	0	40
16	32	50	Bruce Hill	Native Tan (Bruce Hill)	Buick	155	2,530	running	0	115
36	36	99	Kevin Housby	Taylor & Martin (D.K. Ulrich)	Oldsmobile	53	2,480	crash	0	55
27	42	17	Tommy Houston	Kings Inn Daytona (Roger Hamby)	Oldsmobile	127	2,610	running	0	82
22	41	48	James Hylton	Palatine Auto Parts (James Hylton)	Pontiac	154	3,225	running	0	97
37	28	13	Jack Ingram	Carolina Tool (Bobby Hawkins)	Ford	52	940	clutch	0	52
8	5	44	Terry Labonte	Stratagraph (Billy Hagan)	Buick	159	10,040	running	0	142
13	37	71	Dave Marcis	Hudson Transmission (Dave Marcis)	Buick	157	6,155	running	0	124
31	38	19	Dick May	Gray Racing (Henley Gray)	Buick	89	1,060	engine	0	70
12	40	70	J.D. McDuffie	Bailey Excavating (J.D. McDuffie)	Pontiac	159	6,495	running	7	132
18	30	52	Jimmy Means	Broadway Motors (Jimmy Means)	Pontiac	155	4,870	running	0	109
39	26	15	Benny Parsons	Melling Tool (Bud Moore)	Ford	16	6,380	crash	0	46
6	10	42	Kyle Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Buick	160	8,915	running	0	150
3	14	43	Richard Petty	STP (Petty Enterprises)	Buick	160	17,200	running	7	170
11	16	68	Lennie Pond	The 5 Racers (Lennie Pond)	Buick	159	3,550	running	0	130
15	18	12	Tim Richmond	UNO (Kennie Childers)	Buick	156	2,920	engine	0	118
38	31	90	Jody Ridley	Truxmore / Sunny King (Junie Donlavey)	Ford	34	2,735	engine	0	49
40	12	88	Ricky Rudd	Gatorade (DiGard)	Oldsmobile	16	6,625	crash	0	43
5	9	98	Johnny Rutherford	Levi Garrett (Ron Benfield)	Pontiac	160	7,075	running	0	155
29	22	6	Joe Ruttman	The 5 Racers (Jim Stacy)	Buick	99	1,295	ignition	0	76
14	35	4	Connie Saylor	Spencer Racing (G.C. Spencer)	Oldsmobile	157	3,160	running	0	121
20	39	5	Morgan Shepherd	Performance Connection (Cliff Stewart)	Pontiac	155	6,870	running	0	103
33	20	66	Lake Speed	Native Tan (Lake Speed)	Buick	76	2,565	engine	0	64
10	19	11	Darrell Waltrip	Mountain Dew (Junior Johnson)	Buick	159	9,610	running	0	134
42	8	62	Rick Wilson	Florida Equipment & Service (Rick Wilson)	Oldsmobile	8	925	engine	0	37
1	1	27	Cale Yarborough	Valvoline (M.C. Anderson)	Buick	160	24,625	running	78	185

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Dale Earnhardt	1	1	1
Harry Gant	2	4	3
Bobby Allison	5	5	1
Cale Yarborough	6	7	2
Harry Gant	8	9	2
Mike Alexander	10	13	4
Richard Petty	14	14	1
Buddy Baker	15	18	4
Cale Yarborough	19	20	2
Harry Gant	21	31	11
Bobby Allison	32	34	3
Neil Bonnett	35	35	1
Harry Gant	36	36	1
J.D. McDuffie	37	39	3
Neil Bonnett	40	40	1
Cale Yarborough	41	50	10
Neil Bonnett	51	51	1
Cale Yarborough	52	53	2
Bobby Allison	54	55	2
J.D. McDuffie	56	59	4
Bobby Allison	60	63	4
Cale Yarborough	64	77	14
Harry Gant	78	78	1
Stan Barrett	79	81	3
Cale Yarborough	82	95	14
Harry Gant	96	97	2
Cale Yarborough	98	119	22
Richard Petty	120	121	2
Cale Yarborough	122	127	6
Richard Petty	128	131	4
Cale Yarborough	132	135	4
Harry Gant	136	136	1
Cale Yarborough	137	137	1
Harry Gant	138	159	22
Cale Yarborough	160	160	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points standings after this race:
1	Bobby Allison	2596
2	Darrell Waltrip	2390	-206
3	Harry Gant	2310	-286
4	Ricky Rudd	2260	-336
5	Dale Earnhardt	2246	-350
6	Richard Petty	2206	-390
7	Jody Ridley	2172	-424
8	Terry Labonte	2124	-472
9	Benny Parsons	1953	-643
10	Buddy Arrington	1939	-657
11	Dave Marcis	1925	-671
12	Morgan Shepherd	1857	-739
13	Richard Childress	1853	-743
14	Kyle Petty	1834	-762
15	J.D. McDuffie	1829	-767
16	Jimmy Means	1777	-819
17	Tommy Gale	1714	-882
18	Tim Richmond	1678	-918
19	James Hylton	1614	-982
20	Cecil Gordon	1465	-1131

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