Richard Petty

1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Results

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Race	Site	Cars	St	Fin	#	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Points	Rank
1	Riverside	36	17	5	42	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Dale Inman	Chevrolet	119/119	4,250	running	4	160	5
2	Daytona	42	8	1	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Dale Inman	Buick	200/200	90,575	running	27	180	2
3	Richmond	30	3	3	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	399/400	9,775	running	39	170	1
4	Rockingham	37	3	3	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	492/492	14,370	running	25	170	1
5	Atlanta	42	14	38	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	113/328	6,370	engine	34	54	2
6	Bristol	31	9	29	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	116/500	5,010	engine	1	81	3
7	North Wilkesboro	31	13	1	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	400/400	18,850	running	89	180	2
8	Darlington	36	9	33	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	25/367	6,465	oil pan	0	64	6
9	Martinsville	31	15	28	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	40/500	5,070	crash	0	79	7
10	Talladega	40	21	39	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	1/188	6,735	crash	0	46	8
11	Nashville	27	7	4	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	419/420	6,950	running	0	160	8
12	Dover	32	9	19	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	368/500	6,570	rear end	3	111	8
13	Charlotte	42	3	24	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	296/400	11,700	engine	4	96	8
14	College Station	34	5	4	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	199/200	12,550	running	0	160	8
15	Riverside	36	3	3	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	95/95	12,200	running	25	170	7
16	Michigan	37	12	6	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	200/200	8,950	running	1	155	7
17	Daytona	42	14	3	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	160/160	17,200	running	7	170	6
18	Nashville	30	9	9	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	417/420	5,675	running	0	138	6
19	Pocono	35	4	2	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	200/200	18,915	running	36	175	6
20	Talladega	42	20	40	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	12/188	6,650	oil pan	0	43	8
21	Michigan	36	7	1	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	200/200	23,750	running	64	185	5
22	Bristol	30	10	24	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	73/500	5,060	cylinder head	0	91	6
23	Darlington	40	8	30	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	278/367	8,000	engine	31	78	8
24	Richmond	32	21	11	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	395/400	5,660	running	3	135	8
25	Dover	34	11	10	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	494/500	7,575	running	2	139	8
26	Martinsville	30	16	18	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	357/500	5,200	engine	0	109	7
27	North Wilkesboro	30	9	21	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	210/400	5,425	crash	1	105	8
28	Charlotte	41	9	30	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	180/334	9,125	engine	15	78	8
29	Rockingham	37	12	4	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	492/492	10,400	running	92	165	8
30	Atlanta	40	3	26	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	207/328	6,380	engine	44	90	8
31	Riverside	40	25	7	43	STP (Petty Enterprises) Crew Chief: Wade Thornburg	Buick	119/119	8,100	running	0	146	8

Rank is calculated after each race and may not reflect penalties; drivers tied in points are shown with identical ranks.
31 starts, 7276 of 10417 laps completed (69.8%), 547 laps led Win: 3 ( 9.7%)Average start:10.6Total Winnings:$369,505 Top 5:12 ( 38.7%)Average finish:15.4(excluding bonuses) Top 10:16 ( 51.6%) DNF:14

Rank is calculated after each race and may not reflect penalties; drivers tied in points are shown with identical ranks.

31 starts, 7276 of 10417 laps completed (69.8%), 547 laps led

Win: 3 ( 9.7%)Average start:10.6Total Winnings:$369,505

Top 5:12 ( 38.7%)Average finish:15.4(excluding bonuses)

Top 10:16 ( 51.6%) DNF:14