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1981 Winston Western 500 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 1 of 14 Combination race with Winston Cup drivers An explanation of combination races from The Third Turn Sunday, January 11, 1981 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles) Time of race: 3:16:18 Average speed: 95.263 mph Pole speed: 114.711 mph Cautions: 6 for 31 laps Margin of victory: 1.73 sec Attendance: 35000 Lead changes: 15 Glossary    1981 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 33 23 01   Hershel McGriff Lake's Drywall   (Gerald Craker) Dodge 10 600 engine 0 40 3 6 2   Dale Earnhardt   (Cup) Wrangler   (Rod Osterlund) Pontiac 119 16325 running 0 0 35 36 2W   Robert Tartaglia Tartaglia Racing   (Robert Tartaglia) Chevrolet 4 500 valve 0 39 4 10 3   Richard Childress   (Cup) McDonald's   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 119 8510 running 11 0 21 26 03   Bob Bondurant Pro-Power Engines   (Bob Bondurant) Oldsmobile 93 1130 engine 0 47 26 25 08   Rick McCray McCray Racing   (Rick McCray) Chevrolet 66 1655 transmission 0 44 30 16 9   Jimmy Insolo Trick Instant H.P.   (Charles Williamson) Buick 41 755 suspension 0 43 17 1 11   Darrell Waltrip   (Cup) Mountain Dew   (Junior Johnson) Chevrolet 108 8800 running 3 0 32 21 13   Don Puskarich Puskarich Racing   (Matt Puskarich) Chevrolet 14 650 sump 0 41 16 11 15   Benny Parsons   (Cup) Melling Tool   (Bud Moore) Ford 113 6850 running 0 0 15 28 17   Harry Gant   (Cup) Kings Inn Daytona   (Roger Hamby) Chevrolet 114 3120 running 0 0 27 7 21   Neil Bonnett   (Cup) Purolator   (Wood Brothers) Ford 59 1405 transmission 9 0 36 24 24   Cecil Gordon   (Cup) Gordon Racing   (Cecil Gordon) Oldsmobile 2 1000 engine 0 0 1 2 28   Bobby Allison   (Cup) Tuf-Lon   (Harry Ranier) Chevrolet 119 24600 running 37 0 10 32 38   Don Waterman St. John's Auto Parts   (Don Waterman) Oldsmobile 117 3970 running 0 49 5 17 42   Richard Petty   (Cup) STP   (Petty Enterprises) Chevrolet 119 4250 running 4 0 20 15 43   Kyle Petty   (Cup) STP   (Petty Enterprises) Chevrolet 96 6645 engine 0 0 2 4 44   Terry Labonte   (Cup) Apache Stove   (Billy Hagan) Chevrolet 119 19600 running 32 0 31 5 45   Roy Smith Aircraft Standards   (Robert Beadle) Oldsmobile 25 1800 engine 0 42 11 29 48   James Hylton   (Cup) Palatine Auto Parts   (James Hylton) Chevrolet 117 3900 running 0 0 18 34 52   Jimmy Means   (Cup) Broadway Motors   (Jimmy Means) Chevrolet 108 2760 running 0 0 25 30 64   John Gunn   (Cup) Auto Merchant Chevrolet 67 2225 clutch 0 0 34 33 66   Lake Speed   (Cup) Speed Racing   (Lake Speed) Chevrolet 4 550 engine 0 0 9 31 67   Buddy Arrington   (Cup) Hills Racing   (Buddy Arrington) Dodge 117 4430 running 0 0 23 20 70   J.D. McDuffie   (Cup) Bailey Excavating   (J.D. McDuffie) Chevrolet 84 2310 crash 0 0 28 8 71   Dave Marcis   (Cup) Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission   (Dave Marcis) Chevrolet 55 1355 engine 3 0 22 12 73   Bill Schmitt Pro-Power Engines   (Bill Schmitt) Buick 85 1845 crash 0 46 13 9 75   Joe Millikan   (Cup) Hodgdon / Mike Curb   (RahMoc Enterprises) Chevrolet 115 3430 running 1 0 6 14 78   Jim Robinson San Fernando Valley Lumber   (Jack Williams) Chevrolet 118 4960 running 0 50 12 27 81   John Borneman Borneman Plastering   (John Borneman) Chevrolet 116 3140 running 0 48 8 19 86   Elliott Forbes-Robinson   (Cup) Howard & Egerton   (Richard Howard) Buick 117 2950 running 0 0 19 3 88   Ricky Rudd   (Cup) Gatorade   (DiGard) Chevrolet 98 6950 engine 19 0 7 22 90   Jody Ridley   (Cup) Truxmore / Sunny King   (Junie Donlavey) Ford 117 5990 running 0 0 14 13 93   Don Whittington   (Cup) Road Atlanta   (Scott Smith) Chevrolet 115 1600 running 0 0 24 35 94   Steve Pfeifer Pfeifer Racing   (Steve Pfeifer) Chevrolet 83 1055 suspension 0 45 29 18 99   Tim Richmond   (Cup) UNO   (D.K. Ulrich) Chevrolet 53 1305 lifter 0 0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Jim Bown 16 Allied Plating / Bumper Exchange Ernie Stierly Chevrolet Don Sprouse 37 Rogers Auto Leasing Bob Rogers Chevrolet Harry Dinwiddie 41 Harry Dinwiddie Pontiac Henry Jones 74 Bobby Wawak Oldsmobile Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 10 10     11 17 7     18 40 23     41 50 10     51 57 7     58 60 3     61 63 3     64 65 2     66 85 20     86 88 3     89 98 10     99 104 6     105 119 15       Percent of race run under caution: 26.1%             Average green flag run: 12.6 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Darrell Waltrip 1 3 3   Terry Labonte 4 11 8   Dave Marcis 12 14 3   Terry Labonte 15 33 19   Richard Childress 34 35 2   Neil Bonnett 36 42 7   Richard Childress 43 45 3   Richard Petty 46 49 4   Neil Bonnett 50 51 2   Bobby Allison 52 58 7   Joe Millikan 59 59 1   Richard Childress 60 65 6   Ricky Rudd 66 84 19   Bobby Allison 85 99 15   Terry Labonte 100 104 5   Bobby Allison 105 119 15 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Jim Robinson 50     2   Don Waterman 49   -1   3   John Borneman 48   -2   4   Bob Bondurant 47   -3   5   Bill Schmitt 46   -4   6   Steve Pfeifer 45   -5   7   Rick McCray 44   -6   8   Jimmy Insolo 43   -7   9   Roy Smith 42   -8   10   Don Puskarich 41   -9   11   Hershel McGriff 40   -10   12   Robert Tartaglia 39   -11