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1981 Warner W. Hodgdon 250 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston West Series race number 14 of 14 Sunday, November 29, 1981 at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, AZ 156 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (156.000 miles) Time of race: 1:34:04 Average speed: 99.504 mph Pole speed: 114.427 mph Cautions: 2 for 21 laps Margin of victory: .3 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 6 Glossary    1981 NASCAR Winston West Series results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led Pts 23 6 01   Hershel McGriff Industrial Leasing   (Gerald Craker) Buick 24 495 transmission 0 29 22 13 1   Chuck Pittenger Pitt's Performance   (A.J. Kurten) Buick 29 425 crash 0 30 13 22 07   Gene Thonesen Thonesen Racing   (Gene Thonesen) Buick 139 750 running 0 38 6 9 11   Roy Smith Aircraft Standards   (Robert Beadle) Buick 154 1890 running 6 45 24 18 13   Don Puskarich Puskarich Racing   (Matt Puskarich) Oldsmobile 12 375 engine 0 28 14 8 16   Jim Bown Rose Auto Wrecking   (Dick Bown) Buick 139 651 running 0 37 2 1 21   Neil Bonnett Warner Hodgdon / National Engineering   (Wood Brothers) Ford 156 5637 running 84 0 9 20 29   Terry Forsythe J.D. Stacy   (Dick Midgley) Buick 151 903 running 0 0 8 11 35   Pat Mintey Marv's Chevy Only   (Pat Mintey) Chevrolet 151 1057 running 0 43 10 14 38   Don Waterman St. John's Auto Parts   (Don Waterman) Buick 142 1055 running 1 41 3 5 42   Kyle Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Buick 156 3217 running 2 48 1 2 43   Richard Petty STP   (Petty Enterprises) Buick 156 7333 running 63 60 7 16 51   Scott Miller J.D. Stacy   (Scott Miller) Pontiac 153 1200 running 0 44 12 24 61   Don Stanley United Motors   (Dale Sorenson) Chevrolet 141 700 running 0 0 21 19 66   Steve Pfeifer KCAL Radio Pontiac 29 450 crash 0 31 18 23 67   Randy Becker Herborn's Alignment / Matson Graphics   (Robert Palmer) Dodge 66 525 engine 0 33 20 17 69   Bob Bondurant HFJ Racing Pontiac 30 475 oil leak 0 0 5 4 73   Bill Schmitt Schmitt Racing   (Bill Schmitt) Buick 154 2100 running 0 46 17 10 74   Gary Kershaw J.R. Edgett   (John Edgett) Buick 70 550 crash 0 34 16 7 78   Jim Robinson Hammer Security / Gibson Remodeling   (Jack Williams) Oldsmobile 71 661 crash 0 35 19 12 81   John Borneman Borneman Plastering   (John Borneman) Buick 62 544 overheating 0 0 11 21 85   Mark Stahl Mark Stahl Race Prep   (Mark Stahl) Ford 142 750 running 0 40 4 3 88   Bobby Allison Gatorade   (DiGard) Buick 156 2562 running 0 0 15 15 98   Johnny Kieper Wholesale Truck Parts   (John Kieper) Oldsmobile 103 600 ignition 0 36

Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 31 31     32 40 9   #1,66 accident turn 4   41 72 32     73 84 12   #38,74,78 accident turn 3   85 156 72       Percent of race run under caution: 13.5%             Average green flag run: 45.0 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Neil Bonnett 1 33 33   Roy Smith 34 39 6   Don Waterman 40 40 1   Neil Bonnett 41 74 34   Kyle Petty 75 76 2   Neil Bonnett 77 93 17   Richard Petty 94 156 63 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Roy Smith 677     2   Jim Robinson 658   -19   3   Bill Schmitt 620   -57   4   Don Waterman 615   -62   5   Hershel McGriff 581   -96   6   Jim Bown 574   -103   7   Pat Mintey 494   -183   8   Gene Thonesen 429   -248   9   Don Puskarich 394   -283   10   Rick McCray 372   -305   11   Rick O'Dell 366   -311   12   Johnny Kieper 246   -431   13   Terry Forsythe 243   -434   14   Sumner McKnight 242   -435   15   Jimmy Insolo 237   -440   16   Robert Tartaglia 163   -514   17   Derrike Cope 154   -523   18   Harry Goularte 136   -541   19   Scott Miller 125   -552   20   Moe Willits 118   -559   20   Don Graham 118   -559