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1981 Winston Western 500 crew chiefs Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Winston Cup race number 1 of 31 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 Cup results   /   1981 standings

Crew Chiefs for this race: Nbr Driver Owner Car Crew Chief 2 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Pontiac Doug Richert 2W Robert Tartaglia Robert Tartaglia Chevrolet Dale Tartaglia 03 Bob Bondurant Bob Bondurant Oldsmobile Kenny Schmitt 3 Richard Childress Richard Childress Chevrolet Kirk Shelmerdine 08 Rick McCray Rick McCray Chevrolet Ken McCray, Jr. 11W       Jack Johnson 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Chevrolet Tim Brewer 15 Benny Parsons Bud Moore Ford Bud Moore 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Ford Len Wood 24 Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon Oldsmobile Charles Hammack 28 Bobby Allison Harry Ranier Chevrolet Waddell Wilson 38 Don Waterman Don Waterman Oldsmobile Bill Rudarmel 42 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Chevrolet Dale Inman 43 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Chevrolet Mike Beam 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Chevrolet Darrell Bryant 66 Lake Speed Lake Speed Chevrolet Darel Dieringer 67 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington Dodge Joey Arrington 70 J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie Chevrolet Jimmy Byrd 71 Dave Marcis Dave Marcis Chevrolet Claude Queen 75 Joe Millikan RahMoc Enterprises Chevrolet Bob Rahilly 88 Ricky Rudd DiGard Chevrolet Jake Elder 90 Jody Ridley Junie Donlavey Ford Junie Donlavey 99 Tim Richmond D.K. Ulrich Chevrolet Dennis Connor A note about crew chief data:   Crew chief data has been compiled from various sources and is unverified in some cases.  If you find an error or can fill in missing data please contact us.   Thanks!