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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 31 of 31 Sunday, November 22, 1981 at Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, CA 119 laps on a 2.620 mile road course (311.780 miles) Time of race: 3:16:19 Average speed: 95.288 mph Pole speed: 114.981 mph Cautions: 7 for 33 laps Margin of victory: .24 sec Attendance: 46000 Lead changes: 19 Glossary    1981 NASCAR Winston Cup results   /   1981 standings

Crew Chiefs for this race: Nbr Driver Owner Car Crew Chief 0 Roy Smith Robert Beadle Buick Jack Johnson 2 Joe Ruttman Jim Stacy Buick Dale Inman 3 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Pontiac Kirk Shelmerdine 11 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson Buick Tim Brewer 15 Benny Parsons Bud Moore Ford Bud Moore 21 Neil Bonnett Wood Brothers Ford Len Wood 28 Bobby Allison Harry Ranier Buick Waddell Wilson 33 Harry Gant Hal Needham Pontiac Travis Carter 37 Tim Richmond Bob Rogers Buick Raymond Kelly 38 Don Waterman Don Waterman Buick Bill Rudarmel 42 Kyle Petty Petty Enterprises Buick Mike Beam 43 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Buick Wade Thornburg 44 Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Buick Jake Elder 47 Ron Bouchard Jack Beebe Buick Bob Johnson 64 Tommy Gale Elmo Langley Ford Elmo Langley 67 Buddy Arrington Buddy Arrington Dodge Joey Arrington 70 J.D. McDuffie J.D. McDuffie Pontiac Jimmy Byrd 71 Dave Marcis Dave Marcis Pontiac Claude Queen 75 Gary Balough RahMoc Enterprises Buick Bob Rahilly 88 Ricky Rudd DiGard Buick Gary Nelson 90 Jody Ridley Junie Donlavey Ford Junie Donlavey 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!