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Winston Western 500 Race Results
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Riverside International Raceway
January 11, 1981 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2.62-Mile Road Course 119 Laps/312 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Tuf-Lon Chevrolet | 119 | 185 | 24,600 | Running | |
| 2 | 4 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Apache Stove Chevrolet | 119 | 175 | 19,600 | Running | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Pontiac | 119 | 165 | 16,325 | Running | |
| 4 | 10 | 3 | Richard Childress | McDonald's Chevrolet | 119 | 165 | 8,510 | Running | |
| 5 | 17 | 42 | Richard Petty | STP Chevrolet | 119 | 160 | 4,250 | Running | |
| 6 | 14 | 78 | Jim Robinson | San Fernando Valley Lumber Chevrolet | 118 | 150 | 4,960 | Running | |
| 7 | 22 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 117 | 146 | 5,990 | Running | |
| 8 | 19 | 86 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Howard & Egerton Buick | 117 | 142 | 2,950 | Running | |
| 9 | 31 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 117 | 138 | 4,430 | Running | |
| 10 | 32 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. John's Auto Parts Oldsmobile | 117 | 134 | 3,970 | Running | |
| 11 | 29 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Chevrolet | 117 | 130 | 3,900 | Running | |
| 12 | 27 | 81 | John Borneman | Borneman Plastering Chevrolet | 116 | 127 | 3,140 | Running | |
| 13 | 9 | 75 | Joe Millikan | Hodgdon / Mike Curb Chevrolet | 115 | 129 | 3,430 | Running | |
| 14 | 13 | 93 | Don Whittington | Road Atlanta Chevrolet | 115 | 121 | 1,600 | Running | |
| 15 | 28 | 17 | Harry Gant | Kings Inn Daytona Chevrolet | 114 | 118 | 3,120 | Running | |
| 16 | 11 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Ford | 113 | 115 | 6,850 | Running | |
| 17 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Chevrolet | 108 | 117 | 8,800 | Running | |
| 18 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Chevrolet | 108 | 109 | 2,760 | Running | |
| 19 | 3 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade Chevrolet | 98 | 111 | 6,950 | Engine | |
| 20 | 15 | 43 | Kyle Petty | STP Chevrolet | 96 | 103 | 6,645 | Engine | |
| 21 | 26 | 03 | Bob Bondurant | Pro-Power Engines Oldsmobile | 93 | 100 | 1,130 | Engine | |
| 22 | 12 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Pro-Power Engines Buick | 85 | 97 | 1,845 | Accident | |
| 24 | 35 | 94 | Steve Pfeifer | Pfeifer Racing Chevrolet | 83 | 91 | 1,055 | Suspension | |
| 25 | 30 | 64 | John Gunn | Auto Merchant Chevrolet | 67 | 88 | 2,225 | Clutch | |
| 26 | 25 | 08 | Rick McCray | McCray Racing Chevrolet | 66 | 85 | 1,655 | Transmission | |
| 27 | 7 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Ford | 59 | 87 | 1,405 | Transmission | |
| 28 | 8 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Buck Stove / Hudson Transmission Chevrolet | 55 | 84 | 1,355 | Engine | |
| 29 | 18 | 99 | Tim Richmond | UNO Chevrolet | 53 | 76 | 1,305 | Did Not Finish | |
| 30 | 16 | 9 | Jimmy Insolo | Trick Instant H.P. Buick | 41 | 73 | 755 | Suspension | |
| 32 | 21 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing Chevrolet | 14 | 67 | 650 | Did Not Finish | |
| 33 | 23 | 01 | Hershel McGriff | Lake's Drywall Dodge | 10 | 64 | 600 | Engine | |
| 34 | 33 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing Chevrolet | 4 | 61 | 550 | Engine | |
| 36 | 24 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Gordon Racing Oldsmobile | 2 | 55 | 1,000 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 16 Minutes 18 Seconds
Average Speed .:95.263
Margin of Victory .: 1.730 Seconds
