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Mason-Dixon 500 Race Results
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Dover International Speedway
May 17, 1981 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 1-Mile Superspeedway 500 Laps/500 Miles |
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| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 500 | 180 | 22,560 | Running | |
| 2 | 8 | 28 | Bobby Allison | The 5 Racers Buick | 500 | 170 | 16,725 | Running | |
| 3 | 14 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Pontiac | 499 | 165 | 15,125 | Running | |
| 5 | 4 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade Buick | 490 | 155 | 9,450 | Running | |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Morgan Shepherd | Performance Connection Pontiac | 489 | 150 | 8,625 | Running | |
| 7 | 19 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 488 | 146 | 4,965 | Running | |
| 8 | 7 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Stratagraph Buick | 486 | 142 | 7,725 | Running | |
| 9 | 22 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 481 | 138 | 4,280 | Running | |
| 10 | 6 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline Buick | 480 | 139 | 2,925 | Engine | |
| 11 | 17 | 77 | Donnie Allison | Warren Fabricating Oldsmobile | 480 | 130 | 1,900 | Running | |
| 12 | 5 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 476 | 127 | 7,240 | Running | |
| 13 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Purolator Ford | 459 | 134 | 2,560 | Engine | |
| 14 | 30 | 40 | Tommy Gale | Ulrich Racing Buick | 459 | 121 | 1,620 | Running | |
| 15 | 23 | 24 | Cecil Gordon | Buffalo Stampede Buick | 458 | 118 | 3,605 | Running | |
| 16 | 10 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Chevrolet | 448 | 115 | 1,350 | Engine | |
| 17 | 24 | 3 | Richard Childress | Nichols Pontiac | 412 | 112 | 3,215 | Engine | |
| 18 | 25 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Pontiac | 379 | 109 | 3,020 | Wheel | |
| 19 | 9 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Buick | 368 | 111 | 6,570 | Rear End | |
| 20 | 16 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Buick | 342 | 103 | 2,240 | Engine | |
| 21 | 20 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Rogers Auto Leasing Oldsmobile | 297 | 100 | 900 | Engine | |
| 22 | 32 | 64 | Joe Fields | Richmond Printing Buick | 254 | 97 | 2,470 | Overheating | |
| 24 | 27 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Drummond Racing Pontiac | 90 | 91 | 1,940 | Oil Leak | |
| 25 | 1 | 12 | David Pearson | Kencoal Mining Oldsmobile | 57 | 0 | 2,675 | Engine | |
| 26 | 31 | 79 | Junior Miller | Miller Roofing Oldsmobile | 46 | 85 | 1,880 | Oil Pressure | |
| 27 | 12 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Buick | 22 | 82 | 1,845 | Accident | |
| 28 | 21 | 17 | Lowell Cowell | Kings Inn Daytona Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | 1,800 | Steering | |
| 29 | 29 | 66 | Elmo Langley | Speed Racing Oldsmobile | 6 | 76 | 575 | Drive Shaft | |
| 30 | 26 | 94 | Bob Riley | Atlanta Int. Messenger Buick | 6 | 0 | 550 | Steering | |
| 31 | 13 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Hudson / Transmissions Unlimited Chevrolet | 1 | 70 | 1,040 | Accident | |
| 32 | 15 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Ford | 1 | 67 | 5,980 | Accident |
Time of Race .: 4 Hours 17 Minutes 18 Seconds
Average Speed .:116.595
Margin of Victory .: 22.000 Seconds
