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Darlington Raceway
September 07, 1981 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 0-Mile 367 Laps/0 Miles |
| FP | SP | Car | Driver | Team / Make | Laps | Points | Money | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon Ford | 367 | 185 | 33,375 | Running | |
| 2 | 11 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 367 | 175 | 19,365 | Running | |
| 3 | 4 | 71 | Dave Marcis | U.S. Army Buick | 367 | 170 | 14,330 | Running | |
| 4 | 6 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Buick | 367 | 165 | 13,225 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 1 | Buddy Baker | UNO Buick | 367 | 160 | 6,500 | Running | |
| 6 | 10 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Pontiac | 366 | 150 | 10,695 | Running | |
| 7 | 14 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Mell-Gear Ford | 366 | 146 | 5,300 | Running | |
| 8 | 13 | 01 | David Pearson | Ronnie Steele Buick | 365 | 0 | 4,850 | Running | |
| 9 | 17 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's Chevrolet | 365 | 143 | 9,625 | Running | |
| 10 | 2 | 27 | Cale Yarborough | Valvoline Buick | 363 | 139 | 5,925 | Running | |
| 11 | 5 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy Buick | 363 | 130 | 7,575 | Running | |
| 12 | 23 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 362 | 127 | 7,365 | Running | |
| 13 | 22 | 66 | Lake Speed | Speed Racing Buick | 362 | 124 | 6,155 | Running | |
| 14 | 1 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Pontiac | 360 | 126 | 9,960 | Running | |
| 15 | 16 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | Neo-Life Pontiac | 358 | 118 | 8,850 | Running | |
| 16 | 12 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd | Gordon Racing Buick | 358 | 115 | 5,600 | Running | |
| 17 | 21 | 68 | Lennie Pond | The 5 Racers Buick | 356 | 112 | 3,150 | Running | |
| 18 | 19 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection Pontiac | 353 | 109 | 7,950 | Running | |
| 19 | 33 | 8 | Dick May | Brooks Honda Dodge | 353 | 106 | 2,975 | Running | |
| 20 | 29 | 37 | Mike Alexander | Rogers Auto Leasing Oldsmobile | 352 | 103 | 2,700 | Running | |
| 22 | 27 | 12 | Tim Richmond | UNO Buick | 349 | 97 | 2,450 | Running | |
| 23 | 7 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade Chevrolet | 343 | 94 | 7,850 | Accident | |
| 24 | 40 | 94 | Bobby Wawak | Louise Smith Buick | 334 | 91 | 2,375 | Running | |
| 25 | 20 | 75 | Gary Balough | Chaparral Trailers Buick | 333 | 88 | 4,680 | Engine | |
| 26 | 38 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Pontiac | 331 | 85 | 3,770 | Running | |
| 27 | 37 | 25 | Ronnie Thomas | Thomas Racing Pontiac | 311 | 82 | 3,360 | Running | |
| 28 | 36 | 17 | Mike Potter | Kings Inn Daytona Buick | 309 | 79 | 3,265 | Running | |
| 29 | 30 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 294 | 76 | 3,155 | Running | |
| 30 | 8 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Buick | 278 | 78 | 8,000 | Engine | |
| 32 | 32 | 13 | Jack Ingram | Carolina Tool Ford | 253 | 67 | 1,650 | Engine | |
| 33 | 25 | 98 | Johnny Rutherford | Levi Garrett Pontiac | 190 | 0 | 1,625 | Water Pump | |
| 34 | 18 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Buick | 130 | 61 | 1,625 | Engine | |
| 35 | 24 | 40 | Slick Johnson | Ulrich Racing Buick | 110 | 0 | 1,425 | Engine | |
| 37 | 28 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 85 | 52 | 1,950 | Lugs | |
| 38 | 35 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors Pontiac | 64 | 49 | 1,925 | Engine | |
| 39 | 15 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Ford | 62 | 46 | 6,800 | Valve | |
| 40 | 31 | 4 | Connie Saylor | Spencer Racing Oldsmobile | 6 | 43 | 1,200 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 57 Minutes 57 Seconds
Average Speed .:126.41
Margin of Victory .: 1.000 Seconds
