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Winston Western 500 Race Results
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Riverside International Raceway
November 22, 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 | 5 | 28 | Bobby Allison | Hardee's Buick | 119 | 185 | 24,300 | Running | |
| 2 | 15 | 2 | Joe Ruttman | J.D. Stacy Buick | 119 | 175 | 17,675 | Running | |
| 3 | 2 | 44 | Terry Labonte | J.D. Stacy Buick | 119 | 170 | 16,450 | Running | |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Pontiac | 119 | 160 | 10,560 | Running | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Joe Millikan | Performance Connection Pontiac | 119 | 155 | 9,125 | Running | |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Mountain Dew Buick | 119 | 155 | 10,300 | Running | |
| 7 | 25 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP Buick | 119 | 146 | 8,100 | Running | |
| 8 | 4 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit Pontiac | 118 | 147 | 4,860 | Running | |
| 9 | 21 | 90 | Jody Ridley | Truxmore / Sunny King Ford | 118 | 138 | 5,940 | Running | |
| 10 | 24 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | J.D. Stacy Buick | 118 | 134 | 5,380 | Running | |
| 12 | 33 | 74 | Gary Kershaw | Edgett Racing Buick | 117 | 127 | 1,800 | Running | |
| 13 | 8 | 24 | Morgan Shepherd | Washington Freightliner Buick | 117 | 124 | 3,950 | Running | |
| 14 | 18 | 73 | Bill Schmitt | Shasta County Buick | 116 | 126 | 3,240 | Running | |
| 15 | 35 | 38 | Don Waterman | St. John's Auto Parts Buick | 116 | 118 | 3,030 | Running | |
| 16 | 34 | 17 | Lake Speed | Kings Inn Daytona Buick | 115 | 115 | 3,345 | Running | |
| 17 | 28 | 48 | James Hylton | Palatine Auto Parts Buick | 115 | 112 | 3,110 | Running | |
| 18 | 16 | 69 | Bob Bondurant | HFJ Racing Pontiac | 114 | 0 | 1,300 | Running | |
| 19 | 20 | 75 | Gary Balough | Chaparral Trailers Buick | 113 | 106 | 2,790 | Running | |
| 20 | 6 | 37 | Tim Richmond | Rogers Auto Leasing Buick | 113 | 103 | 1,195 | Running | |
| 21 | 30 | 13 | Don Puskarich | Puskarich Racing Oldsmobile | 111 | 100 | 2,160 | Running | |
| 22 | 40 | 07 | Gene Thonesen | Thonesen Racing Buick | 110 | 97 | 2,125 | Running | |
| 23 | 39 | 85 | Mark Stahl | Stahl Racing Ford | 109 | 94 | 1,080 | Running | |
| 24 | 36 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Hills Racing Dodge | 106 | 91 | 2,555 | Running | |
| 25 | 19 | 71 | Dave Marcis | J.D. Stacy Pontiac | 103 | 93 | 1,805 | Engine | |
| 26 | 37 | 64 | Tommy Gale | Sunny King Ford & Honda Ford | 95 | 85 | 1,755 | Differential | |
| 27 | 7 | 15 | Benny Parsons | Melling Tool Ford | 90 | 87 | 6,355 | Engine | |
| 28 | 14 | 1 | Chuck Pittenger | Pitt's Performance Buick | 80 | 0 | 1,155 | Clutch | |
| 29 | 23 | 51 | Scott Miller | J.D. Stacy Pontiac | 69 | 76 | 805 | Engine | |
| 30 | 26 | 0 | Roy Smith | Aircraft Standards Buick | 58 | 73 | 2,155 | Cam | |
| 31 | 12 | 99 | Terry Herman | Jim Davis Buick | 55 | 0 | 1,500 | Accident | |
| 32 | 22 | 78 | Jim Robinson | Hammer Security Oldsmobile | 53 | 67 | 950 | Accident | |
| 33 | 10 | 21 | Neil Bonnett | Warner Hodgdon / Natl. Eng. Ford | 49 | 64 | 1,100 | Plugs | |
| 34 | 38 | 35 | Pat Mintey | Marv's Chevy Only Chevrolet | 40 | 61 | 850 | Engine | |
| 35 | 11 | 93 | Don Whittington | Oldsmobile | 37 | 58 | 500 | Accident | |
| 36 | 32 | 16 | Jim Bown | Rose Auto Wrecking Buick | 34 | 55 | 790 | Piston | |
| 37 | 27 | 42 | Kyle Petty | STP Buick | 27 | 52 | 780 | Brakes | |
| 38 | 17 | 01 | Hershel McGriff | Howard Johnson's Buick | 17 | 49 | 770 | Engine | |
| 39 | 31 | 41 | Richard Childress | Buick | 5 | 0 | 460 | Vibration | |
| 40 | 13 | 88 | Ricky Rudd | Gatorade Buick | 2 | 43 | 6,150 | Engine |
Time of Race .: 3 Hours 16 Minutes 19 Seconds
Average Speed .:95.288
Margin of Victory .: 0.240 Second
