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1981 Daytona 500 Results

Fin. Pos.	Str. Car Pos.	Car No.	Driver	Laps	Money	Car
1	8	43	Richard Petty	200	$90,575	Buick
2	1	28	Bobby Allison	200	$84,050	Pontiac
3	5	88	Ricky Rudd	200	$53,115	Oldsmobile
4	6	1	Buddy Baker	200	$35,740	Oldsmobile
5	7	2	Dale Earnhardt	200	$37,365	Pontiac
6	16	9	Bill Elliott	199	$30,615	Ford
7	27	90	Jody Ridley	198	$29,665	Ford
8	29	27	Cale Yarborough	197	$20,325	Oldsmobile
9	34	75	Joe Millikan	197	$21,500	Buick
10	35	98	Johnny Rutherford	195	$17,285	Pontiac
11	21	57	Bill Elswick	195	$14,365	Oldsmobile
12	33	12	Donnie Allison	195	$12,660	Oldsmobile
13	22	22	Stan Barrett	195	$12,870	Pontiac
14	13	93	Don Whittington	194	$11,585	Oldsmobile
15	15	71	Dave Marcis	194	$13,225	Oldsmobile
16	38	41	Dick Brooks	193	$7,920	Buick
17	28	64	Tommy Gale	192	$11,835	Ford
18	17	19	Ronnie Sanders	191	$7,635	Buick
19	23	17	Glenn Jarrett	186	$9,830	Buick
20	39	37	Don Sprouse	181	$5,900	Oldsmobile
21	26	52	Jimmy Means	179	$7,425	Pontiac
22	14	23	Geoff Bodine	178	$5,260	Pontiac
23	31	47	Harry Gant	175	$6,375	Buick
24	41	70	J.D. McDuffie	169	$6,205	Pontiac
25	37	86	E. Forbes-Robinson	167	$3,835	Buick
26	20	67	Buddy Arrington	169	$10,655	Dodge
27	32	68	Lennie Pond	155	$4,600	Buick
28	19	25	Ronnie Thomas	151	$5,125	Pontiac
29	9	16	David Pearson	144	$4,350	Chevrolet
30	40	99	Tim Richmond	144	$4,690	Buick
31	4	15	Benny Parsons	135	$13,750	Ford
32	11	42	Kyle Petty	128	$3,775	Buick
33	3	21	Neil Bonnett	123	$10,625	Ford
34	25	48	James Hylton	123	$4,530	Pontiac
35	10	51	A.J. Foyt	120	$3,750	Oldsmobile
36	2	11	Darrell Waltrip	117	$20,475	Buick
37	42	24	Cecil Gordon	116	$3,955	Buick
38	18	3	Richard Childress	110	$3,825	Pontiac
39	24	7	Bruce Hill	54	$3,450	Buick
40	12	44	Terry Labonte	47	$8,775	Buick
41	36	31	Billie Harvey	45	$2,915	Pontiac
42	30	39	Blackie Wangerin	17	$2,750	Ford

Time of Race:	2 hours, 56 minutes, 50 seconds
Average Speed:	169.651 mph
Fastest Qualifier:	Bobby Allison, 194.624 mph
Pole:	Bobby Allison
Margin of Victory:	3.5 seconds
Caution Flags:	4 for 18 laps
Lead Changes:	49 lead changes among 9 drivers. Lap Leaders: Bobby Allison 1-3, Neil Bonnett 4, B. Allison 5, Buddy Baker 6-7, B. Allison 8, Bonnett 9-11, B. Allison 12-14, Bonnett 15, Dale Earnhardt 16, Bonnett 17-20, Ricky Rudd 21-28, B. Allison 29-30, Bonnett 31, B. Allison 32-36, Bonnett 37-38, B. Allison 39-50, Dick Brooks 51, Earnhardt 52-54, B. Alllison 55, Bonnett 56, B.Allison 57-69, Baker 70, Bonnett 71, B. Allison 72-75, Bonnett 76-77, B. Allison 78-83, Bonnett 84-85, B. Allison 86-92, Bill Elliott 93-96, B. Allison 97-99, Bonnett 100, B. Allison 101-103, Bonnett 104, Baker 105, Bonnett 106-107, B. Allison 108-109, Bonnett 110, B. Allison 111-114, Bonnett 115-117, B. Allison 118-133, David Pearson 134-136, B. Allison 137-142, Baker 143-145, B. Allison 146-154, Baker 155, B. Allison 156-164, Baker 165-166, B. Allison 167-173, Rudd 174, Richard Petty 175-200.
Total Laps Led:	Bobby Allison 117, Neil Bonnett 26, Richard Petty 26, Buddy Baker 10, Ricky Rudd 9, Dale Earnhardt 4, Bill Elliott 4, David Pearson 3, Dick Brooks 1.