1981 Winston Western 500

Race 1 of 31

Riverside
119 laps
Time of race: 3:16:18
Average speed of winner: 95.263 mph
Margin of victory: 1.73 sec.
Lead changes: 15 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 31 laps
Lap leaders: Waltrip 1-3, Labonte 4-11, Marcis 12-14, Labonte 15-33, Childress 34-35, Bonnett 36-42, Childress 43-45, R. Petty 46-49, Bonnett 50-51, Allison 52-58, Millikan 59, Childress 60-65, Rudd 66-84, Allison 85-99, Labonte 100-104, Allison 105-119

Race notes: Debut for Bob Bondurant. Finale for John Borneman and Robert Tartaglia. Only start for John Gunn.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	2	Bobby Allison	28	Tuf-Lon	Chevrolet	Ranier	Wilson		119	3	37	running	24600	185
2	4	Terry Labonte	44	Apache Stove	Chevrolet	Hagan			119	3	32	running	19600	175
3	6	Dale Earnhardt	2	Wrangler Jeans	Pontiac	Osterlund	Richert		119	0	0	running	16325	165
4	10	Richard Childress	3	McDonald's	Chevrolet	Childress	Shelmerdine		119	3	11	running	8510	165
5	17	Richard Petty	43	STP	Chevrolet	Petty	Inman		119	1	4	running	4250	160
6	14	Jim Robinson	78	San Fernando Valley Lumber	Chevrolet	Jack Williams			118	0	0	running	4960	150
7	22	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Ford	Donlavey			117	0	0	running	5990	146
8	19	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	86	Howard & Egerton Racing	Buick	Howard and Egerton			117	0	0	running	2950	142
9	31	Buddy Arrington	67	Hills Racing	Dodge	Arrington			117	0	0	running	4430	138
10	32	Don Waterman	38	St. John's Auto Parts	Oldsmobile	Waterman			117	0	0	running	3970	134
11	29	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Chevrolet	Hylton			117	0	0	running	3900	130
12	27	John Borneman	81	Borneman	Chevrolet	Borneman			116	0	0	running	3140	127
13	9	Joe Millikan	75	Hodgdon/Mike Curb	Chevrolet	RahMoc	Rahilly		115	1	1	running	3430	129
14	13	Don Whittington	93	Road Atlanta	Chevrolet	Scott Smith			115	0	0	running	1600	121
15	28	Harry Gant	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Chevrolet	Hamby			114	0	0	running	3120	118
16	11	Benny Parsons	15	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Moore	Moore		113	0	0	running	6850	115
17	1	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Chevrolet	Johnson	Elder	114.711	108	1	3	running	8800	117
18	34	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			108	0	0	running	2760	109
19	3	Ricky Rudd	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Nelson		98	1	19	engine	6950	111
20	15	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Chevrolet	Petty			96	0	0	engine	6645	103
21	26	Bob Bondurant	03	Bondurant/Pro-Power	Oldsmobile	Bondurant			93	0	0	engine	1130	100
22	12	Bill Schmitt	73	Pro-Power Engines	Buick	Schmitt			85	0	0	accident	1845	97
23	20	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			84	0	0	accident	2310	94
24	35	Steve Pfeifer	94	Pfeifer Racing	Chevrolet	Pfeifer			83	0	0	suspension	1055	91
25	30	John Gunn	64	Auto Merchant	Chevrolet				67	0	0	clutch	2225	88
26	25	Rick McCray	08	McCray Racing	Chevrolet	McCray			66	0	0	transmission	1655	85
27	7	Neil Bonnett	21	Purolator	Ford	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		59	2	9	transmission	1405	87
28	8	Dave Marcis	71	Buck Stove/Hudson Chevrolet	Chevrolet	Marcis			55	1	3	engine	1355	84
29	18	Tim Richmond	99	UNO	Chevrolet	Ulrich			53	0	0	lifter	1305	76
30	16	Jimmy Insolo	9	Trick Instant H.P.	Buick		Elliott		41	0	0	suspension	755	73
31	5	Roy Smith	11W	Aircraft Standards	Oldsmobile	Robert Beadle			25	0	0	engine	1800	70
32	21	Don Puskarich	13	Puskarich Racing	Chevrolet	Puskarich			14	0	0	sump pump	650	67
33	23	Hershel McGriff	01	Lake's Drywall	Dodge	Craker			10	0	0	engine	600	64
34	33	Lake Speed	66	Speed Racing	Chevrolet	Speed			4	0	0	engine	550	61
35	36	Robert Tartaglia	02	Tartaglia Racing	Chevrolet	Tartaglia			4	0	0	valve	500	58
36	24	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon Racing	Oldsmobile	Cecil Gordon			2	0	0	engine	1000	55

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	185	1	0	1	1	1
2	Terry Labonte	175	1	0	0	1	1
3	Dale Earnhardt	165	1	0	0	1	1
4	Richard Childress	165	1	0	0	1	1
5	Richard Petty	160	1	0	0	1	1
6	Jim Robinson	150	1	0	0	0	1
7	Jody Ridley	146	1	0	0	0	1
8	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	142	1	0	0	0	1
9	Buddy Arrington	138	1	0	0	0	1
10	Don Waterman	134	1	0	0	0	1
11	James Hylton	130	1	0	0	0	0
12	Joe Millikan	129	1	0	0	0	0
13	John Borneman	127	1	0	0	0	0
14	Don Whittington	121	1	0	0	0	0
15	Harry Gant	118	1	0	0	0	0
16	Darrell Waltrip	117	1	1	0	0	0
17	Benny Parsons	115	1	0	0	0	0
18	Ricky Rudd	111	1	0	0	0	0
19	Jimmy Means	109	1	0	0	0	0
20	Kyle Petty	103	1	0	0	0	0
21	Bob Bondurant	100	1	0	0	0	0
22	Bill Schmitt	97	1	0	0	0	0
23	J.D. McDuffie	94	1	0	0	0	0
24	Steve Pfeifer	91	1	0	0	0	0
25	John Gunn	88	1	0	0	0	0