1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400

Race 14 of 31

Texas World
200 laps
Time of race: 3:01:10
Average speed of winner: 132.475 mph
Margin of victory: 0.51 sec.
Lead changes: 35 among 9 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
Lap leaders: Labonte pole, Allison 1, Earnhardt 2-5, Labonte 6-7, Allison 8-9, Waltrip 10-21, Allison 22-35, Parsons 36-46, Ruttman 47-48, Gant 49-52, Labonte 53-55, Earnhardt 56, Parsons 57-65, Earnhardt 66-81, Parsons 82, Earnhardt 83-93, Ruttman 94, Speed 95-98, Ridley 99, Parsons 100-109, Earnhardt 110-123, Parsons 124-130, Earnhardt 131-137, Parsons 138-140, Earnhardt 141, Parsons 142-143, Earnhardt 144-146, Parsons 147, Earnhardt 148-164, Parsons 165-168, Earnhardt 169-188, Parsons 189-190, Earnhardt 191, Parsons 192-195, Earnhardt 196, Parsons 197-200

Race notes: Debut for Rick Baldwin and Kirk Shelmerdine. Finale for Baxter Price and Roger Hamby.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	4	Benny Parsons	15	Melling Tool Company	Ford	Moore	Moore		200	12	58	running	22750	180
2	3	Dale Earnhardt	2	Wrangler Jeans	Pontiac	Osterlund	Richert		200	12	96	running	18650	180
3	2	Bobby Allison	28	Hardee's	Buick	Ranier	Wilson		200	3	17	running	14650	170
4	5	Richard Petty	43	STP	Buick	Petty	Hmiel		199	0	0	running	12550	160
5	13	Dave Marcis	71	Norton Company	Buick	Marcis			198	0	0	running	8935	155
6	6	Jody Ridley	90	Truxmore/Sunny King	Ford	Donlavey			198	1	1	running	8610	155
7	16	Tim Richmond	99	UNO	Oldsmobile	Ulrich			196	0	0	running	6840	146
8	14	Lake Speed	66	Speed Racing	Oldsmobile	Speed			196	1	4	running	5630	147
9	12	Joe Ruttman	6	The 5 Racers	Buick	Stacy			195	2	3	running	3100	143
10	7	Harry Gant	33	Skoal Bandit	Pontiac	Needham	Carter		193	1	4	running	2700	139
11	25	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Pontiac	McDuffie			191	0	0	running	4470	130
12	15	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford	Ford	Langley			189	0	0	running	4250	127
13	18	Buddy Arrington	67	Hills Racing	Dodge	Arrington			189	0	0	running	4040	124
14	10	Richard Childress	3	Texas Steel Hauler	Pontiac	Childress	Shelmerdine		188	0	0	running	3830	121
15	20	H.B. Bailey	36	Almeda Auto Parts	Pontiac	H.B. Bailey			187	0	0	running	2000	118
16	27	Dick May	75	RahMoc Racing	Buick	RahMoc	Rahilly		184	0	0	running	3520	0
17	26	Lowell Cowell	77	Kings Inn Daytona	Oldsmobile	Hamby			184	0	0	running	1800	112
18	24	Cecil Gordon	24	Gordon Racing	Buick	Cecil Gordon			183	0	0	running	3160	109
19	21	Jimmy Means	52	Broadway Motors	Pontiac	Means			175	0	0	running	2890	106
20	23	Ronnie Thomas	25	Thomas Racing	Pontiac	Ronnie Thomas			171	0	0	running	2330	103
21	29	Rick Baldwin	40	Price Racing	Oldsmobile	Baxter Price			149	0	0	engine	1550	0
22	19	Randy Ogden	18	Piedmont Airlines	Oldsmobile	Jack Ogden			137	0	0	rear end	1500	97
23	1	Terry Labonte	44	Stratagraph	Buick	Hagan		167.543	131	2	5	accident	8400	99
24	11	Ricky Rudd	88	Gatorade	Oldsmobile	DiGard	Nelson		122	0	0	engine	6850	91
25	22	James Hylton	48	Palatine Automotive	Pontiac	Hylton			115	0	0	engine	2570	88
26	31	Bobby Wawak	94	Louise Smith	Buick	Wawak			92	0	0	engine	1300	85
27	34	Roger Hamby	17	Kings Inn Daytona	Chevrolet	Hamby			72	0	0	engine	2450	82
28	30	Rick Newsom	20	Superior Piping	Chevrolet	Newsom			40	0	0	accident	1200	79
29	17	Kyle Petty	42	STP	Buick	Petty			34	0	0	engine	1150	76
30	9	Darrell Waltrip	11	Mountain Dew	Buick	Johnson	Brewer		33	1	12	cylinder head	6550	78
31	8	Morgan Shepherd	5	Performance Connection	Pontiac	Cliff Stewart	Darrell Bryant		17	0	0	radiator	6000	70
32	28	D.K. Ulrich	98	UNO	Buick	Ulrich			4	0	0	withdrew	1000	67
33	32	Kirk Shelmerdine	8	McDonald's	Pontiac	Hylton			2	0	0	withdrew	950	0
34	33	Baxter Price	50	Broadway Motors	Chevrolet	Means			1	0	0	withdrew	900	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Bobby Allison	2256	14	2	3	10	12
2	Ricky Rudd	1984	14	2	0	8	9
3	Darrell Waltrip	1915	14	2	4	7	8
4	Harry Gant	1885	14	0	0	5	8
5	Dale Earnhardt	1848	14	0	0	5	8
6	Jody Ridley	1817	14	0	1	1	9
7	Terry Labonte	1750	14	2	0	2	7
8	Richard Petty	1711	14	0	2	7	7
9	Benny Parsons	1634	14	0	2	6	6
10	Buddy Arrington	1615	14	0	0	0	4
11	Dave Marcis	1582	14	1	0	3	4
12	Morgan Shepherd	1541	12	1	1	3	8
13	Richard Childress	1538	14	0	0	1	1
14	Jimmy Means	1510	14	0	0	0	1
15	Tommy Gale	1480	13	0	0	0	0
16	J.D. McDuffie	1473	14	0	0	0	1
17	Kyle Petty	1429	14	0	0	1	3
18	Tim Richmond	1375	12	0	0	0	3
19	James Hylton	1317	13	0	0	0	0
20	Joe Millikan	1277	11	0	0	0	5
21	Lake Speed	1188	11	0	0	0	4
22	Cecil Gordon	1171	14	0	0	0	0
23	Ronnie Thomas	1164	12	0	0	0	0
24	Neil Bonnett	938	9	1	0	2	2
25	Mike Alexander	922	10	0	0	0	1