Hodgdon 400 |
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| Date | Winner | Winner's Make | |
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| 14 June 1981 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 1981 Race Information & Results |
1981 Race Information & Results
June 14, 1981
Average Speed: 93.597 mph
Margin of Victory: 1 car length
Time of Race: 2:39:33
Lead Changes: 15
Cautions: 6 for 21 laps
| Finish | Start | Driver | Make | Car # | Sponsor | Laps | Status | Points | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | 11 | Mountain Dew | 95 | Running | 185/10 | $23,650 |
| 2 | 2 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | 2 | Wrangler Jeans | 95 | Running | 175/5 | $18,725 |
| 3 | 3 | Richard Petty | Buick | 43 | STP | 95 | Running | 170/5 | $12,200 |
| 4 | 4 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | 21 | Purolator | 95 | Running | 165/5 | $4,650 |
| 5 | 6 | Ricky Rudd | Buick | 88 | Gatorade / Digard | 95 | Running | 155/0 | $8,900 |
| 6 | 13 | Kyle Petty | Buick | 42 | STP | 95 | Running | 155/5 | $4,860 |
| 7 | 25 | Jody Ridley | Ford | 90 | Truxmore / Sunny King | 95 | Running | 146/0 | $5,610 |
| 8 | 14 | Roy Smith | Buick | 0 | Aircraft Standards | 95 | Running | 142/0 | $4,740 |
| 9 | 21 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | 71 | Buck Stove / Hudson Chev. | 95 | Running | 138/0 | $3,930 |
| 10 | 22 | Jim Robinson | Oldsmobile | 78 | Hammer Security Systems | 93 | Running | 134/0 | $3,595 |
| 11 | 24 | Stan Barrett | Pontiac | 22 | Skoal Bandit | 93 | Running | 130/0 | $2,100 |
| 12 | 19 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | 70 | Bailey Excavating | 93 | Running | 127/0 | $3,450 |
| 13 | 33 | Cecil Gordon | Buick | 24 | Johnson Truck Body | 93 | Running | 124/0 | $3,240 |
| 14 | 35 | Steve Pfeifer | Chevrolet | 17 | Kings Inn Daytona | 92 | Running | PE | $3,008 |
| 15 | 30 | Randy Ogden | Oldsmobile | 18 | Piedmont Airlines | 88 | Running | 118/0 | $1,175 |
| 16 | 27 | Rick O'Dell | Buick | 8 | Behn's Ent. / Delta Inst. | 86 | Running | 115/0 | $2,145 |
| 17 | 31 | Don Puskarich | Oldsmobile | 13 | Puskarich Racing | 86 | Out (Engine Failure) | 112/0 | $1,960 |
| 18 | 23 | Richard Childress | Pontiac | 3 | McDonald's | 83 | Out (Accident) | 109/0 | $2,215 |
| 19 | 26 | James Hylton | Pontiac | 48 | Palatine Automotive | 79 | Running | 106/0 | $2,180 |
| 20 | 5 | Benny Parsons | Ford | 15 | Melling Tool Company | 72 | Out (Accident) | 103/0 | $6,375 |
| 21 | 10 | Morgan Shepherd | Pontiac | 5 | Performance Connection | 72 | Out (Accident) | 100/0 | $5,850 |
| 22 | 9 | Terry Labonte | Buick | 44 | Stratagraph | 71 | Out (Engine Failure) | 102/5 | $6,375 |
| 23 | 20 | Don Waterman | Buick | 38 | St. Johns Auto Parts | 68 | Out (Oil Leak) | 99/5 | $1,570 |
| 24 | 15 | Bill Schmitt | Buick | 73 | Pro-Power Engines | 56 | Out (Engine Failure) | 91/0 | $1,525 |
| 25 | 11 | Hershel McGriff | Buick | 01 | Industrial Leasing | 53 | Out (Engine Failure) | 93/5 | $800 |
| 26 | 32 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | 67 | Hill's Racing | 48 | Out (Engine Failure) | 85/0 | $1,275 |
| 27 | 18 | D.K. Ulrich | Oldsmobile | 64 | Bondurant Driving School | 43 | Out (Accident) | 82/0 | $1,250 |
| 28 | 29 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | 52 | Broadway Motors | 29 | Out (Accident) | 79/0 | $1,225 |
| 29 | 7 | Bobby Allison | Buick | 28 | Hardee's | 26 | Out (Engine Failure) | 76/0 | $6,150 |
| 30 | 28 | Tommy Gale | Buick | 40 | Price Racing | 25 | Out (Engine Failure) | 73/0 | $675 |
| 31 | 8 | Harry Gant | Chevrolet | 33 | Skoal Bandit | 23 | Out (Engine Failure) | 70/0 | $650 |
| 32 | 17 | Jim Bown | Oldsmobile | 16 | Rose Auto Wrecking | 14 | Out (Overheating) | 67/0 | $625 |
| 33 | 16 | Tim Richmond | Buick | 99 | Uno | 12 | Out (Accident) | 64/0 | $1,100 |
| 34 | 34 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | 25 | Jabe Thomas Racing | 7 | Out (Engine Failure) | 61/0 | $1,050 |
| 35 | 12 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Buick | 86 | Cal-Tex | 2 | Out (Engine Failure) | 58/0 | $500 |
| 36 | 36 | Jimmy Insolo | Buick | 1 | San Fernando Valley Lumber | 0 | Out (Did Not Start) | PE | $0 |