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1981 Champion Spark Plug 400

Michigan International Speedway · 1981 · NASCAR Cup Series

Race summary

WinnerStCarsRAFLLFLdrsW-LedLapsMiles
Richard Petty73626121464200400

Finishing order

FinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1743Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesBuick20064running185
21511Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesBuick2003running175
3988Ricky RuddDiGard MotorsportsChevrolet200running165
4833Harry GantMach 1 RacingPontiac2003running165
5191Buddy BakerEllington RacingBuick200running155
652Joe RuttmanJim Stacy RacingPontiac2004running0
71228Bobby AllisonRanier RacingBuick20015running151
869Bill ElliottGeorge Elliott RacingFord200running142
9103Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingPontiac200running138
102037Mike AlexanderRogers RacingBuick200running134
112171Dave MarcisMarcis Auto RacingBuick2005running135
121890Jody RidleyDonlavey RacingFord2001running132
131698Johnny RutherfordBenfield RacingPontiac1995running129
14444Terry LabonteHagan EnterprisesBuick1995running126
152266Lake SpeedLake Speed RacingBuick199running118
162570J.D. McDuffieMcDuffie RacingPontiac199running115
17227Cale YarboroughM.C. Anderson RacingBuick1989running117
18375Gary BaloughRahMoc EnterprisesBuick198running0
191742Kyle PettyPetty EnterprisesBuick197running106
203099Rick KnoopUlrich RacingBuick197running0
213164Tommy GaleLangley-Woodfield RacingFord1972running105
222940Joe BooherUlrich RacingBuick196running97
23245Joe MillikanCliff Stewart RacingPontiac195running94
242624Cecil GordonGordon RacingBuick195running91
253352Jimmy MeansJimmy Means RacingPontiac186running88
261315Benny ParsonsBud Moore EngineeringFord17333valve spring90
273648James HyltonHylton EngineeringPontiac1568running87
281121Neil BonnettWood Brothers RacingFord15543valve spring84
29147Ron BouchardRace Hill Farm TeamBuick85engine76
302312Tim RichmondKennie Childers (Owner)Buick53engine73
313594Bobby WawakWawak RacingBuick28oil pump70
322897Bob SchachtBob Schacht MotorsportsOldsmobile22transmission67
333250Bruce HillHill RacingBuick21drive shaft64
341402Morgan ShepherdMartin RacingBuick20accident61
352767Buddy ArringtonArrington RacingDodge13broken valve58
363419Dick MayGray RacingBuick4camshaft55

Lap leaders

#DriverLedShareFin
1Richard Petty6432.0%P1
2Neil Bonnett4321.5%P28
3Benny Parsons3316.5%P26
4Bobby Allison157.5%P7
5Cale Yarborough94.5%P17
6James Hylton84.0%P27
7Dave Marcis52.5%P11
8Johnny Rutherford52.5%P13
9Terry Labonte52.5%P14
10Joe Ruttman42.0%P6
11Darrell Waltrip31.5%P2
12Harry Gant31.5%P4
13Tommy Gale21.0%P21
14Jody Ridley10.5%P12
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