Budweiser NASCAR 400

Texas World Speedway — January 1, 1981

Benny Parsons

Winner

200

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Benny Parsons won the 1981 Budweiser NASCAR 400 at Texas World Speedway on January 1, 1981, leading 58 of 200 laps. Dale Earnhardt finished second; Bobby Allison rounded out the podium. The race featured 9 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Thursday, January 1, 1981

Track

Texas World Speedway

Season

1981

Winner

Benny Parsons

Leaders

9 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	+3	Benny Parsons	Bud Moore Engineering		200	—	Running	58	180
2	3	+1	Dale Earnhardt	Osterlund Motorsports		200	—	Running	96	180
3	2	-1	Bobby Allison	Ranier Racing		200	—	Running	17	170
4	5	+1	Richard Petty	Petty Enterprises		199	—	Running	—	160
5	13	+8	Dave Marcis	Marcis Auto Racing		198	—	Running	—	155
6	6	—	Jody Ridley	Donlavey Racing		198	—	Running	1	155
7	16	+9	Tim Richmond	Ulrich Racing		196	—	Running	—	146
8	14	+6	Lake Speed	Lake Speed Racing		196	—	Running	4	147
9	12	+3	Joe Ruttman	Jim Stacy Racing		195	—	Running	3	143
10	7	-3	Harry Gant	Mach 1 Racing		193	—	Running	4	139
11	25	+14	J.D. McDuffie	McDuffie Racing		191	—	Running	—	130
12	15	+3	Tommy Gale	Langley-Woodfield Racing		189	—	Running	—	127
13	18	+5	Buddy Arrington	Arrington Racing	Dodge	189	—	Running	—	124
14	10	-4	Richard Childress	Richard Childress Racing		188	—	Running	—	121
15	20	+5	H.B. Bailey	Bailey Racing		187	—	Running	—	118
16	27	+11	Dick May	RahMoc Enterprises		184	—	Running	—	0
17	26	+9	Lowell Cowell	Hamby Racing		184	—	Running	—	112
18	24	+6	Cecil Gordon	Gordon Racing		183	—	Running	—	109
19	21	+2	Jimmy Means	Jimmy Means Racing		175	—	Running	—	106
20	23	+3	Ronnie Thomas	Ronnie Thomas Racing		171	—	Running	—	103
21	29	+8	Rick Baldwin	Ulrich Racing		149	—	DNF - Engine	—	0
22	19	-3	Randy Ogden	Ogden Racing		137	—	DNF	—	97
23	1	-22	Terry Labonte	Hagan Enterprises		131	—	DNF - Crash	5	99
24	11	-13	Ricky Rudd	DiGard Motorsports		122	—	DNF - Engine	—	91
25	22	-3	James Hylton	Hylton Engineering		115	—	DNF - Engine	—	88
26	31	+5	Bobby Wawak	Wawak Racing		92	—	DNF - Engine	—	85
27	34	+7	Roger Hamby	Hamby Racing		72	—	DNF - Engine	—	82
28	30	+2	Rick Newsom	Newsom Racing		40	—	DNF - Crash	—	79
29	17	-12	Kyle Petty	Petty Enterprises		34	—	DNF - Engine	—	76
30	9	-21	Darrell Waltrip	Junior Johnson & Associates		33	—	DNF	12	78
31	8	-23	Morgan Shepherd	Cliff Stewart Racing		17	—	DNF	—	70
32	28	-4	D.K. Ulrich	Ulrich Racing		4	—	DNF	—	67
33	32	-1	Kirk Shelmerdine	Hylton Engineering		2	—	DNF	—	0
34	33	-1	Baxter Price	Jimmy Means Racing		1	—	DNF	—	0