| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| CRC Chemicals 500 | Dover Downs International Speedway | |||||||||
| September 20, 1981 | Race 25 of 31 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 119.561 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 1 lap 15 seconds | Time of Race: 04:10:55 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 17 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 4 for 22 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 3 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner Hodgdon/Nat'l Eng. | 185/10 | 500 | Running | $19,000 |
| 2 | 2 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 175/5 | 499 | Running | $16,025 |
| 3 | 9 | #28 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Hardee's | 170/5 | 499 | Running | $13,000 |
| 4 | 17 | #47 | Ron Bouchard * | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 160/0 | 495 | Running | $9,060 |
| 5 | 1 | #88 | Ricky Rudd | Chevrolet | Gatorade | 160/5 | 495 | Running | $11,375 |
| 6 | 5 | #2 | Joe Ruttman | Pontiac | J.D. Stacy Racing | 155/5 | 495 | Running | $8,225 |
| 7 | 7 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Buick | STP | 146/0 | 495 | Running | $4,685 |
| 8 | 12 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Chevrolet | J.D. Stacy Racing | 147/5 | 495 | Running | $5,065 |
| 9 | 15 | #37 | Tim Richmond | Buick | Roger's Auto Leasing | 138/0 | 494 | Running | $2,350 |
| 10 | 11 | #43 | Richard Petty | Buick | STP | 139/5 | 494 | Running | $7,575 |
| 11 | 16 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | Truxmore/Sunny King Ford-Honda | 130/0 | 493 | Running | $5,180 |
| 12 | 18 | #24 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Washington Freightliners | 127/0 | 492 | Running | $4,110 |
| 13 | 6 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 124/0 | 492 | Running | $2,210 |
| 14 | 19 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Dodge | Hill's Racing | 121/0 | 490 | Running | $3,720 |
| 15 | 22 | #3 | Dale Earnhardt | Pontiac | Wrangler Jeans | 118/0 | 490 | Running | $5,275 |
| 16 | 21 | #68 | Lennie Pond | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 115/0 | 490 | Running | $1,350 |
| 17 | 4 | #75 | Gary Balough | Buick | Rahmoc Racing | 112/0 | 487 | Running | $3,145 |
| 18 | 25 | #99 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Ulrich Racing | 109/0 | 482 | Running | $2,950 |
| 19 | 20 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Pontiac | Broadway Motors | 106/0 | 481 | Running | $2,730 |
| 20 | 27 | #25 | Ronnie Thomas | Pontiac | Drummond Racing Ltd. | 103/0 | 479 | Running | $2,400 |
| 21 | 13 | #5 | Joe Millikan | Pontiac | Performance Connection | 100/0 | 474 | Running | $5,850 |
| 22 | 29 | #17 | Lowell Cowell | Chevrolet | Kings Inn Daytona | 97/0 | 468 | Running | $2,230 |
| 23 | 14 | #33 | Harry Gant | Pontiac | Skoal Bandit | 99/5 | 437 | Engine Failure | $1,895 |
| 24 | 23 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 91/0 | 404 | Running | $2,050 |
| 25 | 32 | #40 | Dick May | Buick | Price Racing | 88/0 | 311 | Alternator | $675 |
| 26 | 30 | #20 | Cecil Gordon | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 85/0 | 296 | Rear End | $650 |
| 27 | 24 | #66 | Lake Speed | Buick | Speed Racing | 82/0 | 288 | Engine Failure | $1,275 |
| 28 | 26 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 79/0 | 256 | Engine Failure | $1,250 |
| 29 | 10 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 81/5 | 230 | Accident | $6,025 |
| 30 | 31 | #97 | Bob Schacht | Oldsmobile | Test Tube | 73/0 | 219 | Cracked Cylinder | $550 |
| 31 | 34 | #63 | Jocko Maggiacomo | Oldsmobile | Shaw Motors Oldsmobile | 70/0 | 189 | Broken Push Rod | $540 |
| 32 | 33 | #48 | James Hylton | Pontiac | Palatine Automotive | 67/0 | 123 | Engine Failure | $1,180 |
| 33 | 28 | #60 | Bob Riley | Pontiac | Snellman Construction | 64/0 | 49 | Engine Failure | $520 |
| 34 | 8 | #15 | Benny Parsons | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 61/0 | 31 | Overheating | $5,960 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||