Nascar Cup Series Daytona 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1981
Circuit: Daytona
From: 15-02-1981
To: 15-02-1981
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1981
Circuit: Daytona
From: 15-02-1981
To: 15-02-1981
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 2:56:50.000 | 200 |
| 2 | Bobby Allison | Harry Ranier Motorsports | 2:56:53.500 | 200 |
| 3 | Ricky Rudd | DiGard Racing | 200 | |
| 4 | Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | 200 | |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt Sr. | Privateer - United States of America | 200 | |
| 6 | Bill Elliott | Privateer - United States of America | 199 | |
| 7 | Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | 198 | |
| 8 | Cale Yarborough | Privateer - United States of America | 197 | |
| 9 | Joe Millikan | RahMoc Enterprises | 197 | |
| 10 | No drivers found. | Privateer - United States of America | 195 | |
| 11 | Bill Elswick | RahMoc Enterprises | 195 | |
| 12 | Donnie Allison | Privateer - United States of America | 195 | |
| 13 | Stan Barrett | Mach 1 Racing | 195 | |
| 14 | Don Whittington | Privateer - United States of America | 194 | |
| 15 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing (Marcis Racing) | 194 | |
| 16 | Dick Brooks | Privateer - United States of America | 193 | |
| 17 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing (Langley) | 192 | |
| 18 | Ronnie Sanders | Privateer - United States of America | 191 | |
| 19 | Glenn Jarrett | Hamby Racing | 186 | |
| 20 | Don Sprouse | Privateer - United States of America | 181 | |
| 21 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | 179 | |
| 22 | Geoffrey Eli Bodine | Privateer - United States of America | 178 | |
| 23 | Harry Gant | Privateer - United States of America | 175 | |
| 24 | J.D. McDuffie | McDuffie Racing | 169 | |
| 25 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Privateer - United States of America | 167 | |
| 26 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Motorsports (Arrington Racing) | 159 | |
| 27 | Lennie Pond | Privateer - United States of America | 155 | |
| 28 | Ronnie Thomas | Privateer - United States of America | 151 | |
| 29 | David Pearson | Privateer - United States of America | 144 | |
| 30 | Tim Richmond | U.S. Racing | 144 | |
| 31 | Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering (Moore) | 135 | |
| 32 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | 128 | |
| 33 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | 123 | |
| 34 | James Hylton | Privateer - United States of America | 123 | |
| 35 | A.J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt Enterprises (A.J. Foyt Enterprises) | 120 | |
| 36 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | 117 | |
| 37 | Cecil Gordon | Privateer - United States of America | 116 | |
| 38 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 110 | |
| 39 | Bruce Hill | Privateer - United States of America | 54 | |
| 40 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | 47 | |
| 41 | Billie Harvey | Privateer - United States of America | 45 | |
| 42 | Blackie Wangerin | Privateer - United States of America | 17 |