Nascar Cup Series Talladega 500
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1981
Circuit: Talladega Superspeedway
From: 02-08-1981
To: 02-08-1981
Competition: Nascar Cup Series
Championship: Nascar Cup Series 1981
Circuit: Talladega Superspeedway
From: 02-08-1981
To: 02-08-1981
| Position | Driver | Team | Result | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Bouchard | Race Hill Farm Team | 3:11:24.000 | 188 |
| 2 | Darrell Waltrip | Junior Johnson & Associates | 188 | |
| 3 | Terry Labonte | Hagan Racing | 188 | |
| 4 | Harry Gant | Mach 1 Racing | 188 | |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | Harry Ranier Motorsports | 188 | |
| 6 | Lake Speed | Privateer - United States of America | 187 | |
| 7 | Kyle Petty | Petty Enterprises | 187 | |
| 8 | Jody Ridley | Donlavey Racing | 187 | |
| 9 | Stan Barrett | Mach 1 Racing | 186 | |
| 10 | Dave Marcis | Marcis Auto Racing (Marcis Racing) | 185 | |
| 11 | Bill Elliott | Privateer - United States of America | 185 | |
| 12 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | Privateer - United States of America | 184 | |
| 13 | Benny Parsons | Bud Moore Engineering (Moore) | 184 | |
| 14 | Terry Herman | U.S. Racing | 183 | |
| 15 | Dick May | Privateer - United States of America | 181 | |
| 16 | Jimmy Means | Means Racing | 180 | |
| 17 | Cecil Gordon | Privateer - United States of America | 180 | |
| 18 | Tommy Gale | Langley Racing (Langley) | 177 | |
| 19 | Bobby Wawak | Wawak Racing | 175 | |
| 20 | Rick Wilson | Privateer - United States of America | 148 | |
| 21 | Rusty Wallace | Privateer - United States of America | 147 | |
| 22 | Joe Ruttman | Privateer - United States of America | 134 | |
| 23 | Ricky Rudd | DiGard Racing | 133 | |
| 24 | Lennie Pond | Privateer - United States of America | 113 | |
| 25 | Gary Balough | RahMoc Enterprises | 113 | |
| 26 | Richard Childress | Richard Childress Racing | 111 | |
| 27 | Mike Potter | Hamby Racing | 100 | |
| 28 | Cale Yarborough | Privateer - United States of America | 83 | |
| 29 | Dale Earnhardt Sr. | Privateer - United States of America | 83 | |
| 30 | Bruce Hill | Privateer - United States of America | 75 | |
| 31 | Sandy Satullo | Privateer - United States of America | 68 | |
| 32 | Buddy Baker | Ellington Racing | 64 | |
| 33 | Connie Saylor | Privateer - United States of America | 64 | |
| 34 | Tim Richmond | Privateer - United States of America | 58 | |
| 35 | Mike Alexander | Privateer - United States of America | 55 | |
| 36 | Morgan Shepherd | Privateer - United States of America | 55 | |
| 37 | Neil Bonnett | Wood Brothers Racing | 41 | |
| 38 | Jack Ingram | Privateer - United States of America | 29 | |
| 39 | James Hylton | Privateer - United States of America | 29 | |
| 40 | Richard Petty | Petty Enterprises | 12 | |
| 41 | Buddy Arrington | Arrington Motorsports (Arrington Racing) | 10 | |
| 42 | Joe Booher | Privateer - United States of America | 4 |