Auto race held at Daytona International Speedway in 1981
1981 Daytona 500
Race details[1]
Race 2 of 31 in the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
1981 Daytona 500 program cover
Date
February 15, 1981 (1981-02-15)
Location
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida
Course
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.02336 km)
Distance
200 laps, 500 mi (804.672 km)
Weather
Temperatures of 69.1 °F (20.6 °C); wind speeds of 15.9 miles per hour (25.6 km/h)
Average speed
169.651 miles per hour (273.027 km/h)
Attendance
130,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Bobby Allison
Harry Ranier
Most laps led
Driver
Bobby Allison
Harry Ranier
Laps
117
Winner
No. 43
Richard Petty
Petty Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network
CBS
Announcers
Ken Squier David Hobbs Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
The 1981 Daytona 500, the 23rd running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was held on Sunday, February 15, 1981.
^"Weather of the 1981 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
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