1981 Daytona 500

1981 Daytona 500
Race details[1]
Race 2 of 31 in the 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season
1981 Daytona 500 program cover
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 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.

  1. ^ "Weather of the 1981 Daytona 500". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1980d500 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).