1981 Daytona 500
Top ten finishers

1981 Daytona 500

Section Title: Top ten finishers
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Pos	Grid	No.	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Laps led	Winnings	Points	Time/Status

1	8	43	Richard Petty	Buick	200	27	$90,575	180	2:56:50

2	1	28	Bobby Allison	Pontiac	200	117	$84,050	180	+3.5 seconds

3	5	88	Ricky Rudd	Oldsmobile	200	8	$53,115	170	Lead lap under green flag

4	6	1	Buddy Baker	Oldsmobile	200	10	$35,740	165	Lead lap under green flag

5	7	2	Dale Earnhardt	Pontiac	200	4	$37,365	160	Lead lap under green flag

6	16	9	Bill Elliott	Ford	199	5	$30,615	155	+1 lap

7	27	90	Jody Ridley	Ford	198	0	$29,965	146	+2 laps

8	29	27	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	197	0	$20,325	142	+3 laps

9	34	75	Joe Millikan	Buick	197	0	$21,500	138	+3 laps

10	35	98	Johnny Rutherford	Pontiac	195	0	$17,285	134	+5 laps

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Petty earned $90,575 for winning the 1981 Daytona 500.

final_sentence: Petty earned $90,575 for winning the 1981 Daytona 500.