1981 Gabriel 400 - NASCAR Race
| Name of Race: | 1981 Gabriel 400 |
| Name of Track: | Michigan International Speedway |
| Date: | June 21st |
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile, moderate-banked, tri-oval superspeedway.
This NASCAR sanctioned race track is located off U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. It is used for NASCAR and high-level open wheel motor racing events.
One Of NASCAR's Fastest TracksMichigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.
The track opened in 1968 and is owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).
From 1996 to 2000, the track was referred to as Michigan Speedway. This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by Roger Penske's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.
Courtesy of Wikipedia.1981 Gabriel 400 NASCAR Race Results
Below are the race results for 1981 Gabriel 400, in order of finishing place.
| Fin | Driver | Num | Start | Money | Laps | Pts | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Allison | 28 | 4 | $24,075 | 200 | 0 | running | Hardee's |
| 2 | Harry Gant | 33 | 3 | $10,825 | 200 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 3 | Benny Parsons | 15 | 6 | $14,325 | 200 | 0 | running | Melling Tool |
| 4 | Jody Ridley | 90 | 22 | $10,005 | 200 | 0 | running | Truxmore / Sunny King |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | 7 | $11,925 | 200 | 0 | running | Wrangler |
| 6 | Richard Petty | 43 | 12 | $8,950 | 200 | 0 | running | STP |
| 7 | Darrell Waltrip | 11 | 1 | $10,050 | 200 | 0 | running | Mountain Dew |
| 8 | Cale Yarborough | 27 | 17 | $3,300 | 200 | 0 | running | Valvoline |
| 9 | Neil Bonnett | 21 | 19 | $3,100 | 199 | 0 | running | Purolator |
| 10 | Ron Bouchard | 47 | 5 | $6,545 | 199 | 0 | running | Race Hill Farm |
| 11 | Terry Labonte | 44 | 21 | $7,750 | 199 | 0 | running | Stratagraph |
| 12 | Buddy Arrington | 67 | 24 | $4,875 | 199 | 0 | running | Hills Racing |
| 13 | Buddy Baker | 1 | 10 | $2,350 | 199 | 0 | running | UNO |
| 14 | Tim Richmond | 12 | 25 | $2,000 | 198 | 0 | running | UNO |
| 15 | Morgan Shepherd | 5 | 9 | $8,800 | 198 | 0 | running | Performance Connection |
| 16 | Lake Speed | 66 | 13 | $4,165 | 198 | 0 | running | Sheraton University Inn |
| 17 | Johnny Rutherford | 98 | 18 | $1,350 | 198 | 0 | running | Levi Garrett |
| 18 | Stan Barrett | 22 | 20 | $1,300 | 197 | 0 | running | Skoal Bandit |
| 19 | Richard Childress | 3 | 23 | $3,705 | 197 | 0 | running | Childress Racing |
| 21 | Kyle Petty | 42 | 16 | $2,825 | 193 | 0 | engine | STP |
| 23 | James Hylton | 48 | 34 | $2,785 | 193 | 0 | running | Palatine Auto Parts |
| 24 | Joe Booher | 40 | 33 | $1,055 | 192 | 0 | running | Ulrich Racing |
| 25 | Ronnie Thomas | 25 | 35 | $2,550 | 192 | 0 | running | Thomas Racing |
| 27 | Cecil Gordon | 19 | 31 | $905 | 189 | 0 | running | Belden Asphalt |
| 29 | Dave Marcis | 71 | 27 | $2,065 | 183 | 0 | engine | Transmissions Unlimited |
| 30 | Ricky Rudd | 88 | 15 | $6,215 | 172 | 0 | engine | Gatorade |
| 32 | Mike Alexander | 37 | 11 | $740 | 55 | 0 | engine | Rogers Auto Leasing |
| 35 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 8 | $710 | 24 | 0 | crash | Mell-Gear |
| 36 | Tommy Gale | 64 | 26 | $1,200 | 13 | 0 | heating | Sunny King Ford & Honda |
| 37 | Rick Wilson | 62 | 14 | $950 | 3 | 0 | engine | Florida Equipment & Service |
