The 1981 Winston 500 was a Winston Cup Series (now Nextel Cup) event held at Talladega Superspeedway on May 3, 1981. Points leader Bobby Allison picked up the victory, leading 69 laps and holding off Buddy Baker by one tenth of a second. Allison made the most of it, now leading the points by 153 markers on Ricky Rudd (4th). Stats