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Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Old Dominion 500

Martinsville Speedway

September 27th, 1981

Race #26 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 263.0
  • Average Speed: 70.089 mph
  • Cautions: 11
  • Caution Laps: 72
  • Lead Changes: 14
NASCAR NEXT GEN Car
Concord, North Carolina - January 15th, 2020: NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen car to debut in the 2022 NASCAR season. Photo by Michael Reaves | Getty Images
FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 180 175 5 500 149 Running
2 3 33 Harry Gant Pontiac 180 170 10 500 253 Running
3 5 02 Mark Martin Pontiac 170 165 5 497 40 Running
4 10 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 160 160 0 497 0 Running
5 6 5 Joe Millikan Pontiac 155 155 0 497 0 Running
6 20 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 150 150 0 494 0 Running
7 24 24 Jimmy Hensley Buick 146 146 0 487 0 Running
8 2 88 Ricky Rudd Chevrolet 147 142 5 486 1 Running
9 11 44 Terry Labonte Buick 138 138 0 481 0 Running
10 8 28 Bobby Allison Buick 139 134 5 479 21 Running
11 25 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 130 130 0 477 0 Running
12 23 17 Tommy Houston Chevrolet 127 127 0 469 0 Running
13 27 64 Tommy Gale Ford 124 124 0 458 0 Running
14 22 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 126 121 5 439 1 Transmission
15 28 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 118 118 0 437 0 Running
16 30 99 Bob McElee Buick 115 115 0 414 0 Running
17 9 2 Joe Ruttman Buick 112 112 0 375 0 Transmission
18 16 43 Richard Petty Buick 109 109 0 357 0 Engine
19 21 42 Kyle Petty Buick 106 106 0 328 0 Rear end
20 13 37 Tim Richmond Buick 108 103 5 305 14 Engine
21 18 90 Jody Ridley Ford 100 100 0 287 0 Engine
22 26 66 Lake Speed Buick 97 97 0 223 0 Engine
23 12 01 Geoff Bodine Buick 99 94 5 204 3 Rear end
24 4 15 Benny Parsons Ford 91 91 0 198 0 Valve
25 19 68 Lennie Pond Buick 88 88 0 187 0 Rear end
26 7 3 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 85 85 0 148 0 Engine
27 29 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 82 82 0 115 0 Engine
28 14 98 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 84 79 5 63 18 Crash
29 17 12 Buddy Baker Buick 76 76 0 43 0 Crash
30 15 55 Tommy Ellis Chevrolet 73 73 0 14 0 Crash