Race Results

NASCAR Cup Series

Virginia 500

Martinsville Speedway

April 26th, 1981

Race #9 of the 1981 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps: 500
  • Miles: 263.0
  • Average Speed: 75.019 mph
  • Cautions: 5
  • Caution Laps: 38
  • Lead Changes: 13
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FIN ST Car # Driver Make TOT PTS F PTS B PTS Laps Led STUS
1 12 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 180 175 5 500 203 Running
2 16 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 175 170 5 500 2 Running
3 1 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 170 165 5 499 24 Running
4 2 12 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 170 160 10 497 204 Running
5 9 44 Terry Labonte Buick 155 155 0 497 0 Running
6 13 90 Jody Ridley Ford 150 150 0 494 0 Running
7 26 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 146 146 0 493 0 Running
8 3 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 142 142 0 492 0 Running
9 14 47 Ron Bouchard Pontiac 138 138 0 491 0 Running
10 11 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 134 134 0 486 0 Running
11 5 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 130 130 0 485 0 Engine
12 28 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 127 127 0 484 0 Running
13 8 28 Bobby Allison Pontiac 124 124 0 477 0 Running
14 18 99 Tim Richmond Buick 121 121 0 476 0 Running
15 22 42 Kyle Petty Buick 118 118 0 469 0 Engine
16 23 64 Joe Fields Buick 115 115 0 469 0 Running
17 20 48 James Hylton Pontiac 112 112 0 461 0 Running
18 24 40 Tommy Gale Buick 109 109 0 422 0 Running
19 29 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 106 106 0 398 0 Running
20 25 17 Tommy Houston Chevrolet 103 103 0 324 0 Rear end
21 21 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 105 100 5 317 48 Engine
22 27 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 97 97 0 271 0 Head gasket
23 17 15 Benny Parsons Ford 94 94 0 198 0 Engine
24 31 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 91 91 0 198 0 Transmission
25 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 88 88 0 155 0 Engine
26 6 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 85 85 0 150 0 Engine
27 4 26 Butch Lindley Chevrolet 87 82 5 87 19 Brakes
28 15 43 Richard Petty Buick 79 79 0 40 0 Crash
29 7 75 Joe Millikan Buick 76 76 0 40 0 Crash
30 30 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 73 73 0 17 0 Engine
31 19 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 70 70 0 3 0 Crash