Race Results : Martinsville Speedway

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 26th, 1981

Martinsville Speedway , Ridgeway, VA

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  • Drivers Entered: 31
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 75.019
  • Cautions: 5 for 38 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
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Entry List
Virginia 500 at Martinsville Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
1 12 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 180 175 500 203 0 running
2 16 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 175 170 500 2 0 running
3 1 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 170 165 499 24 0 running
4 2 12 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 170 160 497 204 0 running
5 9 44 Terry Labonte Buick 155 155 497 0 0 running
6 13 90 Jody Ridley Ford 150 150 494 0 0 running
7 26 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 146 146 493 0 0 running
8 3 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 142 142 492 0 0 running
9 14 47 Ron Bouchard Pontiac 138 138 491 0 0 running
10 11 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 134 134 486 0 0 running
11 5 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 130 130 485 0 0 engine
12 28 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 127 127 484 0 0 running
13 8 28 Bobby Allison Pontiac 124 124 477 0 0 running
14 18 99 Tim Richmond Buick 121 121 476 0 0 running
15 22 42 Kyle Petty Buick 118 118 469 0 0 engine
16 23 64 Joe Fields Buick 115 115 469 0 0 running
17 20 48 James Hylton Pontiac 112 112 461 0 0 running
18 24 40 Tommy Gale Buick 109 109 422 0 0 running
19 29 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 106 106 398 0 0 running
20 25 17 Tommy Houston Chevrolet 103 103 324 0 0 rear end
21 21 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 105 100 317 48 0 engine
22 27 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 97 97 271 0 0 head gasket
23 17 15 Benny Parsons Ford 94 94 198 0 0 engine
24 31 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 91 91 198 0 0 transmission
25 10 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 88 88 155 0 0 engine
26 6 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 85 85 150 0 0 engine
27 4 26 Butch Lindley Chevrolet 87 82 87 19 0 brakes
28 15 43 Richard Petty Buick 79 79 40 0 0 crash
29 7 75 Joe Millikan Buick 76 76 40 0 0 crash
30 30 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 73 73 17 0 0 engine
31 19 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 70 70 3 0 0 crash

Race Infractions

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