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Results

The 1981 Valleydale 500 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Bristol Motor Speedway race.

Valleydale 500

Sunday, March 29th, 1981

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

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  • 10 Buick
  • 8 Pontiac
  • 4 Oldsmobile
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 5 Chevrolet

  • Drivers Entered: 31
  • Laps Scheduled: 500
  • Margin of Victory: N/A Seconds
  • Time of Race: N/A
  • Average Speed: 89.530
  • Cautions: 8 for 44 laps
  • Lead Changes: 21
  • Green Flag Passes: N/A
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Entry List
Valleydale 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
11 23 42 Kyle Petty Buick 130 130 487 0 0 running
4 7 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 165 160 500 18 0 running
2 5 88 Ricky Rudd Oldsmobile 170 170 500 0 0 running
7 4 44 Terry Labonte Buick 151 146 495 1 0 running
5 8 15 Benny Parsons Ford 160 155 499 57 0 running
3 11 28 Bobby Allison Pontiac 165 165 500 0 0 running
26 27 50 Bruce Hill Buick 85 85 184 0 0 wheel
13 19 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 485 0 0 running
25 15 26 Butch Lindley Chevrolet 93 88 194 9 0 engine
21 25 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 100 100 461 0 0 running
19 17 45 DK Ulrich Buick 106 106 473 0 0 running
28 2 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 84 79 140 65 0 crash
1 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 185 175 500 323 0 running
31 16 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 75 70 60 18 0 rear end
27 28 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Oldsmobile 82 82 164 0 0 sway bar
30 29 06 Ernie Cline Pontiac 73 73 77 0 0 brakes
8 14 48 Harry Gant Pontiac 147 142 493 1 0 running
22 22 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 97 97 377 0 0 valve
14 26 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 121 121 480 0 0 running
6 6 90 Jody Ridley Ford 150 150 497 0 0 running
17 18 75 Joe Millikan Buick 117 112 474 1 0 running
9 21 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 138 138 491 0 0 running
12 12 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 127 127 486 0 0 running
16 20 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 115 115 476 0 0 running
29 9 43 Richard Petty Buick 81 76 116 1 0 engine
23 30 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 94 94 356 0 0 engine
24 3 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 96 91 349 6 0 engine
18 10 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 109 109 473 0 0 running
20 31 17 Steve Spencer Chevrolet 103 103 468 0 0 running
10 13 99 Tim Richmond Buick 134 134 491 0 0 running
15 24 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 479 0 0 running

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