CUP Series Bristol Motor Speedway

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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
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Valleydale 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
11 23 42 Kyle Petty Buick 130 130 0 0 487 0 0 0 0 running
4 7 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 165 160 5 0 500 18 0 0 0 running
2 5 88 Ricky Rudd Oldsmobile 170 170 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
7 4 44 Terry Labonte Buick 151 146 5 0 495 1 0 0 0 running
5 8 15 Benny Parsons Ford 160 155 5 0 499 57 0 0 0 running
3 11 28 Bobby Allison Pontiac 165 165 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 running
26 27 50 Bruce Hill Buick 85 85 0 0 184 0 0 0 0 wheel
13 19 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 124 124 0 0 485 0 0 0 0 running
25 15 26 Butch Lindley Chevrolet 93 88 5 0 194 9 0 0 0 engine
21 25 24 Cecil Gordon Buick 100 100 0 0 461 0 0 0 0 running
19 17 45 DK Ulrich Buick 106 106 0 0 473 0 0 0 0 running
28 2 2 Dale Earnhardt Pontiac 84 79 5 0 140 65 0 0 0 crash
1 1 11 Darrell Waltrip Buick 185 175 10 0 500 323 0 0 0 running
31 16 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 75 70 5 0 60 18 0 0 0 rear end
27 28 86 Elliott Forbes-Robinson Oldsmobile 82 82 0 0 164 0 0 0 0 sway bar
30 29 06 Ernie Cline Pontiac 73 73 0 0 77 0 0 0 0 brakes
8 14 48 Harry Gant Pontiac 147 142 5 0 493 1 0 0 0 running
22 22 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 97 97 0 0 377 0 0 0 0 valve
14 26 52 Jimmy Means Chevrolet 121 121 0 0 480 0 0 0 0 running
6 6 90 Jody Ridley Ford 150 150 0 0 497 0 0 0 0 running
17 18 75 Joe Millikan Buick 117 112 5 0 474 1 0 0 0 running
9 21 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 138 138 0 0 491 0 0 0 0 running
12 12 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 127 127 0 0 486 0 0 0 0 running
16 20 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 115 115 0 0 476 0 0 0 0 running
29 9 43 Richard Petty Buick 81 76 5 0 116 1 0 0 0 engine
23 30 20 Rick Newsom Chevrolet 94 94 0 0 356 0 0 0 0 engine
24 3 47 Ron Bouchard Buick 96 91 5 0 349 6 0 0 0 engine
18 10 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 109 109 0 0 473 0 0 0 0 running
20 31 17 Steve Spencer Chevrolet 103 103 0 0 468 0 0 0 0 running
10 13 99 Tim Richmond Buick 134 134 0 0 491 0 0 0 0 running
15 24 64 Tommy Gale Ford 118 118 0 0 479 0 0 0 0 running

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