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Results

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

Virginia 500

Sunday, April 26th, 1981

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

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  • 12 Buick
  • 9 Pontiac
  • 3 Ford
  • 1 Dodge
  • 3 Chevrolet
  • 3 Oldsmobile

  • 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
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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
15 22 42 Kyle Petty Buick 118 118 469 0 0 engine
1 12 5 Morgan Shepherd Pontiac 180 175 500 203 0 running
3 1 88 Ricky Rudd Buick 170 165 499 24 0 running
5 9 44 Terry Labonte Buick 155 155 497 0 0 running
23 17 15 Benny Parsons Ford 94 94 198 0 0 engine
13 8 28 Bobby Allison Pontiac 124 124 477 0 0 running
19 29 94 Bobby Wawak Buick 106 106 398 0 0 running
8 3 67 Buddy Arrington Dodge 142 142 492 0 0 running
27 4 26 Butch Lindley Chevrolet 87 82 87 19 0 brakes
21 21 27 Cale Yarborough Buick 105 100 317 48 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
11 5 71 Dave Marcis Chevrolet 130 130 485 0 0 engine
4 2 12 Harry Gant Oldsmobile 170 160 497 204 0 running
30 30 70 JD McDuffie Pontiac 73 73 17 0 0 engine
17 20 48 James Hylton Pontiac 112 112 461 0 0 running
12 28 52 Jimmy Means Pontiac 127 127 484 0 0 running
6 13 90 Jody Ridley Ford 150 150 494 0 0 running
16 23 64 Joe Fields Buick 115 115 469 0 0 running
29 7 75 Joe Millikan Buick 76 76 40 0 0 crash
7 26 66 Lake Speed Oldsmobile 146 146 493 0 0 running
10 11 37 Mike Alexander Oldsmobile 134 134 486 0 0 running
2 16 21 Neil Bonnett Ford 175 170 500 2 0 running
22 27 3 Richard Childress Pontiac 97 97 271 0 0 head gasket
28 15 43 Richard Petty Buick 79 79 40 0 0 crash
9 14 47 Ron Bouchard Pontiac 138 138 491 0 0 running
31 19 25 Ronnie Thomas Pontiac 70 70 3 0 0 crash
14 18 99 Tim Richmond Buick 121 121 476 0 0 running
18 24 40 Tommy Gale Buick 109 109 422 0 0 running
20 25 17 Tommy Houston Chevrolet 103 103 324 0 0 rear end

Race Infractions

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