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Virginia 500
NASCAR Winston Cup race
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, VA
April 26, 1981
500 laps on 0.525 mile paved oval; 262.5 miles
Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
1
| 12
| Morgan Shepherd
| 5
| Cliff Stewart
| Pontiac
| 500
| 24,525
| running
| 203 |
2
| 16
| Neil Bonnett
| 21
| Wood Brothers
| Ford
| 500
| 12,650
| running
| 2 |
3
| 1
| Ricky Rudd
| 88
| DiGard
| Buick
| 499
| 15,250
| running
| 24 |
4
| 2
| Harry Gant
| 12
| Kennie Childers
| Oldsmobile
| 497
| 7,700
| running
| 204 |
5
| 9
| Terry Labonte
| 44
| Billy Hagan
| Buick
| 497
| 7,725
| running
| 0 |
6
| 13
| Jody Ridley
| 90
| Junie Donlavey
| Ford
| 494
| 6,370
| running
| 0 |
7
| 26
| Lake Speed
| 66
| Lake Speed
| Oldsmobile
| 493
| 4,620
| running
| 0 |
8
| 3
| Buddy Arrington
| 67
| Buddy Arrington
| Dodge
| 492
| 4,850
| running
| 0 |
9
| 14
| Ron Bouchard
| 47
| Jack Beebe
| Pontiac
| 491
| 3,290
| running
| 0 |
10
| 11
| Mike Alexander
| 37
| Bob Rogers
| Oldsmobile
| 486
| 2,050
| running
| 0 |
11
| 5
| Dave Marcis
| 71
| Dave Marcis
| Chevrolet
| 485
| 2,970
| engine
| 0 |
12
| 28
| Jimmy Means
| 52
| Jimmy Means
| Pontiac
| 484
| 2,760
| running
| 0 |
13
| 8
| Bobby Allison
| 28
| Harry Ranier
| Pontiac
| 477
| 5,400
| running
| 0 |
14
| 18
| Tim Richmond
| 99
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 476
| 2,500
| running
| 0 |
15
| 22
| Kyle Petty
| 42
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 469
| 850
| engine
| 0 |
16
| 23
| Joe Fields
| 64
| Joe Fields
| Buick
| 469
| 2,315
| running
| 0 |
17
| 20
| James Hylton
| 48
| James Hylton
| Pontiac
| 461
| 2,155
| running
| 0 |
18
| 24
| Tom Gale
| 40
| D.K. Ulrich
| Buick
| 422
| 750
| running
| 0 |
19
| 29
| Bobby Wawak
| 94
| Bobby Wawak
| Buick
| 398
| 725
| running
| 0 |
20
| 25
| Tommy Houston
| 17
| Roger Hamby
| Chevrolet
| 324
| 1,920
| rear end
| 0 |
21
| 21
| Cale Yarborough
| 27
| M.C. Anderson
| Buick
| 317
| 940
| engine
| 48 |
22
| 27
| Richard Childress
| 3
| Richard Childress
| Pontiac
| 271
| 1,580
| head gasket
| 0 |
23
| 17
| Benny Parsons
| 15
| Bud Moore
| Ford
| 198
| 5,120
| engine
| 0 |
24
| 31
| Cecil Gordon
| 24
| Cecil Gordon
| Buick
| 198
| 1,560
| transmission
| 0 |
25
| 10
| Dale Earnhardt
| 2
| Rod Osterlund
| Pontiac
| 155
| 6,600
| engine
| 0 |
26
| 6
| Darrell Waltrip
| 11
| Junior Johnson
| Buick
| 150
| 5,090
| engine
| 0 |
27
| 4
| Butch Lindley
| 26
| Butch Lindley
| Chevrolet
| 87
| 1,130
| brakes
| 19 |
28
| 15
| Richard Petty
| 43
| Petty Enterprises
| Buick
| 40
| 5,070
| accident
| 0 |
29
| 7
| Joe Millikan
| 75
| RahMoc Enterprises
| Buick
| 40
| 860
| accident
| 0 |
30
| 30
| J.D. McDuffie
| 70
| J.D. McDuffie
| Pontiac
| 17
| 850
| engine
| 0 |
31
| 19
| Ronnie Thomas
| 25
| Ronnie Thomas
| Pontiac
| 3
| 850
| accident
| 0 |
|
| Ned Jarrett
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| pit reporter
| |
|
| Bob Jenkins
|
| ESPN
|
|
| 0
| lead announcer
| |
Time of race: 03:30:10
Average Speed: 75.019 MPH
Pole Speed: 21.223 seconds
5 cautions for 38 laps
Attendance: 35,000